| Lineup | Akron | PG - Li Chiang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Stanley Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Anguiano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | William Barrett inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Jason Anguiano's floater is tipped away by James Mattos | 20-23 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Scott Sykes pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Li Chiang misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Urias - foul #3 on Douglas Urias, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Stevens (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) James Mattos, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 19:16 | Akron | Li Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Li Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Jason Anguiano is hacked by Mario Martinez - foul #2 on Mario Martinez, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG) Li Chiang | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Mario Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Thomas Brown steps in front of the David Turner pass | 22-23 |
| 18:03 | Ohio | William Barrett misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-23 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | William Barrett hits the follow up shot | 22-25 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Jon Bowman lays it up and in set up by Wayne Stevens | 24-25 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | David Turner is called for the reach on Stanley Austin in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Bernard (PF) Jon Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Stanley Austin misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Mario Martinez - foul #3 on Mario Martinez, team foul #3 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Jon Bowman (SG) David Turner, Mario Martinez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Jon Bowman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 24-27 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | William Barrett snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | Wayne Stevens steals the ball from William Barrett | 24-27 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Douglas Urias picks off the pass by Jon Bowman | 24-27 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Stanley Austin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Li Chiang (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Wayne Stevens (fresh) PF - Edward Bernard (fresh) C - Aaron Derrico (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Stanley Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Anguiano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Urias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Jon Bowman's floater is tipped away by Thomas Brown | 24-29 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Aaron Derrico tips it but misses | 24-29 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Aaron Derrico gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Jon Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), Joseph Freeman (C) Li Chiang, Edward Bernard, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Abraham Smith (SG), Eli Joplin (SF), John Henderson (PF) Stanley Austin, Jason Anguiano, William Barrett, Thomas Brown | |
| 14:54 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Jon Bowman gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jon Bowman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Henderson - foul #1 on John Henderson, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), James Mattos (SF), Aaron Derrico (C) David Turner, Wayne Stevens, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Austin (PG) Eddie Weldy | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jon Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jon Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Stanley Austin splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Abraham Smith | 26-31 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Jon Bowman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-31 |
| 13:35 | Ohio | John Henderson grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | John Henderson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 26-31 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Abraham Smith snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 12:55 | Ohio | Stanley Austin's pass is intercepted by Mario Martinez | 26-31 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Jon Bowman drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Carpino | 28-31 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Stanley Austin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 12:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Derrico | 28-31 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Dennis Carpino drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Mattos | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Carpino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Bowman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Derrico (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Stanley Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Abraham Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eli Joplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Urias (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio | Eli Joplin hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Abraham Smith | 31-33 |
| 10:55 | Akron | James Mattos can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Jon Bowman snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Dennis Carpino is hacked by Stanley Austin - foul #2 on Stanley Austin, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Joseph Freeman (C) Dennis Carpino, Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Jon Bowman, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Jason Anguiano (SG), William Barrett (SF), Thomas Brown (PF) Stanley Austin, Abraham Smith, Eli Joplin, John Henderson | |
| 10:19 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell's pass is intercepted by William Barrett | 31-33 |
| 09:56 | Ohio | William Barrett connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Eddie Weldy | 31-35 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Li Chiang is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG) Li Chiang | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Austin (PG) Eddie Weldy | |
| 09:28 | Ohio | William Barrett misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | William Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Scott Sykes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-37 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | William Barrett hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 31-39 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Joseph Freeman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Stevens | 33-39 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | William Barrett knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Kenneth Mitchell - foul #1 on Kenneth Mitchell, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Bernard (SF) Wayne Stevens | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Henderson (C) Douglas Urias | |
| 08:21 | Ohio | William Barrett misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Joseph Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 07:35 | Ohio | Thomas Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Anguiano and he's fouled by Scott Sykes - foul #2 on Scott Sykes, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Wayne Stevens (SF) David Turner, Edward Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:35 | Ohio | Thomas Brown misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Scott Sykes grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Li Chiang (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Stevens (fresh) PF - Scott Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Stanley Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Anguiano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Barrett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Li Chiang misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 07:13 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Henderson | 36-43 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | John Henderson is hacked by Joseph Freeman - foul #1 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), Aaron Derrico (C) Li Chiang, Kenneth Mitchell, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Eli Joplin (SF), John Fann (PF) Stanley Austin, William Barrett, Thomas Brown | |
| 07:00 | Ohio | John Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Aaron Derrico snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Mario Martinez slams it home on a great pass from Scott Sykes | 38-43 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Scott Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Mario Martinez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 05:41 | Ohio | John Fann pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Mario Martinez is called for the reach on John Henderson - foul #4 on Mario Martinez, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), James Mattos (SF), Edward Bernard (PF), Joseph Freeman (C) David Turner, Mario Martinez, Wayne Stevens, Scott Sykes, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Austin (PG), Abraham Smith (SG), William Barrett (SF), Thomas Brown (PF) Eddie Weldy, Jason Anguiano, Eli Joplin, John Fann | |
| 05:18 | Ohio | John Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Bernard | 38-43 |
| 04:54 | Akron | James Mattos steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), Jon Bowman (PF) Li Chiang, Edward Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Urias (C) John Henderson | |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Stanley Austin is fouled on the floor by James Mattos - foul #1 on James Mattos, team foul #9 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Bernard (PF) Jon Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Carpino | 40-45 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | William Barrett misses short on a jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 03:47 | Akron | James Mattos gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Carpino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Bernard (fresh) C - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Stanley Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Barrett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Urias (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio | William Barrett knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Stanley Austin | 40-47 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Joseph Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abraham Smith - foul #1 on Abraham Smith, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Dennis Carpino, Kenneth Mitchell, James Mattos, Edward Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jason Anguiano (SG), Eli Joplin (SF), John Fann (PF), John Henderson (C) Abraham Smith, William Barrett, Thomas Brown, Douglas Urias | |
| 02:32 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Joseph Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Fann | 41-47 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Stanley Austin is fouled on the floor by Li Chiang - foul #1 on Li Chiang, team foul #10 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Derrico (C) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Ohio | William Barrett (SF), Thomas Brown (PF) Eli Joplin, John Fann | |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Akron | Mario Martinez can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Barrett - foul #2 on William Barrett, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SF), Scott Sykes (PF) Wayne Stevens, Jon Bowman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Urias (C) John Henderson | |
| 01:44 | Akron | Mario Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Mario Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Li Chiang is called for the reach on Stanley Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Li Chiang, team foul #11 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (SG) Jason Anguiano | |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Stanley Austin misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Stanley Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Akron | Li Chiang misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Thomas Brown gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Thomas Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Li Chiang - foul #3 on Li Chiang, team foul #12 | 43-50 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Mario Martinez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Li Chiang | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio | William Barrett is hacked by Mario Martinez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mario Martinez, team foul #13 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell (SG) Mario Martinez | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:54 | Ohio | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | William Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Douglas Urias pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Li Chiang is called for the reach on Douglas Urias in the backcourt - foul #4 on Li Chiang, team foul #14 | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Douglas Urias misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Douglas Urias misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Aaron Derrico pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Li Chiang misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Kenneth Mitchell is called for the reach on Thomas Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Mitchell, team foul #15 | 46-54 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Derrico | 46-55 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 00:27 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Li Chiang | 46-55 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Li Chiang travels with the ball | 46-55 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Kenneth Mitchell is called for the reach on Eddie Weldy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Mitchell, team foul #16 | 46-55 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Li Chiang misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | William Barrett grabs the board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Stanley Austin runs out the clock | 46-57 |