| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Harley Witherington (fresh) SG - Gene Johnson (fresh) SF - Larry Sanderlin (fresh) PF - Kenneth Grimsley (fresh) C - Vincent Chaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | James Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | James Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin is fouled on the floor by Leland Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Toledo | Vincent Chaney is fouled on the floor by Leroy Williams - foul #1 on Leroy Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Toledo | Harley Witherington is hacked by Arlie Parker - foul #1 on Arlie Parker, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Toledo | Gene Johnson travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Akron | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley hits a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Leroy Williams - foul #2 on Leroy Williams, team foul #4 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Leroy Williams | |
| 18:15 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Richard Jones snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Arlie Parker | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Perry Natividad scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Toledo | Harley Witherington misses the shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leland Hollingsworth | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Arlie Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:55 | Toledo | Vincent Chaney snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:50 | Toledo | Richard Jones blocks the short jumper by Larry Sanderlin | 3-3 |
| 16:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Arlie Parker | 3-3 |
| 16:29 | Akron | James Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Arlie Parker and he's fouled by Kenneth Grimsley - foul #1 on Kenneth Grimsley, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 16:29 | Akron | James Brown makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:08 | Toledo | Vincent Chaney hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Grimsley | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, James Brown | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Harley Witherington (fresh) SG - Gene Johnson (fresh) SF - Larry Sanderlin (fresh) PF - Kenneth Grimsley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) C - Eric Small (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley's floater is tipped away by Richard Jones | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Eric Small grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Arlie Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Chaney - foul #1 on Vincent Chaney, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SG) Leland Hollingsworth | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arlie Parker - foul #2 on Arlie Parker, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Earl Bjork (PG), Cory Gordon (SG) Harley Witherington, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (SG) Arlie Parker | |
| 15:18 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Eric Small misses long on a runner from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | Toledo | Earl Bjork grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Toledo | Earl Bjork misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Toledo | Earl Bjork pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | Toledo | Richard Jones takes the ball from Kenneth Grimsley | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Kenneth Grimsley | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Toledo | Vincent Chaney misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Shaun Fox misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Toledo | Vincent Chaney gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | Toledo | Cory Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Jones | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Richard Jones misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Zane Benson is hacked by Vincent Chaney - foul #2 on Vincent Chaney, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Harley Witherington (PG), Gene Johnson (SG), Troy McEachin (SF), Walter McKinney (PF), David Blake (C) Earl Bjork, Cory Gordon, Larry Sanderlin, Kenneth Grimsley, Vincent Chaney | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Mohammed Plummer (PF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Shaun Fox, Richard Jones, Eric Small | |
| 13:31 | Akron | Troy McEachin steals the ball from Perry Natividad | 7-8 |
| 13:25 | Toledo | Gene Johnson loses the dribble to James Brown | 7-8 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:06 | Toledo | Walter McKinney grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:55 | Toledo | Troy McEachin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer's pass is intercepted by David Blake | 7-8 |
| 12:11 | Toledo | Troy McEachin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (SF), Eric Small (PF) Marvin Kliebert, Mohammed Plummer | |
| 11:58 | Akron | Perry Natividad comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Harley Witherington - foul #1 on Harley Witherington, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Toledo | Earl Bjork (PG), Cory Gordon (SG) Harley Witherington, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:58 | Akron | Perry Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Perry Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Earl Bjork (fresh) SG - Cory Gordon (fresh) SF - Troy McEachin (fresh) PF - Walter McKinney (fresh) C - David Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) SF - Zane Benson (fresh) PF - Eric Small (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Toledo | Troy McEachin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Small - foul #1 on Eric Small, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley (PF) Walter McKinney | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:37 | Toledo | Troy McEachin makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:37 | Toledo | Troy McEachin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 11:12 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:06 | Toledo | Troy McEachin connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cory Gordon | 11-10 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth is hacked by Cory Gordon - foul #1 on Cory Gordon, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Toledo | Harley Witherington (PG), Gene Johnson (SG), Larry Sanderlin (SF), Craig Carbajal (C) Earl Bjork, Cory Gordon, Troy McEachin, David Blake | |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Mohammed Plummer (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, James Brown | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Shaun Fox connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:18 | Toledo | Gene Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Grimsley | 14-13 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Craig Carbajal steals the ball from Richard Jones | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin dunks the ball on a great pass from Harley Witherington | 16-13 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 16-13 |
| 09:15 | Toledo | Harley Witherington snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Toledo | Harley Witherington clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mohammed Plummer - foul #1 on Mohammed Plummer, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Toledo | Cory Gordon (SG), Walter McKinney (PF), David Blake (C) Gene Johnson, Kenneth Grimsley, Craig Carbajal | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Marvin Kliebert (SF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Shaun Fox, Eric Small, Mohammed Plummer | |
| 09:10 | Toledo | Harley Witherington misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Toledo | Harley Witherington misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Toledo | David Blake gets the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:52 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Harley Witherington | 18-13 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 08:31 | Akron | James Brown tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | Toledo | Perry Natividad steals it from Larry Sanderlin | 18-15 |
| 07:54 | Akron | David Blake is called for the reach on Perry Natividad - foul #1 on David Blake, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Toledo | Earl Bjork (PG), Troy McEachin (SF) Harley Witherington, Larry Sanderlin | |
| Subs | Akron | Mohammed Plummer (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Earl Bjork (fresh) SG - Cory Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy McEachin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter McKinney (fresh) C - David Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) SF - Marvin Kliebert (fresh) PF - Mohammed Plummer (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Perry Natividad | 18-17 |
| 07:16 | Toledo | James Brown swats the shot by Troy McEachin | 18-17 |
| 07:15 | Toledo | Walter McKinney grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:01 | Toledo | Troy McEachin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 06:51 | Toledo | David Blake snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:44 | Toledo | Troy McEachin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Blake | 20-17 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Perry Natividad can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mohammed Plummer | 20-20 |
| 06:00 | Toledo | David Blake is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Blake, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Toledo | Gene Johnson (SG), Larry Sanderlin (SF), Kenneth Grimsley (PF), Craig Carbajal (C) Cory Gordon, Troy McEachin, Walter McKinney, David Blake | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Shaun Fox (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, Mohammed Plummer, James Brown | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Grimsley - foul #2 on Kenneth Grimsley, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Toledo | Walter McKinney (PF) Kenneth Grimsley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:34 | Toledo | Walter McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:32 | Toledo | Earl Bjork is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Benson - foul #1 on Zane Benson, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| 05:32 | Toledo | Earl Bjork makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:32 | Toledo | Earl Bjork makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Shaun Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Toledo | Harley Witherington (PG) Earl Bjork | |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG) Marvin Kliebert | |
| 04:57 | Toledo | Walter McKinney misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 04:56 | Toledo | Harley Witherington gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:38 | Toledo | Craig Carbajal drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gene Johnson | 24-21 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 04:07 | Toledo | Craig Carbajal grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:01 | Toledo | Gene Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Eric Small pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Shaun Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Jones | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Harley Witherington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gene Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sanderlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter McKinney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Carbajal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shaun Fox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zane Benson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Small (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Toledo | Shaun Fox steps in front of the Harley Witherington pass | 24-23 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Shaun Fox banks in the layup | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Toledo | Larry Sanderlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gene Johnson | 26-25 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Shaun Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Toledo | Earl Bjork (PG), Cory Gordon (SG), Troy McEachin (SF), Kenneth Grimsley (PF), Vincent Chaney (C) Harley Witherington, Gene Johnson, Larry Sanderlin, Walter McKinney, Craig Carbajal | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Marvin Kliebert (SG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), James Brown (C) Shaun Fox, Leland Hollingsworth, Zane Benson, Richard Jones, Eric Small | |
| 02:59 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 26-25 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 02:26 | Akron | James Brown snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Arlie Parker knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Kliebert | 26-27 |
| 01:44 | Toledo | Cory Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 01:42 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:27 | Toledo | Cory Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 01:25 | Toledo | Kenneth Grimsley grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:09 | Toledo | Troy McEachin makes the runner from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cory Gordon - foul #2 on Cory Gordon, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Toledo | Harley Witherington (PG), Gene Johnson (SG), Larry Sanderlin (SF) Earl Bjork, Cory Gordon, Troy McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Marvin Kliebert, Leroy Williams, James Brown | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:24 | Toledo | Eric Small swats the layup by Vincent Chaney | 28-29 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Eric Small grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Kenneth Grimsley is called for the reach on Zane Benson - foul #3 on Kenneth Grimsley, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Toledo | Craig Carbajal (PF), David Blake (C) Kenneth Grimsley, Vincent Chaney | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Zane Benson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Zane Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Gene Johnson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-31 |