| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Benedetto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jordan Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Sison inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Akron | Jordan Kelley steps in front of the Ray Mallet pass in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Victor Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jordan Kelley | 38-41 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Victor Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Sison - foul #1 on David Sison, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Victor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:47 | Akron | David Sison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 18:46 | Akron | David Sison hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood is whistled for a carry | 39-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), Garf Alenichev (SF), James Wilson (PF), Richard Corriveau (C) Harry Benedetto, Rudolph Haywood, Victor Johnson, Jordan Kelley, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 18:06 | Akron | Ray Mallet scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Brooks | 39-48 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Carl Baker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Garf Alenichev | 39-48 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 39-48 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Ray Mallet pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Carl Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Terry Brooks snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 39-48 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kang Chiu | 41-48 |
| 16:29 | Akron | David Sison misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Victor Johnson (SF), Jordan Kelley (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) Mark Roth, Kang Chiu, Garf Alenichev, James Wilson, Richard Corriveau | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Timothy Doggett (SF), Modesto Russo (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, David Sison, Ray Mallet, Terry Brooks | |
| 15:58 | Akron | Kyle Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Walter Brent (SF) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Benedetto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Brent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jordan Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Henry Delarosa | 43-48 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Timothy Doggett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Henry Delarosa | 43-48 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 15:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Doggett | 43-48 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Modesto Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Delarosa - foul #2 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Johnson (SG) Rudolph Haywood | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (PF) Modesto Russo | |
| 14:56 | Akron | Timothy Doggett scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Brooks | 43-50 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Walter Brent and he's fouled by Terry Brooks - foul #1 on Terry Brooks, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (PG), Ralph Totten (C) Harry Benedetto, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Johnson (PG), Darryl Dix (C) Jonathan Estep, Thomas Daniel | |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Jordan Kelley misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Darryl Dix snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Terry Brooks clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ralph Totten - foul #1 on Ralph Totten, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (PG) Kang Chiu | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), David Sison (SF), Modesto Russo (C) Kyle Garrett, Timothy Doggett, Darryl Dix | |
| 14:10 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | Walter Brent drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 47-52 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Keith Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Peacock | 47-54 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-54 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 13:12 | Akron | James Peacock is hacked by Garf Alenichev in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garf Alenichev, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Kang Chiu (SF), James Wilson (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) Garf Alenichev, Victor Johnson, Walter Brent, Jordan Kelley, Ralph Totten | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Kyle Garrett (SF), Ray Mallet (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Keith Johnson, David Sison, Terry Brooks, Modesto Russo | |
| 13:03 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Mallet | 47-56 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 12:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 47-56 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Kyle Garrett connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Baker | 47-58 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-58 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Benedetto (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kang Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Kang Chiu scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Benedetto | 50-58 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Carl Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Ray Mallet tips it in | 50-60 |
| 11:16 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kang Chiu and he's hacked by Kyle Garrett - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Johnson (SG), Walter Brent (SF), Richard Corriveau (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Rudolph Haywood, Kang Chiu, James Wilson, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (PG), Timothy Doggett (SG), David Sison (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| 11:16 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by David Sison | 52-62 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Brooks - foul #2 on Terry Brooks, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 10:39 | Ohio | Ralph Totten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (PG) Harry Benedetto | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is hacked by Victor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Victor Johnson takes the ball from Jonathan Estep | 53-62 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev banks in the layup set up by Victor Johnson | 55-62 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Jonathan Estep connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Sison | 55-65 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is whistled for a carry | 55-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (SG), Jordan Kelley (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) Victor Johnson, Richard Corriveau, Ralph Totten | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), Ray Mallet (PF), Darryl Dix (C) Jonathan Estep, David Sison, Terry Brooks, Modesto Russo | |
| 09:41 | Akron | Walter Brent steals the ball from Kyle Garrett in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Brent | 57-65 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Garf Alenichev steals it from Kyle Garrett in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Walter Brent is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Walter Brent, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG) Walter Brent | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG) Timothy Doggett | |
| 09:12 | Akron | Darryl Dix hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Carl Baker | 57-67 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | Kang Chiu misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev tips it in | 59-67 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Darryl Dix knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ray Mallet and he's hacked by Jordan Kelley - foul #1 on Jordan Kelley, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood (SG), Victor Johnson (SF), James Wilson (C) Kang Chiu, Garf Alenichev, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (PG), David Sison (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Darryl Dix makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jordan Kelley | 61-70 |
| 07:48 | Akron | James Peacock hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from David Sison | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Roth (fairly fresh) SG - Rudolph Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jordan Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Dix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Darryl Dix swats the layup by Rudolph Haywood | 61-72 |
| 07:27 | Ohio | Victor Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:59 | Akron | James Wilson is called for the reach on James Peacock in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Walter Brent (SF), Richard Corriveau (PF), Ralph Totten (C) Mark Roth, Victor Johnson, Jordan Kelley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Kyle Garrett (SF), Terry Brooks (PF) Jonathan Estep, David Sison, Darryl Dix | |
| 06:59 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:33 | Ohio | Rudolph Haywood is called for traveling | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kang Chiu (SG) Rudolph Haywood | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SF), Ray Mallet (PF) James Peacock, Thomas Daniel | |
| 06:12 | Akron | Kyle Garrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Terry Brooks tips it but misses | 61-72 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 05:39 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is fouled on the floor by Kang Chiu - foul #3 on Kang Chiu, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (PG), Rudolph Haywood (SG), Jordan Kelley (PF), Henry Delarosa (C) Harry Benedetto, Kang Chiu, Richard Corriveau, Ralph Totten | |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF) Timothy Doggett | |
| 05:25 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Walter Brent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Sison - foul #2 on David Sison, team foul #5 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Johnson (SG) Rudolph Haywood | |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Johnson (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Modesto Russo (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet, Terry Brooks | |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Walter Brent makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Walter Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses badly on a floater from the right side | 63-74 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Modesto Russo tips it back up and in | 63-76 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Walter Brent's layup is rejected by Modesto Russo | 63-76 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev can't tip it in | 63-76 |
| 04:39 | Akron | David Sison pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-79 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Keith Johnson is called for the reach on Garf Alenichev - foul #2 on Keith Johnson, team foul #6 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Benedetto (PG), Kang Chiu (SG), James Wilson (PF) Victor Johnson, Walter Brent, Jordan Kelley | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), James Peacock (SG), Kyle Garrett (SF), Ray Mallet (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Keith Johnson, Jonathan Estep, David Sison, Modesto Russo, Thomas Daniel | |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-79 |
| 03:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Terry Brooks | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Harry Benedetto (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kang Chiu (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Garf Alenichev (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-79 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Henry Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Harry Benedetto hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Wilson | 65-79 |
| 03:00 | Akron | James Peacock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Brooks and the foul's on Kang Chiu - foul #4 on Kang Chiu, team foul #9 | 65-81 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Roth (PG), Victor Johnson (SF), Richard Corriveau (C) Harry Benedetto, Garf Alenichev, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SF), Modesto Russo (C) Carl Baker, Ray Mallet | |
| 03:00 | Akron | James Peacock makes the free throw | 65-82 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Kang Chiu misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-82 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Timothy Doggett grabs the defensive rebound | 65-82 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kang Chiu - foul #5 on Kang Chiu, team foul #10 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Ohio | Garf Alenichev (SF), Ralph Totten (C) Kang Chiu, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), Darryl Dix (C) James Peacock, Terry Brooks | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is hacked by Jonathan Estep - foul #2 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #7 | 65-84 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wilson (C) Richard Corriveau | |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Johnson (PG) Kyle Garrett | |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-84 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Ralph Totten steals it from Timothy Doggett | 67-84 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-84 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Timothy Doggett gets the rebound | 67-84 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Keith Johnson loses the dribble to Victor Johnson | 67-84 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev is hacked by Timothy Doggett - foul #1 on Timothy Doggett, team foul #8 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Corriveau (C) Ralph Totten | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Terry Brooks (PF) Keith Johnson, Darryl Dix | |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Garf Alenichev misses the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau grabs the offensive rebound | 67-84 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau's layup is rejected by Terry Brooks | 67-84 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Mark Roth pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-84 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau's pass is intercepted by Terry Brooks | 67-84 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Richard Corriveau steps in front of the Kyle Garrett pass | 67-84 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Richard Corriveau makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-84 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Kyle Garrett runs out the clock | 69-84 |