| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 5 pts. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Williams is called for the reach on Ron Risch - foul #2 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| 19:07 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 28-22 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to William Glenn | 28-22 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jody Garland | 31-22 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Jimmy Williams loses the dribble to Ron Risch | 31-22 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 18:09 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it in | 33-22 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ron Risch | 35-22 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Ron Risch is called for the reach on Herbert Babin - foul #3 on Ron Risch, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams | |
| 16:53 | Akron | William Spencer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-22 |
| 16:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 35-22 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama is fouled on the floor by Eugene Clark - foul #1 on Eugene Clark, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Rick Taylor (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:29 | Akron | Todd Herbert takes the ball from Joel Spencer | 35-22 |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert banks in the layup | 37-22 |
| 16:07 | Akron | James Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Mark Sandusky - foul #3 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 16:07 | Akron | James Wilson misses the free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 15:47 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky's floater is tipped away by Lonnie Higby | 37-24 |
| 15:45 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joel Spencer (fresh) PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 blk. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Lonnie Higby is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) James Wilson, Lonnie Higby | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Spencer | 37-27 |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark clanks a jumper from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:41 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Mayville | 37-29 |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch double dribbles | 37-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Jody Garland (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Ron Risch, Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama, Marko Belkowski | |
| 13:45 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 13:16 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses the dunk attempt | 37-31 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Terry Bartlett snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 13:05 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Juan Zepeda tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Higby picks off the pass by William Glenn | 37-33 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Terry Bartlett buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 12:16 | Miami (OH) | Juan Zepeda is called for the reach on William Glenn - foul #1 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Todd Herbert, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby | |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Akiyama steps in front of the Jody Garland pass | 37-35 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Kenneth Lyle swats the layup by Juan Zepeda | 37-35 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is fouled on the floor by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| 10:43 | Akron | James Wilson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 37-35 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Juan Zepeda denies the turnaround by Eugene Clark | 37-35 |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark tips it in | 39-35 |
| 10:03 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Spencer | 39-38 |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Rick Taylor (PF), William Glenn (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 08:32 | Akron | Marko Belkowski makes the jump hook in the lane | 39-40 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 08:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jimmy Williams | 39-40 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Jimmy Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett | 39-43 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Marko Belkowski picks off the pass by Ron Risch | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. C - William Glenn (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 blk. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Jimmy Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:19 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Glenn | 39-43 |
| 06:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Sandusky | 42-43 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Lonnie Higby loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Mark Sandusky, Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 44-43 |
| 05:55 | Akron | James Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 44-43 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama tips it home | 44-45 |
| 05:33 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Akiyama swats the layup by Jody Garland | 44-45 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 05:03 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Ron Risch (SG) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) James Wilson, Otha Zaspel, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 05:03 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Marko Belkowski snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 04:47 | Akron | William Spencer drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Mayville | 45-47 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Sandusky and he's fouled by William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Jody Garland is called for the reach on Lonnie Higby - foul #4 on Jody Garland, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Jimmy Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett | 47-50 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Terry Bartlett - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Spencer (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Todd Herbert | 50-50 |
| 03:03 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Sandusky | 50-50 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky loses the dribble to John Mayville in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 02:49 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 50-50 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 50-50 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| 02:19 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Williams takes the ball from Mark Sandusky | 50-50 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ron Risch - foul #4 on Ron Risch, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Rick Taylor (SF) Mark Sandusky, Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 02:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:06 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Ron Risch (SG) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-51 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:25 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 50-51 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | James Wilson knocks in the runner from the right block | 50-53 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Jimmy Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ron Risch is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ron Risch, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Marko Belkowski | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 50-55 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |