| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Archie Briggs inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | John Sears comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-39 |
| 19:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Briggs | 33-39 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Jack Hammond knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Briggs | 33-42 |
| 19:14 | Ohio | Milton Bellino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Goetsch | 36-42 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Dutton | 36-42 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Milton Bellino | 36-42 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch is hacked by Jack Hammond - foul #1 on Jack Hammond, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SF) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Jason Guizar blows the layup but he's hacked by Archie Briggs - foul #3 on Archie Briggs, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Hammons (C) Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SF), Jon Ried (C) Archie Briggs, Bruce Long | |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Jon Ried grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is hacked by Reginald Dutton - foul #2 on Reginald Dutton, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SF), Robert Goodwin (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | James Grove (PG), David Gilson (PF) Jack Hammond, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 17:53 | Akron | John Sears is hacked by Ken Hammons - foul #2 on Ken Hammons, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (SG) John Sears | |
| 17:40 | Akron | Rob Gale scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Carey | 37-44 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Ken Hammons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Carey - foul #2 on Joseph Carey, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) Anthony Wade | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Long (C) David Gilson | |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Ken Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Jon Ried snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Jon Ried hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Manuel McDunn | 38-44 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | James Grove steals it from Todd Jones | 38-44 |
| 16:54 | Akron | James Grove hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Ken Hammons is fouled on the floor by Bruce Long - foul #2 on Bruce Long, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Richard Bennett (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), Reginald Dutton (C) Jason Guizar, Todd Jones, Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hammond (PG), John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) James Grove, Rob Gale, Jon Ried | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Milton Bellino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Joseph Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Jack Hammond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Bruce Long snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Buendia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Sears (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | John Sears connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jack Hammond | 38-48 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Milton Bellino hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 15:13 | Akron | John Sears lays it in | 41-50 |
| 14:52 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia tips it in | 43-50 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Bruce Long hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by John Sears | 43-52 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton double dribbles | 43-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Ken Hammons (PF), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, Richard Bennett, Stephen Buendia, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | James Grove (PG), Rob Gale (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), David Gilson (PF), Jon Ried (C) Jack Hammond, John Sears, Joseph Carey, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 14:00 | Akron | Jon Ried knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rob Gale and he's hacked by David Liu - foul #4 on David Liu, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (C) David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:00 | Akron | Jon Ried misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Ken Hammons is called for the reach on Archie Briggs - foul #3 on Ken Hammons, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Rob Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| 13:04 | Ohio | Archie Briggs steals the ball from Manuel McDunn | 45-54 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Archie Briggs can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Manuel McDunn - foul #1 on Manuel McDunn, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Milton Bellino (SG), Stephen Buendia (PF) Todd Jones, Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Rob Gale, David Gilson | |
| 12:49 | Akron | Archie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Archie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Jon Ried steals it from Jason Guizar | 45-56 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Jon Ried misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 45-56 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Jason Guizar, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hammond (PG), Bruce Long (C) James Grove, Jon Ried | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Milton Bellino picks off the pass by Archie Briggs | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Buendia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Archie Briggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Bruce Long pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 45-56 |
| 11:12 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Bellino | 47-56 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio lays it up and in on a great pass from John Sears and he's hacked by Greg Goetsch - foul #1 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Ken Hammons (PF) Milton Bellino, Richard Bennett, Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Akron | Murray Earnest (PG), Rob Gale (SG), Joseph Carey (SF) Jack Hammond, John Sears, Archie Briggs | |
| 10:29 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:07 | Ohio | Ken Hammons clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 10:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bruce Long | 47-59 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Murray Earnest | 47-61 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Murray Earnest is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Goetsch - foul #2 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Richard Bennett (SF), Robert Goodwin (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | James Grove (SF), David Gilson (PF), Jon Ried (C) Joseph Carey, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 09:34 | Akron | Murray Earnest misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Robert Goodwin gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Ken Hammons comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Rob Gale - foul #2 on Rob Gale, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hammond (PG) Murray Earnest | |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Jon Ried snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 09:02 | Akron | David Gilson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Ried | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Rob Gale is called for the reach on Richard Bennett - foul #3 on Rob Gale, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Buendia (PF) Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Todd Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 08:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jon Ried | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:12 | Akron | Rob Gale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Jack Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Rob Gale hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 47-64 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | Stephen Buendia snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is fouled on the floor by Jon Ried - foul #2 on Jon Ried, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), Reginald Dutton (PF), David Liu (C) Todd Jones, Richard Bennett, Stephen Buendia, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Akron | Murray Earnest (PG), John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Joseph Carey (C) Jack Hammond, Rob Gale, James Grove, David Gilson, Jon Ried | |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:39 | Ohio | Anthony Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel McDunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Murray Earnest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Akron | Anthony Wade takes the ball from Murray Earnest in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 07:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 49-64 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Joseph Carey misses the easy dunk attempt | 49-64 |
| 06:53 | Akron | John Sears misses the tip | 49-64 |
| 06:52 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Milton Bellino's pass is intercepted by Joseph Zamudio | 49-64 |
| 06:29 | Akron | John Sears scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 06:09 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn is hacked by Archie Briggs - foul #4 on Archie Briggs, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Ken Hammons (PF) Anthony Wade, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Long (C) Joseph Zamudio | |
| 06:09 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:09 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:44 | Akron | John Sears is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Murray Earnest | 51-69 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Milton Bellino misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | David Liu snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Joseph Carey steals the ball from David Liu | 51-69 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Greg Goetsch steps in front of the Murray Earnest pass in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Ken Hammons loses the dribble to John Sears | 51-69 |
| 05:16 | Akron | John Sears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Guizar (SG), Todd Jones (SF), Robert Goodwin (C) Milton Bellino, Manuel McDunn, David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hammond (PG), Rob Gale (SG), James Grove (SF), David Gilson (PF), Jon Ried (C) Murray Earnest, John Sears, Archie Briggs, Joseph Carey, Bruce Long | |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Jack Hammond picks off the pass by Ken Hammons | 51-69 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Rob Gale lays it in on a great pass from Jack Hammond | 51-71 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Todd Jones buries a 3 from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Jack Hammond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-71 |
| 04:48 | Akron | David Gilson gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Todd Jones picks off the pass by Jon Ried | 54-71 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Todd Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Greg Goetsch and he's hacked by Jack Hammond - foul #2 on Jack Hammond, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SF), Stephen Buendia (PF), Reginald Dutton (C) Greg Goetsch, Ken Hammons, Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Todd Jones makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Jack Hammond comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Guizar - foul #2 on Jason Guizar, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | Milton Bellino (SG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Rob Gale, James Grove, David Gilson, Jon Ried | |
| 04:00 | Akron | Jack Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Jack Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Richard Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-73 |
| 03:39 | Akron | John Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jason Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Bellino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Buendia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Hammond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sears (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Briggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Archie Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bennett - foul #1 on Richard Bennett, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), David Liu (C) Jason Guizar, Stephen Buendia | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (PG) Jack Hammond | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Richard Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Dutton and he's hacked by Archie Briggs - foul #5 on Archie Briggs, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (PF) Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SF) Archie Briggs | |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses the free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Bruce Long gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Rob Gale is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Sears | 59-75 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Richard Bennett is hacked by Joseph Carey - foul #3 on Joseph Carey, team foul #11 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Jason Guizar (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Greg Goetsch, Milton Bellino, David Liu | |
| Subs | Akron | James Grove (PG), David Gilson (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:42 | Akron | James Grove is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Guizar - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Hammons (C) Robert Goodwin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:42 | Akron | James Grove misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:42 | Akron | James Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Jason Guizar knocks in the floater from the right side | 63-76 |
| 02:27 | Akron | James Grove is hacked by Ken Hammons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ken Hammons, team foul #11 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (SG) Rob Gale | |
| 02:27 | Akron | James Grove makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 02:27 | Akron | James Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 63-78 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Jon Ried gets the rebound | 63-78 |
| 01:59 | Akron | James Grove buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carey | 63-80 |
| 01:55 | Ohio | James Grove takes the ball from Jason Guizar in the backcourt | 63-80 |
| 01:36 | Akron | David Gilson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Grove | 63-83 |
| 01:27 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-83 |
| 01:26 | Akron | James Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 63-83 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Todd Jones is called for the reach on Peter Matthews - foul #2 on Todd Jones, team foul #12 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:01 | Akron | Peter Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 63-84 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Peter Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 63-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio | Todd Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-85 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Joseph Carey pulls down the rebound | 63-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Peter Matthews banks in the layup set up by David Gilson and he's hacked by Ken Hammons - foul #5 on Ken Hammons, team foul #13 | 63-87 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Goodwin (C) Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Peter Matthews makes the free throw | 63-88 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is hacked by Peter Matthews - foul #1 on Peter Matthews, team foul #12 | 63-88 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (SG) Peter Matthews | |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 64-88 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| 00:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jon Ried | 64-88 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Grove runs out the clock | 64-88 |