| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) PF - Eric Camara (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lyndon Ahrens (fresh) SG - Arthur Thorne (fresh) SF - Craig Pike (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) C - Henry Espitia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens is denied on a layup by Mario Moreno | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Moreno | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lyndon Ahrens | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Michael Sines drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Curtis Hawkins | 6-4 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Lyndon Ahrens | 6-6 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Michael Sines drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Moreno | 9-6 |
| 17:38 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne drills a driving attempt from close range | 9-8 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the driving attempt from the right block | 11-8 |
| 17:00 | Miami (OH) | Curtis Hawkins steals the ball from Arthur Thorne | 11-8 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Mario Moreno scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-8 |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne is fouled on the floor by Wayne Anders - foul #1 on Wayne Anders, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman (SG), Carl Romano (PF), Julius Biondi (C) Arthur Thorne, Joseph Carter, Henry Espitia | |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Lyndon Ahrens - foul #1 on Lyndon Ahrens, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wayne Anders, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Anthony Norman (SF) Lyndon Ahrens, Craig Pike | |
| 15:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Kelly (fresh) SG - Thomas Nieman (fresh) SF - Anthony Norman (fresh) PF - Carl Romano (fresh) C - Julius Biondi (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 15:24 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano gets the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Chad Roberts takes the ball from Carl Romano | 15-8 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Michael Sines is called for 10 seconds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Michael Sines, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Anthony Norman, Carl Romano, Julius Biondi | |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | John Kelly misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Rafael Santiago pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Carter - foul #1 on Joseph Carter, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG) Wallace Judson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens (PG), Craig Pike (SF) John Kelly, Thomas Nieman | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 17-8 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Rafael Santiago knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Chad Roberts | 19-8 |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #2 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Rafael Santiago, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia misses the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Michael Sines misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-9 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Eric Camara pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Michael Sines misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 13:00 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Mario Moreno gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 19-9 |
| 12:24 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:14 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne's pass is intercepted by Wayne Anders | 19-9 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the finger roll | 21-9 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter double dribbles | 21-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Wayne Anders | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Thomas Nieman (SG), Anthony Norman (SF), Carl Romano (PF), Julius Biondi (C) Lyndon Ahrens, Arthur Thorne, Craig Pike, Joseph Carter, Henry Espitia | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Mario Moreno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mario Moreno, team foul #3 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Kelly (fresh) SG - Thomas Nieman (fresh) SF - Anthony Norman (fresh) PF - Carl Romano (fresh) C - Julius Biondi (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano is hacked by Juan Rosales - foul #1 on Juan Rosales, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Michael Sines | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 11:04 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman knocks in the shot from the left side set up by John Kelly | 21-11 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Juan Rosales loses the ball out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens (PG), Craig Pike (SF) John Kelly, Anthony Norman | |
| 10:30 | Miami (OH) | Julius Biondi is hacked by Wallace Judson - foul #1 on Wallace Judson, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Juan Rosales, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:14 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lyndon Ahrens | 21-13 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Lyndon Ahrens is called for the reach on Tim Trojanowski - foul #2 on Lyndon Ahrens, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG), Arthur Thorne (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Lyndon Ahrens, Thomas Nieman, Carl Romano, Julius Biondi | |
| 09:04 | Akron | Joseph Carter steals it from Wayne Anders | 21-13 |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Joseph Carter is called for the reach on Michael Sines - foul #2 on Joseph Carter, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (SF), Rafael Santiago (C) Curtis Hawkins, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman (SF), Carl Romano (PF) Craig Pike, Joseph Carter | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Michael Sines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the tip | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Rafael Santiago picks off the pass by John Kelly | 21-16 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Michael Sines scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Anders | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Thorne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Nieman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Romano (fresh) C - Henry Espitia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Eric Camara, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike (SF), Julius Biondi (C) Thomas Nieman, Henry Espitia | |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Wayne Anders's pass is intercepted by Craig Pike | 24-18 |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | John Kelly lays it in on a great pass from Craig Pike | 24-20 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Julius Biondi - foul #1 on Julius Biondi, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian Eckhart (PG), Thomas Nieman (SG) John Kelly, Arthur Thorne | |
| 06:05 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:05 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Michael Sines misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:08 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike travels with the ball | 24-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Michael Sines, Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia (C) Carl Romano | |
| 04:33 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-20 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 04:29 | Miami (OH) | Julius Biondi grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne (SG) Brian Eckhart | |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Henry Espitia is called for the reach on Eric Camara - foul #1 on Henry Espitia, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Kelly (PG) Julius Biondi | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Hawkins | 27-22 |
| 03:35 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Chad Roberts (SF) Tim Trojanowski, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens (PG), Joseph Carter (PF) John Kelly, Craig Pike | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Wayne Anders's pass is intercepted by Thomas Nieman | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lyndon Ahrens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Thorne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Anders - foul #2 on Wayne Anders, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Mario Moreno (C) Wayne Anders, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano (SF), Julius Biondi (C) Thomas Nieman, Henry Espitia | |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Michael Sines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (SF) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike (SF) Carl Romano | |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Julius Biondi steps in front of the Curtis Hawkins pass | 27-27 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Arthur Thorne hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lyndon Ahrens | 27-30 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Mario Moreno connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Hawkins | 29-30 |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter drills a jumper in the paint set up by Lyndon Ahrens | 29-32 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Michael Sines connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wallace Judson | 32-32 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Sines - foul #1 on Michael Sines, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Michael Sines, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman (SG), Carl Romano (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Arthur Thorne, Joseph Carter, Julius Biondi | |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Lyndon Ahrens makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Nieman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Eric Camara misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-34 |