| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) SG - Ron Risch (fresh) SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) C - Eugene Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez hits a fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is fouled on the floor by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by William Spencer | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Spencer | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark is whistled for a carry | 6-0 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:21 | Akron | Lonnie Higby clanks a floater from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:19 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Terry Bartlett can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #1 on Eugene Clark, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:46 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the tip | 7-2 |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Legrand | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Joel Spencer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Terry Bartlett, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (C) Eugene Clark | |
| 15:20 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 7-4 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lyle | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Herbert | 7-7 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Kenneth Lyle takes the ball from James Wilson | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Mark Sandusky (SF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Ron Risch, Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 14:27 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Williams | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (C) Douglas Legrand | |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 3rd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Sandusky and the foul's on Joel Spencer - foul #1 on Joel Spencer, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Sean Abner, Mark Sandusky, William Glenn | |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger McGunnigle | 12-16 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Juan Zepeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG) Roger McGunnigle | |
| 12:29 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Jimmy Williams snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Lonnie Higby hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Spencer | 14-16 |
| 11:58 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:57 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Herbert Babin is fouled on the floor by Todd Herbert - foul #1 on Todd Herbert, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), William Glenn (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle, Eugene Clark | |
| 11:27 | Akron | James Wilson connects on the jumper from the right block | 16-16 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | Akron | James Wilson can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Todd Herbert - foul #2 on Todd Herbert, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Lonnie Higby, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG) Todd Herbert | |
| 10:59 | Akron | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:42 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is whistled for a carry | 17-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Williams (SF) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:25 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Mark Sandusky | 17-16 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Williams steals the ball from Douglas Legrand | 17-16 |
| 09:57 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roger McGunnigle | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Williams is called for the reach on Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Eugene Clark (C) Sean Abner, William Glenn, Roger McGunnigle | |
| 09:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Antonio Sanchez (C) Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle (SF) Douglas Legrand | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Lonnie Higby makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:08 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle clanks a jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:06 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Mark Sandusky - foul #2 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (PG) Mark Sandusky | |
| 08:47 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Akiyama swats the short shot by Kenneth Lyle | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Jimmy Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Eugene Clark is denied by Antonio Sanchez | 20-18 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Terry Bartlett grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez drills a floater from close range | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Sean Abner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), William Glenn (C) Sean Abner, Eugene Clark | |
| 07:30 | Akron | James Wilson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Legrand | 24-21 |
| 07:17 | Akron | William Spencer is hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (SF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Jody Garland (SF) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 07:17 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Abner | 24-24 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Jody Garland steps in front of the Lonnie Higby pass | 24-24 |
| 06:15 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle scores on a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), Todd Herbert (SF), Eugene Clark (C) Sean Abner, Jody Garland, William Glenn | |
| 06:15 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:57 | Akron | James Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:34 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert is whistled for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG) Terry Bartlett, Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Mark Sandusky, Roger McGunnigle | |
| 05:12 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 04:56 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), William Glenn (C) Douglas Legrand, Eugene Clark | |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Juan Zepeda snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Jimmy Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Babin and the foul's on William Glenn - foul #1 on William Glenn, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG) William Spencer, Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:26 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:04 | Akron | Herbert Babin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Juan Zepeda can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Sandusky | 27-28 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Jimmy Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Lonnie Higby clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Lonnie Higby tips it in | 29-28 |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | Terry Bartlett steals it from Ron Risch | 29-28 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Bartlett - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Roger McGunnigle (SF), Eugene Clark (C) Ron Risch, Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:32 | Akron | A charge is called on William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG) William Glenn | |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Sandusky | 29-31 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez banks in the layup | 31-31 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | Antonio Sanchez picks off the pass by Sean Abner | 31-31 |
| 01:26 | Akron | James Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 01:17 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez can't connect on a floater from the left block | 33-34 |
| 00:57 | Akron | James Wilson can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Douglas Legrand | 33-34 |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Legrand | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Spencer and the foul's on Roger McGunnigle - foul #1 on Roger McGunnigle, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Sean Abner, Mark Sandusky, Roger McGunnigle, Eugene Clark | |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Wilson makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | The clock runs out | 36-36 |