| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Klingler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Ray (fresh) PF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jimmy Williams inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 19:30 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-28 |
| 19:10 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:36 | Ohio | Ronald Milam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | Daniel Massey snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Ronald Milam buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jimmy Williams | 30-33 |
| 17:17 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Klingler | 30-35 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Daniel Massey | 30-35 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Daniel Massey connects on the shot near the basket | 30-37 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Ronald Milam steals the ball from Juan Zepeda | 30-37 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Daniel Massey is called for the reach on Miro Grzywinski - foul #1 on Daniel Massey, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (PG), Anthony Swan (SG), James Colin (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Alan Bryant (C) Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Charlie Ray, Daniel Massey, Glenn Spinks | |
| 15:41 | Akron | William Rehberger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 15:40 | Ohio | Alan Bryant snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robby Euler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Swan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Colin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Robby Euler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | James Colin misses the tip | 30-39 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:40 | Akron | William Rehberger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 14:38 | Ohio | James Colin gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | Alan Bryant drills a turnaround from the left block | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Rehberger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Swan - foul #1 on Anthony Swan, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG) Edward Gragg | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (PG), James Klingler (SG) Robby Euler, Anthony Swan | |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Rehberger misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:52 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:25 | Ohio | William Rehberger is called for the reach on Ronald Milam - foul #1 on William Rehberger, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) William Rehberger | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SF), Daniel Massey (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Colin, Kenneth Johnson, Alan Bryant | |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Daniel Massey is whistled for traveling | 31-41 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Klingler | 31-41 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Daniel Massey scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 31-43 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the floater in the paint | 31-43 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Daniel Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the board | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Klingler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Ray (fresh) PF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Edward Gragg knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama is hacked by Daniel Massey - foul #2 on Daniel Massey, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF) Edward Gragg, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Alan Bryant (C) Charlie Ray, Daniel Massey, Glenn Spinks | |
| 10:25 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 10:13 | Akron | James Colin takes the ball from William Rehberger | 34-43 |
| 09:49 | Ohio | James Klingler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Ronald Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Colin | 34-45 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Dikembe Real drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Rehberger | 37-45 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Alan Bryant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Juan Zepeda snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Alan Bryant steps in front of the Dikembe Real pass | 37-45 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Ronald Milam drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alan Bryant | 37-48 |
| 07:28 | Akron | William Rehberger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Higby (fairly fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ronald Milam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Klingler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Colin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Ohio | William Rehberger is called for the reach on Alan Bryant - foul #2 on William Rehberger, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robby Euler (PG), Anthony Swan (SG), Charlie Ray (SF), Daniel Massey (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Ronald Milam, James Klingler, James Colin, Kenneth Johnson, Alan Bryant | |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Robby Euler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Robert Elston clanks a jump hook near the basket | 40-48 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Robert Elston scores on a jumper in the paint | 42-48 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks loses the dribble to James Wilson | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Glenn Spinks steals it from Miro Grzywinski | 42-48 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Robby Euler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 04:27 | Ohio | Daniel Massey snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 03:59 | Ohio | Daniel Massey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robby Euler | 42-50 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Jimmy Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Miro Grzywinski | 44-50 |
| 03:13 | Ohio | Anthony Swan misses the turnaround near the basket | 44-50 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Robert Elston snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Miro Grzywinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Elston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robby Euler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Swan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Ray (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Massey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robby Euler - foul #1 on Robby Euler, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (PG), James Klingler (SG), James Colin (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Alan Bryant (C) Robby Euler, Anthony Swan, Charlie Ray, Daniel Massey, Glenn Spinks | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) Miro Grzywinski | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Ronald Milam misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Johnny Daniell gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Edward Gragg can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Alan Bryant pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SF), Daniel Massey (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Colin, Kenneth Johnson, Alan Bryant | |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-50 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Johnny Daniell pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Johnny Daniell's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Massey | 46-50 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronald Milam | 46-50 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is whistled for a carry | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Robert Elston drills a floater from the right block set up by Miro Grzywinski | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is hacked by Miro Grzywinski - foul #2 on Miro Grzywinski, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Ronald Milam - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks is hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Daniel Massey is fouled on the floor by Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks is fouled on the floor by Robert Elston - foul #2 on Robert Elston, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 00:15 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 48-52 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Dikembe Real knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Williams | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Charlie Ray is hacked by Dikembe Real in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |