| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - James Valladares (fresh) SG - Thomas Murray (fresh) SF - Roland Glover (fresh) PF - Pedro Silva (fresh) C - Randy Kerns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | Pedro Silva wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Toledo | James Valladares misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | David Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Toledo | Thomas Murray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Toledo | Leroy Cook denies the turnaround by Pedro Silva | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Leroy Cook pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Alan Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Toledo | James Valladares grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Toledo | Thomas Murray is hacked by Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Toledo | Thomas Murray scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Glover | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | Toledo | Randy Kerns grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Toledo | Thomas Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:09 | Toledo | Thomas Murray grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:40 | Toledo | Roland Glover misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Toledo | Fang Huang (PF), Allan Chatman (C) Pedro Silva, Randy Kerns | |
| 16:40 | Toledo | Roland Glover makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:40 | Toledo | Roland Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:23 | Akron | David Crawford is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Irvin Finlay (C) Dennis Coffman, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Toledo | Carmelo Rosales (SF) Roland Glover | |
| 15:59 | Toledo | Fang Huang hits a turnaround in the lane set up by James Valladares | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) SF - David Crawford (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) C - Irvin Finlay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - James Valladares (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carmelo Rosales (fresh) PF - Fang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Chatman (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Phillip Naughton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Charles Gleason (SF) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 15:39 | Toledo | James Valladares scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Chatman | 0-9 |
| 15:36 | Akron | James Valladares is called for the reach on Leo Moses in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Valladares, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Charles Gleason scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 15:24 | Toledo | Leo Moses steps in front of the James Valladares pass in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Alan Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Alan Smith hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Toledo | Thomas Murray misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 14:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Murray - foul #1 on Thomas Murray, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Leo Moses, Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Toledo | Randy Kerns (PF) Fang Huang | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:31 | Toledo | Thomas Murray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Toledo | Randy Kerns hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Alan Smith is hacked by Allan Chatman - foul #1 on Allan Chatman, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Charles Gleason (PF) Jerry Hawthorne, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Toledo | Roland Glover (SF), Pedro Silva (PF) Carmelo Rosales, Allan Chatman | |
| 13:51 | Akron | Charles Gleason connects on the open floater from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Toledo | Randy Kerns misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-11 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Leroy Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 12:56 | Toledo | Roland Glover is hacked by Kenneth Harrison - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Irvin Finlay (C) Jeffery Morrow, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Toledo | Mark Geary (C) Randy Kerns | |
| 12:34 | Toledo | Thomas Murray is hacked by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Charles Gleason, Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Toledo | Carmelo Rosales (SF), Fang Huang (PF), Allan Chatman (C) Roland Glover, Pedro Silva, Mark Geary | |
| 12:09 | Toledo | James Valladares clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Coffman - foul #1 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF) Jerry Hawthorne, Jeffery Morrow | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 12:09 | Toledo | James Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:09 | Toledo | James Valladares makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled in the backcourt by James Valladares - foul #2 on James Valladares, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG) Dennis Coffman | |
| Subs | Toledo | Manuel Helland (PG), Randy Kerns (PF) James Valladares, Fang Huang | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-13 |
| 11:51 | Toledo | The rebound goes to Randy Kerns | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Leo Moses (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Manuel Helland (fresh) SG - Thomas Murray (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Carmelo Rosales (fresh) PF - Randy Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Chatman (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Toledo | Randy Kerns misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Charles Gleason (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Leo Moses, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Toledo | Fang Huang (PF) Manuel Helland | |
| 11:28 | Toledo | Randy Kerns misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:28 | Toledo | Randy Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:28 | Toledo | Allan Chatman gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:07 | Toledo | Allan Chatman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Allan Chatman, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Toledo | James Valladares (PG), Roland Glover (SF), Pedro Silva (PF) Carmelo Rosales, Fang Huang, Allan Chatman | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Murray - foul #2 on Thomas Murray, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Toledo | Mark Geary (C) Randy Kerns | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:36 | Toledo | Thomas Murray can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Gleason | 11-13 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Charles Gleason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Phillip Naughton | 14-13 |
| 09:46 | Toledo | Thomas Murray knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Valladares | 14-15 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | Toledo | Mark Geary grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 09:18 | Toledo | James Valladares scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Silva | 14-17 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Leroy Cook is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Crawford | 17-17 |
| 08:32 | Toledo | James Valladares can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:31 | Toledo | Pedro Silva tips it home | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is hacked by James Valladares in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Valladares, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Dennis Coffman, David Crawford, Charles Gleason, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Toledo | Manuel Helland (PG), Carmelo Rosales (SF), Fang Huang (PF), Randy Kerns (C) James Valladares, Roland Glover, Pedro Silva, Mark Geary | |
| 08:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:11 | Toledo | Manuel Helland is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Harrison - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| 08:11 | Toledo | Manuel Helland misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Finlay | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Leo Moses (fresh) SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) PF - Irvin Finlay (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Manuel Helland (fresh) SG - Thomas Murray (tired) 5 pts. SF - Carmelo Rosales (fresh) PF - Fang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Leo Moses knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Hawthorne | 22-19 |
| 07:01 | Toledo | Jeffery Morrow takes the ball from Thomas Murray | 22-19 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow lays it up and in | 24-19 |
| 06:41 | Toledo | Thomas Murray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-19 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Leroy Cook loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (PF) Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Toledo | James Valladares (PG), Roland Glover (SF), Pedro Silva (PF) Manuel Helland, Carmelo Rosales, Fang Huang | |
| 06:11 | Toledo | Charles Gleason steps in front of the Pedro Silva pass | 24-19 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Charles Gleason misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-19 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Leo Moses pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Leroy Cook is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 05:29 | Toledo | Thomas Murray makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Valladares | 26-22 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's layup is rejected by Pedro Silva | 26-22 |
| 05:04 | Toledo | Randy Kerns pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:41 | Toledo | Thomas Murray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 04:40 | Toledo | Randy Kerns grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:16 | Toledo | Thomas Murray is whistled for a carry | 26-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Irvin Finlay (PF) Leo Moses, Jerry Hawthorne, Jeffery Morrow, Charles Gleason | |
| Subs | Toledo | Carmelo Rosales (SF), Fang Huang (PF), Mark Geary (C) Roland Glover, Pedro Silva, Randy Kerns | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Murray - foul #3 on Thomas Murray, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:35 | Toledo | Thomas Murray misses the 3 from straight away | 28-22 |
| 03:34 | Toledo | Fang Huang can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 03:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Phillip Naughton | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Irvin Finlay (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - James Valladares (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Murray (very tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carmelo Rosales (fresh) PF - Fang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Geary (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Akron | David Crawford hits a shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 02:59 | Toledo | Carmelo Rosales misses short on a jumper from the right block | 30-22 |
| 02:58 | Toledo | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Geary | 30-22 |
| 02:37 | Toledo | Leroy Cook swats the shot by Thomas Murray | 30-22 |
| 02:36 | Akron | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Leroy Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF), Kenneth Harrison (C) Irvin Finlay, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Toledo | Pedro Silva (PF), Allan Chatman (C) Fang Huang, Mark Geary | |
| 02:13 | Toledo | Carmelo Rosales can't finish the layup | 30-22 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Dennis Coffman pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Alan Smith is hacked by James Valladares - foul #4 on James Valladares, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Helmuth (PG) Dennis Coffman | |
| Subs | Toledo | Manuel Helland (PG) James Valladares | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:05 | Toledo | Allan Chatman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:43 | Toledo | Manuel Helland is fouled on the floor by Fred Helmuth - foul #1 on Fred Helmuth, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SF) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford | |
| Subs | Toledo | Roland Glover (SF), Randy Kerns (PF) Carmelo Rosales, Pedro Silva | |
| 01:43 | Toledo | Manuel Helland makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:43 | Toledo | Manuel Helland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 01:33 | Toledo | Roland Glover grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 01:28 | Toledo | Thomas Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Fred Helmuth gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Murray - foul #4 on Thomas Murray, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Charles Gleason (SF) Leo Moses, Fred Helmuth | |
| Subs | Toledo | Christopher Holden (SG) Thomas Murray | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:50 | Toledo | Allan Chatman grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 00:25 | Toledo | Christopher Holden's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Harrison | 30-24 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Manuel Helland grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |