| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erich Hirsch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Shade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Adam Quarles inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Kevin Shade blows the dunk but he's hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #3 on Douglas Keller, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (PF) Douglas Keller | |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Kevin Shade makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Kevin Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 19:36 | Akron | James Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 19:25 | Ohio | Mark Thomas steps in front of the James Mitchell pass | 46-35 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Samuel Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-38 |
| 18:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andres Giordano | 46-38 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Erich Hirsch, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Mark Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fisher | 46-41 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | James Mitchell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Andres Giordano - foul #2 on Andres Giordano, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Andres Giordano grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Jay Ford misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Shade - foul #4 on Kevin Shade, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brandon Nagle (SF), Willie Cessna (C) Adam Quarles, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:39 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:39 | Ohio | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Mitchell | 51-41 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Mark Thomas connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Moore | 51-43 |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Willie Cessna loses the dribble to Mark Thomas | 51-43 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Zeledon - foul #2 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (SG), Adam Quarles (SF), Patrick Hubbard (PF) Erich Hirsch, Brandon Nagle, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (SG), Charles Creasey (SF), James Roberts (PF) Samuel Moore, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| 16:26 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Adam Quarles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Talmadge | 54-44 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Mark Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Talmadge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) SF - Charles Creasey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard's pass is intercepted by James Roberts | 54-47 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Jay Ford drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Dessert | 54-49 |
| 14:51 | Ohio | James Talmadge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Joseph Dessert snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 14:26 | Akron | James Roberts misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Patrick Hubbard - foul #2 on Patrick Hubbard, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Erich Hirsch (SG), Brandon Nagle (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Howard Wilson (C) James Talmadge, Adam Quarles, Patrick Hubbard, Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), James Fisher (SF), Douglas Keller (PF) Joseph Dessert, Charles Creasey, Jay Ford | |
| 14:26 | Akron | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 14:26 | Akron | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | James Mitchell is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Ford (C) James Roberts | |
| 13:51 | Ohio | James Mitchell knocks in the runner in the paint | 56-51 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Jay Ford tips it in | 56-53 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Samuel Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Howard Wilson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:38 | Ohio | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 12:36 | Ohio | James Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:19 | Ohio | James Mitchell buries a runner from close range set up by Hans Zeledon | 58-53 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Moore | 58-55 |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erich Hirsch (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Ford (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Howard Wilson tips it in | 60-55 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Mark Thomas is fouled on the floor by Hans Zeledon - foul #3 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (PG), Adam Quarles (SF), Patrick Hubbard (PF), Kevin Shade (C) Hans Zeledon, Brandon Nagle, James Mitchell, Howard Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SF), Andres Giordano (PF), James Roberts (C) Mark Thomas, James Fisher, Douglas Keller, Jay Ford | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 10:37 | Ohio | The jump hook by Kevin Shade is blocked by James Roberts | 60-58 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Kevin Shade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (SF) Samuel Moore | |
| 10:01 | Akron | Joseph Dessert loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hans Zeledon (PG), James Mitchell (PF) Erich Hirsch, Patrick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF) George Lowe | |
| 09:50 | Ohio | James Mitchell is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Douglas Keller | 60-58 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Andres Giordano misses long on a jumper from close range | 60-58 |
| 09:32 | Ohio | Kevin Shade grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Kevin Shade drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Talmadge | 62-58 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Joseph Dessert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Kevin Shade misses badly on a runner in the paint | 62-61 |
| 08:39 | Akron | James Roberts gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Andres Giordano tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 62-61 |
| 08:25 | Ohio | Adam Quarles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 08:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 62-61 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Hans Zeledon takes the ball from Douglas Keller | 62-61 |
| 07:50 | Ohio | Kevin Shade dunks the ball | 64-61 |
| 07:34 | Akron | James Roberts loses the dribble to Hans Zeledon | 64-61 |
| 07:31 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon banks in the layup | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Hans Zeledon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Talmadge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Shade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Dessert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Akron | Charles Creasey is hacked by Hans Zeledon - foul #4 on Hans Zeledon, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Erich Hirsch (SG), Brandon Nagle (SF), Patrick Hubbard (PF), Willie Cessna (C) James Talmadge, Adam Quarles, James Mitchell, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), James Fisher (SF), George Lowe (PF), Jay Ford (C) Charles Creasey, Joseph Dessert, Andres Giordano, Douglas Keller, James Roberts | |
| 06:56 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by George Lowe is blocked by Willie Cessna | 66-61 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Hans Zeledon | 68-61 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-61 |
| 06:33 | Ohio | Willie Cessna grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Patrick Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Shade (C) Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Jay Ford buries a shot from the left block set up by Mark Thomas | 68-63 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:37 | Akron | James Fisher gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Jay Ford misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Brandon Nagle gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (PG), James Mitchell (PF) Hans Zeledon, Patrick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF) George Lowe | |
| 04:47 | Akron | Jay Ford comes up short on the shot from close range | 68-63 |
| 04:45 | Akron | James Fisher misses the tip | 68-63 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch's pass is intercepted by Mark Thomas | 68-63 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Mark Thomas lays it up and in | 68-65 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | James Talmadge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Mark Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Quarles (SF), Willie Cessna (C) Brandon Nagle, Kevin Shade | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Andres Giordano (SF) Samuel Moore, James Fisher | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Jay Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the driving attempt near the basket | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #4 on Douglas Keller, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:32 | Ohio | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Talmadge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erich Hirsch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Quarles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Cessna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 03:11 | Ohio | Willie Cessna pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Douglas Keller steals it from James Talmadge | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hans Zeledon (PG), Kevin Shade (C) James Talmadge, Willie Cessna | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), James Fisher (SF) Charles Creasey, Andres Giordano | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:41 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the dunk | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Akron | James Fisher gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jay Ford misses long on a jumper in the lane | 70-68 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Hans Zeledon | 73-68 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-68 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | James Mitchell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Keller - foul #5 on Douglas Keller, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (PF) Douglas Keller | |
| 01:35 | Ohio | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Andres Giordano snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Andres Giordano drills a runner from the left block set up by Samuel Moore | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Jay Ford is called for the reach on Adam Quarles - foul #3 on Jay Ford, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Zeledon | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Mark Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on Hans Zeledon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Andres Giordano misses the floater from the left side | 79-73 |
| 00:35 | Ohio | Kevin Shade gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Kevin Shade is hacked by Mark Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #8 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Talmadge (PG) Hans Zeledon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Kevin Shade makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Kevin Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Akron | James Fisher clanks a 3 from straight away | 81-73 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Jay Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hans Zeledon (PG) James Talmadge | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Samuel Moore is called for the reach on Hans Zeledon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Moore, team foul #9 | 81-73 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Mark Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-73 |
| 00:12 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Ford | 82-73 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Mark Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Erich Hirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Hans Zeledon runs out the clock | 82-73 |