| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Charles Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Canup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Travis Golden is fouled on the floor by Jasper Canup - foul #1 on Jasper Canup, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lester Nell (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:30 | Akron | Lester Nell is fouled on the floor by Cecil Jackson - foul #3 on Cecil Jackson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops (PF) Cecil Jackson | |
| 19:12 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Akron | James Armstrong snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Roy Hill snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:33 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cedric Baltz | 37-36 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Hill and he's fouled by Chris Young - foul #3 on Chris Young, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Brown (SF) Chris Young | |
| 17:50 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (SG), Cory Wuest (C) Jasper Canup, Stephen Russell | |
| 17:02 | Akron | Bryan Hart banks in the layup set up by Marc Osborne | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone is fouled on the floor by Marc Osborne - foul #2 on Marc Osborne, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Alton Lane, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Cartagena (PG), Harold Hudson (SF) Charles Stone, Gerald Stoops | |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Travis Golden snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Fredette - foul #1 on Larry Fredette, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Derek Hale, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup (SG), Stephen Russell (C) Samuel Cartagena, Harold Hudson | |
| 16:15 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Brown hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jasper Canup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Wuest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Marc Osborne scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stone | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Fredette | 44-40 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Marc Osborne connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Lester Nell | 46-40 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-40 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Jasper Canup | 46-40 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Alton Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Marc Osborne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Bart Burrows pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Cory Wuest picks off the pass by James Stone | 46-40 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Marc Osborne steals the ball from Stephen Russell | 46-40 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Lester Nell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Stone | 49-40 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Cory Wuest hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Alton Lane, Lester Nell, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), Harold Hudson (SG), Chris Young (SF), Cecil Jackson (PF), Gerald Stoops (C) Larry Fredette, Jasper Canup, Robert Brown, Cory Wuest, Stephen Russell | |
| 12:15 | Akron | Bryan Hart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 51-42 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Nathaniel Medeiros is called for the reach on Chris Young - foul #2 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SF) Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Harold Hudson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Jackson | 51-44 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Chris Young is called for the reach on Travis Golden - foul #4 on Chris Young, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Chaney (SF) Chris Young | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Charles Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Chaney (fresh) PF - Cecil Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gerald Stoops (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Harold Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Thomas Chaney tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 10:49 | Akron | James Armstrong loses the dribble to Harold Hudson | 51-44 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:21 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops banks in the layup set up by Charles Stone | 51-46 |
| 09:47 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Golden | 54-46 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | James Armstrong takes the ball from Gerald Stoops | 54-46 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Roy Hill hits the finger roll set up by James Armstrong | 56-46 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Hudson | 56-49 |
| 08:44 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the floater from close range set up by Travis Golden | 58-49 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Harold Hudson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-49 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Thomas Chaney is called for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG), Jasper Canup (SG), Chris Young (SF), Cory Wuest (PF), Stephen Russell (C) Charles Stone, Harold Hudson, Thomas Chaney, Cecil Jackson, Gerald Stoops | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Cory Wuest - foul #1 on Cory Wuest, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG) Alton Lane | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Canup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cory Wuest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Cory Wuest knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Fredette | 60-51 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cory Wuest - foul #2 on Cory Wuest, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG) Travis Golden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:54 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Cory Wuest | 61-51 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Chris Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Alton Lane gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Alton Lane double dribbles | 61-51 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Alton Lane, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG) Larry Fredette | |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone is hacked by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lester Nell (SF) James Armstrong, Derek Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Chris Young misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 61-51 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Cory Wuest tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Bryan Hart is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Lester Nell, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Cory Wuest pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jasper Canup, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lester Nell (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Cecil Jackson (PF), Gerald Stoops (C) Jasper Canup, Chris Young, Cory Wuest, Stephen Russell | |
| 04:41 | Akron | Cecil Jackson steals the ball from James Armstrong | 61-53 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Fredette | 61-55 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Bryan Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Fredette | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Bryan Hart hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Travis Golden | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Charles Stone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Fredette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cecil Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Stoops (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | James Armstrong steps in front of the Gerald Stoops pass | 63-57 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Bryan Hart buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Armstrong | 65-57 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup (SG), Chris Young (SF), Stephen Russell (C) Larry Fredette, Robert Brown, Gerald Stoops | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Chris Young hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne is fouled on the floor by Charles Stone - foul #3 on Charles Stone, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Chris Young misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson tips it in | 67-62 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Marc Osborne connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Marc Osborne comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-62 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stephen Russell | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 69-62 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Roy Hill is hacked by Jasper Canup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jasper Canup, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Lester Nell (SF) Alton Lane, Derek Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup loses the ball out of bounds | 69-62 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Charles Stone is called for the reach on James Stone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Stone, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Russell | 71-62 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 00:20 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Stone is hacked by Charles Stone in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Stone, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Fredette (PG) Charles Stone | |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Cecil Jackson gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Chris Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Chris Young makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Russell and he's fouled by Travis Golden - foul #3 on Travis Golden, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Lester Nell, James Stone | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Chris Young makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Marc Osborne runs out the clock | 72-65 |