| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carmen Holmstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Altman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vance Mancha (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Eddie Altman inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:37 | Akron | Norman Mahr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Carlos Harris buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Vance Mancha and he's fouled by Ronald Venegas - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Timothy Dolan | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Carlos Harris clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg (PF), Leroy Greenleaf (C) Timothy Dolan, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Carlos Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Eddie Altman steps in front of the Chad Zajicek pass in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Eddie Altman misses the lay-in | 41-30 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Carl Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Roberts (SG) Carlos Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:18 | Ohio | Fred Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Carl Becker grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Chad Zajicek scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Becker | 41-33 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Eddie Altman snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:39 | Ohio | Fred Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf tips it in | 43-33 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Norman Mahr | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Norman Mahr - foul #2 on Norman Mahr, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Donald Burnett (SG), Timothy Dolan (PF), Vance Mancha (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Fred Roberts, Eddie Altman, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (C) Shen Chiu, Carl Becker, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| 17:13 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Harold Jenkins lays it up and in and he's fouled by Vance Mancha - foul #1 on Vance Mancha, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Altman (SF) Herbert Stolberg | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:57 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Vance Mancha grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Donald Burnett is hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Harris (SG), Leroy Greenleaf (SF) Donald Burnett, Eddie Altman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Carlos Harris clanks a runner in the paint | 46-37 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jeffrey Wright steals the ball from George Anderson in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Norman Mahr is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wright - foul #3 on Norman Mahr, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Herbert Stolberg (SF), Robert Youngs (C) Jeffrey Wright, Carlos Harris, Timothy Dolan, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Ryan Washington (C) James Jaramillo, George Anderson, Norman Mahr | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Stolberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Greenleaf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Youngs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Harold Jenkins is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Vance Mancha (C) Donald Burnett, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:24 | Ohio | Robert Youngs hits a jump hook from the left block | 50-37 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Herbert Stolberg blocks the short jumper by Harold Jenkins | 50-37 |
| 15:12 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses the runner from close range | 50-37 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Robert Youngs grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 14:22 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Chad Zajicek loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Harris (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Timothy Dolan (PF), Leroy Greenleaf (C) Fred Roberts, Herbert Stolberg, Robert Youngs, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), Carl Becker (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), George Anderson (C) Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Harold Jenkins, Ryan Washington | |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Eddie Altman knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carmen Holmstrom | 54-37 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Carl Becker drills a floater from the left block | 54-39 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #4 on Norman Mahr, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Donald Burnett (SG) Carmen Holmstrom, Carlos Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Shen Chiu, Norman Mahr, George Anderson | |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:07 | Akron | James Jaramillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Eddie Altman drills a jumper from the right block | 58-42 |
| 12:40 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 58-42 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan hits the follow up shot | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:20 | Akron | Timothy Dolan steals it from Ryan Washington in the backcourt | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:03 | Ohio | Eddie Altman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 12:02 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Altman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Dolan (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Greenleaf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Ryan Washington is alone and drills a runner near the basket | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Eddie Altman misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Washington - foul #3 on Ryan Washington, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Carlos Harris (SG), Herbert Stolberg (PF), Robert Youngs (C) Jeffrey Wright, Donald Burnett, Timothy Dolan, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), George Anderson (PF) Carl Becker, James Jaramillo, Harold Jenkins | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Eddie Altman makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Eddie Altman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Ryan Washington is whistled for a carry | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vance Mancha (C) Eddie Altman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Carlos Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Stolberg | 62-44 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Carlos Harris hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Ronald Venegas can't connect on a floater from the left side | 64-44 |
| 10:19 | Akron | George Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 10:01 | Akron | George Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Carlos Harris's fadeaway is rejected by George Anderson | 64-47 |
| 09:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Washington | 64-47 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-47 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Shen Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Leroy Greenleaf (PF) Carmen Holmstrom, Carlos Harris, Herbert Stolberg, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF) Chad Zajicek, George Anderson | |
| 08:55 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 64-47 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Harold Jenkins snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Carl Becker scores on a shot near the basket | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Fred Roberts is fouled on the floor by Ronald Venegas - foul #3 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Timothy Dolan (PF) Donald Burnett, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Fred Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Ronald Venegas pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie Altman - foul #2 on Eddie Altman, team foul #2 | 64-49 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Fred Roberts is hacked by Ronald Venegas - foul #4 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Herbert Stolberg (PF) Jeffrey Wright, Timothy Dolan | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Ronald Venegas | |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Fred Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Ryan Washington pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Akron | Ryan Washington is fouled on the floor by Leroy Greenleaf - foul #3 on Leroy Greenleaf, team foul #3 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), Norman Mahr (PF) Carl Becker, Ryan Washington | |
| 07:39 | Akron | James Jaramillo banks in the layup set up by Shen Chiu | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carmen Holmstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Altman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Stolberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Greenleaf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jaramillo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom is hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (SG), Timothy Dolan (PF), Vance Mancha (C) Fred Roberts, Eddie Altman, Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) James Jaramillo | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Donald Burnett is called for the reach on Ronald Venegas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Burnett, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF) Chad Zajicek | |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Jenkins - foul #3 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Robert Youngs (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the floater from close range set up by Carl Becker | 67-55 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg is fouled on the floor by Harold Jenkins - foul #4 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #12 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf (PF) Timothy Dolan | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF) Shen Chiu, Carl Becker | |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-55 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Donald Burnett gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Ohio | Chad Zajicek steals the ball from Leroy Greenleaf | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Stolberg - foul #1 on Herbert Stolberg, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carmen Holmstrom (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Eddie Altman (SF), Vance Mancha (C) Jeffrey Wright, Donald Burnett, Herbert Stolberg, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (PG), Ryan Washington (C) Ronald Venegas, Harold Jenkins | |
| 05:33 | Akron | Chad Zajicek's layup is rejected by Vance Mancha | 68-55 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | Vance Mancha gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:16 | Ohio | James Jaramillo is called for the reach on Fred Roberts - foul #2 on James Jaramillo, team foul #13 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Dolan (PF) Leroy Greenleaf | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Chad Zajicek | |
| 05:16 | Ohio | Fred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:16 | Ohio | Fred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Eddie Altman scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Carmen Holmstrom | 72-55 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Shen Chiu's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Dolan | 72-55 |
| 04:28 | Akron | George Anderson tips it in | 72-57 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Norman Mahr - foul #5 on Norman Mahr, team foul #14 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (PG), Carlos Harris (SG), Leroy Greenleaf (SF), Robert Youngs (C) Carmen Holmstrom, Fred Roberts, Eddie Altman, Vance Mancha | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF) James Jaramillo, George Anderson, Norman Mahr | |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:04 | Ohio | Timothy Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Leroy Greenleaf picks off the pass by Chad Zajicek | 74-57 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf blows the layup | 74-57 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Akron | Carl Becker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #15 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Herbert Stolberg (SF) Donald Burnett, Timothy Dolan | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) Shen Chiu | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Carlos Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Wright | 77-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Harris (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Herbert Stolberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leroy Greenleaf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Youngs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Venegas (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chad Zajicek (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ryan Washington (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Akron | Carl Becker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Venegas - foul #5 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #16 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Burnett (SG), Fred Roberts (SF) Carlos Harris, Robert Youngs | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (C) Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Fred Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Roberts, team foul #6 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jamey Singer (SG) Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:28 | Akron | George Anderson is called for traveling | 78-60 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Fred Roberts loses the dribble to Carl Becker | 78-60 |
| 01:47 | Akron | James Jaramillo comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Leroy Greenleaf - foul #4 on Leroy Greenleaf, team foul #7 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Wright (PG), Robert Youngs (C) Donald Burnett, Jamey Singer | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Shen Chiu | |
| 01:47 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:47 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf grabs the board | 78-61 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Herbert Stolberg loses the dribble to James Jaramillo | 78-61 |
| 01:06 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-61 |
| 01:05 | Ohio | Robert Youngs grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Leroy Greenleaf buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Fred Roberts | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Harold Jenkins comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 80-61 |
| 00:44 | Akron | George Anderson grabs the offensive board | 80-61 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Herbert Stolberg blocks the short jumper by Ryan Washington | 80-61 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Robert Youngs snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Youngs clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Carl Becker - foul #2 on Carl Becker, team foul #17 | 80-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Youngs makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Robert Youngs makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Ryan Washington is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 82-61 |
| 00:01 | Ohio | Fred Roberts grabs the board | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Fred Roberts runs out the clock | 82-61 |