| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Donald Lee comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 30-34 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the tip | 30-34 |
| 19:26 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Crum - foul #2 on Thomas Crum, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 32-36 |
| 18:22 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 18:06 | Akron | James Ragsdale drills a jump hook in the paint | 34-38 |
| 17:40 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted's pass is intercepted by Steven Snyder | 34-38 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Steven Snyder buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted scores on a shot in the lane set up by David Bellamy and he's hacked by Eric Wilkinson - foul #2 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Alan Tay is fouled on the floor by Joe Russell - foul #1 on Joe Russell, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (C) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Robert Husted | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Richard Sims is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:28 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Leon Tyree can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Olsen - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:18 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:00 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is fouled on the floor by Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG) Lawrence Nuzzo | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy jams it | 37-45 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Donald Lee is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) Shen Tang, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted (C) Mark Gates | |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on Eric Wilkinson - foul #3 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Thomas Crum connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steven Snyder | 39-48 |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is whistled for a carry | 39-48 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson's fadeaway is rejected by David Bellamy | 39-48 |
| 14:30 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Bellamy | 39-48 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Olsen and he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG) Joe Russell | |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 13:37 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen connects on the shot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 13:10 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 12:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Augustus Stromski | 39-53 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Alan Tay gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson travels with the ball | 39-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy, Robert Husted | |
| 12:31 | Miami (OH) | Augustus Stromski is called for the reach on Bruce Olsen - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| 12:31 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Augustus Stromski is whistled for traveling | 39-53 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is fouled on the floor by Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG) Bruce Olsen | |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Addis (fresh) C - Mark Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Richard Sims misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 11:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 11:28 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis clanks a shot from close range | 39-55 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Richard Sims hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shen Tang | 42-55 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Donald Lee is called for the reach on Mark Gates - foul #3 on Donald Lee, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) Shen Tang, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SG), David Bellamy (PF) Jesse Wright, Charles Addis | |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Luke Burleson - foul #1 on Luke Burleson, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (C) Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (SF), Robert Husted (C) Luke Burleson, Mark Gates | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Olsen | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:57 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't finish the layup | 43-59 |
| 09:55 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frank Pannell | 43-59 |
| 09:40 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the driving attempt in the paint | 43-59 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell tips it in | 43-61 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Thomas Crum can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 43-61 |
| 09:09 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 08:55 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted can't finish the layup | 43-61 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Richard Sims scores on a shot in the paint | 45-61 |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Steven Snyder is called for the reach on Joe Russell - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Donald Lee (C) James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF) Bruce Olsen, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy | |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Joe Russell steals the ball from Donald Lee | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Addis (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-62 |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright double dribbles | 45-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Richard Sims (SF) Steven Snyder, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Robert Husted | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Shen Tang and he's hacked by Mark Gates - foul #2 on Mark Gates, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF) Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SG) Jesse Wright | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Donald Lee is called for the reach on Mark Gates - foul #4 on Donald Lee, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #1 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (SF), David Bellamy (PF) Luke Burleson, Charles Addis | |
| 06:30 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 50-63 |
| 06:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates snags the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #5 on Donald Lee, team foul #12 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted (C) Mark Gates | |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 05:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Augustus Stromski | 50-64 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Robert Husted is called for the reach on James Ragsdale - foul #1 on Robert Husted, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson loses the dribble to Bruce Olsen | 50-64 |
| 05:08 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-66 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Bellamy - foul #2 on David Bellamy, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF) Bruce Olsen, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy | |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:30 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Husted | 51-68 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-68 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | Eric Wilkinson steps in front of the Charles Addis pass | 51-68 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Jesse Wright takes the ball from James Ragsdale | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Addis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Husted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-68 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Thomas Crum knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #2 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield (SG), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Robert Husted | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Leon Tyree - foul #1 on Leon Tyree, team foul #13 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SF) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis misses the free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Leon Tyree gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Alberto Luna connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leon Tyree | 57-70 |
| 02:55 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Frank Pannell (SF), David Bellamy (PF), Robert Husted (C) Jesse Wright, Charles Mayfield, Luke Burleson, Charles Addis, Mark Gates | |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Pannell | 57-73 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Steven Snyder is hacked by Robert Husted - foul #2 on Robert Husted, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Bruce Olsen, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy, Robert Husted | |
| 02:17 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:55 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo scores on a shot from the left side set up by Charles Addis | 59-75 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Jesse Wright is called for the reach on Alan Tay - foul #1 on Jesse Wright, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:33 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis drills a runner from the baseline set up by Jesse Wright | 61-77 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Alan Tay scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Sims | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates is fouled on the floor by Shen Tang - foul #3 on Shen Tang, team foul #14 | 64-77 |
| 00:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the board | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Leon Tyree's layup is rejected by Mark Gates | 64-78 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo runs out the clock | 64-78 |