| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Corona (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 40-37 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski tips it in | 40-39 |
| 19:16 | Akron | William Tiernan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 19:15 | Akron | William Little hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:53 | Akron | William Tiernan snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Don Corona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy | 42-41 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Richard Cataldo connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Tiernan | 44-41 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is hacked by Adam Herrick - foul #1 on Adam Herrick, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Buono (C) James Hale | |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Florkowski and the foul's on Richard Cataldo - foul #2 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (PF) Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | George Buono gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Shane Renard is called for the reach on Mark Kelly - foul #1 on Shane Renard, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), David Abels (SF) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, Don Corona | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Richard Schultz (PF) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz drills a jump hook in the paint | 44-46 |
| 16:36 | Akron | William Little hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 46-46 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Shane Renard steps in front of the Ross Florkowski pass | 46-46 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Richard Schultz steals it from James Marshall | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Abels (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - George Buono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | George Buono misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 46-46 |
| 15:44 | Akron | James Marshall gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Stephen Bourque takes the ball from James Marshall | 46-46 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-46 |
| 15:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Abels | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Ross Florkowski steals it from David Abels | 46-46 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is fouled on the floor by Shane Renard - foul #2 on Shane Renard, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), David Eustice (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, David Abels, Shane Renard, William Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), Mark Kelly (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Patrick Molden (PF), James Hale (C) Ross Florkowski, James Brown, Stephen Bourque, Richard Schultz, George Buono | |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy's floater is tipped away by Dustin Marmon | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Richard Cataldo pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:07 | Akron | William Tiernan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Richard Cataldo picks off the pass by Gary Augustine | 46-46 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Dustin Marmon buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Tiernan | 48-46 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | James Hale grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 12:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dustin Marmon | 48-46 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (C) Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) Gary Augustine | |
| 12:51 | Akron | Adam Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Adam Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Adam Herrick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Eustice | 53-48 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Kelly | 53-50 |
| 11:58 | Akron | David Eustice clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hale | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Eustice (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Cataldo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Renard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | David Eustice steals it from James Hale | 53-50 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Shane Renard clanks a floater from the left side | 53-50 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Richard Cataldo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:22 | Akron | William Tiernan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Kelly - foul #2 on Mark Kelly, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Don Corona (SF), William Little (C) Adam Herrick, David Eustice, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Richard Schultz (PF), George Buono (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| 11:22 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:22 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | James Brown buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Florkowski | 55-52 |
| 10:38 | Akron | William Little misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on George Buono - foul #2 on George Buono, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Dustin Marmon (PF) William Tiernan, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:38 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Bourque, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| 10:08 | Akron | James Marshall buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Corona | 59-52 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG) Michael Valentine | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (PG), Patrick Molden (PF) Ross Florkowski, Richard Schultz | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Adam Herrick is hacked by Mark Kelly - foul #3 on Mark Kelly, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) Don Corona, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy (SF) Stephen Bourque | |
| 09:20 | Akron | William Little is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-52 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Mark Kelly | 59-52 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | George Buono hits a jump hook from close range | 59-54 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Richard Cataldo clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Akron | William Tiernan (SG) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), James Hale (C) James Brown, George Buono | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Richard Cataldo misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski's pass is intercepted by Adam Herrick in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Adam Herrick knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Cataldo and he's hacked by Mark Kelly - foul #4 on Mark Kelly, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Adam Herrick makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Patrick Molden is denied by Richard Cataldo | 63-54 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Richard Cataldo pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:09 | Akron | William Tiernan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 07:40 | Akron | William Tiernan connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Herrick | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Eustice (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Cataldo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Molden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Florkowski | 66-58 |
| 06:59 | Akron | William Tiernan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hale | 66-58 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Adam Herrick is called for the reach on Ross Florkowski - foul #2 on Adam Herrick, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, David Eustice, Richard Cataldo, William Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Richard Schultz (PF), George Buono (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden, James Hale | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | George Buono can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Don Corona - foul #1 on Don Corona, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | George Buono makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | George Buono makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Shane Renard misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Richard Schultz - foul #2 on Richard Schultz, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG) Ross Florkowski | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Shane Renard is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Shane Renard, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Marshall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 68-62 |
| 05:45 | Akron | James Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Shane Renard clanks a floater from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Shane Renard grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Shane Renard drills a jump hook in the lane | 70-62 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Shane Renard is called for the reach on Richard Schultz - foul #4 on Shane Renard, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Akron | William Tiernan (SG), William Little (C) Michael Valentine, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), James Hale (C) James Brown, George Buono | |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tiernan and he's fouled by Stephen Bourque - foul #3 on Stephen Bourque, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Patrick Molden (PF) Gary Augustine, Richard Schultz | |
| 04:54 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), David Eustice (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) James Marshall, Don Corona, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy (SF) Stephen Bourque | |
| 04:08 | Akron | Ross Florkowski is called for the reach on Adam Herrick - foul #1 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Molden | 73-64 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy | 73-66 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Adam Herrick is fouled on the floor by Ross Florkowski - foul #2 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Buono (C) James Hale | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Adam Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Adam Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Molden (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - George Buono (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy throws it down on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 75-68 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Richard Cataldo loses the dribble to Benjamin Murphy | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (SG), Don Corona (SF), Shane Renard (C) William Tiernan, David Eustice, William Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Akron | William Tiernan (SG), William Little (C) James Marshall, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), James Hale (C) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, George Buono | |
| 02:32 | Akron | William Little hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 75-68 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | James Hale grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Little - foul #3 on William Little, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF) Don Corona | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:55 | Akron | William Tiernan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the offensive board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Akron | Richard Cataldo is fouled on the floor by Patrick Molden - foul #2 on Patrick Molden, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Akron | David Abels (SF) David Eustice | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:52 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy can't finish the layup | 77-70 |
| 01:26 | Akron | William Little pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:25 | Akron | William Little is hacked by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #14 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (PF) Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:25 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:25 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Molden | 79-72 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Akron | Ross Florkowski is called for the reach on William Tiernan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #15 | 79-72 |
| 01:04 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 01:04 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Molden | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Akron | William Little is hacked by Ross Florkowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ross Florkowski, team foul #16 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG) Ross Florkowski | |
| 00:48 | Akron | William Little misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:48 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy is hacked by David Abels - foul #2 on David Abels, team foul #10 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) David Abels, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Mark Kelly is called for the reach on William Little in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Kelly, team foul #17 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Akron | David Abels (SF), Shane Renard (PF) David Eustice, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG) Mark Kelly | |
| 00:38 | Akron | William Little misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:38 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) David Abels, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-77 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hale | 83-80 |
| 00:25 | Akron | William Little is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Augustine - foul #1 on Gary Augustine, team foul #18 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG) Adam Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:25 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:25 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-80 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Brown | 85-83 |
| 00:19 | Akron | James Brown is called for the reach on David Eustice in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #19 | 85-83 |
| 00:19 | Akron | David Eustice makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:19 | Akron | David Eustice makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | James Brown's pass is intercepted by William Little | 87-83 |
| 00:11 | Akron | William Tiernan is fouled in the backcourt by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #20 | 87-83 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG) Adam Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SG) James Brown | |
| 00:11 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:11 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 89-83 |
| 00:03 | Akron | William Little gets the rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Little runs out the clock | 89-83 |