| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Alfred Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Nebel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Stockard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Thacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Ruggerio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the dunk attempt | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it home | 40-30 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Chad Thacker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Alan Gully can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Daniel Stockard - foul #2 on Daniel Stockard, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the 3rd free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:10 | Marshall | Chad Thacker grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 18:55 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Nebel | 42-33 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Paul Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| 18:22 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it in | 44-33 |
| 17:44 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Ruggerio | 44-35 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Alan Gully's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Cliff Morgan (SF), Jack Styles (PF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG), Samuel Porter (C) Alfred Abbott, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel's layup is rejected by Jack Styles | 44-35 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Cliff Morgan | 47-35 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marshall | Elias Lawson (SG), William McMurry (PF), Richard Ferrin (C) Arthur Nebel, Daniel Stockard, Chad Thacker | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Woods | 49-35 |
| 16:18 | Marshall | Samuel Porter's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Lipps | 49-35 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 16:07 | Marshall | William McMurry grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 16:02 | Marshall | Elias Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) SG - Elias Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ferrin (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is hacked by Tory Rhodes - foul #2 on Tory Rhodes, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG), Daniel Stockard (SF), Chad Thacker (PF), Jimmy Ruggerio (C) Tory Rhodes, Samuel Porter, William McMurry, Richard Ferrin | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 15:00 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio's layup is rejected by Thomas Knouse | 49-35 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Chad Thacker gets the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:34 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott tips it in | 49-37 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arthur Nebel (SG) Elias Lawson | |
| 14:03 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 13:24 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel connects on the shot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Paul Mathews is hacked by Arthur Nebel - foul #2 on Arthur Nebel, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| 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 | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG), Elias Lawson (SF), Samuel Porter (PF), William McMurry (C) Alfred Abbott, Daniel Stockard, Chad Thacker, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| 12:40 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the shot from close range | 53-39 |
| 12:15 | Marshall | Elias Lawson makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Jack Styles clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Samuel Porter - foul #2 on Samuel Porter, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:09 | Marshall | William McMurry snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:54 | Marshall | Elias Lawson loses the dribble to Cliff Morgan | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) SG - Arthur Nebel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elias Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | George Woods makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jack Styles | 56-41 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Elias Lawson | 56-43 |
| 11:04 | Akron | George Woods comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Porter - foul #3 on Samuel Porter, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG), Daniel Stockard (SF), Chad Thacker (PF), Jimmy Ruggerio (C) Tory Rhodes, Arthur Nebel, Samuel Porter, William McMurry | |
| 11:04 | Akron | George Woods makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:04 | Akron | George Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Chad Thacker drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Elias Lawson and the foul's on George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #1 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Chad Thacker makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 10:34 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:15 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard is fouled on the floor by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Elias Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Alan Gully drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Spann | 60-46 |
| 09:31 | Marshall | Elias Lawson misses the jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 09:30 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:13 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott lays it up and in set up by Elias Lawson | 60-48 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Elias Lawson picks off the pass by Alan Gully | 60-48 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Clayton Craven steals it from Jimmy Ruggerio | 60-48 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses badly on a shot in the paint | 60-48 |
| 08:36 | Marshall | Elias Lawson grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Elias Lawson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Mathews - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Cliff Morgan (SF), Jack Styles (PF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Marshall | Arthur Nebel (SG), Samuel Porter (C) Alfred Abbott, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Elias Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:17 | Marshall | Elias Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Bruce Phillips travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG) Elias Lawson | |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marshall | William McMurry (PF), Richard Ferrin (C) Daniel Stockard, Chad Thacker | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) SG - Arthur Nebel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ferrin (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Cliff Morgan clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-50 |
| 07:16 | Marshall | Richard Ferrin pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:55 | Marshall | Richard Ferrin makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Tory Rhodes | 60-52 |
| 06:35 | Akron | George Woods clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 06:34 | Marshall | Samuel Porter gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Samuel Porter clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG), Chad Thacker (PF), Jimmy Ruggerio (C) Tory Rhodes, William McMurry, Richard Ferrin | |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Samuel Porter makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:13 | Marshall | Samuel Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Paul Mathews banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Gully | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Samuel Porter misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Jimmy Ruggerio steals it from Walter Spann | 62-54 |
| 05:18 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Abbott | 62-56 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-56 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Mathews - foul #3 on Paul Mathews, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG), Daniel Stockard (SF) Alfred Abbott, Samuel Porter | |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:40 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Thomas Knouse's pass is intercepted by Chad Thacker | 62-58 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Chad Thacker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Marshall | Elias Lawson (SG), William McMurry (C) Arthur Nebel, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Chad Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Chad Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Thomas Knouse connects on the jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 03:25 | Marshall | Elias Lawson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Chad Thacker tips it in | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Tory Rhodes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elias Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Stockard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Thacker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Paul Mathews drills a shot from the left wing set up by Cliff Morgan | 66-62 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alfred Abbott (PG), Arthur Nebel (SG), Jimmy Ruggerio (C) Tory Rhodes, Elias Lawson, William McMurry | |
| 02:46 | Marshall | Chad Thacker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Jimmy Ruggerio tips it home | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Craven | 69-64 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 02:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Gully | 69-64 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Clayton Craven lays it up and in | 71-64 |
| 01:48 | Marshall | Arthur Nebel comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Clayton Craven drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:14 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Chad Thacker gets the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 01:03 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:54 | Marshall | Alfred Abbott buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Nebel | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Nebel - foul #3 on Arthur Nebel, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Alan Gully is hacked by Jimmy Ruggerio - foul #3 on Jimmy Ruggerio, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Daniel Stockard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 76-66 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Alan Gully is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Nebel - foul #4 on Arthur Nebel, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tory Rhodes (PG), Elias Lawson (SG), Samuel Porter (SF), William McMurry (PF), Richard Ferrin (C) Alfred Abbott, Arthur Nebel, Daniel Stockard, Chad Thacker, Jimmy Ruggerio | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:41 | Marshall | Elias Lawson snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Marshall | William McMurry is called for traveling | 76-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Jack Styles drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 78-66 |
| 00:01 | Marshall | William McMurry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Samuel Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 78-66 |