| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Thomas Knouse hits the finger roll | 40-29 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | William Siegrist connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Raymond Gervin | 40-31 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Thomas Knouse is called for the reach on Raymond Gervin - foul #1 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush's pass is intercepted by William Siegrist | 40-31 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 40-34 |
| 17:20 | Columbia | William Siegrist snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:12 | Columbia | Frank Anderson is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (SF), George Woods (PF), Gregory Williams (C) Bruce Phillips, Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Jack Styles, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Zachary Herron steps in front of the Walter Spann pass | 40-34 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Cowan | 40-37 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Walter Spann misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Woods (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Parks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Walter Spann picks off the pass by Raymond Gervin in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Gregory Williams connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Spann and he's fouled by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jeffrey Bush (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Andrew Brown, Fred Bush, George Woods | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF) Raymond Gervin, Homer Parks | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Zachary Herron loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Anderson (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| 15:08 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-37 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips and the foul's on Frank Anderson - foul #3 on Frank Anderson, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG) Jeffrey Bush | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG) Dustin Cowan | |
| 14:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | William Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin clanks a shot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Thomas Knouse pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Cooper | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Matthew Cooper - foul #2 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| 12:35 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Gervin | 49-43 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Jack Styles tips it back up and in | 51-43 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Fred Bush (SF) Walter Spann, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG) Raymond Gervin | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Woods (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) SG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Parks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Fred Bush clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Homer Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Fred Bush steals it from Homer Parks | 51-43 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Zachary Herron swats the layup by Jack Styles | 51-43 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Homer Parks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Andrew Brown gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Jack Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Walter Spann (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Jeffrey Bush, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Frank Anderson (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Tommy Davis, Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| 09:30 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Walter Spann - foul #1 on Walter Spann, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (SF) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:30 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Gregory Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-45 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it home | 55-45 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | Frank Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | William Siegrist connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Gervin and the foul's on Cliff Morgan - foul #4 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Jack Styles (PF) Gregory Williams, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Max Mason (PF) Frank Anderson | |
| 08:34 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Bruce Phillips loses the dribble to William Siegrist | 55-48 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | William Siegrist scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Gervin | 55-51 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Thomas Allen is called for the reach on Jack Styles - foul #2 on Thomas Allen, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Max Mason, Thomas Allen | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Alan Gully - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SF) Matthew Cooper | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Gervin | 57-53 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Alan Gully loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SF), Frank Anderson (PF) William Siegrist, Zachary Herron | |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bush - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Jack Styles (SF) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Homer Parks comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Anderson | 57-53 |
| 06:03 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-53 |
| 06:01 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Frank Anderson - foul #4 on Frank Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, George Woods | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Raymond Gervin, Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson | |
| 05:42 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 58-53 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Thomas Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Siegrist | 58-56 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Frank Anderson - foul #5 on Frank Anderson, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Walter Spann, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (PF) Frank Anderson | |
| 05:10 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Zachary Herron pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:59 | Columbia | Jeffrey Bush takes the ball from William Siegrist | 59-56 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is whistled for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG) Dustin Cowan | |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is whistled for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Johnson (PF) Zachary Herron | |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 03:47 | Akron | George Woods gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:28 | Akron | George Woods loses the dribble to Raymond Gervin | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Akron | George Woods grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:31 | Akron | Raymond Gervin picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bush | 59-58 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Gervin | 59-60 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Cliff Morgan swats the short shot by William Siegrist | 59-60 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | William Siegrist is hacked by Jeffrey Bush - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the driving attempt in the lane | 59-62 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Bruce Phillips connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cliff Morgan | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush comes up short on the shot from the left block | 61-63 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Bruce Phillips tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Jeffrey Bush is called for the reach on Matthew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG) Jeffrey Bush | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Cliff Morgan loses the dribble to Raymond Gervin | 61-63 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is hacked by Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | William Siegrist is hacked by Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Alan Gully - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Cliff Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 64-66 |