| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Giuseppe Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hughes (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Simone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Samuel Navarette steals it from David Hughes | 19-34 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 19:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 19-34 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Leroy Wheat steals the ball from Daniel Ramsey | 19-34 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette clanks a jumper from the baseline | 19-34 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 18:55 | Akron | George Graves picks off the pass by Mario Moreno | 19-34 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Giuseppe Moretti steps in front of the George Graves pass | 19-34 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti banks in the layup | 21-34 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 21-34 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:26 | Akron | David Hughes is fouled on the floor by Carlos Simone - foul #1 on Carlos Simone, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Damon Maddox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-34 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey tips it home | 23-34 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-34 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Damon Maddox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-34 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Graves | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Giuseppe Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | George Graves steps in front of the Daniel Ramsey pass in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat hits the finger roll set up by George Graves | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Carlos Simone is called for the reach on David Hughes - foul #2 on Carlos Simone, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (PG), Michael Sines (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Eric Camara (C) Daniel Ramsey, Damon Maddox, David Hughes, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PF) Samuel Navarette | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Sines | 26-38 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | George Graves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Charles Owens tips it in | 26-40 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Michael Sines makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-40 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti is hacked by Carlos Simone - foul #3 on Carlos Simone, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (SG) Giuseppe Moretti | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (PF) Thomas Lanski | |
| 13:30 | Akron | Damon Maddox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Eric Camara tips it in | 31-40 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 31-43 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Michael Sines clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens blows the dunk but he's fouled by Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), David Hughes (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Michael Sines, Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Samuel Navarette (C) Leroy Wheat, Richard Austin | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:14 | Akron | Damon Maddox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is hacked by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Charles Owens | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses long on a floater near the basket | 31-44 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette tips it in | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Maddox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Damon Maddox is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 31-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (SF) Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (PF) George Graves, Carlos Simone | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Mario Moreno pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey is hacked by Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Jones (PF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:22 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey makes the floater from the right side | 33-46 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd hits a shot from the right side set up by Leroy Wheat and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Akron | David Hughes (PF), Eric Camara (C) Michael Jones, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Charles Owens (PF), Carlos Simone (C) Leroy Wheat, Richard Austin, Samuel Navarette | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Damon Maddox misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Graves - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (PF) Thomas Lanski | |
| 09:45 | Akron | Damon Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Damon Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-48 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Eric Camara steals it from Charles Owens | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:11 | Akron | David Hughes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | George Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Carlos Simone swats the short shot by Daniel Ramsey | 38-51 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carlos Simone | 38-51 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 07:14 | Akron | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Maddox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Giuseppe Moretti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Camara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Graves (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Damon Maddox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-51 |
| 06:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Eric Camara | 38-51 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Damon Maddox misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | George Graves's pass is intercepted by David Hughes | 38-51 |
| 05:50 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Ramsey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (PG), Michael Sines (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Daniel Ramsey, Damon Maddox, David Hughes, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SF), Samuel Navarette (C) Wesley Boyd, Charles Owens, Richard Austin | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 05:17 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jones | 38-51 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-51 |
| 04:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 38-51 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins is hacked by Leroy Wheat - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-51 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Akron | Michael Jones makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | George Graves can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) SG - Michael Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Moretti (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Graves (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Simone (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Akron | David Hughes (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Giuseppe Moretti, Michael Jones, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF), Richard Austin (PF) George Graves, Carlos Simone | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Chad Roberts - foul #3 on Chad Roberts, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Austin | 40-53 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Leroy Wheat - foul #3 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Austin and he's fouled by Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (C) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Carlos Simone (PF) Charles Owens, Richard Austin | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 01:23 | Akron | David Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 01:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Roberts | 41-56 |
| 01:03 | Akron | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 01:01 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Camara | 41-56 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Samuel Navarette steps in front of the Chad Roberts pass | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-56 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 41-56 |