| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Eric Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McHendry (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Orndorff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Drinnon (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Delaware | Kent Goldstein swats the layup by Eric Drinnon | 35-33 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Kent Goldstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson's floater is knocked away by Jerry Orndorff | 35-33 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Kent Goldstein tips it home | 35-35 |
| 18:58 | Delaware | Eric Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 18:57 | Delaware | James Zorc gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | Delaware | Charles McHendry makes the shot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Charles McHendry picks off the pass by Daniel Hayhurst | 37-35 |
| 18:02 | Delaware | Charles McHendry can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Eric Drinnon steals the ball from Fynn Arrambide | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Delaware | Eric Drinnon misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Kent Goldstein grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Robert Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:09 | Delaware | James Zorc snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Delaware | Eric Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Delaware | Michael Thomas (PG), Robert Lewis (SG), David McFarland (SF), Dennis Williams (PF), Michael Howard (C) Eric Jones, Charles McHendry, Jerry Orndorff, Eric Drinnon, James Zorc | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Frank Begley (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 16:45 | Akron | Herbert Alexander loses the dribble to Michael Thomas in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 16:42 | Delaware | Michael Thomas can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 16:41 | Delaware | Dennis Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Michael Brown scores on a floater in the paint set up by Walter Lolley | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Delaware | Michael Howard scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 41-37 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Michael Brown is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Begley | 41-39 |
| 15:56 | Delaware | Robert Lewis's pass is intercepted by Frank Begley | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Walter Lolley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Begley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Mestas (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Herbert Alexander is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-39 |
| 15:40 | Delaware | David McFarland grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 15:23 | Delaware | Michael Brown steps in front of the Michael Howard pass | 41-39 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Robert Lewis is called for the reach on Walter Lolley - foul #1 on Robert Lewis, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Delaware | Efrain Self (PG), Charles McHendry (SG), Eric Jones (SF), Eric Drinnon (PF), James Zorc (C) Michael Thomas, Robert Lewis, David McFarland, Dennis Williams, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Dwayne Teeter (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF) Herbert Alexander, Walter Lolley, Frank Begley, Matthew Mestas | |
| 14:41 | Akron | Kent Goldstein hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eric Drinnon - foul #2 on Eric Drinnon, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Michael Brown | |
| 14:41 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:41 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Eric Drinnon | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Delaware | Eric Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dwayne Teeter | 41-41 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Kent Goldstein comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 13:56 | Delaware | Charles McHendry grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Delaware | James Zorc misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fynn Arrambide - foul #2 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Lewis (SG), Jerry Orndorff (SF) Charles McHendry, Eric Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Frank Begley (C) Daniel Hayhurst, Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 13:50 | Delaware | James Zorc misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Delaware | James Zorc misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Frank Begley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Jerry Orndorff steals it from Herbert Alexander in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 13:32 | Delaware | Eric Drinnon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Kevin Ben is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Orndorff - foul #2 on Jerry Orndorff, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chester Morin (PG), David McFarland (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Efrain Self, Eric Drinnon, James Zorc | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Robert Jackson, Dwayne Teeter | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Herbert Alexander misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 13:06 | Delaware | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 12:59 | Delaware | Chester Morin's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Begley | 41-41 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Frank Begley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Walter Lolley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Walter Lolley, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Michael Thomas (PG), Charles McHendry (SG), Eric Jones (SF), Eric Drinnon (PF) Chester Morin, Robert Lewis, Jerry Orndorff, David McFarland | |
| Subs | Akron | Dwayne Teeter (SG), Matthew Mestas (C) Herbert Alexander, Frank Begley | |
| 12:23 | Delaware | Michael Thomas misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Efrain Self (PG), Michael Howard (C) Michael Thomas, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Kent Goldstein (PF) Walter Lolley, Kevin Ben | |
| 12:02 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | Delaware | Eric Drinnon grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 11:47 | Delaware | Michael Brown swats the short shot by Charles McHendry | 41-41 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Efrain Self (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McHendry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Drinnon (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Mestas (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Akron | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | James Zorc (C) Eric Drinnon | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 11:24 | Delaware | Charles McHendry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Robert Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Michael Thomas (SG), David McFarland (PF) Charles McHendry, James Zorc | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Begley (SF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Dwayne Teeter, Matthew Mestas | |
| 11:00 | Delaware | Michael Thomas is hacked by Kent Goldstein - foul #2 on Kent Goldstein, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Lewis (SG), Jerry Orndorff (SF), Dennis Williams (C) Efrain Self, Eric Jones, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| 10:46 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 43-41 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Frank Begley is hacked by Jerry Orndorff - foul #3 on Jerry Orndorff, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles McHendry (SG), Eric Drinnon (PF), James Zorc (C) Robert Lewis, David McFarland, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (C) Daniel Hayhurst, Frank Begley, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 10:02 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 10:01 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:41 | Delaware | Eric Drinnon hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Zorc | 45-41 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Herbert Alexander connects on the open driving attempt in the lane set up by Walter Lolley | 45-43 |
| 09:08 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Thomas and he's hacked by Kevin Ben - foul #1 on Kevin Ben, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Delaware | Efrain Self (PG), Michael Howard (PF), Eric Jones (C) Michael Thomas, Eric Drinnon, James Zorc | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Frank Begley (SF), Dwayne Teeter (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Herbert Alexander, Walter Lolley, Kevin Ben, Kent Goldstein, Michael Brown | |
| 09:08 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Charles McHendry is called for the reach on Daniel Hayhurst in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles McHendry, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Delaware | Dennis Williams (C) Jerry Orndorff | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:51 | Akron | Eric Jones is called for the reach on Frank Begley - foul #2 on Eric Jones, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Delaware | David McFarland (SF) Charles McHendry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:51 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:33 | Delaware | Efrain Self misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 08:32 | Delaware | Michael Howard grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:20 | Delaware | Efrain Self can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-45 |
| 08:18 | Delaware | Michael Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:59 | Delaware | Efrain Self makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David McFarland | 50-45 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Robert Jackson scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Teeter | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Efrain Self (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McFarland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Begley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Mestas (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Delaware | Michael Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chester Morin (PG), Charles McHendry (SG), Eric Drinnon (PF), James Zorc (C) Efrain Self, David McFarland, Dennis Williams, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Daniel Hayhurst, Frank Begley, Dwayne Teeter, Matthew Mestas | |
| 07:17 | Delaware | Eric Drinnon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Herbert Alexander misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 50-47 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Robert Jackson tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 06:58 | Delaware | James Zorc pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:35 | Delaware | Chester Morin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Michael Brown grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Charles McHendry takes the ball from Kevin Ben | 50-47 |
| 05:54 | Delaware | Charles McHendry is fouled on the floor by Fynn Arrambide - foul #3 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Delaware | Efrain Self (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Jerry Orndorff (SF), Dennis Williams (PF) Chester Morin, Charles McHendry, Eric Jones, Eric Drinnon | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Dwayne Teeter (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF) Robert Jackson, Herbert Alexander, Kevin Ben, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 05:42 | Delaware | Daniel Hayhurst picks off the pass by Dennis Williams | 50-47 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Kent Goldstein connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Lolley | 50-49 |
| 05:12 | Delaware | Michael Thomas is hacked by Daniel Hayhurst - foul #2 on Daniel Hayhurst, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Delaware | David McFarland (PF) James Zorc | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Begley (SF), Matthew Mestas (C) Dwayne Teeter, Michael Brown | |
| 05:12 | Delaware | Michael Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Matthew Mestas gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Frank Begley comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-49 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Matthew Mestas snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Matthew Mestas misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 50-49 |
| 04:37 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Efrain Self | 50-49 |
| 04:22 | Delaware | Dennis Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 04:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Begley | 50-49 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Kent Goldstein scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Walter Lolley | 50-52 |
| 03:47 | Delaware | David McFarland is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chester Morin (PG), Charles McHendry (SG), Eric Jones (SF), Eric Drinnon (PF), Michael Howard (C) Efrain Self, Michael Thomas, Jerry Orndorff, David McFarland, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Herbert Alexander (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Walter Lolley, Daniel Hayhurst, Kent Goldstein, Matthew Mestas | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Frank Begley is fouled on the floor by Michael Howard - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Frank Begley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:28 | Delaware | Charles McHendry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Chester Morin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles McHendry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Drinnon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Begley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Delaware | Eric Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles McHendry | 53-53 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Frank Begley lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Alexander | 53-55 |
| 02:52 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Delaware | David McFarland (PF) Eric Drinnon | |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Frank Begley, Michael Brown | |
| 02:33 | Delaware | Eric Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ben - foul #2 on Kevin Ben, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Delaware | Michael Thomas (PG) Chester Morin | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG) Herbert Alexander | |
| 02:33 | Delaware | Eric Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:33 | Delaware | Eric Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kent Goldstein | 54-55 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kent Goldstein | 54-58 |
| 02:18 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Delaware | Efrain Self (PG), Jerry Orndorff (SF), Dennis Williams (PF) Michael Thomas, Eric Jones, David McFarland | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:07 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff misses the dunk | 54-58 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Kent Goldstein grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 01:57 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Jerry Orndorff | 54-58 |
| 01:51 | Delaware | Fynn Arrambide is called for the reach on Charles McHendry - foul #4 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Delaware | Eric Drinnon (PF), James Zorc (C) Dennis Williams, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:51 | Delaware | Charles McHendry makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:51 | Delaware | Charles McHendry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 01:27 | Delaware | Jerry Orndorff scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Drinnon | 58-58 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Robert Jackson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| 01:03 | Delaware | James Zorc can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Kent Goldstein grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-58 |
| 00:42 | Delaware | James Zorc grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 00:26 | Delaware | James Zorc misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Kevin Ben tips it in | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Efrain Self clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-60 |