| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dwight Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joel Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses long on a floater near the basket | 22-31 |
| 19:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Sewell | 22-31 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Raymond Estey clanks a floater from the right side | 22-31 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Joel Austin tips it back up and in | 22-33 |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Dwight Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 19:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Sewell | 22-33 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Steven Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 18:49 | Ohio | Michael White travels with the ball | 22-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (C) Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:32 | Akron | Joel Austin makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 22-35 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Joel Austin blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Dwight Smith | 22-35 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Steven Snyder grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Dwight Smith steals it from Raymond Estey | 22-35 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 22-35 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Dwight Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Dwight Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Joel Austin misses the easy layup | 25-35 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Dwight Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | James Dillon clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Joel Austin - foul #2 on Joel Austin, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Christopher Bouck (SG), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Arthur Washington, Dwight Smith, Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Thomas Dixon (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Timothy Sewell, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| 17:08 | Ohio | James Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | James Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Donald Lee comes up short on the shot from close range | 27-35 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | James Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Thomas Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Knapp - foul #1 on Ken Knapp, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (SF) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:04 | Akron | Donald Lee slams it home on a great pass from Lee Hay and he's hacked by Michael Swope - foul #1 on Michael Swope, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Michael Swope travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF) Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Sewell (SF) Thomas Crum | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ken Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Bouck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Christopher Bouck steps in front of the Lee Hay pass in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Lee Hay is called for the reach on Christopher Bouck - foul #3 on Lee Hay, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Graham (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG) Ken Knapp, Christopher Bouck | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres (PG), Federico Rossi (SG), Joel Austin (C) Lee Hay, Enoch Dupaski, Donald Lee | |
| 15:24 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Thomas Dixon gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Benny Milanowski picks off the pass by Thomas Dixon in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Michael Swope drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 29-38 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Craig Graham is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ayres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Graham, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Michael White (PF) Craig Graham, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Nosal (PF), Thomas Crum (C) Thomas Dixon, Joel Austin | |
| 14:43 | Akron | Michael White steals the ball from Jeffrey Ayres | 29-38 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Nosal - foul #1 on Carl Nosal, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Bouck (SG), Thomas Velasco (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Enoch Dupaski (SF) Jeffrey Ayres, Federico Rossi, Timothy Sewell | |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Carl Nosal misses the fadeaway from the left block | 31-38 |
| 14:01 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Nosal | 31-38 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Estey | 31-40 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Velasco - foul #2 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), Michael Swope (C) Arthur Washington, Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Federico Rossi (SF), Thomas Dixon (PF), Joel Austin (C) Enoch Dupaski, Carl Nosal, Thomas Crum | |
| 13:22 | Akron | Joel Austin misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dwight Smith - foul #2 on Dwight Smith, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (SF) Christopher Bouck | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Timothy Sewell (SF) Steven Snyder, Federico Rossi | |
| 13:22 | Akron | Joel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Joel Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Michael White misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Lee Hay pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Ken Knapp picks off the pass by Raymond Estey | 34-41 |
| 12:29 | Ohio | Michael White scores on a floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Raymond Estey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | James Dillon gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Michael White's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Sewell | 36-41 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Joel Austin snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ken Knapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Swope (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Estey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sewell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Thomas Dixon hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Dwight Smith - foul #3 on Dwight Smith, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Christopher Bouck (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), Benny Milanowski (C) Ken Knapp, Dwight Smith, James Dillon, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Carl Nosal (PF), Donald Lee (C) Lee Hay, Raymond Estey, Timothy Sewell, Joel Austin | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Thomas Dixon makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Bouck and he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Federico Rossi (SF) Thomas Dixon | |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Federico Rossi is open but misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Carl Nosal hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 39-44 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Donald Lee | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Graham (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Michael Swope (C) Arthur Washington, Christopher Bouck, Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres (PG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Joel Austin (C) Steven Snyder, Enoch Dupaski, Donald Lee | |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Joel Austin pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Nosal | 40-49 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Craig Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Dwight Smith (SG), Michael White (PF), James Dillon (C) Craig Graham, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Thomas Velasco, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Thomas Dixon (PF) Federico Rossi, Carl Nosal | |
| 08:47 | Akron | James Dillon blocks the short jumper by Joel Austin | 40-49 |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Thomas Dixon swats the layup by Dwight Smith | 40-49 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Timothy Sewell gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:30 | Akron | James Dillon swats the short shot by Thomas Dixon | 40-49 |
| 08:28 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Ken Knapp is hacked by Lee Hay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Hay, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Christopher Bouck (SF) Ken Knapp, Donnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Thomas Crum (C) Lee Hay, Jeffrey Ayres, Joel Austin | |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Arthur Washington is hacked by Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (PF) Dwight Smith, Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Arthur Washington makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Arthur Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Thomas Crum pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Raymond Estey is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Majkowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (SG), Michael Swope (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (PF), Donald Lee (C) Timothy Sewell, Thomas Crum | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Raymond Estey makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Raymond Estey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:38 | Ohio | Ken Knapp's pass is intercepted by Raymond Estey | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ken Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Bouck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Thomas Dixon is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Lee | 41-54 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-54 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Thomas Dixon snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Ken Knapp pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Ken Knapp misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Enoch Dupaski - foul #2 on Enoch Dupaski, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dwight Smith (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), James Dillon (C) Arthur Washington, Christopher Bouck, Benny Milanowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Thomas Dixon, Donald Lee | |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Ken Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Ken Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Dwight Smith steals the ball from Enoch Dupaski in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | James Dillon loses the dribble to Carl Nosal | 43-54 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Donnie Townsend is called for the reach on Carl Nosal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Craig Graham (PG) Ken Knapp | |
| Subs | Akron | Federico Rossi (SG) Enoch Dupaski | |
| 06:23 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Carl Nosal - foul #2 on Carl Nosal, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Velasco (C) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Joel Austin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Sewell | 45-58 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Dwight Smith connects on the floater from the right side | 47-58 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Timothy Sewell is open but can't throw it down | 47-58 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Federico Rossi tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Federico Rossi snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Lee Hay's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Velasco | 47-60 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Thomas Velasco | 47-60 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Michael White makes the runner from close range and the foul's on Carl Nosal - foul #3 on Carl Nosal, team foul #10 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Arthur Washington (PG), Christopher Bouck (SG), James Dillon (SF), Benny Milanowski (C) Craig Graham, Dwight Smith, Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Thomas Dixon (SF), Enoch Dupaski (PF), Donald Lee (C) Lee Hay, Federico Rossi, Timothy Sewell, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Michael White makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Thomas Dixon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Enoch Dupaski | 50-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Arthur Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Bouck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael White (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 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) | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Dixon's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bouck in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Christopher Bouck lays it in | 52-63 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski misses the easy layup | 52-63 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Steven Snyder hits the follow up shot | 52-65 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Michael White drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Washington | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dwight Smith (SG), Thomas Velasco (PF) James Dillon, Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Sewell (SF), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Thomas Dixon, Enoch Dupaski, Donald Lee | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Timothy Sewell dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Nosal | 54-67 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ken Knapp (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), James Dillon (C) Arthur Washington, Dwight Smith, Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Federico Rossi (SF), Thomas Dixon (PF), Thomas Crum (C) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Timothy Sewell, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| 01:56 | Akron | Federico Rossi scores on a shot from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 01:43 | Ohio | James Dillon hits a floater from the left side | 56-69 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Thomas Dixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Federico Rossi snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Federico Rossi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the tip | 56-69 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Federico Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Thomas Crum blows the layup | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio | James Dillon is whistled for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Lee (C) Federico Rossi | |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Thomas Dixon misses the dunk attempt | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Ken Knapp tips it home | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Lee Hay runs out the clock | 58-69 |