| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Lloyd Boles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dick Miller (fresh) C - Fletcher Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | David Howard inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Colgate | Dick Miller scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Wesley Burleigh - foul #1 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:44 | Colgate | Dick Miller makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Fletcher Bishop swats the layup by Michael Schultz | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Colgate | David Howard snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:10 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:08 | Colgate | David Howard can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Michael Schultz gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Derek Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Michael Schultz hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 18:43 | Colgate | David Howard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dick Miller | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Richard Short scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Schultz | 37-39 |
| 18:09 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Derek Young - foul #2 on Derek Young, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 18:09 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:09 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Richard Short hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Richard Short grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Derek Young comes up short on the runner from the left block | 39-39 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Michael Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Dick Miller is called for the reach on Michael Schultz - foul #1 on Dick Miller, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Parker (SG), David Ingram (SF), Edward Bonney (PF), Jeremy Russo (C) Jason Wagner, David Howard, Dick Miller, Fletcher Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (SG), Lyle Mangan (SF), James Thompson (C) Robert Culver, Richard Short, Derek Young | |
| 17:00 | Akron | Michael Schultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Lyle Mangan tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Michael Schultz tips it in | 39-41 |
| 16:43 | Colgate | Theodore Parker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Lyle Mangan grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 16:33 | Colgate | David Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:25 | Colgate | Edward Bonney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Lyle Mangan snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Lyle Mangan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeremy Russo - foul #2 on Jeremy Russo, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jason Wagner (SG), Gregg Kelly (PF) Lloyd Boles, Edward Bonney | |
| Subs | Akron | Clinton Nelson (PG), Robert Culver (SG), Nigel Pierce (C) Wesley Burleigh, Eric Wheeler, Michael Schultz | |
| 15:58 | Akron | Lyle Mangan misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Lyle Mangan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Theodore Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ingram (fresh) PF - Gregg Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Clinton Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Mangan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Colgate | Jeremy Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:44 | Akron | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:17 | Akron | James Thompson misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-42 |
| 15:16 | Colgate | Theodore Parker snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:57 | Colgate | David Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Colgate | Theodore Parker tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Nigel Pierce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:35 | Colgate | Theodore Parker gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:18 | Colgate | Jason Wagner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Theodore Parker | 44-42 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Lyle Mangan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:00 | Colgate | Jeremy Russo grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:52 | Colgate | David Ingram is hacked by Lyle Mangan - foul #1 on Lyle Mangan, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Colgate | Lloyd Boles (PG), Edward Bonney (SG), David Howard (SF), Fletcher Bishop (C) Theodore Parker, Jason Wagner, David Ingram, Jeremy Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Eric Wheeler (SG), Richard Short (SF), Michael Schultz (PF) Clinton Nelson, Robert Culver, Lyle Mangan, James Thompson | |
| 13:34 | Colgate | Gregg Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:06 | Colgate | Gregg Kelly snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:49 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Schultz - foul #3 on Michael Schultz, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Colgate | Dick Miller (PF) Gregg Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG), Derek Young (C) Eric Wheeler, Nigel Pierce | |
| 12:49 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:49 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:24 | Akron | The short jumper by Derek Young is denied by David Howard | 46-42 |
| 12:22 | Colgate | Dick Miller pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:03 | Colgate | Dick Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Michael Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Lloyd Boles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dick Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fletcher Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Young (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Robert Culver misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 11:34 | Colgate | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:13 | Colgate | Wesley Burleigh picks off the pass by Lloyd Boles | 46-42 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Lloyd Boles is called for the reach on Richard Short - foul #3 on Lloyd Boles, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jason Wagner (SG), Theodore Parker (SF), Gregg Kelly (PF) Edward Bonney, David Howard, Fletcher Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SG), Nigel Pierce (C) Robert Culver, Richard Short | |
| 10:27 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Derek Young tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 10:07 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Lyle Mangan grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Michael Schultz scores on a fadeaway from close range | 46-46 |
| 09:27 | Colgate | Derek Young denies the turnaround by Dick Miller | 46-46 |
| 09:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lyle Mangan | 46-46 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Colgate | Dick Miller is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Colgate | David Howard (SF), Fletcher Bishop (C) Lloyd Boles, Dick Miller | |
| Subs | Akron | Clinton Nelson (PG), Robert Culver (SG), Richard Short (SF), James Thompson (PF), David Jordan (C) Wesley Burleigh, Lyle Mangan, Derek Young, Michael Schultz, Nigel Pierce | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Robert Culver travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| 08:16 | Colgate | Theodore Parker misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Colgate | Edward Bonney (PF) Gregg Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:16 | Colgate | Theodore Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:16 | Colgate | Theodore Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:08 | Akron | James Thompson connects on the floater from the right side | 48-48 |
| 07:53 | Colgate | David Jordan is called for the reach on Jason Wagner - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Colgate | Ernest Jack (PG), David Ingram (SG) Theodore Parker, Jason Wagner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Ernest Jack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ingram (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fletcher Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Clinton Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Colgate | David Howard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 07:39 | Akron | James Thompson grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 07:33 | Akron | David Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Nelson | 48-51 |
| 07:25 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-51 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Robert Culver hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Nelson | 50-54 |
| 06:44 | Colgate | David Howard misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 50-54 |
| 06:43 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Fletcher Bishop | 50-54 |
| 06:29 | Colgate | Edward Bonney comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Colgate | Lloyd Boles (PG), Jason Wagner (SG), Gregg Kelly (PF) Ernest Jack, David Ingram, David Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Lyle Mangan (SF), Michael Schultz (PF), Nigel Pierce (C) Clinton Nelson, Richard Short, James Thompson, David Jordan | |
| 06:29 | Colgate | Edward Bonney makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:29 | Colgate | Edward Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Lyle Mangan can't finish the layup | 52-54 |
| 06:13 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Edward Bonney | 52-54 |
| 06:07 | Colgate | Jason Wagner's pass is intercepted by Nigel Pierce | 52-54 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Lyle Mangan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Schultz | 52-57 |
| 05:31 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 52-57 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Michael Schultz pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Michael Schultz buries a jumper from the right side set up by Lyle Mangan | 52-59 |
| 04:49 | Colgate | Jason Wagner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Boles | 54-59 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Michael Schultz's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Kelly | 54-59 |
| 04:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schultz | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Lyle Mangan is denied on a layup by Edward Bonney | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:53 | Colgate | Lyle Mangan swats the short shot by Gregg Kelly | 54-59 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Nigel Pierce snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Lloyd Boles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Bonney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregg Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fletcher Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Culver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Mangan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Michael Schultz connects on the 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Colgate | Lloyd Boles can't connect on a runner in the lane | 54-62 |
| 03:24 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Wagner | 54-62 |
| 03:11 | Colgate | Fletcher Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Parker (PG), David Ingram (SG), David Howard (SF), Dick Miller (PF), Jeremy Russo (C) Lloyd Boles, Jason Wagner, Edward Bonney, Gregg Kelly, Fletcher Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | Clinton Nelson (PG), Eric Wheeler (SG), Richard Short (SF), Derek Young (PF), James Thompson (C) Wesley Burleigh, Robert Culver, Lyle Mangan, Michael Schultz, Nigel Pierce | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Akron | Richard Short knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Nelson and he's fouled by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Richard Short makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:43 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Colgate | Lloyd Boles (PG), Gregg Kelly (PF) David Ingram, Jeremy Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Lyle Mangan (SG), Michael Schultz (PF), Nigel Pierce (C) Clinton Nelson, Eric Wheeler, Derek Young, James Thompson | |
| 02:34 | Colgate | Gregg Kelly clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:32 | Colgate | Dick Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:12 | Colgate | Theodore Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 02:11 | Colgate | Gregg Kelly tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Nigel Pierce misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 01:49 | Colgate | Gregg Kelly gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:49 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jason Wagner (SG), Fletcher Bishop (C) Theodore Parker, Dick Miller | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG) Lyle Mangan | |
| 01:33 | Colgate | Jason Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Michael Schultz makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Culver and he's fouled by Gregg Kelly - foul #4 on Gregg Kelly, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Colgate | Theodore Parker (PG), David Ingram (SG), Edward Bonney (SF), Dick Miller (PF), Jeremy Russo (C) Lloyd Boles, Jason Wagner, David Howard, Gregg Kelly, Fletcher Bishop | |
| Subs | Akron | Clinton Nelson (PG), Lyle Mangan (SG), Derek Young (SF), James Thompson (C) Wesley Burleigh, Robert Culver, Richard Short, Nigel Pierce | |
| 01:16 | Akron | Michael Schultz misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:16 | Colgate | Jeremy Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:04 | Colgate | Theodore Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Lyle Mangan grabs the board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Theodore Parker is called for the reach on Derek Young - foul #1 on Theodore Parker, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (SG) Michael Schultz | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | James Thompson's layup is rejected by Edward Bonney | 56-67 |
| 00:33 | Akron | James Thompson tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Colgate | Edward Bonney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Jordan (C) Eric Wheeler | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Clinton Nelson runs out the clock | 56-69 |