| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Leonard Jones inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Joseph Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Longoria | 40-39 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | John Fisher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan White | 40-42 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Fred Conder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 19:05 | Ohio | Ivan White connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Hess | 40-44 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Joseph Moore misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Stephen Longoria tips it in | 42-44 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Lance Costello is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Terrance Smith (PF), Jonathan Grays (C) Christopher Hess, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Lance Costello | |
| 18:34 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Fred Conder drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Brawner | 45-44 |
| 18:11 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Fred Conder is hacked by David Ralph - foul #2 on David Ralph, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Garver (PG), John Steele (SG), Randy Johnson (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:47 | Akron | Steven Capehart's floater is tipped away by Terrance Smith | 45-44 |
| 17:46 | Ohio | Terrance Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Terrance Smith makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Ralph and the foul's on Derek Garver - foul #1 on Derek Garver, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christian Daughtry (SF), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Jonathan Grays | |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Terrance Smith makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Timothy Pinto scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Randy Johnson | 47-47 |
| 17:07 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:56 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #3 on Randy Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), John Fisher (PF), Jonathan Grays (C) Michael Finnerty, David Ralph, Terrance Smith, Lance Costello | |
| 16:56 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:56 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:33 | Akron | John Fisher swats the layup by Derek Garver | 47-49 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Ivan White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Capehart - foul #1 on Steven Capehart, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Stephen Longoria (PF), Milton Butts (C) Derek Garver, John Steele, Timothy Pinto, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SF) Christian Daughtry | |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Fred Conder scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Jones | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leonard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Butts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Grays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio | Fred Conder is called for the reach on Ivan White - foul #2 on Fred Conder, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Leonard Jones, Milton Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Jonathan Grays | |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Longoria - foul #1 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Ralph (SF), Terrance Smith (PF) Christopher Hess, John Fisher | |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Joseph Moore connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by David Ralph - foul #3 on David Ralph, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (SG) Fred Conder | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christian Daughtry (SF) Stephen Doyle | |
| 15:05 | Akron | Joseph Moore misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Lance Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Paul Cue hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christian Daughtry | 51-54 |
| 14:35 | Akron | John Steele is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Lance Costello grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Paul Cue | 51-56 |
| 14:06 | Akron | David Brawner clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Stephen Longoria tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Paul Cue clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 13:54 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Smith | 53-56 |
| 13:34 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | Terrance Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Moore - foul #1 on Joseph Moore, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Stephen Doyle (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), John Fisher (PF) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Christian Daughtry, Terrance Smith | |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Steven Capehart is fouled on the floor by Lance Costello - foul #2 on Lance Costello, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) John Steele | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Jonathan Grays (C) Stephen Doyle, Lance Costello | |
| 12:38 | Akron | Leonard Jones's layup is rejected by Jonathan Grays | 53-58 |
| 12:36 | Ohio | Christopher Hess pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Christopher Hess is fouled on the floor by Steven Capehart - foul #2 on Steven Capehart, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Christopher Hess makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Timothy Pinto grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Steven Capehart comes up short on the runner near the basket | 53-59 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 11:33 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays is denied on a layup by Steven Capehart | 53-59 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | John Fisher tips it home | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leonard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Pinto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Capehart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Finnerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Grays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Akron | Fred Conder misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Grays - foul #1 on Jonathan Grays, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Robert Anderson (PF), Milton Butts (C) Randy Johnson, Timothy Pinto, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SF), Lance Costello (C) Michael Finnerty, Jonathan Grays | |
| 11:22 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-61 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | John Fisher grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 10:49 | Ohio | Lance Costello grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Lance Costello buries a floater from the left block | 55-63 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Robert Anderson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-63 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Randy Johnson (SF), Stephen Longoria (PF) Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), Terrance Smith (PF), Jonathan Grays (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Stephen Doyle, John Fisher, Lance Costello | |
| 10:08 | Ohio | John Steele steals the ball from Jonathan Grays | 55-63 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Randy Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Milton Butts grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 55-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (C) Milton Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:28 | Ohio | David Ralph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 09:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stephen Longoria | 55-63 |
| 09:11 | Akron | John Steele travels with the ball | 55-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Timothy Pinto (PF) John Steele, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Stephen Doyle (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Lance Costello (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Christian Daughtry, Jonathan Grays | |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Ivan White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Stephen Longoria buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Conder | 57-63 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Longoria - foul #2 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Garver (PG), John Steele (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF) Stephen Doyle, Michael Finnerty, Terrance Smith | |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:26 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:04 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Christopher Hess - foul #2 on Christopher Hess, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG) Ivan White, Christopher Hess | |
| 07:53 | Akron | Leonard Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Anderson and the foul's on Lance Costello - foul #3 on Lance Costello, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) Derek Garver | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 07:53 | Akron | Leonard Jones misses the free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:53 | Ohio | John Fisher gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 07:31 | Ohio | Lance Costello connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Capehart (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Ralph (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christian Daughtry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Costello (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | John Steele is fouled in the backcourt by David Ralph - foul #4 on David Ralph, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Garver (PG) Leonard Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Jonathan Grays (C) Christian Daughtry, Lance Costello | |
| 07:29 | Akron | John Steele makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:29 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Paul Cue knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Derek Garver is fouled on the floor by Paul Cue - foul #4 on Paul Cue, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Stephen Longoria (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) John Steele, Robert Anderson, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Michael Finnerty (SF) Paul Cue, David Ralph | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Derek Garver makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Derek Garver misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | Christopher Hess snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 07:04 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-69 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays is hacked by Stephen Longoria - foul #3 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Joseph Moore (C) Derek Garver, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SG), Terrance Smith (C) Christopher Hess, John Fisher | |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Jonathan Grays misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Timothy Pinto is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Moore | 64-69 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty lays it up and in set up by Ivan White and the foul's on Stephen Longoria - foul #4 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (SG), Leonard Jones (SF) Fred Conder, Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Jonathan Grays | |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:57 | Akron | David Brawner is fouled on the floor by Terrance Smith - foul #1 on Terrance Smith, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Anderson (PF) Stephen Longoria | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), David Ralph (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF) Ivan White, Stephen Doyle, Michael Finnerty | |
| 05:57 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 05:57 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:41 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Ralph | 66-74 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Robert Anderson misses the easy layup | 66-74 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Robert Anderson tips it back up and in | 68-74 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses the easy layup | 68-74 |
| 05:00 | Akron | John Steele pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Steele is fouled in the backcourt by David Ralph - foul #5 on David Ralph, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Randy Johnson (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), John Fisher (PF), Jonathan Grays (C) Paul Cue, David Ralph, Terrance Smith, Lance Costello | |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Steele makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | John Fisher scores on a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Timothy Pinto - foul #2 on Timothy Pinto, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) John Steele | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:46 | Ohio | John Fisher misses the free throw | 70-76 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Timothy Pinto gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Stephen Longoria knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Capehart | 72-76 |
| 04:13 | Ohio | Christopher Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-76 |
| 04:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Capehart | 72-76 |
| 04:03 | Akron | John Fisher swats the short shot by Stephen Longoria | 72-76 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | John Fisher gets the rebound | 72-76 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-76 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Steven Capehart grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Fred Conder is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hess - foul #3 on Christopher Hess, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Leonard Jones (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Milton Butts (C) Randy Johnson, Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Stephen Doyle (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Terrance Smith (PF), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Jonathan Grays | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Fred Conder misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Terrance Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Butts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Finnerty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Terrance Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty tips it home | 73-78 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Fred Conder buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Brawner | 75-78 |
| 02:06 | Ohio | Stephen Doyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-78 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Fred Conder's pass is intercepted by Stephen Doyle in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 01:48 | Ohio | Robert Anderson denies the turnaround by Lance Costello | 75-78 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Michael Finnerty tips it back up and in | 75-80 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Milton Butts is hacked by Lance Costello - foul #4 on Lance Costello, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF) Paul Cue, Stephen Doyle, Michael Finnerty, Terrance Smith | |
| 01:30 | Akron | Milton Butts misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Milton Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Fred Conder gets the rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:59 | Akron | John Fisher picks off the pass by David Brawner | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry can't connect on a jumper from close range | 76-80 |
| 00:38 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Daughtry | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry is hacked by Leonard Jones - foul #2 on Leonard Jones, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (C) Milton Butts | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Robert Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-81 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Leonard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 00:25 | Akron | John Fisher steals it from Leonard Jones | 76-81 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | David Brawner is called for the reach on Ivan White in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Brawner, team foul #13 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terrance Smith (PF) John Fisher | |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:16 | Akron | David Brawner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 79-82 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Ivan White is hacked by Fred Conder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Conder, team foul #14 | 79-82 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan White - foul #3 on Ivan White, team foul #13 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Fisher (PF) Terrance Smith | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ivan White is fouled in the backcourt by David Brawner - foul #2 on David Brawner, team foul #15 | 81-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ivan White misses the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ivan White makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | David Brawner is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leonard Jones | 84-84 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses long on a halfcourt shot | 84-84 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christian Daughtry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lance Costello (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Joseph Moore wins the tip | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Fisher is called for the reach on Fred Conder in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Fisher, team foul #14 | 84-84 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (PG), Stephen Doyle (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Terrance Smith (PF), Jonathan Grays (C) Ivan White, Christopher Hess, Christian Daughtry, John Fisher, Lance Costello | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Fred Conder misses the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | David Brawner picks off the pass by Michael Finnerty | 85-84 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses the easy layup | 85-84 |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Brawner tips it home | 87-84 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | Paul Cue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-84 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Terrance Smith hits the follow up shot | 87-86 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Terrance Smith - foul #2 on Terrance Smith, team foul #15 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (SG) Fred Conder | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG) Stephen Doyle | |
| 03:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Terrance Smith grabs the board | 88-86 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Terrance Smith is blocked by Joseph Moore | 88-86 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 88-86 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Christopher Hess is called for the reach on John Steele in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Hess, team foul #16 | 88-86 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Anderson (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Christian Daughtry (SF), John Fisher (PF) Paul Cue, Michael Finnerty, Jonathan Grays | |
| 03:25 | Akron | John Steele makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 03:25 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 03:06 | Ohio | Terrance Smith scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan White | 90-88 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Stephen Longoria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-88 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Steven Capehart (SF) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Terrance Smith | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Steele - foul #3 on John Steele, team foul #16 | 90-88 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Garver (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Doyle (SG) Christopher Hess | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 1st free throw | 90-89 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Lance Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 90-90 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Leonard Jones (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Derek Garver, Randy Johnson, Timothy Pinto, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Cue (SG), Michael Finnerty (SF), Terrance Smith (C) Stephen Doyle, Christian Daughtry, Lance Costello | |
| 02:31 | Akron | Joseph Moore slams it home on a great pass from John Steele | 92-90 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 92-90 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG) John Steele | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:14 | Ohio | Fred Conder steps in front of the Michael Finnerty pass | 92-90 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Fred Conder hits the finger roll | 94-90 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Paul Cue misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Fred Conder - foul #4 on Fred Conder, team foul #17 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Hess (SG), Christian Daughtry (SF), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Michael Finnerty, Terrance Smith | |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Paul Cue makes the 1st free throw | 94-91 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Paul Cue makes the 2nd free throw | 94-92 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Joseph Moore is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 94-92 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Leonard Jones snags the offensive board | 94-92 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Lance Costello steps in front of the Fred Conder pass | 94-92 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Christopher Hess clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 94-92 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 94-92 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Cue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christian Daughtry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lance Costello (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Fred Conder misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 94-92 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Christian Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 94-92 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | Christopher Hess misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 94-92 |
| 00:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 94-92 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Joseph Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Hess - foul #5 on Christopher Hess, team foul #17 | 94-92 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG) Christopher Hess | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Joseph Moore makes the 1st free throw | 95-92 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Joseph Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 96-92 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Ivan White scores on a 3 from the left corner | 96-95 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Ivan White is called for the reach on David Brawner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan White, team foul #18 | 96-95 |
| 00:04 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 97-95 |
| 00:04 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 98-95 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 98-95 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Paul Cue misses the halfcourt shot | 98-95 |