| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Steven Archer (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Dave Marks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Vernon Geisler | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Akron | William Thaxton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | John Mitchell steals the ball from Steven Archer | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Dave Marks is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Archer - foul #1 on Steven Archer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Steven Archer - foul #2 on Steven Archer, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Tom Hendrix, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is fouled on the floor by Paul Salerno - foul #1 on Paul Salerno, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) John Mitchell | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Craig Delp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler connects on the turnaround in the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:09 | Akron | The jumper by Raymond Myers is denied by Paul McFadden | 2-7 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Raymond Myers tips it but misses | 2-7 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Craig Delp (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) C - Vernon Geisler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Craig Delp misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-9 |
| 15:37 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown travels with the ball | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Robert Arthur, Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, Vernon Geisler | |
| 15:06 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Paul McFadden | 2-9 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-9 |
| 14:30 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to John Mitchell | 2-9 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Craig Delp swats the shot by Jim Goforth | 2-9 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden grabs the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones is hacked by Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Adams (PF), Vernon Geisler (C) Andrew Jones, Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel, John Mitchell, Paul McFadden | |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Joseph Yee gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:53 | Akron | William Thaxton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Arthur - foul #1 on Robert Arthur, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Shawn Brown steps in front of the Craig Delp pass | 2-9 |
| 13:27 | Miami (OH) | John Adams can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Yee - foul #2 on Joseph Yee, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski (PF), Dave Marks (C) Craig Delp, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:27 | Miami (OH) | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:27 | Miami (OH) | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 13:11 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Robert Arthur - foul #2 on Robert Arthur, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG) Tom Hendrix | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG) Robert Arthur | |
| 12:58 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Miladen Buczkowski | 5-11 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Vernon Geisler steals the ball from Brian Prahl | 5-11 |
| 12:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 12:10 | Miami (OH) | John Adams tips it home | 5-13 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Geisler - foul #1 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Brian Prahl, Jeffrey Estevez, Miladen Buczkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF), Paul McFadden (C) John Adams, Vernon Geisler | |
| 11:56 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Craig Delp (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul McFadden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Marks | 6-13 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Craig Delp scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tom Hendrix | 8-13 |
| 10:43 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno is hacked by Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Miladen Buczkowski (PF) William Thaxton, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler (C) Paul McFadden | |
| 10:30 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Tom Hendrix connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 11-13 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Tom Hendrix scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Edgar Freeman and he's fouled by Paul Salerno - foul #2 on Paul Salerno, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Edgar Freeman, Miladen Buczkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (PG), Walter Winkel (SG), John Clark (SF), Paul McFadden (PF) Andrew Jones, Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, John Mitchell | |
| 09:44 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Vernon Geisler | 13-13 |
| 09:27 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Dave Marks (C) Tom Hendrix, Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 09:27 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Dave Marks drills a jumper from the left block set up by William Thaxton | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #1 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski (PF) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Adams (C) Walter Winkel, John Clark, Vernon Geisler | |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is fouled on the floor by Paul McFadden - foul #1 on Paul McFadden, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF) John Adams | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Miladen Buczkowski (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul McFadden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden misses the turnaround from the right block | 18-17 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (C) William Thaxton, Edgar Freeman, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel (SG), John Adams (PF), Vernon Geisler (C) Jim Goforth, John Mitchell, Paul McFadden | |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler makes the floater from the left side set up by Andrew Jones | 18-19 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Craig Delp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 06:24 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Geisler | 18-22 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Raymond Myers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-22 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | John Adams double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Miladen Buczkowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Clark (SF) Shawn Brown | |
| 05:35 | Akron | William Thaxton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Tom Hendrix | 23-22 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones double dribbles | 23-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (PG), John Mitchell (PF) Andrew Jones, John Adams | |
| 04:59 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth's pass is intercepted by Tom Hendrix in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 04:14 | Miami (OH) | John Clark lays it up and in | 26-24 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Tom Hendrix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Steven Archer (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel, John Clark, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Joseph Yee gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul McFadden - foul #2 on Paul McFadden, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul McFadden (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Miami (OH) | John Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 02:53 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Salerno and he's hacked by Steven Archer - foul #3 on Steven Archer, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Dave Marks (C) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Steven Archer, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:53 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a runner near the basket | 30-28 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Arthur, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), John Mitchell (PF) Robert Arthur, John Adams | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Tom Hendrix connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #2 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler (C) Paul McFadden | |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the easy layup | 33-29 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | The refs have stopped play. Paul Salerno is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG) Paul Salerno | |
| 01:08 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:06 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Vernon Geisler | 33-29 |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 33-29 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Dave Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Miladen Buczkowski (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Tom Hendrix, Craig Delp, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) John Mitchell | |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-31 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Edgar Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Joseph Yee's fadeaway is rejected by Paul McFadden | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Paul McFadden | 33-31 |