| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-38 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SF), Lloyd Greene (C) Leon Carroll, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| 19:18 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by George Baughn | 26-40 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Lloyd Greene is called for the reach on Tom Hendrix - foul #4 on Lloyd Greene, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Justin Whitlow, Lloyd Greene | |
| 18:37 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the offensive board | 26-40 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-40 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #3 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Steven Archer is called for the reach on Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Steven Archer, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Justin Whitlow | |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Bostwick | 26-43 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Dave Marks steals it from Robert Bostwick | 26-43 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 26-43 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson tips it home | 26-45 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Steven Archer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the offensive board | 26-45 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Raymond Myers is hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #1 on Francis Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Craig Delp (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Steven Archer, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Justin Whitlow (SG), James Passmore (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Leon Carroll, Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| 16:07 | Akron | Tom Hendrix can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-45 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Tom Hendrix, Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG) George Baughn | |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Whitlow (fresh) SF - James Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Craig Delp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-46 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits the finger roll | 26-48 |
| 15:09 | Akron | William Thaxton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Passmore - foul #1 on James Passmore, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Justin Whitlow, James Passmore, Francis Johnson | |
| 15:09 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:09 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-48 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Leon Carroll | 27-48 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-48 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Joseph Yee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick snags the offensive board | 27-48 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-48 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the tip | 27-48 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 27-48 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Dave Marks tips it but misses | 27-48 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez tips it but misses | 27-48 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Francis Johnson | 27-48 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman buries a jumper in the paint | 27-50 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-50 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-50 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the fadeaway from the right side | 27-52 |
| 12:19 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a jumpshot from the left side | 29-52 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson is whistled for a carry | 29-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Steven Archer (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Edgar Freeman, Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), James Passmore (SF), Lloyd Greene (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Leon Carroll, Justin Whitlow, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman, Francis Johnson | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Joseph Yee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens grabs the board | 29-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Greene (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-52 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Raymond Myers snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Joseph Yee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene pulls down the rebound | 29-52 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-52 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Brian Prahl grabs the defensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Jeff Boatman is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #4 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF) George Baughn, James Passmore | |
| 10:28 | Akron | Steven Archer scores on a floater from the left block | 31-52 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 09:51 | Akron | William Thaxton drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dave Marks out of the doubleteam | 33-52 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 33-52 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Steven Archer grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Raymond Myers drills a floater from the free throw line set up by William Thaxton and the foul's on Lloyd Greene - foul #5 on Lloyd Greene, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Tom Hendrix, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Robert Bostwick, Lloyd Greene | |
| 09:06 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Carroll | 36-54 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Craig Delp is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-54 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Boatman | 36-57 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Shawn Stephens is called for the reach on Edgar Freeman - foul #1 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Francis Johnson (C) Leon Carroll, Justin Whitlow, Jeff Boatman | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Stephens | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Francis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Edgar Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Francis Johnson | 36-59 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Baughn | 36-61 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Craig Delp evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 39-61 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-61 |
| 06:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Yee | 39-61 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Edgar Freeman hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Prahl and he's hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #2 on Francis Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Steven Archer (PF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Craig Delp, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Justin Whitlow (SG), James Passmore (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) George Baughn, Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Francis Johnson | |
| 06:09 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the free throw | 41-61 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dave Marks - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Justin Whitlow, James Passmore | |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Steven Archer is fouled on the floor by Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Bud Hellman, team foul #8 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow (SF) Robert Bostwick | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Steven Archer misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 05:16 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leon Carroll | 41-63 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-63 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Steven Archer pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:28 | Akron | William Thaxton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-63 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman tips it in | 44-65 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Leon Carroll steals the ball from Steven Archer | 44-65 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #4 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #5 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Steven Archer, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Baughn (PG), James Passmore (SG), Francis Johnson (C) Leon Carroll, Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Joseph Yee pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Craig Delp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bud Hellman - foul #3 on Bud Hellman, team foul #9 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Bud Hellman | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-65 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | Francis Johnson tips it in | 44-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - George Baughn (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Whitlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Francis Johnson - foul #3 on Francis Johnson, team foul #10 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF) Jeff Boatman | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Joseph Yee steals the ball from Bud Hellman | 46-67 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Brian Prahl can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-67 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bud Hellman | 46-67 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Edgar Freeman takes the ball from Francis Johnson | 46-67 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Raymond Myers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 49-67 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Baughn | 49-69 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Brian Prahl hits a turnaround from close range | 51-69 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Justin Whitlow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Edgar Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Raymond Myers scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edgar Freeman | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | James Passmore is whistled for traveling | 53-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Bud Hellman | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-69 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Joseph Yee tips it home | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | George Baughn runs out the clock | 55-69 |