| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Stancil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | George Stancil blows the layup but the foul's on Walter Spann - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:14 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | George Stancil makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #3 on Alan Gully, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (SF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Cliff Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | George Stancil misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-34 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Tobler (C) Kenneth Lotz | |
| 17:09 | Dayton | George Santillo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Paul Mathews snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | George Stancil clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 34-34 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Jerry Walker grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (SG), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Daniel Norton (SF), Thomas Dietz (PF) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, George Stancil | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the jumper from close range | 34-34 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Daniel Norton gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Justin Tobler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Justin Tobler, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Daniel Norton, Justin Tobler | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | George Woods's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Lotz | 34-34 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Morris Laureano banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Cuddy | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jack Styles and the foul's on Darryl Larrabee - foul #4 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF) Andrew Cuddy, Morris Laureano, Darryl Larrabee | |
| 14:59 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is fouled on the floor by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Bruce Phillips, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Thomas Dietz | |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Ronald Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Stancil | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Lotz - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Walter Spann steals the ball from George Santillo in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Walter Spann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Ronald Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven's layup is rejected by Kenneth Lotz | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | George Santillo grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Jerry Walker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George Santillo | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Alan Gully knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Mathews | 41-41 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Thomas Knouse tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 12:32 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 41-41 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Walter Spann scores on a jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Cliff Morgan (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Justin Tobler (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 11:54 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | George Stancil makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Jack Styles hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Cliff Morgan | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Stancil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Tobler (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Dayton | George Stancil misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 11:12 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Jack Styles buries a runner near the basket set up by Bruce Phillips | 47-42 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Justin Tobler denies the turnaround by Jack Styles | 47-45 |
| 10:17 | Akron | George Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Thomas Dietz is called for the reach on Jonathan Lipps - foul #1 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, George Woods | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Daniel Norton (SF) Andrew Cuddy, George Stancil | |
| 09:42 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Daniel Norton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Norton, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Morris Laureano, Daniel Norton, Justin Tobler | |
| 08:44 | Akron | George Santillo steps in front of the Clayton Craven pass | 49-45 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Ronald Adams hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled on the floor by George Santillo - foul #2 on George Santillo, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Thomas Dietz | |
| 08:10 | Akron | George Stancil steps in front of the Thomas Knouse pass | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Thomas Knouse steps in front of the George Stancil pass | 49-47 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Walter Spann misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Stancil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | George Santillo hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Jerry Walker | 51-49 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Cliff Morgan (C) Walter Spann, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Justin Tobler (C) George Stancil, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 06:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Gully | 51-49 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Morris Laureano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the finger roll and the foul's on Thomas Dietz - foul #2 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG) Bruce Phillips, Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Justin Tobler | |
| 05:30 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lotz | 53-49 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Cuddy | 53-52 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is fouled on the floor by Darryl Larrabee - foul #5 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF) Andrew Cuddy, Morris Laureano, Darryl Larrabee | |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | George Santillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 04:32 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clayton Craven | 55-52 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Knouse - foul #3 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Thomas Dietz | |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), George Woods (C) Jonathan Lipps, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Tobler (C) Kenneth Lotz | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Craven | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Stancil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Tobler (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | George Santillo knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Jerry Walker and he's fouled by Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:51 | Akron | George Stancil steps in front of the George Woods pass | 61-56 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the floater in the lane set up by Ronald Adams | 61-58 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Paul Mathews buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Spann | 63-58 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is fouled on the floor by Walter Spann - foul #4 on Walter Spann, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Justin Tobler | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the easy layup | 66-60 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Ronald Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Thomas Knouse pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Thomas Knouse tips it back up and in | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Jerry Walker double dribbles | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | George Santillo is called for the reach on Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Santillo, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | George Santillo is whistled for traveling | 70-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Cliff Morgan (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Justin Tobler (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Cuddy - foul #2 on Andrew Cuddy, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to George Stancil | 71-60 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Justin Tobler loses the dribble to Jonathan Lipps | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Lipps is called for the reach on Thomas Dietz - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps runs out the clock | 71-62 |