| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 8 pts. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jimmy Williams inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:37 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Marko Belkowski grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Joel Spencer can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Glenn - foul #1 on William Glenn, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG) John Mayville | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:07 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:26 | Akron | James Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Glenn | 39-34 |
| 17:03 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Joel Spencer gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Joel Spencer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Sandusky | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | Akron | James Wilson makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Mayville and he's hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Rick Taylor (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| 16:23 | Akron | James Wilson makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:02 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | James Wilson is hacked by Ron Risch - foul #2 on Ron Risch, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Jimmy Williams snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Jimmy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 14:08 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland buries a turnaround from close range | 42-41 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Lonnie Higby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Akron | John Mayville gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:07 | Akron | James Wilson's floater is tipped away by William Glenn | 42-41 |
| 13:06 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | Juan Zepeda steps in front of the Eugene Clark pass | 42-41 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Otha Zaspel scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Mayville | 44-41 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Otha Zaspel is called for the reach on Jody Garland - foul #2 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Otha Zaspel, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Ron Risch (SG), Kenneth Lyle (C) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor, William Glenn | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Mark Sandusky is blocked by Dikembe Akiyama | 44-41 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark's pass is intercepted by William Spencer | 44-41 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (SF) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), William Glenn (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark | |
| 09:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Kenneth Lyle | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Terry Bartlett can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Joel Spencer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Babin | 46-43 |
| 09:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Ron Risch | 46-45 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Joel Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Herbert Babin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 07:55 | Akron | William Glenn is called for the reach on Herbert Babin - foul #2 on William Glenn, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (PG), William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF), Rick Taylor (C) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| 07:38 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) William Spencer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 46-50 |
| 06:58 | Akron | James Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Joel Spencer (SF) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (C) Mark Sandusky | |
| 06:41 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Juan Zepeda tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 06:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Williams | 49-50 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Joel Spencer double dribbles | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Lonnie Higby (PF) James Wilson, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Eugene Clark | |
| 06:05 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is hacked by John Mayville - foul #2 on John Mayville, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:44 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-50 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (SF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Rick Taylor, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Jimmy Williams is called for 5 seconds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG) Mark Sandusky | |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-50 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Joel Spencer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland can't finish the layup | 50-52 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:24 | Akron | James Wilson hits a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Eugene Clark - foul #3 on Eugene Clark, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Rick Taylor (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| 03:24 | Akron | James Wilson makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:04 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Lyle | 53-55 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG) James Wilson, Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 02:18 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is hacked by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Marko Belkowski (C) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle, Rick Taylor | |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 01:59 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark tips it in | 54-57 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Terry Bartlett buries a floater from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Juan Zepeda - foul #4 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 56-58 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Jimmy Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 01:03 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #3 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:25 | Akron | William Spencer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Williams | 59-59 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 59-61 |