| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) C - Charles Giles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SF - William Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Daniel Saladino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Peter James buries a turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Charles Giles tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Salvatore Marino steps in front of the Daniel Saladino pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Wallace Wilson - foul #1 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Wallace Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Myrick - foul #1 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Akron | William Roberts blows the dunk | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Daniel Saladino grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Akron | William Roberts is hacked by Jerry Starkey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Wallace Wilson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Peter James tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Charles Giles gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Ohio | Charles Giles throws it down on a great pass from Jeff Myrick | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Akron | William Roberts connects on the floater in the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the runner in the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick tips it home | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Peter James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Marvin Buckles (SG), Clyde Northrop (SF), Johnny Dolphin (PF), Gary McCoy (C) Wallace Wilson, Nathaniel Plaisance, William Roberts, Daniel Saladino, Peter James | |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle is fouled on the floor by Marvin Buckles - foul #1 on Marvin Buckles, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero hits a jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) PF - William Marple (fresh) C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Oster (fresh) SG - Marvin Buckles (fresh) SF - Clyde Northrop (fresh) PF - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) C - Gary McCoy (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Thomas - foul #1 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marvin Buckles - foul #2 on Marvin Buckles, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG) Marvin Buckles | |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is hacked by Ronald Lymon - foul #1 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, William Marple | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), William Roberts (SF), Richard Crowley (PF) Paul Oster, Clyde Northrop, Gary McCoy | |
| 14:43 | Akron | Wallace Wilson makes the jumper near the basket | 11-10 |
| 14:26 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Jeff Myrick steps in front of the Johnny Dolphin pass in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | William Roberts steals it from Jerry Starkey | 11-10 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Richard Crowley banks in the layup on a great pass from William Roberts | 11-12 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Nathaniel Plaisance picks off the pass by Jerry Starkey | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Richard Crowley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Sebastian | 13-12 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Richard Crowley misses the shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Crowley - foul #1 on Richard Crowley, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon, Stanley Sebastian | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Peter James (C) Wallace Wilson, Nathaniel Plaisance, William Roberts, Richard Crowley, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Louis Crooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Giles - foul #1 on Charles Giles, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG) Jerry Starkey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:28 | Akron | Daniel Saladino banks in the layup | 14-14 |
| 12:07 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Daniel Saladino grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Paul Oster buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter James (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero drills a shot from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Louis Crooks scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clyde Northrop | 16-20 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rydberg | 19-20 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Daniel Saladino buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Louis Crooks and the foul's on Salvatore Marino - foul #1 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), William Marple (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), William Roberts (SF), Gary McCoy (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster, Peter James | |
| 10:46 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | William Marple scores on a driving attempt from close range | 21-23 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Daniel Saladino misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:59 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Gary McCoy pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Stanley Sebastian picks off the pass by Nathaniel Plaisance in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian can't tip it in | 21-23 |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick tips it home | 23-23 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Wallace Wilson snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | William Marple hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Starkey | 25-26 |
| 08:19 | Akron | William Roberts connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Saladino and he's hacked by William Marple - foul #1 on William Marple, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, William Marple, Stanley Sebastian | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Johnny Dolphin (PF), Peter James (C) Wallace Wilson, Nathaniel Plaisance, Daniel Saladino, Gary McCoy | |
| 08:19 | Akron | William Roberts misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Charles Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 08:03 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle hits the finger roll set up by Charles Giles | 27-28 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Peter James hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Giles - foul #2 on Charles Giles, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Lymon (C) Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SF) William Roberts | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Peter James makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Peter James makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Oster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) C - Peter James (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Salvatore Marino | 30-30 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Paul Oster buries a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Douglas Thomas - foul #2 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF) Douglas Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG) Clyde Northrop, Peter James | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Paul Oster misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 07:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronald Lymon | 30-32 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 06:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Louis Crooks | 30-32 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Louis Crooks hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Oster | 30-35 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Louis Crooks, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG) Jeremy Boyle | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), William Roberts (SF), Peter James (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 06:41 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Jerry Starkey - foul #2 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:24 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 06:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Plaisance | 32-36 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Marple (PF) Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SF), Johnny Dolphin (PF) William Roberts, Richard Crowley | |
| 06:05 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 05:42 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 05:17 | Ohio | William Marple hits a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Clyde Northrop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Stanley Sebastian (PF) Jeff Myrick, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Akron | William Roberts (SF), Gary McCoy (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Peter James | |
| 05:02 | Ohio | William Marple is hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG) Clyde Northrop | |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 04:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 34-38 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is hacked by Fernando Quintero in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #12 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SF) Wallace Wilson, William Roberts | |
| 04:45 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dolphin - foul #1 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG) Fernando Quintero | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), William Roberts (SF), Peter James (C) Paul Oster, Johnny Dolphin, Gary McCoy | |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Clyde Northrop snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Peter James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 03:51 | Akron | William Roberts tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 03:35 | Ohio | The jumper by Jeff Myrick is denied by William Roberts | 34-41 |
| 03:34 | Ohio | William Marple tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyle (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (tired) PF - Stanley Sebastian (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Marple (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is denied on a layup by William Marple | 36-41 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | William Marple pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-41 |
| 02:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Louis Crooks | 36-41 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Peter James clanks a shot from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Peter James tips it in | 36-43 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Marple and the foul's on William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeremy Boyle, Richard Rydberg, Stanley Sebastian, William Marple | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Marvin Buckles (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Gary McCoy (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, William Roberts, Richard Crowley, Peter James | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Daniel Saladino gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Wallace Wilson is hacked by Jeff Myrick - foul #2 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #13 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG) Jeff Myrick | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (PF) Daniel Saladino | |
| 02:15 | Akron | Wallace Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Wallace Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:01 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino buries a runner from close range set up by Douglas Thomas | 40-45 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits a shot from the right wing set up by Wallace Wilson | 40-47 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Giles | 42-47 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Douglas Thomas is called for the reach on Marvin Buckles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #14 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF) Douglas Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Saladino (PF) Gary McCoy | |
| 01:20 | Akron | Marvin Buckles makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Marvin Buckles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Dolphin | 42-49 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Daniel Saladino pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Marvin Buckles's pass is intercepted by Jerry Starkey in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 00:37 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Marvin Buckles grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), William Marple (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), William Roberts (SF), Richard Crowley (PF), Gary McCoy (C) Wallace Wilson, Marvin Buckles, Paul Oster, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Roberts comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 44-49 |