| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Shields (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Chambliss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio | George Shields drills a shot near the basket | 32-35 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Bruce Long's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Chambliss | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Gary Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Zamudio | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | George Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), David Liu (PF) Manuel McDunn, George Shields | |
| 18:22 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Milton Bellino snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Gary Hill steals the ball from Milton Bellino | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen lays it up and in set up by Gary Hill | 38-35 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Milton Bellino hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Reynaldo Bruno | 38-38 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Gary Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, Gary Hill, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Todd Jones (SG), George Shields (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Milton Bellino, Jerome Chambliss | |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Todd Jones makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Greg Goetsch | 38-41 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (SF) Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Kudyauku Alhambra, David Liu | |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Todd Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel McDunn | 38-44 |
| 16:19 | Akron | The jump hook by Joseph Zamudio is blocked by George Shields | 38-44 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Jon Ried - foul #1 on Jon Ried, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Larry Renteria (C) Ernest Hobson, Jon Ried, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG), Jerome Chambliss (C) Todd Jones, George Shields | |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Jason Guizar steps in front of the John Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Renteria (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Chambliss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is fouled on the floor by Joseph Zamudio - foul #1 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno (PG) Greg Goetsch | |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Reynaldo Bruno | 38-50 |
| 15:22 | Akron | John Sullivan misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 15:21 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is fouled on the floor by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Bruce Long (C) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Larry Renteria | |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), George Shields (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Manuel McDunn, Reginald Dutton | |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss is hacked by Bruce Long - foul #2 on Bruce Long, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG) John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (PG) Jason Guizar | |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Richard Bennett tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Long | 40-50 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Milton Bellino knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bennett | 40-53 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Bruce Long misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-53 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann grabs the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Gary Hill is hacked by Kudyauku Alhambra - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alhambra, team foul #1 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Clarence Pawloski (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) Ernest Hobson, Jerry Frandsen, Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Jason Guizar (SF), David Liu (PF), Reginald Dutton (C) Richard Bennett, Milton Bellino, Kudyauku Alhambra, George Shields, Jerome Chambliss | |
| 12:42 | Akron | Jon Ried comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 40-53 |
| 12:41 | Akron | John Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Sullivan | 42-53 |
| 12:05 | Ohio | David Liu misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-53 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Keith Gess snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Pawloski and the foul's on David Liu - foul #1 on David Liu, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Gary Hill (SF) Clarence Pawloski, Jon Ried | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss (C) David Liu | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Keith Gess grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Chambliss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Akron | John Sears misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:28 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Todd Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:59 | Akron | John Sullivan connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hill | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Gary Hill picks off the pass by Reynaldo Bruno | 47-53 |
| 10:27 | Akron | John Sullivan banks in the layup set up by Gary Hill | 49-53 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Gary Hill steals it from Jerome Chambliss | 49-53 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Reynaldo Bruno is called for the reach on John Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Larry Renteria (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Gary Hill, Joseph Zamudio, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Kudyauku Alhambra (PF), David Liu (C) Reynaldo Bruno, Todd Jones, Jason Guizar, Reginald Dutton, Jerome Chambliss | |
| 09:46 | Akron | Manuel McDunn steals it from Jon Ried | 49-53 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn banks in the layup | 49-55 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Ernest Hobson scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Frandsen | 51-55 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Hobson | 54-55 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | The short jumper by Milton Bellino is denied by Cedric Hagemann | 54-55 |
| 08:22 | Ohio | Milton Bellino grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:03 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Milton Bellino | 54-57 |
| 07:44 | Akron | The short jumper by Jon Ried is denied by Kudyauku Alhambra | 54-57 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jon Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Renteria (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Ohio | Jon Ried is called for the reach on Kudyauku Alhambra - foul #2 on Jon Ried, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), John Sears (SG), Gary Hill (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Bruce Long (C) Ernest Hobson, Jerry Frandsen, Jon Ried, Cedric Hagemann, Larry Renteria | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), George Shields (PF), Jerome Chambliss (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Kudyauku Alhambra, David Liu | |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno is hacked by John Sears - foul #2 on John Sears, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Gary Hill picks off the pass by George Shields | 54-57 |
| 06:36 | Akron | George Shields steals it from John Sullivan | 54-57 |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Chambliss | 54-57 |
| 06:06 | Ohio | Jason Guizar's pass is intercepted by John Sears | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Gary Hill lays it in set up by John Sears | 56-57 |
| 05:58 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Bruce Long snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:54 | Akron | John Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #2 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pawloski (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) John Sears, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Richard Bennett, Jason Guizar, Jerome Chambliss | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 05:37 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Todd Jones is hacked by Clarence Pawloski - foul #1 on Clarence Pawloski, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG) John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Todd Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Bruce Long pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Bruce Long's floater is tipped away by Reginald Dutton | 56-57 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Bruce Long hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno is fouled on the floor by Jerry Frandsen - foul #1 on Jerry Frandsen, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Jon Ried (SF), Cedric Hagemann (PF) Clarence Pawloski, Gary Hill, Joseph Zamudio | |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG), Jerome Chambliss (C) Todd Jones, George Shields | |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:41 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Akron | John Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Milton Bellino in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Bellino | 58-60 |
| 04:19 | Akron | John Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Ried - foul #3 on Jon Ried, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Keith Gess (C) Jerry Frandsen, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SF), George Shields (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton | |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Keith Gess pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Keith Gess misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Ried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Shields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Chambliss (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 03:21 | Akron | John Sears gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Jerome Chambliss steals it from Keith Gess | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF), Jerry Frandsen (PF) Jon Ried, Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF), Kudyauku Alhambra (PF) Jason Guizar, George Shields | |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 02:34 | Akron | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Jerry Frandsen, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno (PG) Greg Goetsch | |
| 02:18 | Akron | John Sears is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Kudyauku Alhambra is called for the reach on Joseph Zamudio - foul #3 on Kudyauku Alhambra, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Gary Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Manuel McDunn - foul #3 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| 01:53 | Akron | Gary Hill misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Gary Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss connects on the shot in the lane set up by Reynaldo Bruno | 58-62 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Bruce Long can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Chambliss - foul #1 on Jerome Chambliss, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Bruce Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 59-62 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno misses the tip | 59-62 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:53 | Akron | John Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Bellino - foul #2 on Milton Bellino, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 00:53 | Akron | John Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Manuel McDunn | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | John Sullivan steals the ball from Milton Bellino | 59-62 |
| 00:28 | Akron | John Sullivan throws it down | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio | John Sullivan is called for the reach on Reynaldo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Sullivan scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Sears and he's hacked by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #3 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Sullivan misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Gary Hill snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Sears misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 6 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Shields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Chambliss (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio | George Shields wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno hits a floater from the left wing set up by Jerome Chambliss | 63-65 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Manuel McDunn is called for the reach on Gary Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Keith Gess (C) John Sears, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| 04:41 | Akron | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Gary Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra travels with the ball | 65-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (PF) Joseph Zamudio | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG) Milton Bellino | |
| 04:01 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Keith Gess grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Gary Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra hits a jump hook in the lane | 65-67 |
| 03:31 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Hill | 67-67 |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kudyauku Alhambra | 67-69 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Sullivan | 70-69 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF) Todd Jones, George Shields | |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn's pass is intercepted by Gary Hill | 70-69 |
| 02:35 | Akron | John Sullivan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 02:22 | Ohio | Milton Bellino can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 70-69 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Bruce Long lays it up and in | 72-69 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Bruce Long's floater is tipped away by Jerome Chambliss | 72-69 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Joseph Zamudio denies the turnaround by Jerome Chambliss | 72-69 |
| 01:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Sears | 72-69 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Manuel McDunn is called for the reach on John Sears in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Shields (PF) Manuel McDunn | |
| 01:04 | Akron | John Sears makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:04 | Akron | John Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | Jerome Chambliss gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno is hacked by Gary Hill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 7 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Bellino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Shields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Chambliss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | John Sears can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Milton Bellino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | John Sears is hacked by Reynaldo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | Akron | John Sears misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | Akron | John Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Milton Bellino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Bellino - foul #3 on Milton Bellino, team foul #13 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG) John Sears | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-71 |