| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Crawford inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Akron | David Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Leroy Cook is open and lays it up and in set up by David Newton | 40-31 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | Leroy Cook swats the dunk try by Billy Hoffmann | 40-31 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-31 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Phillip Naughton double dribbles | 40-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, James Paul, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 18:08 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hawthorne | 40-31 |
| 17:59 | Akron | David Newton misses the dunk | 40-31 |
| 17:58 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to George Roden | 40-31 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Roden | 43-31 |
| 17:02 | Akron | David Newton is hacked by George Roden in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Roden, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Wilson (SG), James Paul (PF), Scottie Davis (C) George Roden, Kenneth Henthorn, Eric Flaugher, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 16:50 | Akron | Alan Smith blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | James Paul pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Craig Frank travels with the ball | 43-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eric Flaugher (SF), Billy Hoffmann (C) Craig Frank, Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 16:19 | Akron | Leroy Cook connects on the runner from the left block set up by Scott Birkholz | 43-33 |
| 15:52 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann scores on a runner near the basket set up by John Wilson | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gleason (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Leroy Cook connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Birkholz | 45-35 |
| 15:20 | Ohio | Leroy Cook blocks the jumper by Eric Flaugher | 45-35 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Scott Birkholz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Kenneth Haney picks off the pass by Charles Gleason in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (SF), Scottie Davis (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, Eric Flaugher, James Paul, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Scott Birkholz, Charles Gleason, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 14:51 | Akron | William Dunkle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Newton | 45-37 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn lays it up and in | 47-37 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Chiles (SF) Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG), Jeffery Morrow (PF) Phillip Naughton, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn drills a floater from the left side set up by Craig Frank and he's fouled by David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG), James Paul (PF), Gary Wright (C) George Roden, Craig Frank, Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), Leroy Cook (C) Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 13:26 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:10 | Akron | William Dunkle is open and scores on a shot from the right wing set up by David Newton | 50-39 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | James Paul is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eric Flaugher (SF) Kenneth Henthorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG), David Crawford (SF) David Newton, William Dunkle | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Gary Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | John Wilson blows the layup | 50-39 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Scott Birkholz grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:09 | Akron | John Chiles steps in front of the Charles Gleason pass in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | James Paul comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Craig Frank (SG), Billy Hoffmann (C) John Chiles, John Wilson, Gary Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Kenneth Harrison (C) Scott Birkholz, Charles Gleason, David Crawford, Jeffery Morrow, Leroy Cook | |
| 11:54 | Ohio | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | James Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Craig Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Flaugher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Naughton | 51-42 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | James Paul misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Newton | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Dunkle - foul #1 on William Dunkle, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SF), Scottie Davis (PF) Kenneth Haney, Eric Flaugher, James Paul | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (C) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Akron | David Newton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Hawthorne | 52-48 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Alan Smith denies the turnaround by Kenneth Henthorn | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Hawthorne | 52-50 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 09:36 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | David Newton takes the ball from Craig Frank | 52-50 |
| 09:10 | Akron | David Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | Craig Frank snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Craig Frank hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Alan Smith buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by George Roden - foul #4 on George Roden, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), John Wilson (SG), John Chiles (SF), James Paul (PF), Benjamin Ziebart (C) George Roden, Craig Frank, Kenneth Henthorn, Scottie Davis, Billy Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Charles Gleason (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:16 | Ohio | Leroy Cook is called for the reach on James Paul - foul #1 on Leroy Cook, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-53 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Benjamin Ziebart swats the short shot by Leroy Cook | 54-53 |
| 07:45 | Ohio | James Paul gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Chiles (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Ziebart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gleason (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | John Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Paul | 56-53 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Birkholz | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Kenneth Harrison steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 56-56 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Charles Gleason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 06:25 | Akron | David Crawford can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 06:24 | Ohio | James Paul pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | John Chiles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:41 | Akron | David Crawford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Chiles - foul #4 on John Chiles, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), Craig Frank (PF), Scottie Davis (C) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, John Chiles, James Paul, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Scott Birkholz, Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison, Leroy Cook | |
| 05:41 | Akron | David Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:41 | Akron | David Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 05:19 | Akron | David Newton pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:11 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Phillip Naughton | 56-61 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Roden | 59-61 |
| 04:55 | Akron | David Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Flaugher - foul #2 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG) Kenneth Henthorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (PF) David Crawford | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Eric Flaugher is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #3 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gary Wright (C) Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is whistled for traveling | 59-61 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Dunkle - foul #2 on William Dunkle, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), James Paul (PF) George Roden, Craig Frank | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Jeffery Morrow, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:57 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Leroy Cook knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Newton | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Flaugher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Ohio | Leroy Cook takes the ball from Eric Flaugher | 60-63 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Phillip Naughton double dribbles | 60-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (PG), Craig Frank (SG), Scottie Davis (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) Kenneth Haney, John Wilson, James Paul, Gary Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Wilson (PG), Scott Birkholz (SG), David Crawford (SF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle | |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-63 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Scottie Davis tips it in | 62-63 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG) Eric Flaugher | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (C) Michael Wilson, David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| 02:28 | Akron | George Roden is called for the reach on David Newton in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Roden, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Chiles (SF) George Roden | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG) Scott Birkholz | |
| 02:28 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:28 | Akron | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann clanks a shot in the paint | 62-64 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Kenneth Henthorn is called for the reach on David Newton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Eric Flaugher (SF), James Paul (PF) Craig Frank, John Chiles, Scottie Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 02:05 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:05 | Akron | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Haney | 66-66 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Henthorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG) Kenneth Henthorn | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:37 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Flaugher | 69-67 |
| 01:13 | Akron | David Newton is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | James Paul connects on the floater from the left side set up by Eric Flaugher | 71-70 |
| 00:26 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Billy Hoffmann | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann is hacked by Phillip Naughton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Alan Smith is called for traveling | 71-70 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann is fouled in the backcourt by David Newton - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Smith | 72-70 |