| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) C - David Lofton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SF - James Leclaire (fresh) PF - Andy Puleo (fresh) C - Joshua Harvey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | David Lofton denies the turnaround by Richard Wilson | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Anthony Foulk connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Steele | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andy Puleo | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Akron | David Lofton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Fred Gibson grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Fred Gibson drills a runner from the baseline set up by John Steele | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Wilson and the foul's on John Steele - foul #1 on John Steele, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Akron | John Steele is fouled on the floor by Joshua Harvey - foul #1 on Joshua Harvey, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (SF), Paul Sutton (PF) James Leclaire, Andy Puleo | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Michael Hall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-6 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (SG), Evan Bills (C) Richard Wilson, Joshua Harvey | |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Evan Bills is called for the reach on Anthony Foulk - foul #1 on Evan Bills, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SF) Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:06 | Akron | Michael Hall misses the dunk attempt | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | David Lofton steals the ball from Lawrence Horton | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Franklin Floyd (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lawrence Horton (fresh) SF - Brian McClellan (fresh) PF - Paul Sutton (fresh) C - Evan Bills (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Michael Hall buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Lofton and he's hacked by Paul Sutton - foul #1 on Paul Sutton, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Wilbur Camper (SF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Anthony Foulk, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson (SG), James Leclaire (SF), Andy Puleo (PF), Joshua Harvey (C) Ronald Maddox, Lawrence Horton, Paul Sutton, Evan Bills | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Richard Wilson picks off the pass by David Brawner | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson blows the layup | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Wilbur Camper - foul #1 on Wilbur Camper, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Frank Luciano (C) David Brawner, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Leclaire | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Franklin Floyd is called for the reach on Andy Puleo - foul #1 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG) Wilbur Camper | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox (PG) Brian McClellan | |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Fred Gibson - foul #1 on Fred Gibson, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), David Lofton (C) Franklin Floyd, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Akron | John Steele clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 13:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Gibson | 8-12 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Fred Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:37 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Leclaire | 8-14 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Richard Wilson steals it from Fred Gibson | 8-14 |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred Gibson - foul #2 on Fred Gibson, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SF), Michael Hall (PF) Fred Gibson, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (SG), Paul Sutton (PF), Evan Bills (C) Richard Wilson, Andy Puleo, Joshua Harvey | |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:58 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:36 | Akron | David Lofton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:34 | Akron | John Steele can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 12:32 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | David Lofton picks off the pass by James Leclaire | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Franklin Floyd (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) SF - James Leclaire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sutton (fresh) C - Evan Bills (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian McClellan - foul #1 on Brian McClellan, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Wilbur Camper (SF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Anthony Foulk, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (SG) James Leclaire | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:42 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Horton | 9-17 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Brian McClellan picks off the pass by Franklin Floyd | 9-17 |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox is hacked by David Brawner - foul #1 on David Brawner, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson (SG), Andy Puleo (PF), Joshua Harvey (C) Ronald Maddox, Lawrence Horton, Paul Sutton | |
| 10:43 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 9-20 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Franklin Floyd | 11-20 |
| 10:16 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Evan Bills | 11-22 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Wilbur Camper lays it in | 13-22 |
| 09:48 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Brawner - foul #2 on David Brawner, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Frank Luciano (PF), David Lofton (C) David Brawner, Wilbur Camper, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox (PG) Evan Bills | |
| 09:48 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan makes the free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:41 | Akron | John Steele hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Franklin Floyd and the foul's on Ronald Maddox - foul #1 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| 09:41 | Akron | John Steele makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey is denied on a layup by David Lofton | 16-25 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Frank Luciano gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:11 | Akron | David Lofton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (SF) Franklin Floyd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes (SF) Brian McClellan | |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Harvey | 16-27 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Anthony Foulk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wilbur Camper | 19-27 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Steele - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF), Michael Hall (PF) John Steele, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton (PF), Donald Fitzgerald (C) Andy Puleo, Joshua Harvey | |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Ronald Maddox is called for the reach on Wilbur Camper - foul #2 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (PG), Anthony Dale (C) Stephen Longoria, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (PG), Lawrence Horton (SG), James Leclaire (SF), Evan Bills (C) Ronald Maddox, Richard Wilson, Todd Rhodes, Donald Fitzgerald | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Anthony Foulk misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Wilbur Camper can't tip it in | 19-29 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Franklin Floyd tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilbur Camper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leclaire (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sutton (fresh) C - Evan Bills (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hall is called for the reach on Paul Sutton - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) Anthony Foulk | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 07:10 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 07:08 | Akron | Stephen Longoria pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Franklin Floyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Franklin Floyd tips it in | 23-29 |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Franklin Floyd knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Dale is called for the reach on Evan Bills - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), Frank Luciano (PF), David Lofton (C) Wilbur Camper, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson (SG), Andy Puleo (PF), Joshua Harvey (C) Lawrence Horton, James Leclaire, Paul Sutton | |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Stephen Longoria gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 05:37 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Luciano - foul #1 on Frank Luciano, team foul #11 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Williams (PG), Todd Rhodes (SF) Brian McClellan, Evan Bills | |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Franklin Floyd scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by David Lofton | 28-32 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (SF), Anthony Dale (PF) Stephen Longoria, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (PG) James Williams | |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Lofton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andy Puleo - foul #1 on Andy Puleo, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF) Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (SF) Todd Rhodes | |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Lofton misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Richard Wilson is whistled for a carry | 29-32 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Brian McClellan is called for the reach on Wilbur Camper - foul #2 on Brian McClellan, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF) Franklin Floyd, Anthony Foulk | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox (PG), James Leclaire (SF) Lawrence Horton, Brian McClellan | |
| 03:53 | Akron | Wilbur Camper makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Wilbur Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:34 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Camper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Lofton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Leclaire (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Puleo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Harvey (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Ronald Maddox picks off the pass by Michael Hall | 31-34 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey is fouled on the floor by David Lofton - foul #1 on David Lofton, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), Anthony Dale (C) Wilbur Camper, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (SG), Paul Sutton (PF) Richard Wilson, Andy Puleo | |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Joshua Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Michael Hall drills a jump hook from the left block | 33-36 |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ronald Maddox | 33-38 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Anthony Dale is fouled on the floor by Paul Sutton - foul #2 on Paul Sutton, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Luciano (C) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (SG), Evan Bills (C) James Leclaire, Joshua Harvey | |
| 02:24 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-38 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Frank Luciano grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses the jump hook near the basket | 35-38 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton loses the dribble to Anthony Foulk | 35-38 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Anthony Foulk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Anthony Dale pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Anthony Foulk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Maddox misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Anthony Foulk connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |