| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Jones (fresh) SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Shields (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Archie Briggs inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | John Sears clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-27 |
| 19:47 | Ohio | Jason Guizar pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-27 |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Todd Jones snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Sears - foul #2 on John Sears, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-27 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:53 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 18:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bruce Long | 38-27 |
| 18:44 | Akron | John Sears scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Sullivan | 38-30 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Jason Guizar clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Reginald Dutton (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Todd Jones, Manuel McDunn, George Shields | |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Gess (SF), Joseph Carey (C) Archie Briggs, Bruce Long | |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:19 | Akron | John Sears buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Sullivan | 40-32 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:44 | Akron | John Sullivan gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Keith Gess comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Anthony Wade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:33 | Akron | John Sullivan misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Anthony Wade gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra misses the easy layup | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Jason Guizar grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | Anthony Wade loses the dribble to Joseph Zamudio | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sears (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Gess (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:56 | Akron | John Sears throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Rob Gale (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Jon Ried (PF), Bruce Long (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Keith Gess, Joseph Zamudio, Joseph Carey | |
| 15:43 | Ohio | Bruce Long takes the ball from George Shields | 40-32 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 15:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to David Liu | 40-32 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | David Liu hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Rob Gale comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-32 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | George Shields clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jon Ried - foul #1 on Jon Ried, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | James Grove (PG), John Sears (SG), David Gilson (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Peter Matthews, Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Jon Ried | |
| 14:18 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:00 | Akron | John Sears misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Manuel McDunn | 44-32 |
| 13:40 | Ohio | Joseph Zamudio takes the ball from Richard Bennett | 44-32 |
| 13:17 | Akron | James Grove is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Reginald Dutton (C) David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Joseph Carey (SG), Keith Gess (PF) James Grove, John Sears, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 13:00 | Ohio | George Shields misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | John Sullivan takes the ball from Manuel McDunn | 44-32 |
| 12:41 | Akron | John Sullivan lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Keith Gess steps in front of the George Shields pass | 44-34 |
| 12:28 | Akron | John Sullivan loses the dribble to Richard Bennett in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Keith Gess gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:11 | Akron | David Gilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 12:09 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Carey | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Bruce Long lays it up and in and the foul's on Manuel McDunn - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Kudyauku Alhambra (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Manuel McDunn, George Shields, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Jon Ried (PF) Joseph Carey, David Gilson, Keith Gess | |
| 11:57 | Akron | Bruce Long makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Jones (fresh) PF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Matthews (fresh) SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Ried (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Anthony Wade comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter Matthews | 44-37 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Jon Ried hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 44-37 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | Ken Hammons pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses short on a runner from the right block | 44-37 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Jon Ried misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Archie Briggs snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Ken Hammons gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra drills a runner near the basket set up by Jason Guizar | 46-37 |
| 09:38 | Akron | John Sullivan scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Todd Jones - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Reginald Dutton (PF), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Todd Jones, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) Peter Matthews, Archie Briggs, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| 09:38 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-40 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 09:03 | Akron | The short jumper by Joseph Carey is denied by Reginald Dutton | 46-40 |
| 09:02 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton is hacked by Joseph Carey - foul #2 on Joseph Carey, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Kudyauku Alhambra | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (PG), John Sears (SG) John Sullivan, David Gilson | |
| 08:31 | Ohio | David Liu connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Bennett | 48-40 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Rob Gale can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:03 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn grabs the board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald Dutton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David Liu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Rob Gale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Gess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Carey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is fouled on the floor by John Sears - foul #3 on John Sears, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG), George Shields (PF) Richard Bennett, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Briggs (SF) Joseph Carey | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Keith Gess swats the dunk try by Manuel McDunn | 48-40 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Keith Gess snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio loses the ball out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Manuel McDunn, David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), David Gilson (SF), Jon Ried (C) Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Keith Gess | |
| 06:34 | Ohio | Peter Matthews takes the ball from Kudyauku Alhambra | 48-40 |
| 06:17 | Akron | John Sears hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Zamudio | 48-43 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Ken Hammons hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kudyauku Alhambra | 50-43 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Peter Matthews makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Zamudio | 50-45 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Gilson - foul #1 on David Gilson, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Carey (PF) John Sears, David Gilson, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Joseph Carey hits a wide open runner in the paint | 52-47 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | George Shields hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kudyauku Alhambra | 54-47 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Archie Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | David Liu (C) George Shields | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (SG), Bruce Long (C) Peter Matthews, Jon Ried | |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Joseph Carey steps in front of the Kudyauku Alhambra pass | 54-47 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Archie Briggs buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Sullivan | 54-50 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton can't connect on a runner from close range | 54-50 |
| 04:20 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Dutton | 54-50 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bennett | 56-50 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Rob Gale is hacked by Todd Jones - foul #3 on Todd Jones, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Manuel McDunn (SF), George Shields (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Todd Jones, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton, David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), David Gilson (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Joseph Carey, Bruce Long | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Shields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Gilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Wade - foul #2 on Anthony Wade, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (SG) John Sears | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Ken Hammons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 03:28 | Ohio | George Shields tips it home | 58-52 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Peter Matthews misses the jump hook from the right block | 58-52 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Peter Matthews grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 02:44 | Akron | John Sullivan lays it up and in and he's fouled by Anthony Wade - foul #3 on Anthony Wade, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), David Liu (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (PF) Peter Matthews, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 02:44 | Akron | John Sullivan makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | George Shields misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 02:19 | Ohio | Richard Bennett tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Keith Gess loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) David Gilson, Jon Ried, Keith Gess | |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | George Shields snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Liu | 62-55 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio banks in the layup set up by John Sears | 62-57 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | David Liu misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 01:07 | Akron | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-57 |
| 00:41 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Archie Briggs is hacked by Manuel McDunn - foul #2 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 00:35 | Akron | John Sears buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | George Shields is hacked by John Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sullivan, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | George Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Jason Guizar pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by John Sears - foul #4 on John Sears, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SF) Greg Goetsch, Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Sullivan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by John Sears - foul #5 on John Sears, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG) John Sears | |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:11 | Akron | John Sullivan is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Zamudio | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Carey - foul #3 on Joseph Carey, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Manuel McDunn (SF) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |