| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Roy Jones (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) SG - William Thaxton (fresh) SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Costillo | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | William Thaxton is alone and drills a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Roy Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Akron | William Thaxton connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones loses the dribble to Russell Jacobs | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Edward Costillo hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Shawn Brown, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Edward Costillo makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Jacobs | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Shawn Brown - foul #2 on Shawn Brown, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SF) Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:13 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno is fouled on the floor by Edward Costillo - foul #1 on Edward Costillo, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Conrad | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jones (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:49 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Salerno | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Arthur - foul #1 on Robert Arthur, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG) Robert Arthur | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:48 | Akron | Russell Jacobs clanks a shot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Miami (OH) | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) SG - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Thomas Brazelton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jordan Rexford | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Dave Marks is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by William Thaxton | 8-9 |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Thomas Brazelton steals the ball from Edward Costillo | 10-9 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton can't connect on a runner from close range | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Edward Costillo snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Jordan Rexford is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Jordan Rexford, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), John Mitchell (PF) Jordan Rexford, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Craig Delp (C) Fredrick Conrad, William Thaxton, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| 13:42 | Akron | Craig Delp connects on the jump hook from close range | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Orville Chittenden drills a jump hook in the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:57 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Patrick Sims clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Craig Delp can't tip it in | 16-15 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Sims - foul #1 on Patrick Sims, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton (C) David Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Patrick Sims | |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad and the foul's on John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:43 | Miami (OH) | Edward Costillo is called for the reach on Roy Jones - foul #2 on Edward Costillo, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SF) Edward Costillo | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Brazelton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno tips it but misses | 17-18 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Hunnicutt, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), David Jones (C) Roy Jones, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Craig Delp | |
| 10:49 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton (C) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Arthur - foul #2 on Robert Arthur, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG) Robert Arthur | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:15 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG) Jae Christy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Roy Jones out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Stephen Hunnicutt - foul #2 on Stephen Hunnicutt, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) William Thaxton, Stephen Hunnicutt, Russell Jacobs | |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 20-21 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:33 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Dave Marks is open and buries a runner near the basket set up by Fredrick Conrad out of the doubleteam | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | David Jones misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 09:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Sims | 23-23 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Thomas Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-26 |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Orville Chittenden hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Fredrick Conrad | 23-28 |
| 08:05 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 08:03 | Miami (OH) | David Jones can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:43 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 07:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Sims | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Chittenden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Akron | Orville Chittenden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG) Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), William Thaxton (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF), Craig Delp (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Patrick Sims, Dave Marks | |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy is fouled on the floor by Orville Chittenden - foul #1 on Orville Chittenden, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| 07:03 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Craig Delp hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Russell Jacobs out of a doubleteam | 26-30 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-30 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 05:53 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | David Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Jacobs - foul #1 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG) Jae Christy | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF) Brian Prahl, Orville Chittenden | |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jordan Rexford - foul #2 on Jordan Rexford, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG) Jordan Rexford | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:22 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Craig Delp can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Salerno - foul #1 on Paul Salerno, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Dave Marks (C) William Thaxton, Russell Jacobs | |
| 04:08 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Brazelton | 27-33 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Thomas Brazelton is denied by Dave Marks | 27-33 |
| 03:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Costillo | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Robert Arthur steals the ball from Dave Marks | 27-33 |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Paul Salerno, David Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Craig Delp | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled on the floor by Robert Arthur - foul #3 on Robert Arthur, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Jae Christy (SG) Robert Arthur, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Thomas Johnson, Patrick Sims | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:41 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Dave Marks comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Brazelton - foul #1 on Thomas Brazelton, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jones (C) Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Orville Chittenden (SF) Fredrick Conrad, Edward Costillo | |
| 02:26 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jae Christy | 30-37 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG) Jae Christy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Mitchell | 33-37 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt clanks a jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt tips it in | 33-39 |
| 01:20 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 35-39 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Dave Marks's fadeaway is rejected by John Mitchell | 35-39 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shawn Brown | 38-39 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Orville Chittenden snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Russell Jacobs | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Orville Chittenden steals the ball from John Mitchell | 38-42 |