| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Percy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Tracy Percy inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 19:40 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 19:29 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin is fouled on the floor by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #1 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 19:10 | Bowling Green | Tracy Percy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Campbell and the foul's on Maurice Stricklin - foul #1 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Tracy Percy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Sammy Carey can't finish the layup | 28-44 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Carmine Tolson snags the offensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Sammy Carey clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Johnny Campbell tips it back up and in | 28-46 |
| 17:45 | Bowling Green | Carmine Tolson picks off the pass by Clarence Lawson | 28-46 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Billy Yates double dribbles | 28-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Strickland (PF) Carl Williamson | |
| Subs | Akron | Marlin Connolly (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 16:59 | Bowling Green | James Strickland banks in the layup set up by Albert Wilson and the foul's on James Compo - foul #3 on James Compo, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (PG), Rodger Smith (PF) Albert Wilson, Tracy Percy | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Moore (C) James Compo | |
| 16:59 | Bowling Green | James Strickland makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:43 | Akron | The short jumper by Marlin Connolly is denied by Clarence Lawson | 31-46 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough tips it in | 31-48 |
| 16:13 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor (C) Clarence Lawson | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Sammy Carey (C) Marlin Connolly, Raymond Yarbrough, Calvin Williams, Donald Moore | |
| 16:13 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:13 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Scott Castleberry picks off the pass by Jimmie Hodder | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Stricklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodger Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | James Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Tracy Percy (SF), Carl Williamson (PF) Maurice Stricklin, James Strickland, Rodger Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Carmine Tolson (PF) Jimmie Hodder, Timothy Robertson | |
| 15:09 | Akron | Billy Yates hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 33-48 |
| 15:08 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Wilson Taylor | 33-48 |
| 14:58 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson is hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #3 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson (C) Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:43 | Bowling Green | Tracy Percy makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Castleberry | 35-48 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Clarence Lawson swats the short shot by Raymond Yarbrough | 35-48 |
| 14:29 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:10 | Bowling Green | Tracy Percy drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Lawson | 37-48 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:43 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 13:28 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (SG) Scott Castleberry | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 13:09 | Akron | John Sapp is hacked by Albert Wilson - foul #1 on Albert Wilson, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Strickland (PF) Carl Williamson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG) Raymond Yarbrough | |
| 12:57 | Akron | Timothy Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| 12:39 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Stricklin | 39-48 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Tracy Percy picks off the pass by Jimmie Hodder | 39-48 |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | James Strickland hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Albert Wilson | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Jimmie Hodder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Timothy Robertson tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 11:39 | Bowling Green | James Strickland knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maurice Stricklin | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tracy Percy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Clarence Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Compo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | James Compo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Timothy Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses badly on a floater from close range | 43-50 |
| 10:57 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:35 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Robertson - foul #1 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (PG), Carl Williamson (PF) Albert Wilson, Tracy Percy | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Jimmie Hodder, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 10:35 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:35 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Clarence Lawson is called for the reach on Johnny Campbell - foul #3 on Clarence Lawson, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone (SG), Wilson Taylor (C) Maurice Stricklin, Clarence Lawson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:59 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carl Williamson - foul #3 on Carl Williamson, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:39 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodger Smith (SF) James Strickland | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Johnny Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:26 | Bowling Green | Rodger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:16 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-51 |
| 09:14 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson misses the tip | 44-51 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Johnny Campbell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Kenneth Boone is called for the reach on Raymond Yarbrough - foul #1 on Kenneth Boone, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (SG) Kenneth Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:29 | Akron | Scott Castleberry steals it from Johnny Campbell | 44-51 |
| 08:24 | Bowling Green | Rodger Smith banks in the layup set up by Scott Castleberry | 46-51 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Sammy Carey's pass is intercepted by Rodger Smith | 46-51 |
| 07:45 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rodger Smith | 49-51 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Tracy Percy (SF), James Strickland (PF), Clarence Lawson (C) Scott Castleberry, Rodger Smith, Carl Williamson, Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tracy Percy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Clarence Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Compo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Bowling Green | James Strickland misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #4 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 06:59 | Bowling Green | James Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:59 | Bowling Green | James Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Timothy Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:44 | Akron | James Compo connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Raymond Yarbrough | 50-53 |
| 06:24 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Maurice Stricklin | 52-53 |
| 06:08 | Akron | John Sapp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:06 | Akron | James Compo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Calvin Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:51 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 05:35 | Bowling Green | Timothy Robertson denies the turnaround by James Strickland | 52-53 |
| 05:34 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Percy | 52-53 |
| 05:22 | Bowling Green | James Strickland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Timothy Robertson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Carl Williamson (PF) Maurice Stricklin, James Strickland | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 04:46 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson is whistled for a carry | 52-53 |
| 04:33 | Akron | John Sapp is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG) John Sapp | |
| 04:10 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Carmine Tolson snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 03:49 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Carl Williamson | 52-53 |
| 03:32 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Jimmie Hodder gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Sammy Carey is whistled for a carry | 52-53 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (SG), James Strickland (SF), Wilson Taylor (C) Albert Wilson, Tracy Percy, Clarence Lawson | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG) Jimmie Hodder | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilson Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry banks in the layup on a great pass from James Strickland | 54-53 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Carl Williamson is called for the reach on Raymond Yarbrough - foul #4 on Carl Williamson, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodger Smith (PF) Carl Williamson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), James Compo (PF) Johnny Campbell, Carmine Tolson | |
| 02:34 | Akron | James Compo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Sapp | 54-55 |
| 02:34 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Tracy Percy (SF), Clarence Lawson (C) Scott Castleberry, Rodger Smith, Wilson Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG) John Sapp | |
| 02:16 | Bowling Green | James Strickland clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 02:14 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Percy | 54-55 |
| 02:01 | Bowling Green | Clarence Lawson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:42 | Akron | James Compo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 01:40 | Bowling Green | James Strickland snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:35 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Compo | 54-55 |
| 01:04 | Akron | James Compo misses the dunk | 54-55 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Tracy Percy steps in front of the Raymond Yarbrough pass | 54-55 |
| 00:35 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the board | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Sammy Carey is hacked by Maurice Stricklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson (PF) James Strickland | |
| Subs | Akron | Carmine Tolson (PF) James Compo | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:31 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:16 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tracy Percy | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Johnny Campbell drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Yarbrough | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 00:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Yarbrough | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Maurice Stricklin is called for the reach on Raymond Yarbrough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:03 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-59 |