| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) C - Gregory King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 19:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andres Giordano | 40-34 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jay Ford can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Andres Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Charles Creasey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Mark Thomas scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Ford | 40-37 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Philip Mance double dribbles | 40-37 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Mark Thomas is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Philip Mance | 40-37 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Mark Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Mance | 42-37 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Jay Ford clanks a shot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:09 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana buries a shot from the left wing set up by Vincenzo Lombardi | 44-37 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Jay Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory King - foul #1 on Gregory King, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| 15:48 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Keller - foul #3 on Douglas Keller, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 46-38 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Mark Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Douglas Keller gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Jay Ford lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Roberts | 46-40 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Philip Mance gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Proffitt | 48-40 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Mark Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | James Brown gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-40 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Samuel Moore snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Samuel Moore's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gordillo | 48-40 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) James Brown, Philip Mance, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF), George Lowe (C) Mark Thomas, Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, James Roberts, Jay Ford | |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:10 | Akron | George Lowe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Gregory King snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled on the floor by Andres Giordano - foul #3 on Andres Giordano, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (PF) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Philip Mance (tiring) 5 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Creasey - foul #2 on Charles Creasey, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG) Joseph Dessert | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:06 | Akron | George Lowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Andrew Campana | 51-40 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Charles Creasey steals the ball from Andrew Campana | 51-40 |
| 10:44 | Akron | James Fisher loses the dribble to Vincenzo Lombardi | 51-40 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi throws it down | 53-40 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Mark Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Ford (C) George Lowe | |
| 10:25 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | James Fisher picks off the pass by Thomas Gordillo | 53-42 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Jay Ford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Creasey | 53-44 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Proffitt | 56-44 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Fisher | 56-47 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Proffitt | 58-47 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Jay Ford scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Thomas | 58-49 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo loses the dribble to Charles Creasey | 58-49 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory King - foul #2 on Gregory King, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Thomas Gordillo, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Mark Thomas, Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Ford (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Philip Mance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Proffitt | |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (C) Jay Ford | |
| 07:10 | Akron | George Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-51 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Moore - foul #1 on Samuel Moore, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Campana | 59-51 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Brown | 62-51 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Samuel Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Douglas Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Andrew Campana steals the ball from Douglas Keller | 62-51 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | James Brown lays it up and in set up by Andrew Campana | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | Akron | George Lowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Andrew Campana | 64-51 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) Vincenzo Lombardi, Philip Mance | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, George Lowe | |
| 05:31 | Akron | Mark Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Mark Thomas is hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gordillo - foul #1 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Akron | Jay Ford comes up short on the floater near the basket | 64-53 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Jay Ford tips it in | 64-55 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana's floater is tipped away by James Roberts | 64-55 |
| 03:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Gregory King picks off the pass by James Roberts | 64-55 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Gregory King is hacked by Jay Ford - foul #3 on Jay Ford, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (SF), Robert Tandy (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), Andres Giordano (PF), George Lowe (C) Mark Thomas, Charles Creasey, James Fisher, James Roberts, Jay Ford | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 15 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Thomas Gordillo is blocked by George Lowe | 64-55 |
| 03:17 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 03:08 | Akron | James Proffitt steals it from Douglas Keller | 64-55 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the lay-in | 64-55 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Douglas Keller snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, George Lowe | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:22 | Ohio State | James Proffitt connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Akron | Andres Giordano lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:15 | Akron | Andres Giordano makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | James Proffitt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincenzo Lombardi | 69-58 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Andres Giordano is called for traveling | 69-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Andrew Campana (SF) Thomas Gordillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF), George Lowe (C) Mark Thomas, Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano, Jay Ford | |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Campana | 71-58 |
| 01:10 | Akron | James Roberts loses the dribble to James Proffitt | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the easy layup | 71-58 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Samuel Moore gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | George Lowe misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory King - foul #3 on Gregory King, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| 00:52 | Akron | George Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:52 | Akron | George Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Andrew Campana | 73-59 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Douglas Keller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Douglas Keller, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Proffitt runs out the clock | 73-59 |