| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:52 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 19:51 | Ohio | Michael Swope grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Michael Swope pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnie Townsend | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Steven Snyder comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donnie Townsend - foul #1 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (SG), Thomas Velasco (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:36 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:16 | Ohio | Steven Snyder steals the ball from Thomas Velasco | 35-35 |
| 17:53 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled on the floor by Donnie Townsend - foul #2 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| 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 | |
| 17:31 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 35-35 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Alan Tay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:22 | Ohio | James Dillon grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Alan Tay grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Alan Tay is called for 10 seconds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG) Shen Tang | |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Leon Tyree | |
| 16:14 | Akron | Richard Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski, Richard Sims | |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Donald Lee denies the turnaround by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Thomas Crum double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (PF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Thomas Crum steps in front of the James Dillon pass | 35-35 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Donald Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Benny Milanowski (SF) Edmund Roark, Donnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| 15:13 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky travels with the ball | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Kenneth Bronsky picks off the pass by Richard Sims in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 14:57 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski is hacked by Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Thomas Velasco (PF) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:43 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky is hacked by Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| Subs | Akron | Augustus Stromski (PF) Thomas Crum | |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Benny Milanowski and the foul's on Leon Tyree - foul #1 on Leon Tyree, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Benny Milanowski, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG) Shen Tang | |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Leon Tyree pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Steven Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:09 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend is fouled on the floor by Richard Sims - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Leon Tyree | |
| 13:54 | Ohio | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 13:53 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend tips it home | 39-35 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Steven Snyder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Donnie Townsend | 39-35 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Edmund Roark clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Steven Snyder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 12:38 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 12:35 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #2 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski, Donald Lee | |
| 12:11 | Akron | Alan Tay drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 39-38 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Patenaude and he's hacked by Richard Sims - foul #2 on Richard Sims, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 12:00 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Benny Milanowski steals it from Alan Tay in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude lays it in on a great pass from Benny Milanowski | 43-38 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Thomas Crum is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Leon Tyree loses the dribble to Thomas Velasco | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - Thomas Velasco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leon Tyree - foul #2 on Leon Tyree, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Lee (C) Leon Tyree | |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Shen Tang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shen Tang - foul #3 on Shen Tang, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Benny Milanowski, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Donald Lee | |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is hacked by Michael Swope - foul #2 on Michael Swope, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Thomas Crum clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Donald Lee (C) Alberto Luna, Richard Sims | |
| 10:36 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:17 | Ohio | Donald Lee blocks the short jumper by Michael Swope | 47-40 |
| 10:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Ragsdale | 47-40 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #3 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Thomas Velasco (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (PF) Thomas Crum | |
| 10:13 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:55 | Ohio | Steven Snyder steals it from Edmund Roark | 47-40 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Steven Snyder comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Majkowski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #9 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), James Dillon (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Donald Lee | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the 3rd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Dillon | 47-41 |
| 09:06 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Richard Sims snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Richard Sims misses long on a jumper from the left block | 47-41 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Leon Tyree buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Sims | 47-43 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco, James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| 07:51 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 47-43 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Vyacheslav Majkowski | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Donald Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-43 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Michael White's pass is intercepted by Shen Tang | 49-43 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Shen Tang hits the finger roll | 49-45 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Benny Milanowski (SG), James Dillon (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Richard Sims (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Alberto Luna, Donald Lee | |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Richard Sims | 50-45 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Donnie Townsend steps in front of the Alan Tay pass | 50-45 |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend is hacked by Alan Tay - foul #3 on Alan Tay, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Thomas Crum | |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Alan Tay is fouled on the floor by James Dillon - foul #1 on James Dillon, team foul #10 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Michael Swope (C) Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:49 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:28 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Steven Snyder can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mathew Patenaude | 53-45 |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Steven Snyder gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Edmund Roark is called for the reach on Steven Snyder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Edmund Roark, Benny Milanowski, James Dillon, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (SG), Leon Tyree (C) Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski | |
| 04:59 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:40 | Ohio | Michael White is whistled for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Eric Wilkinson, Richard Sims | |
| 04:23 | Akron | Shen Tang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:09 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the floater from the left side set up by Michael White | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Akron | James Ragsdale is alone and drills a jumper from the left block set up by Shen Tang | 55-48 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is hacked by Shen Tang - foul #4 on Shen Tang, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), James Dillon (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree, Donald Lee | |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it in | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - James Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Augustus Stromski steals the ball from Jesse Smith | 57-50 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Thomas Velasco (PF) Jesse Smith, Mathew Patenaude, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG) Alan Tay | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:53 | Akron | James Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Edmund Roark in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) James Dillon | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Lee (C) Augustus Stromski | |
| 02:32 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski throws it down set up by Vyacheslav Majkowski | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Donald Lee connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 59-52 |
| 02:19 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael Swope (C) Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Thomas Crum - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Steven Snyder is hacked by Vyacheslav Majkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Majkowski, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Donald Lee - foul #3 on Donald Lee, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Donnie Townsend steps in front of the Steven Snyder pass in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend lays it in | 64-54 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Steven Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Shen Tang gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Shen Tang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Bronsky | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Shen Tang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky blows the layup | 66-54 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude runs out the clock | 66-54 |