| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Haigh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Caverly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Anthony Caverly inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Michael Maxwell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Caverly | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | Marist | William Haigh is hacked by Daniel Mayes - foul #1 on Daniel Mayes, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Marist | William Haigh makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Taft | 37-34 |
| 18:42 | Akron | William Tatum comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Marist | William Haigh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Marist | William Haigh scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Luis Taft | 40-34 |
| 18:10 | Akron | William Tatum buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Noel | 40-37 |
| 17:48 | Marist | William Haigh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Tatum | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Akron | William Tatum is hacked by Luis Taft - foul #2 on Luis Taft, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG), Ted Story (C) Paul Kopecky, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Akron | Julius Bowne (PF), Michael Haines (C) Daniel Mayes, Michael Maxwell | |
| 17:29 | Akron | Anthony Caverly connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-39 |
| 17:09 | Marist | Ronald Noel steps in front of the Sheldon Rose pass | 40-39 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Michael Haines is hacked by William Haigh - foul #2 on William Haigh, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Sol Wood (SF) Luis Taft, William Haigh | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG), Lloyd Johns (SF), Gregg Priest (PF) William Tatum, Ronald Noel, Anthony Caverly | |
| 16:35 | Akron | Michael Haines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | Marist | The rebound goes to Sheldon Rose | 40-39 |
| 16:14 | Marist | Ted Story can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Marist | Sol Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:06 | Marist | Ryan Sartor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Kopecky (SG), Hubert McHardy (C) Ryan Sartor, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Gregg Priest, Julius Bowne | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Daniel Mayes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Michael Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Anton Fish (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Wood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ted Story (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Haines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Lloyd Johns makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Mayes | 40-42 |
| 15:04 | Marist | Paul Kopecky is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Johns - foul #1 on Lloyd Johns, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), William Haigh (SF) Anton Fish, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Ronald Noel (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF) Joseph Grove, Michael Haines, Lloyd Johns | |
| 14:57 | Marist | Sol Wood misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Daniel Mayes grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:34 | Akron | William Tatum blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 14:33 | Marist | Sol Wood snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:24 | Marist | Luis Taft misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Noel - foul #3 on Ronald Noel, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG), Sheldon Rose (PF) Paul Kopecky, Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | Julius Bowne (PF) Daniel Mayes | |
| 14:24 | Marist | Luis Taft makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:24 | Marist | Luis Taft makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Anthony Caverly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Haigh - foul #3 on William Haigh, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (PF) Michael Maxwell | |
| 14:02 | Akron | Anthony Caverly makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Anthony Caverly misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:02 | Marist | Ryan Sartor snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:37 | Marist | Ryan Sartor is hacked by Ronald Noel - foul #4 on Ronald Noel, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Marist | Ted Story (C) Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Haines (SG) Ronald Noel | |
| 13:20 | Marist | Ryan Sartor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Marist | Ted Story snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:04 | Marist | William Haigh drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ted Story | 44-43 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Lloyd Johns comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 12:38 | Marist | William Haigh snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Marist | Ted Story makes the shot from the left block set up by Ryan Sartor | 46-43 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Michael Haines is fouled on the floor by Ryan Sartor - foul #1 on Ryan Sartor, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Kopecky (SG), Sol Wood (SF) William Haigh, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Lloyd Johns, Julius Bowne | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Michael Haines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Anthony Caverly gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:34 | Akron | William Tatum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 11:33 | Marist | Sheldon Rose pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Wood (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sheldon Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Sartor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Haines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Caverly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Marist | Luis Taft makes the 3 from straight away set up by Sol Wood | 49-43 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Michael Haines misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Kopecky - foul #3 on Paul Kopecky, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Hubert McHardy (C) Luis Taft, Ryan Sartor | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG), Julius Bowne (SF) William Tatum, Anthony Caverly | |
| 11:05 | Akron | Michael Haines makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Michael Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Marist | Hubert McHardy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:44 | Marist | Sol Wood drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Fish and he's hacked by Julius Bowne - foul #1 on Julius Bowne, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Marist | Ted Story (PF) Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Akron | Martin Colburn (SG), Lloyd Johns (SF) Michael Haines, Julius Bowne | |
| 10:44 | Marist | Sol Wood makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Lloyd Johns drills a jumper from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 10:18 | Marist | Ted Story knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anton Fish | 54-46 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Michael Maxwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 09:57 | Marist | Ted Story gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:40 | Marist | Hubert McHardy is called for 5 seconds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), Ryan Sartor (SG), William Haigh (SF) Anton Fish, Paul Kopecky, Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Julius Bowne (C) Martin Colburn, Daniel Mayes, Michael Maxwell | |
| 09:26 | Akron | William Tatum is fouled on the floor by Luis Taft - foul #3 on Luis Taft, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregg Priest (PF) Lloyd Johns | |
| 09:20 | Akron | William Haigh steps in front of the Julius Bowne pass | 54-46 |
| 09:13 | Marist | Ted Story knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Taft | 56-46 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Luis Taft takes the ball from Anthony Caverly | 56-46 |
| 08:43 | Marist | Ryan Sartor hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Luis Taft | 58-46 |
| 08:24 | Akron | William Tatum makes the shot from the right side set up by Gregg Priest and he's hacked by Luis Taft - foul #4 on Luis Taft, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Paul Kopecky (SG), Sheldon Rose (PF) Luis Taft, Ted Story, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Haines (SG), Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Joseph Grove, Gregg Priest, Julius Bowne | |
| 08:24 | Akron | William Tatum makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Paul Kopecky makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Fish | 61-49 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Anthony Caverly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 07:57 | Akron | William Tatum grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Anton Fish is called for the reach on Michael Maxwell - foul #1 on Anton Fish, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG) Anton Fish | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (SG) Michael Haines | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Michael Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Michael Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:24 | Marist | Paul Kopecky comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Mayes | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Haigh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Sartor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Caverly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Michael Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Marist | Sol Wood (C) Ryan Sartor | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (SF) Anthony Caverly | |
| 06:44 | Marist | Daniel Mayes takes the ball from Sheldon Rose | 61-51 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Daniel Mayes hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Sheldon Rose - foul #2 on Sheldon Rose, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Marist | Micheal Talley (SG), Ted Story (PF), Hubert McHardy (C) Paul Kopecky, William Haigh, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG), Julius Bowne (C) William Tatum, Michael Maxwell | |
| 06:25 | Akron | Daniel Mayes makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:05 | Marist | Sol Wood is whistled for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG) Micheal Talley | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Caverly (SF), Michael Haines (C) Lloyd Johns, Daniel Mayes | |
| 05:47 | Akron | Joseph Grove drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 05:31 | Marist | Sol Wood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Ronald Noel grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Joseph Grove misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 05:22 | Marist | The rebound goes to Ted Story | 61-56 |
| 05:05 | Marist | Ryan Sartor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Hubert McHardy | 63-56 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Michael Haines misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-56 |
| 04:53 | Marist | Hubert McHardy pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:35 | Marist | Luis Taft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Sol Wood | 63-56 |
| 04:22 | Marist | Ted Story clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Julius Bowne - foul #2 on Julius Bowne, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Paul Kopecky (SG), William Haigh (SF), Sheldon Rose (PF) Luis Taft, Ryan Sartor, Sol Wood, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Lloyd Johns (SF), Michael Maxwell (C) Joseph Grove, Ronald Noel, Anthony Caverly | |
| 04:22 | Marist | Ted Story makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:22 | Marist | Ted Story misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Julius Bowne grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Lloyd Johns clanks a shot from the right side | 64-56 |
| 04:07 | Marist | The rebound goes to William Haigh | 64-56 |
| 03:46 | Marist | Anton Fish misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 03:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Julius Bowne | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Lloyd Johns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 03:27 | Marist | Paul Kopecky grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Marist | Paul Kopecky knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 66-56 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), Hubert McHardy (C) Anton Fish, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Daniel Mayes (PF) Michael Haines, Lloyd Johns, Julius Bowne | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Haigh (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Caverly (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:42 | Akron | William Tatum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 02:40 | Marist | Sheldon Rose pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:11 | Marist | Sheldon Rose clanks a shot from the left side | 66-56 |
| 02:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Maxwell | 66-56 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Anthony Caverly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Daniel Mayes gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:49 | Akron | William Tatum makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Maxwell | 66-58 |
| 01:25 | Marist | Luis Taft can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Daniel Mayes gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Anthony Caverly is hacked by Sheldon Rose - foul #3 on Sheldon Rose, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Anthony Caverly misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Anthony Caverly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:44 | Marist | Sheldon Rose lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Taft and he's fouled by Daniel Mayes - foul #2 on Daniel Mayes, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:44 | Marist | Sheldon Rose misses the free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:44 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert McHardy | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Marist | Hubert McHardy is fouled on the floor by William Tatum - foul #2 on William Tatum, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Micheal Talley (SG), Sol Wood (PF) Paul Kopecky, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:41 | Marist | Hubert McHardy misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Daniel Mayes snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Maxwell is hacked by Hubert McHardy - foul #1 on Hubert McHardy, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Kopecky (SG), Sheldon Rose (PF) Micheal Talley, Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Marist | Luis Taft is hacked by William Tatum in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Tatum, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Marist | Micheal Talley (SG), Sol Wood (PF) Paul Kopecky, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:32 | Marist | Luis Taft makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Marist | Luis Taft misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Daniel Mayes snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:25 | Akron | William Tatum clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Michael Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:21 | Akron | William Tatum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:20 | Marist | William Haigh grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:20 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Marist | Sol Wood is hacked by William Tatum in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Tatum, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Marist | Sol Wood misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Marist | Sol Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Daniel Mayes grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Anthony Caverly travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| 00:07 | Marist | William Tatum is called for the reach on Luis Taft in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Tatum, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG) William Tatum | |
| 00:07 | Marist | Luis Taft misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:07 | Marist | Luis Taft misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Anthony Caverly grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Joseph Grove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-60 |