| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Leake (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Steve Phillips inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-32 |
| 19:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Frandsen | 42-32 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Gary Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 19:14 | Montana | Joseph Leake drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Delbert Webb | 44-32 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Bruce Long comes up short on the floater near the basket | 44-32 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Joseph Leake snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Delbert Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Bruce Long clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Phillips - foul #3 on Steve Phillips, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SF) Steve Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:16 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:16 | Montana | Joseph Leake pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Paul Wallis drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-32 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Gary Hill's pass is intercepted by Paul Wallis | 47-32 |
| 17:28 | Montana | Delbert Webb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 17:07 | Montana | Wallace Sowders grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Segura (SG), Lee Zoulek (SF), Daniel Petty (C) Douglas Kozinski, Delbert Webb, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Clarence Pawloski (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Jerry Frandsen, Bruce Long | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Daniel Petty swats the short shot by Keith Gess | 47-32 |
| 16:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Daniel Petty | 47-32 |
| 16:34 | Montana | Ernest Hobson steals it from Paul Wallis | 47-32 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Clarence Pawloski banks in the layup set up by Ernest Hobson | 47-34 |
| 16:27 | Montana | Paul Wallis comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-34 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Gary Hill snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Ernest Hobson's floater is knocked away by Daniel Petty | 47-34 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Clarence Pawloski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Ernest Hobson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Segura (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) PF - Wallace Sowders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pawloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Montana | Daniel Petty misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-37 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Delbert Webb (SG), Steve Phillips (SF), Joseph Leake (C) Paul Wallis, Thomas Segura, Lee Zoulek, Wallace Sowders | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Ernest Hobson, Clarence Pawloski, Gary Hill | |
| 15:07 | Montana | Daniel Petty can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 15:05 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Petty | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Douglas Kozinski is called for the reach on Cedric Hagemann - foul #3 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Sowders (PF) Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Bruce Long (C) Cedric Hagemann, Keith Gess | |
| 14:10 | Akron | John Sears can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 14:09 | Montana | Joseph Leake snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:50 | Montana | Delbert Webb is hacked by Bruce Long - foul #1 on Bruce Long, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF) Jerry Frandsen | |
| 13:40 | Montana | Joseph Zamudio steals it from Steve Phillips | 49-37 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Gary Hill drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Steve Phillips - foul #4 on Steve Phillips, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (SF) Steve Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:36 | Akron | Gary Hill makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Zamudio - foul #4 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 13:12 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Joseph Leake takes the ball from Bruce Long | 51-40 |
| 12:53 | Montana | Delbert Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-40 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Hill | 51-43 |
| 12:18 | Montana | Wallace Sowders lays it in on a great pass from Delbert Webb | 53-43 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Gary Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Frandsen | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) PF - Wallace Sowders (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Leake (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. 5 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Montana | Wallace Sowders buries a jumper from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Gary Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:11 | Montana | Delbert Webb grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Lee Zoulek drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wallace Sowders | 58-46 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 10:38 | Montana | Joseph Leake snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Cedric Hagemann - foul #2 on Cedric Hagemann, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Segura (SG), Paul Wallis (SF), Daniel Petty (C) Delbert Webb, Lee Zoulek, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Larry Renteria (C) John Sullivan, Jerry Frandsen, Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Bruce Long | |
| 10:21 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Ernest Hobson's pass is intercepted by Wallace Sowders | 60-46 |
| 10:05 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Ernest Hobson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Sears | 60-49 |
| 09:31 | Montana | Wallace Sowders is hacked by Larry Renteria - foul #1 on Larry Renteria, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leake (C) Wallace Sowders | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:21 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Sears - foul #3 on John Sears, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Larry Renteria pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Jon Ried can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 08:54 | Montana | Daniel Petty snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:42 | Montana | Joseph Leake can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 60-49 |
| 08:41 | Montana | Joseph Leake grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:31 | Montana | Joseph Leake buries a runner from the right block | 62-49 |
| 08:26 | Akron | John Sears is fouled on the floor by Douglas Kozinski - foul #4 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Delbert Webb (SG), Wallace Sowders (PF) Douglas Kozinski, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pawloski (SG), Gary Hill (SF), Jerry Frandsen (PF) John Sears, Jon Ried, Larry Renteria | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Wallace Sowders steps in front of the Gary Hill pass | 62-49 |
| 07:54 | Montana | Delbert Webb scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Wallis | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Segura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Pawloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Gess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Keith Gess tips it but misses | 65-49 |
| 07:36 | Montana | The rebound goes to Wallace Sowders | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:30 | Montana | Keith Gess blocks the short jumper by Wallace Sowders | 65-49 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Keith Gess grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Ernest Hobson loses the ball out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (PG), Steve Phillips (SF), Joseph Leake (C) Paul Wallis, Thomas Segura, Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Cedric Hagemann (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Ernest Hobson, Clarence Pawloski, Jerry Frandsen, Keith Gess | |
| 06:55 | Montana | Steve Phillips loses the dribble to John Sullivan | 65-49 |
| 06:33 | Akron | John Sullivan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Wallace Sowders - foul #2 on Wallace Sowders, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Larry Renteria (C) Cedric Hagemann, Bruce Long | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Montana | Lee Zoulek misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 06:06 | Montana | Lee Zoulek makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:06 | Montana | Lee Zoulek makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Larry Renteria is whistled for a carry | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Renteria - foul #2 on Larry Renteria, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG) Lee Zoulek | |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Gess (C) Larry Renteria | |
| 05:32 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:09 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Gary Hill is blocked by Joseph Leake | 69-52 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Steve Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:03 | Montana | Delbert Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Segura (SG), Daniel Petty (PF) Delbert Webb, Wallace Sowders | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SF), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Bruce Long (C) Gary Hill, Joseph Zamudio, Keith Gess | |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Segura - foul #1 on Thomas Segura, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Phillips - foul #5 on Steve Phillips, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SF) Steve Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG) John Sullivan | |
| 04:46 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Joseph Leake buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Paul Wallis | 71-54 |
| 04:12 | Akron | John Sears makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Hobson | 71-56 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Thomas Segura loses the ball out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (SF), Wallace Sowders (PF) Douglas Kozinski, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Keith Gess (C) Ernest Hobson, John Sears, Bruce Long | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Segura (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Akron | Gary Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Wallace Sowders scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Cedric Hagemann - foul #3 on Cedric Hagemann, team foul #8 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jon Ried (SF) John Sullivan, Gary Hill | |
| 03:05 | Montana | Wallace Sowders makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Ernest Hobson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the tip | 74-58 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen snags the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Ernest Hobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pawloski (SG), Larry Renteria (C) Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann | |
| 02:16 | Montana | Paul Wallis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Paul Wallis pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 02:00 | Montana | Wallace Sowders can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Larry Renteria grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Daniel Petty is called for the reach on Keith Gess - foul #1 on Daniel Petty, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) Clarence Pawloski, Larry Renteria | |
| 01:49 | Akron | Keith Gess makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Keith Gess misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Daniel Petty grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 01:22 | Montana | Wallace Sowders can't connect on a floater in the paint | 74-59 |
| 01:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Hagemann | 74-59 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Keith Gess connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Frandsen and the foul's on Daniel Petty - foul #2 on Daniel Petty, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Keith Gess misses the free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Wallace Sowders grabs the board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Montana | Thomas Segura's pass is intercepted by Jon Ried | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Jon Ried loses the dribble to Paul Wallis | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Paul Wallis runs out the clock | 74-61 |