| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Edward Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Valentin Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Winkelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fred Gibson inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Fred Gibson double dribbles | 43-32 |
| 19:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa comes up short on the shot in the lane | 43-32 |
| 19:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Valentin Costa blocks the short jumper by Fred Gibson | 43-32 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Fred Gibson grabs the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Winkelman - foul #1 on Danny Winkelman, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Dale - foul #3 on Anthony Dale, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (C) Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 18:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Michael Hall's floater is tipped away by Danny Winkelman | 45-34 |
| 17:57 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster hits the finger roll set up by Valentin Costa | 45-36 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 17:21 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Steele - foul #1 on John Steele, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller (SG), Michael Bodiford (PF), John Bowman (C) Lloyd Foster, Valentin Costa, Danny Winkelman | |
| 17:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Randy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 16:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Fuller | 45-41 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Edward Washington picks off the pass by David Brawner | 45-41 |
| 15:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | The short jumper by John Bowman is denied by Frank Luciano | 45-41 |
| 15:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brawner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Edward Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Bodiford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Frank Luciano is called for the reach on George Brooks - foul #1 on Frank Luciano, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Randy Johnson, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster (PG), Valentin Costa (SF) Edward Washington, George Brooks | |
| 15:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 15:13 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Brawner - foul #1 on David Brawner, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG) David Brawner | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman (C) John Bowman | |
| 14:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Anthony Dale | 45-42 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Fred Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Conder | 48-42 |
| 14:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman misses the fadeaway in the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Winkelman - foul #2 on Danny Winkelman, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington (PG), George Brooks (SF) Stanley Fuller, Michael Bodiford | |
| 14:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa double dribbles | 49-42 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Danny Winkelman blocks the short jumper by Anthony Dale | 49-42 |
| 13:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 13:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Gibson | 49-42 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Anthony Dale can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-42 |
| 13:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Brooks | 49-44 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Valentin Costa blocks the short jumper by Fred Gibson | 49-44 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 12:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Fred Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 51-46 |
| 11:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 11:49 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa misses the lay-in | 51-46 |
| 11:48 | Akron | John Steele gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Fred Conder knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Steele | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Edward Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Valentin Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Winkelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks is hacked by John Steele - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller (SG), Anthony Clabaugh (SF), Michael Bodiford (PF), John Bowman (C) Lloyd Foster, George Brooks, Valentin Costa, Danny Winkelman | |
| 10:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman hits a jumper from close range set up by Edward Washington and he's hacked by Frank Luciano - foul #2 on Frank Luciano, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 10:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:36 | Akron | David Brawner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:35 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Bowman and the foul's on David Brawner - foul #2 on David Brawner, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks (SF) Anthony Clabaugh | |
| 10:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Stephen Longoria knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 09:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 09:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Luciano - foul #3 on Frank Luciano, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Randy Johnson, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster (PG), Anthony Clabaugh (PF) Edward Washington, Michael Bodiford | |
| 09:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Stanley Fuller takes the ball from John Steele | 57-53 |
| 08:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | The short jumper by John Bowman is denied by Joseph Moore | 57-53 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:38 | Akron | David Brawner scores on a floater from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 08:20 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Steele misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Bowman - foul #2 on John Bowman, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington (PG), Valentin Costa (SF), Michael Bodiford (PF), Danny Winkelman (C) Stanley Fuller, George Brooks, Anthony Clabaugh, John Bowman | |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Steele misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Valentin Costa | 60-58 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Randy Johnson is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Frank Luciano (PF) John Steele, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Luciano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Edward Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Valentin Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Bodiford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Winkelman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Fred Gibson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Luciano | 63-58 |
| 06:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford's layup is rejected by Frank Luciano | 63-58 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Fred Conder snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits a floater in the paint | 65-58 |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Luciano - foul #4 on Frank Luciano, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller (SG), George Brooks (SF) Lloyd Foster, Michael Bodiford | |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Fred Conder misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 06:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edward Washington | 65-62 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Fred Conder's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Winkelman | 65-62 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Anthony Dale pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Randy Johnson, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster (PG) Edward Washington | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Fred Gibson banks in the layup | 67-62 |
| 04:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller tips it home | 67-64 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Fred Gibson | 69-64 |
| 04:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman loses the ball out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman (C) Danny Winkelman | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Anthony Dale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (C) Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 03:24 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman lays it in | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brawner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Lloyd Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Fuller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Valentin Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Stephen Longoria can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-66 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| 02:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF) Stephen Longoria | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington (PG), Michael Bodiford (PF) Stanley Fuller, Valentin Costa | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa (PF), Danny Winkelman (C) Michael Bodiford, John Bowman | |
| 02:28 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits a jumper from the left block set up by John Steele | 73-66 |
| 02:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Fred Gibson pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by George Brooks - foul #1 on George Brooks, team foul #4 | 73-66 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Valentin Costa gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | St. Mary's (TX) | George Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-66 |
| 01:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | Danny Winkelman gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edward Washington is denied on a layup by Anthony Dale | 74-66 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Akron | George Brooks is called for the reach on Anthony Dale - foul #2 on George Brooks, team foul #5 | 74-66 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Anthony Dale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 01:00 | Akron | John Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Edward Washington - foul #3 on Edward Washington, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Frank Luciano (SF) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 00:57 | Akron | George Brooks is called for the reach on Frank Luciano - foul #3 on George Brooks, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Frank Luciano 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 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster is called for traveling | 76-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (C) John Steele, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Stanley Fuller (SG), Anthony Clabaugh (SF), Michael Bodiford (PF), John Bowman (C) Lloyd Foster, George Brooks, Valentin Costa, Danny Winkelman | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Edward Washington is called for the reach on Randy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Washington, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Bodiford scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from John Bowman | 78-68 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Edward Washington is called for the reach on David Brawner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Washington, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster (PG) Edward Washington | |
| 00:44 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:44 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Randy Johnson is called for the reach on Lloyd Foster - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #10 | 80-68 |
| 00:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster misses the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lloyd Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | John Bowman steals the ball from Stephen Longoria | 80-69 |
| 00:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Luciano - foul #5 on Frank Luciano, team foul #11 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Pinto (C) Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Michael Kile (SF) Lloyd Foster | |
| 00:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Randy Johnson runs out the clock | 80-70 |