| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Glasper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Bird (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antione Marino inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Thomas Bird clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Curtis Lyles pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Antione Marino misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Francis White tips it in | 40-32 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | Thomas Bird misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Antione Marino - foul #1 on Antione Marino, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | Thomas Bird misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | Thomas Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | Ohio | Thomas Bird misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Antione Marino hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Francis White | 41-37 |
| 17:50 | Ohio | Antione Marino picks off the pass by Eugene Glasper | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Antione Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bird - foul #1 on Thomas Bird, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Andrew Mahan (SF), Wilfred Riddles (PF), Clyde Zier (C) Kevin Treadaway, Eugene Glasper, Thomas Bird, Dennis Albert, Ron Prosienski | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Antione Marino, Benjamin Jenkins, Francis White | |
| 17:31 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan's 3 pointer is rejected by Wilfred Riddles | 41-37 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Wilfred Riddles | 41-37 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Robert Anton is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Jose Prieto steals it from Albert Verrett | 41-37 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Albert Verrett steals it from Walton Pickett in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Clyde Zier makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Albert Verrett and he's hacked by Frank Waters - foul #1 on Frank Waters, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG) Albert Verrett | |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Francis White (C) Tom McKeirnan, Frank Waters | |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Clyde Zier misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Francis White | 43-37 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Francis White throws it down and the foul's on Clyde Zier - foul #2 on Clyde Zier, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF), Dennis Albert (PF), Ron Prosienski (C) Robert Anton, Wilfred Riddles, Clyde Zier | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Jose Prieto, Charlie Brunner | |
| 16:28 | Akron | Francis White makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Felipe Rodriguez - foul #3 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Glasper (SG) Andrew Mahan | |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF) Felipe Rodriguez | |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Curtis Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Walton Pickett | |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:09 | Ohio | Gregory Holland can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Francis White grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jose Prieto | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Glasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) PF - Dennis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio | Gregory Holland can't throw it down | 45-42 |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Dennis Albert tips it home | 47-42 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Antione Marino comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ron Prosienski - foul #1 on Ron Prosienski, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Thomas Bird (SF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Kevin Treadaway, Eugene Glasper, Gregory Holland, Ron Prosienski | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Charlie Brunner (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Jose Prieto, Benjamin Jenkins, Francis White | |
| 15:00 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | Tom McKeirnan steps in front of the Albert Verrett pass | 47-44 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | Thomas Bird is fouled on the floor by Felipe Rodriguez - foul #4 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG), Clyde Zier (C) Albert Verrett, Dennis Albert | |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SG) Felipe Rodriguez | |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Thomas Bird misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Charlie Brunner gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan is denied on a layup by Wilfred Riddles | 47-44 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Thomas Bird drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles is denied on a layup by Frank Waters | 50-44 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Walton Pickett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tom McKeirnan | 50-46 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles lays it up and in set up by Kevin Treadaway | 52-46 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Kevin Treadaway - foul #2 on Kevin Treadaway, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Andrew Mahan (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Dennis Albert (PF), Ron Prosienski (C) Kevin Treadaway, Robert Anton, Thomas Bird, Wilfred Riddles, Clyde Zier | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF), Francis White (C) Walton Pickett, Antione Marino, Charlie Brunner, Frank Waters | |
| 11:46 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Albert Verrett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Mahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) PF - Dennis Albert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom McKeirnan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan hits the finger roll | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Glasper (SG) Gregory Holland | |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF) Tom McKeirnan | |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Albert Verrett misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | Dennis Albert can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Dennis Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 10:15 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Dennis Albert's pass is intercepted by Antione Marino | 54-49 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Albert Verrett - foul #2 on Albert Verrett, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG), Gregory Holland (SF) Albert Verrett, Andrew Mahan | |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF) Antione Marino, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| 09:48 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:35 | Ohio | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on Kevin Treadaway - foul #3 on Jose Prieto, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 09:13 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 09:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Francis White | 54-50 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Treadaway | 56-50 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Gary Lane misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Albert - foul #1 on Dennis Albert, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Bird (SF) Gregory Holland | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Brunner (SF), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Walton Pickett, Francis White | |
| 08:32 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:32 | Ohio | Dennis Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:03 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper double dribbles | 56-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SG), Wilfred Riddles (PF) Eugene Glasper, Dennis Albert | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) Gary Lane | |
| 07:41 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins tips it home | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Mahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bird (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Riddles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ron Prosienski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Thomas Bird comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Jose Prieto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Dennis Albert (PF) Kevin Treadaway, Andrew Mahan, Thomas Bird, Ron Prosienski | |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Antione Marino (SF) Jose Prieto, Charlie Brunner | |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Albert Verrett buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Anton | 58-53 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Curtis Lyles double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Bird (SF), Clyde Zier (C) Gregory Holland, Wilfred Riddles | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Walton Pickett (SF), Francis White (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Albert Verrett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Francis White pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Tom McKeirnan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Dennis Albert snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:59 | Ohio | Albert Verrett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Anton and he's hacked by Tom McKeirnan - foul #1 on Tom McKeirnan, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Wilfred Riddles (PF), Ron Prosienski (C) Robert Anton, Thomas Bird, Dennis Albert, Clyde Zier | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Antione Marino (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF) Tom McKeirnan, Walton Pickett, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| 04:59 | Ohio | Albert Verrett makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Charlie Brunner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG) Albert Verrett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Gregory Holland is fouled on the floor by Antione Marino - foul #2 on Antione Marino, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Gregory Holland makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Gregory Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Antione Marino | 62-53 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Antione Marino misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Treadaway | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Akron | Antione Marino can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wilfred Riddles | 68-53 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 03:45 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrew Mahan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wilfred Riddles (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ron Prosienski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Antione Marino (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Curtis Lyles grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Charlie Brunner grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Francis White misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 68-53 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski hits the follow up shot | 70-53 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 02:04 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a jump hook from close range | 72-53 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-53 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Antione Marino gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Francis White is hacked by Andrew Mahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Mahan, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Clyde Zier (C) Kevin Treadaway, Gregory Holland, Ron Prosienski | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Antione Marino | |
| 01:00 | Akron | Francis White makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Francis White makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Walton Pickett steals the ball from Wilfred Riddles | 72-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Tom McKeirnan | 72-57 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Anton and the foul's on Walton Pickett - foul #1 on Walton Pickett, team foul #9 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) Francis White | |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan misses the free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Charlie Brunner pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses the easy layup | 74-57 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Clyde Zier grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Clyde Zier runs out the clock | 74-57 |