| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Luiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Saucier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Scott Cooper inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Clarence Walther can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-35 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Clarence Walther can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 19:34 | Akron | John Saucier snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 19:18 | Akron | John Saucier connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 26-37 |
| 18:49 | Ohio | John Irwin is fouled on the floor by John Saucier - foul #3 on John Saucier, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Ernest Hughes (PF), Igor Tozloski (C) Haywood Brown, John Messer, Joseph Baker, John Saucier | |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett buries a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Ernest Hughes - foul #3 on Ernest Hughes, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Martinez (PF) Ernest Hughes | |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Jon Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Luiz | 31-37 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the jump hook from close range | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Albert Taylor steals the ball from Michael Luiz | 31-37 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Jon Gibson lays it up and in set up by Albert Taylor | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Clarence Walther hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-39 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Igor Tozloski gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Igor Tozloski banks in the layup on a great pass from Angel Martinez | 31-41 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Clarence Walther drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Crockett | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Lewis Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Cooper - foul #3 on Scott Cooper, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Jon Gibson, Albert Taylor, Angel Martinez | |
| 16:38 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Clarence Walther pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | Haywood Brown picks off the pass by Scott Cooper | 33-41 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the dunk but the foul's on John Irwin - foul #1 on John Irwin, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG) Lewis Richardson | |
| 16:04 | Akron | Igor Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Clarence Walther grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 15:41 | Ohio | Clarence Walther blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Albert Taylor (SG), Ernest Hughes (PF), John Saucier (C) Haywood Brown, Dikembe Awai, Joseph Baker, Igor Tozloski | |
| 15:41 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:41 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Saucier | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Akim Bakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Saucier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Akron | John Saucier clanks a floater from the right side | 33-42 |
| 15:32 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:10 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-42 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Scott Cooper tips it home | 35-42 |
| 15:03 | Akron | John Messer is fouled on the floor by Scott Cooper - foul #4 on Scott Cooper, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Don Fields (SF) Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), Angel Martinez (SF) Albert Taylor, John Messer | |
| 14:55 | Akron | Angel Martinez misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Don Fields - foul #2 on Don Fields, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG) Dikembe Awai | |
| 14:55 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Don Fields is fouled on the floor by Angel Martinez - foul #1 on Angel Martinez, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG), Salvador Garcia (PF), Edward Bocanegra (C) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), John Messer (SF) Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez | |
| 14:17 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Messer - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF) Dikembe Awai, John Messer | |
| 14:17 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:17 | Ohio | Don Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Akim Bakowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Elmore - foul #2 on Robert Elmore, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), John Messer (SF) Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson | |
| 13:57 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Saucier | 36-46 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Don Fields can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Edward Bocanegra snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | John Irwin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Don Fields can't tip it in | 36-46 |
| 13:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Saucier | 36-46 |
| 12:48 | Akron | John Messer is fouled on the floor by John Irwin - foul #2 on John Irwin, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Scott Cooper (SF), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) John Irwin, Don Fields, Salvador Garcia, Edward Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Dikembe Awai, John Messer, Ernest Hughes | |
| 12:40 | Akron | Robert Elmore is called for the reach on Haywood Brown - foul #3 on Robert Elmore, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Martinez (SF) Lewis Richardson | |
| 12:40 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Michael Luiz snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | Robert Elmore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Scott Cooper hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the dunk | 38-46 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Haywood Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Haywood Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Irwin (SG) Robert Elmore | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF) Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez | |
| 11:24 | Ohio | Scott Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 11:23 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Akim Bakowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Saucier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Albert Taylor misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Irwin - foul #3 on John Irwin, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SF), Ernest Hughes (PF), Igor Tozloski (C) Lewis Richardson, Joseph Baker, John Saucier | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Albert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Albert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Michael Luiz buries a shot in the paint set up by Jimmy Crockett and he's fouled by Ernest Hughes - foul #4 on Ernest Hughes, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Don Fields (PF) Clarence Walther | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), John Saucier (C) Albert Taylor, Ernest Hughes, Igor Tozloski | |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Michael Luiz makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | Akron | John Saucier blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Luiz - foul #2 on Michael Luiz, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG), Salvador Garcia (C) Jimmy Crockett, Michael Luiz | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:36 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:36 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Saucier - foul #4 on John Saucier, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hao Yin (SG) John Irwin | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SF), Igor Tozloski (C) John Messer, John Saucier | |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Lewis Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Igor Tozloski tips it in | 42-52 |
| 09:21 | Ohio | Scott Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Lewis Richardson snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Joseph Baker knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Akim Bakowski | 42-54 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Scott Cooper's pass is intercepted by Joseph Baker | 42-54 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Igor Tozloski drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Akim Bakowski | 42-56 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), John Irwin (SG), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) Robert Elmore, Hao Yin, Scott Cooper, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), John Messer (SF), Angel Martinez (C) Akim Bakowski, Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski | |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Don Fields makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Don Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Jon Gibson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Clarence Walther gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett is called for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Ernest Hughes (PF), John Saucier (C) Dikembe Awai, Joseph Baker, Angel Martinez | |
| 07:25 | Akron | John Saucier lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Jon Gibson | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Saucier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Ohio | John Irwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG) Jon Gibson, Albert Taylor | |
| 06:43 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Ernest Hughes tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 06:40 | Akron | John Saucier pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Ernest Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-58 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Clarence Walther snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Clarence Walther misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-58 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Ernest Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Ernest Hughes scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Clarence Walther - foul #3 on Clarence Walther, team foul #10 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Cooper (SF) Don Fields | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Albert Taylor (SG), Angel Martinez (SF), Igor Tozloski (C) Akim Bakowski, Dikembe Awai, John Messer, John Saucier | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Ernest Hughes misses the free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Clarence Walther | 44-60 |
| 05:27 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG), Don Fields (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther, Michael Luiz | |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), John Saucier (C) Albert Taylor, Igor Tozloski | |
| 05:09 | Akron | John Saucier misses the easy layup | 44-60 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | Don Fields grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 04:51 | Ohio | Scott Cooper loses the dribble to John Saucier | 44-60 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Angel Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Albert Taylor (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Igor Tozloski (C) Jon Gibson, Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez, Ernest Hughes, John Saucier | |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Don Fields clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 44-60 |
| 04:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Messer | 44-60 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses the floater from the left block | 44-60 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Igor Tozloski hits the follow up shot | 44-62 |
| 03:38 | Ohio | John Irwin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Joseph Baker pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Akim Bakowski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Messer | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Elmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Irwin (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Don Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Akim Bakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Messer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Tozloski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Robert Elmore is hacked by Albert Taylor - foul #1 on Albert Taylor, team foul #9 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Clarence Walther (PF), Michael Luiz (C) John Irwin, Scott Cooper, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Ernest Hughes (PF), John Saucier (C) Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, John Messer, Joseph Baker, Igor Tozloski | |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Robert Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Robert Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:14 | Akron | The jump hook by Ernest Hughes is blocked by Michael Luiz | 46-65 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Clarence Walther grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Ohio | John Saucier steals it from Michael Luiz | 46-65 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Clarence Walther is called for the reach on Ernest Hughes - foul #4 on Clarence Walther, team foul #11 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Irwin (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) Robert Elmore, Don Fields | |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), John Messer (SF) Jon Gibson, Lewis Richardson | |
| 01:28 | Akron | Ernest Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Ernest Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Scott Cooper can't connect on a shot from the right block | 46-66 |
| 01:05 | Ohio | Clarence Walther tips it back up and in | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Akim Bakowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Messer | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Cooper and he's hacked by Ernest Hughes - foul #5 on Ernest Hughes, team foul #10 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Baker (PF) Ernest Hughes | |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:04 | Akron | John Messer drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Haywood Brown | 51-70 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | John Irwin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-70 |