| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Steven Snyder grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 19:25 | Akron | James Ragsdale comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-24 |
| 19:23 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:09 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ronald Turner | 37-24 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 37-26 |
| 18:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Snyder - foul #2 on Steven Snyder, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:25 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Larry Baker picks off the pass by Eric Wilkinson | 38-26 |
| 17:47 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Snyder - foul #3 on Steven Snyder, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| 17:47 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:47 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Donald Lee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 17:19 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Bill Bauer | 40-26 |
| 16:11 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-26 |
| 16:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 40-26 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bill Bauer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles is hacked by Thomas Crum - foul #2 on Thomas Crum, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (PF), Daniel Root (C) Ronald Turner, Bill Bauer, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles, Larry Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | Leon Tyree swats the short shot by James Skelley | 40-26 |
| 15:17 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root grabs the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley travels with the ball | 40-26 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Richard Sims is hacked by Leo Harris - foul #2 on Leo Harris, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Leon Tyree lays it in on a great pass from Richard Sims | 40-28 |
| 14:01 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-28 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 13:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Tyree | 40-28 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Alan Tay grabs the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Steven Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-28 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it in | 40-30 |
| 13:11 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor is hacked by Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF) Michael Stevenson, Leo Harris, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 40-30 |
| 12:55 | Akron | James Ragsdale pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:38 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 12:37 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Root | 40-30 |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker (C) Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:22 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Turner - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (SG) Sean Tabor | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:02 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 11:44 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-31 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the board | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bill Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Thomas Crum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Coles - foul #2 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor (SG), Daniel Root (C) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Augustus Stromski (C) Steven Snyder, Donald Lee | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:00 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 42-33 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:35 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Augustus Stromski dunks the ball | 44-35 |
| 09:59 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 09:58 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles tips it but misses | 44-35 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Thomas Crum gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 09:40 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 09:23 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sean Tabor | 46-35 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 09:04 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles is hacked by Augustus Stromski - foul #4 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Thomas Murphy (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Larry Baker, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Augustus Stromski | |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:45 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Donald Lee drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 49-37 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Turner | 51-37 |
| 08:06 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 07:45 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley hits the follow up shot | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bill Bauer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Skelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Tyree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Donald Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 53-39 |
| 06:52 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy tips it back up and in | 55-39 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Richard Sims misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it in | 55-41 |
| 06:12 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Larry Baker (PF), Daniel Root (C) Ronald Turner, Bill Bauer, Lawrence Coles, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Richard Sims, Leon Tyree, Donald Lee | |
| 06:12 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:12 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Thomas Crum double dribbles | 57-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:35 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Augustus Stromski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the offensive board | 57-41 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Michael Stevenson is called for the reach on Augustus Stromski - foul #2 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley (PF) Leo Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Augustus Stromski | |
| 04:50 | Akron | Donald Lee is hacked by James Skelley - foul #1 on James Skelley, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG) Michael Stevenson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Thomas Crum connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shen Tang | 57-44 |
| 04:08 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 57-44 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Donald Lee lays it up and in and the foul's on Larry Baker - foul #2 on Larry Baker, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF) Larry Baker, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG) Shen Tang, Alan Tay | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner is hacked by Steven Snyder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Snyder, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Thomas Murphy steps in front of the Steven Snyder pass | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Tabor and the foul's on James Ragsdale - foul #2 on James Ragsdale, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer (PG), Michael Stevenson (SG), Leo Harris (SF), Larry Baker (PF) Ronald Turner, Sean Tabor, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Leo Harris is called for the reach on Richard Sims - foul #3 on Leo Harris, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley (C) Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:00 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer hits the follow up shot | 64-48 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Alan Tay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Stevenson - foul #3 on Michael Stevenson, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-50 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Alan Tay grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 01:50 | Akron | James Skelley is called for the reach on Alan Tay - foul #2 on James Skelley, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 01:23 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Augustus Stromski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shen Tang and he's hacked by Larry Baker - foul #3 on Larry Baker, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 66-54 |
| 00:37 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:08 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Leo Harris - foul #4 on Leo Harris, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Richard Sims can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |