| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) C - Craig Delp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fresh) C - George Gilmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | George Gilmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Philip Day can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Craig Delp gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Thomas Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Philip Day | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Harvard | George Gilmer connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Philip Day | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Craig Delp knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 8-4 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Philip Day is hacked by Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 17:51 | Harvard | Michael Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Dave Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (SG), Steven Wells (PF) Michael Quinn, Michael Clark | |
| 17:08 | Harvard | George Gilmer is denied on a layup by Craig Delp | 8-4 |
| 17:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 8-4 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | The rebound goes to George Gilmer | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Philip Day is hacked by William Thaxton - foul #1 on William Thaxton, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (SG), Maxwell Leppert (SF), Joel Sanford (C) Philip Day, Derrick Corwin, George Gilmer | |
| 16:12 | Harvard | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Ronald Peters picks off the pass by William Thaxton in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 16:06 | Harvard | Henry Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Peters | 8-6 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) PF - Steven Wells (fresh) C - Joel Sanford (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:20 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses short on a jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Sanford | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Steven Wells comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Joel Sanford - foul #1 on Joel Sanford, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), Derrick Corwin (SF), Michael Clark (PF), George Gilmer (C) Ronald Peters, Henry Johnson, Maxwell Leppert, Steven Wells, Joel Sanford | |
| 14:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | George Gilmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Prahl - foul #1 on Brian Prahl, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 14:39 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Edgar Freeman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:17 | Harvard | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | Harvard | Patrick Sims steals it from Derrick Corwin | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Edgar Freeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | Harvard | Michael Clark grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Harvard | Michael Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Yee | 10-8 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Edgar Freeman loses the dribble to Philip Day | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Clark | 10-11 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Quinn - foul #1 on Michael Quinn, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Henry Johnson (SG), Steven Wells (PF), Maxwell Leppert (C) Philip Day, Michael Quinn, Michael Clark, George Gilmer | |
| 12:39 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:24 | Harvard | Dave Marks is called for the reach on Henry Johnson - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:10 | Harvard | Steven Wells scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Peters | 12-13 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:39 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Ronald Peters - foul #1 on Ronald Peters, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joel Sanford (C) Derrick Corwin | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) PF - Steven Wells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Sanford (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the lay-in | 12-13 |
| 11:19 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | Harvard | Henry Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:03 | Harvard | Steven Wells snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:50 | Harvard | Steven Wells blows the layup but he's fouled by Dave Marks - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), George Gilmer (C) Ronald Peters, Henry Johnson, Joel Sanford | |
| 10:50 | Harvard | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Harvard | Steven Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:33 | Harvard | Steven Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:27 | Harvard | Jeffrey Estevez steals it from Maxwell Leppert | 12-15 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Craig Delp is hacked by George Gilmer - foul #1 on George Gilmer, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derrick Corwin (SF), Michael Clark (PF) Maxwell Leppert, Steven Wells | |
| 09:48 | Akron | Raymond Myers scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Thaxton | 14-15 |
| 09:33 | Harvard | George Gilmer double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Joseph Yee (C) Thomas Johnson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:14 | Akron | Patrick Sims clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG) William Thaxton | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:14 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:56 | Harvard | Philip Day blows the layup | 16-15 |
| 08:54 | Harvard | Michael Clark snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:48 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin knocks in the shot from the baseline | 16-17 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Brian Prahl's floater is knocked away by George Gilmer | 16-17 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Raymond Myers grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Raymond Myers loses the dribble to Michael Quinn | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Edgar Freeman steals the ball from Michael Clark | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Michael Clark denies the turnaround by Edgar Freeman | 16-17 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the tip | 16-17 |
| 07:47 | Harvard | Philip Day gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Michael Quinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edgar Freeman | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Gilmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Akron | George Gilmer swats the dunk try by Brian Prahl | 16-17 |
| 07:22 | Harvard | George Gilmer gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Philip Day is fouled on the floor by Brian Prahl - foul #2 on Brian Prahl, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Henry Johnson (SG), Steven Wells (PF), Maxwell Leppert (C) Philip Day, Michael Quinn, Michael Clark, George Gilmer | |
| 06:45 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Craig Delp - foul #1 on Craig Delp, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:45 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joel Sanford (C) Derrick Corwin | |
| 06:31 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:12 | Harvard | Steven Wells is fouled on the floor by William Thaxton - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (PG) William Thaxton | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:12 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:12 | Harvard | Joel Sanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Joel Sanford misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Ronald Peters is called for the reach on Craig Delp - foul #2 on Ronald Peters, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG) Tom Hendrix | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Poole (SG) Ronald Peters | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Harvard | Joel Sanford pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:33 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Yee (PF) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derrick Corwin (SF) Joel Sanford | |
| 05:33 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Steven Wells grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 04:59 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Henry Johnson | 18-26 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Edgar Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Estevez | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | Harvard | Henry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Michael Clark (PF), George Gilmer (C) Richard Poole, Maxwell Leppert, Steven Wells | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the dunk attempt | 21-26 |
| 04:23 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Derrick Corwin | 21-26 |
| 04:11 | Harvard | Henry Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Craig Delp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 03:49 | Harvard | Philip Day snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 03:38 | Harvard | George Gilmer lays it up and in | 21-28 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Derrick Corwin steals the ball from Thomas Johnson | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Yee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Corwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Gilmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Harvard | Jeffrey Estevez steals it from Derrick Corwin | 21-28 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 03:02 | Harvard | Philip Day grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:49 | Harvard | George Gilmer lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Day | 21-30 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 02:26 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses the shot from close range | 23-30 |
| 02:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 23-30 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Thomas Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Estevez | 25-30 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin is hacked by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #2 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Edgar Freeman, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), Steven Wells (PF), Maxwell Leppert (C) Philip Day, Henry Johnson, Michael Clark, George Gilmer | |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:36 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. William Thaxton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) William Thaxton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joel Sanford (C) Derrick Corwin | |
| 01:34 | Akron | Patrick Sims's pass is intercepted by Steven Wells | 25-32 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | Michael Quinn drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Maxwell Leppert | 25-35 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Dave Marks is hacked by Joel Sanford - foul #2 on Joel Sanford, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG) Ronald Peters | |
| 01:01 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Michael Quinn pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Philip Day comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 00:46 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Michael Quinn misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Gilmer (C) Joel Sanford | |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Dave Marks is hacked by Steven Wells - foul #2 on Steven Wells, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG) Tom Hendrix | |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Clark (PF) Steven Wells | |
| 00:08 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | George Gilmer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Michael Quinn hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 26-39 |