| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark England (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Petti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gene Colin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Gene Colin inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Snell | 29-27 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SF), Joseph Burton (PF) Gene Colin, Claude Simon | |
| 19:13 | Akron | Joseph Burton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Labelle - foul #3 on John Labelle, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SF) John Labelle | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Simon (PF) John Snell | |
| 19:13 | Akron | Joseph Burton misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Joseph Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Petti | 29-27 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Sheppard - foul #1 on Joseph Sheppard, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (SG) Joseph Burton | |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Claude Simon grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Claude Simon scores on a floater from the right side set up by Wesley Burleigh | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Mark England misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Claude Simon snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Claude Simon connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Wesley Burleigh | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Lyle Mangan picks off the pass by Mark England | 30-31 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rocco Russo | 32-31 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Claude Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG), David Hutson (SF), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Mark England, Mile Zumbach, Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Smith (SG), Gene Colin (SF), Joseph Burton (PF) John Snell, Lyle Mangan, Claude Simon | |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rocco Russo | 35-31 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Gene Colin is fouled on the floor by David Hutson - foul #2 on David Hutson, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SG), Raphael Soto (SF) Rocco Russo, Elton Granger | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (PG) Wesley Burleigh | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark England (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gene Colin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Akron | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Joseph Burton snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Joseph Burton is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark England | 35-31 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Petti (C) Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Claude Simon (PF) John Snell, Joseph Burton | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante throws it down | 37-31 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Mark England, Ernest Ferrante, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (PG), Lyle Mangan (SF), Joseph Burton (PF) Wesley Burleigh, Gene Colin, Claude Simon | |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Joseph Sheppard swats the shot by Elton Granger | 37-31 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Snell - foul #1 on John Snell, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Labelle (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Simon (PF) Joseph Sheppard | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Richard Smith comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by John Labelle is blocked by Claude Simon | 38-31 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Claude Simon snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Claude Simon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Elton Granger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Labelle (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lyle Mangan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Simon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman can't throw it down | 38-31 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Joseph Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Joseph Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo misses the floater near the basket | 38-31 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 10:26 | Akron | John Snell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Claude Simon tips it home | 40-33 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Claude Simon takes the ball from Donald Coleman | 40-33 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Joseph Burton is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Snell | 40-35 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Joseph Burton connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Snell | 42-38 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Raphael Soto (SF), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Michael Petti (C) Rocco Russo, John Labelle, Donald Coleman, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Gene Colin (SF), Joseph Sheppard (C) John Snell, Lyle Mangan, Claude Simon | |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard can't connect on a runner from the right block | 43-38 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard misses the dunk | 43-38 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SG) Elton Granger | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark England (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Petti (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Gene Colin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 43-41 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sheppard - foul #2 on Joseph Sheppard, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG) David Hutson | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Simon (PF) Joseph Burton | |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Mark England buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rocco Russo | 46-41 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Gene Colin clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-41 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Wesley Burleigh is called for the reach on Michael Petti - foul #2 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Labelle (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) Raphael Soto, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Burton (PF) Claude Simon | |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Mark England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Simon (PF) Joseph Burton | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Claude Simon misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Mark England snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | John Labelle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Claude Simon is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Raphael Soto (SF), Ernest Ferrante (PF), Buddy Davis (C) Mark England, John Labelle, Donald Coleman, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (PG), Joseph Burton (PF) Wesley Burleigh, Claude Simon | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mile Zumbach | 48-41 |
| 03:37 | Akron | John Snell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Buddy Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Smith (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Colin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Sheppard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante can't throw it down | 48-41 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Gene Colin is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Mark England (SG) Rocco Russo, Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Claude Simon (PF) John Snell, Joseph Burton | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Mark England misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-41 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Claude Simon - foul #2 on Claude Simon, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman (PF) Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (PG), Lyle Mangan (SF) Wesley Burleigh, Gene Colin | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Akron | Richard Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Hutson - foul #3 on David Hutson, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Michael Petti (C) David Hutson, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti misses the lay-in | 49-43 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Mark England steals the ball from Claude Simon | 49-43 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Mark England banks in the layup | 51-43 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Petti - foul #2 on Michael Petti, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gene Colin (SF) Lyle Mangan | |
| 01:51 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Smith steps in front of the Mark England pass | 51-45 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Claude Simon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Claude Simon takes the ball from Raphael Soto | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Gene Colin is hacked by Raphael Soto - foul #4 on Raphael Soto, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-45 |
| 00:45 | Akron | John Snell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Gene Colin scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Snell | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Mark England is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto is hacked by Wesley Burleigh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Snell | 53-50 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Mark England is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Burleigh - foul #4 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (PG), John Labelle (SF) Rocco Russo, Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Joseph Sheppard is whistled for a carry | 55-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Mark England is hacked by Wesley Burleigh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SG) Wesley Burleigh | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Mark England misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Mark England makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Lyle Mangan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Claude Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:01 | Akron | John Snell makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo runs out the clock | 56-53 |