| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Bragdon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Welch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson McKimley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Coury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Fred Welch inbounds the ball | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rider | Nelson McKimley lays it in set up by Michael Fields | 29-49 |
| 19:26 | Akron | James O'Malley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nelson McKimley - foul #2 on Nelson McKimley, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| 19:26 | Akron | James O'Malley makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 19:26 | Akron | James O'Malley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 19:05 | Rider | Dale Bragdon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Fields | 31-51 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Frank Spruell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Tandy | 33-51 |
| 18:43 | Rider | Michael Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Michael Tandy clanks a fadeaway from close range | 33-51 |
| 18:34 | Akron | James O'Malley misses the tip | 33-51 |
| 18:32 | Akron | James O'Malley tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 18:12 | Rider | Nelson McKimley knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dale Bragdon | 35-53 |
| 18:00 | Akron | James O'Malley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-53 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Warren Jones gets the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Frank Spruell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 17:50 | Rider | Nelson McKimley grabs the board | 35-53 |
| 17:34 | Rider | Nelson McKimley buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Fields | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Gary Hill scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 16:59 | Rider | Michael Fields hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Fred Welch | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nelson McKimley - foul #3 on Nelson McKimley, team foul #2 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SF), Charlie Turner (PF), Charles Williams (C) Michael Tandy, Gary Hill, James O'Malley, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Behr (PG), Scott Davis (SG), James Davis (SF), Michael Carpenter (PF), Julio Hernandez (C) Michael Fields, Dale Bragdon, Fred Welch, Nelson McKimley, Clifford Coury | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Julio Hernandez - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #1 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Akron | David James (PG) Warren Jones | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:03 | Rider | Richard Behr is fouled on the floor by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| 15:57 | Rider | James Davis scores on a runner from the left block set up by Michael Carpenter | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) SF - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) PF - Charlie Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Richard Behr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:48 | Akron | Charlie Turner misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-59 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Charlie Turner tips it but misses | 39-59 |
| 15:46 | Rider | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:20 | Rider | The jump hook by Michael Carpenter is blocked by Charlie Turner | 39-59 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Charlie Turner gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charlie Turner | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:54 | Rider | Charlie Turner swats the short shot by Julio Hernandez | 42-59 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Charlie Turner pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:36 | Akron | Charlie Turner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Charlie Turner gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Gary Hill (SF), James O'Malley (PF), Frank Spruell (C) David James, Eddie McCallen, Jerry Frandsen, Charlie Turner, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Fields (PG), Dale Bragdon (SG), Fred Welch (SF), Nelson McKimley (PF) Richard Behr, Scott Davis, Michael Carpenter, Julio Hernandez | |
| 14:03 | Akron | Frank Spruell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 14:01 | Rider | Michael Fields pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 13:47 | Rider | Nelson McKimley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 13:45 | Rider | Fred Welch gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 13:36 | Rider | Nelson McKimley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Fields and he's hacked by Michael Tandy - foul #3 on Michael Tandy, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| 13:36 | Rider | Nelson McKimley misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Frank Spruell gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:23 | Akron | James O'Malley clanks a runner in the paint | 42-61 |
| 13:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Jones | 42-61 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Warren Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Clifford Coury (C) James Davis | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:39 | Rider | Clifford Coury is hacked by Frank Spruell - foul #1 on Frank Spruell, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (SG), Charlie Turner (C) Warren Jones, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 12:19 | Rider | Nelson McKimley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 42-61 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Gary Hill grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Charlie Turner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 11:54 | Rider | Nelson McKimley snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Bragdon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Welch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson McKimley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Coury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Rider | Nelson McKimley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Tandy - foul #4 on Michael Tandy, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Akron | David James (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SF) Michael Tandy, Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Behr (PG), James Davis (SF), Julio Hernandez (C) Michael Fields, Fred Welch, Clifford Coury | |
| 11:48 | Rider | Nelson McKimley makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 11:48 | Rider | Nelson McKimley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Richard Behr picks off the pass by Charlie Turner | 42-63 |
| 11:04 | Rider | Dale Bragdon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Charlie Turner grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 10:54 | Akron | James O'Malley comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-63 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Eddie McCallen tips it in | 44-63 |
| 10:31 | Rider | Julio Hernandez misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Charlie Turner - foul #1 on Charlie Turner, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG), Gary Hill (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Frank Spruell (C) David James, Jerry Frandsen, James O'Malley, Charlie Turner | |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Davis (SG), Fred Welch (SF) Dale Bragdon, Nelson McKimley | |
| 10:31 | Rider | Julio Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 10:31 | Rider | Julio Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Frank Spruell double dribbles | 44-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Fields (PG), Clifford Coury (C) Scott Davis, Julio Hernandez | |
| 09:44 | Rider | Charles Williams blocks the short jumper by Clifford Coury | 44-64 |
| 09:42 | Rider | James Davis tips it back up and in | 44-66 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Charles Williams is called for traveling | 44-66 |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (PF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 09:04 | Rider | Richard Behr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-66 |
| 09:02 | Rider | Clifford Coury hits the follow up shot | 44-68 |
| 08:53 | Akron | James O'Malley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 08:51 | Rider | Fred Welch snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 08:22 | Rider | Clifford Coury misses badly on a floater near the basket | 44-68 |
| 08:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Jones | 44-68 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Warren Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-68 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Clifford Coury pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 07:49 | Rider | James Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 07:48 | Akron | James O'Malley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Behr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Coury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | James O'Malley is hacked by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (SF), Charlie Turner (C) Eddie McCallen, Warren Jones, Gary Hill, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Davis (PG), Dale Bragdon (SG), Michael Carpenter (SF), Nelson McKimley (PF), Julio Hernandez (C) Michael Fields, Richard Behr, Fred Welch, James Davis, Clifford Coury | |
| 07:24 | Akron | James O'Malley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Turner | 46-68 |
| 06:59 | Rider | James O'Malley is called for the reach on Scott Davis - foul #1 on James O'Malley, team foul #7 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Williams (C) James O'Malley | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 06:59 | Rider | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:59 | Rider | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Michael Tandy drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 06:16 | Rider | Scott Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Charlie Turner pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Michael Tandy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Frandsen | 52-70 |
| 05:37 | Rider | Nelson McKimley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 52-70 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Charles Williams snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann knocks in the jumper near the basket | 54-70 |
| 05:07 | Rider | Nelson McKimley drills a runner from close range set up by Michael Carpenter | 54-72 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG), Gary Hill (SF), James O'Malley (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann, Charlie Turner, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Fields (PG), Fred Welch (SF), Clifford Coury (C) Scott Davis, Michael Carpenter, Julio Hernandez | |
| 04:47 | Akron | Frank Spruell comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clifford Coury - foul #2 on Clifford Coury, team foul #5 | 54-72 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Frank Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Frank Spruell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:47 | Akron | James O'Malley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Frank Spruell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Jones | 58-72 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Clifford Coury misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Clifford Coury misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Clifford Coury makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Gary Hill misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Michael Tandy gets the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Frank Spruell connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James O'Malley | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Bragdon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson McKimley (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Coury (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Rider | Fred Welch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Fields | 60-76 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Michael Tandy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Welch - foul #3 on Fred Welch, team foul #6 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (SG), Jerry Frandsen (SF), Charlie Turner (PF), Charles Williams (C) Warren Jones, Gary Hill, James O'Malley, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Behr (PG), Scott Davis (SG), James Davis (SF), Michael Carpenter (PF), Julio Hernandez (C) Michael Fields, Dale Bragdon, Fred Welch, Nelson McKimley, Clifford Coury | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Michael Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Michael Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:42 | Rider | Charlie Turner steps in front of the Scott Davis pass | 62-76 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Michael Tandy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-76 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Charles Williams tips it in | 64-76 |
| 01:53 | Rider | Michael Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Eddie McCallen - foul #3 on Eddie McCallen, team foul #9 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Akron | David James (PG) Michael Tandy | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 01:53 | Rider | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:53 | Rider | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Charlie Turner gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen buries a 3 from the left corner | 67-77 |
| 01:13 | Rider | James Davis makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Behr | 67-79 |
| 00:58 | Akron | David James loses the dribble to James Davis | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rider | Michael Carpenter misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Frandsen - foul #2 on Jerry Frandsen, team foul #10 | 67-79 |
| 00:32 | Rider | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:32 | Rider | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen gets the rebound | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Richard Behr is called for the reach on David James - foul #1 on Richard Behr, team foul #7 | 67-80 |
| 00:28 | Akron | David James makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:28 | Akron | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Richard Behr runs out the clock | 69-80 |