| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) C - Craig Delp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) SG - Daniel Belt (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (fresh) PF - Kevin Tibbits (fresh) C - Darrell Mertz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Craig Delp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | William Thaxton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Estevez | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Rider | Daniel Belt buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Rider | The rebound goes to Daniel Belt | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Rider | Daniel Belt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Craig Delp is hacked by Darrell Mertz - foul #1 on Darrell Mertz, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is fouled on the floor by Robert Manzi - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Akron | William Thaxton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Rider | Darrell Mertz snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Rider | Dave Marks picks off the pass by Darrell Mertz | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | William Thaxton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Freddie Wilmot - foul #1 on Freddie Wilmot, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Tibbits | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Belt | 3-7 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Thomas Johnson drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Thaxton | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | Rider | Jeffrey Estevez is called for the reach on Robert Manzi - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Rider | Freddie Wilmot buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Darrell Mertz denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Estevez | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Tibbits | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) C - Craig Delp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Belt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Mertz (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rider | Robert Manzi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:37 | Rider | Darrell Mertz snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:24 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:03 | Akron | William Thaxton's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Mertz | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Rider | Robert Manzi grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | Rider | Dave Marks is called for the reach on Freddie Wilmot - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Rider | Don Alberto (PG), Paul Tucker (SG), Reginald Koch (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Adam Wheatley (C) Freddie Wilmot, Daniel Belt, Robert Manzi, Kevin Tibbits, Darrell Mertz | |
| 14:32 | Rider | Adam Wheatley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:23 | Rider | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:57 | Rider | Reginald Koch misses the floater from the right side | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | Rider | Donald Jones tips it in | 5-13 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Joseph Yee scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Raymond Myers | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Rider | Reginald Koch is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Rider | Freddie Wilmot (PG), Daniel Belt (SG), Kevin Tibbits (PF), Darrell Mertz (C) Don Alberto, Paul Tucker, Donald Jones, Adam Wheatley | |
| 13:20 | Rider | Daniel Belt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 13:03 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Rider | The rebound goes to Reginald Koch | 7-13 |
| 12:48 | Rider | Freddie Wilmot scores on a jumper from the right side | 7-15 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Patrick Sims comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Tibbits - foul #1 on Kevin Tibbits, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Manzi (SF) Reginald Koch | |
| 12:29 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:29 | Rider | Darrell Mertz gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Rider | Patrick Sims picks off the pass by Robert Manzi | 8-15 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Patrick Sims can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Belt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manzi (fresh) PF - Kevin Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Mertz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Freddie Wilmot - foul #2 on Freddie Wilmot, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Dave Marks (PF) William Thaxton, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Rider | Reginald Koch (PG) Freddie Wilmot | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Belt - foul #1 on Daniel Belt, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Joseph Yee (C) Thomas Johnson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 11:10 | Akron | Darrell Mertz blocks the jumper by Dave Marks | 8-15 |
| 11:08 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Tibbits | 8-15 |
| 10:43 | Rider | Darrell Mertz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (SG), Donald Jones (SF) Daniel Belt, Robert Manzi | |
| 10:43 | Rider | Darrell Mertz makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:43 | Rider | Darrell Mertz makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Reginald Koch takes the ball from Dave Marks | 8-17 |
| 10:15 | Rider | Paul Tucker drills a jumpshot from the right side | 8-19 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Brian Prahl is hacked by Paul Tucker - foul #1 on Paul Tucker, team foul #7 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Rider | Don Alberto (PG), Adam Wheatley (C) Kevin Tibbits, Darrell Mertz | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:01 | Rider | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 09:43 | Rider | Don Alberto misses badly on a shot from the right side | 8-19 |
| 09:42 | Rider | Adam Wheatley pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 09:21 | Rider | Paul Tucker buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Reginald Koch | 8-21 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-21 |
| 08:57 | Rider | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Adam Wheatley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-21 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez double dribbles | 8-21 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Raymond Myers (SF) Brian Prahl, Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Rider | Daniel Belt (SG), Robert Manzi (SF), Kevin Tibbits (PF), Darrell Mertz (C) Paul Tucker, Reginald Koch, Donald Jones, Adam Wheatley | |
| 08:03 | Rider | Robert Manzi loses the ball out of bounds | 8-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Daniel Belt steals the ball from Patrick Sims | 8-21 |
| 07:52 | Rider | Daniel Belt blows the layup | 8-21 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Don Alberto (fresh) SG - Daniel Belt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Manzi (fresh) PF - Kevin Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Mertz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Belt - foul #2 on Daniel Belt, team foul #8 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (SG) Daniel Belt | |
| 07:39 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 07:39 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 07:30 | Rider | Darrell Mertz comes up short on the shot from the left block | 9-21 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 9-21 |
| 07:23 | Akron | William Thaxton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 11-21 |
| 07:07 | Rider | Don Alberto drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 11-24 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the finger roll set up by William Thaxton and the foul's on Darrell Mertz - foul #2 on Darrell Mertz, team foul #9 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF) Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Jones (C) Darrell Mertz | |
| 07:00 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:46 | Rider | Robert Manzi clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 14-24 |
| 06:45 | Akron | William Thaxton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses the 3 from straight away | 14-24 |
| 06:23 | Rider | Robert Manzi grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:00 | Rider | Don Alberto is hacked by William Thaxton - foul #1 on William Thaxton, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Patrick Sims (C) Thomas Johnson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Rider | Reginald Koch (PG) Don Alberto | |
| 05:42 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 14-26 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-26 |
| 05:19 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 05:04 | Rider | Reginald Koch comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Thaxton - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Clarke (SG), Adam Wheatley (C) Paul Tucker, Robert Manzi | |
| 05:04 | Rider | Reginald Koch makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:04 | Rider | Reginald Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Sims | 14-27 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Brian Prahl is denied on a layup by Kevin Tibbits | 14-27 |
| 04:51 | Rider | Donald Jones grabs the board | 14-27 |
| 04:39 | Rider | Patrick Sims steals the ball from Robert Clarke | 14-27 |
| 04:10 | Akron | The short jumper by Joseph Yee is denied by Adam Wheatley | 14-27 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Patrick Sims gets the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Patrick Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Rider | Freddie Wilmot (PG), Daniel Belt (SG), Oliver Shaffer (PF), Darrell Mertz (C) Robert Clarke, Donald Jones, Kevin Tibbits, Adam Wheatley | |
| 03:39 | Rider | Reginald Koch misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-27 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Belt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Koch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oliver Shaffer (fresh) C - Darrell Mertz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Darrell Mertz picks off the pass by Craig Delp | 14-27 |
| 03:02 | Rider | Darrell Mertz comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 14-27 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Daniel Belt steals it from Dave Marks | 14-27 |
| 02:24 | Rider | Daniel Belt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Craig Delp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Johnson and he's fouled by Freddie Wilmot - foul #3 on Freddie Wilmot, team foul #10 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Rider | Don Alberto (PG), Robert Manzi (SF), Kevin Tibbits (PF) Freddie Wilmot, Reginald Koch, Oliver Shaffer | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Darrell Mertz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 01:48 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits hits the follow up shot | 17-32 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Don Alberto - foul #1 on Don Alberto, team foul #11 | 17-32 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:14 | Rider | Daniel Belt knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #7 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Raymond Myers (SF) William Thaxton, Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 01:14 | Rider | Daniel Belt makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Kevin Tibbits takes the ball from Raymond Myers | 19-35 |
| 00:45 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits is whistled for a carry | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (PF) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (SG), Donald Jones (C) Daniel Belt, Darrell Mertz | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Dave Marks can't tip it in | 19-35 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Patrick Sims tips it back up and in | 21-35 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Kevin Tibbits hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-35 |