| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:32 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it home | 32-30 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Charles Finlay can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rick Taylor | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Akron | William Spencer is hacked by Ron Risch - foul #1 on Ron Risch, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| 18:37 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jody Garland - foul #2 on Jody Garland, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:08 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Clark | 37-32 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Herbert Babin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joseph Meeks | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ron Risch | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Herbert Babin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:57 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Otha Zaspel | |
| 16:39 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 16:38 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joel Spencer - foul #1 on Joel Spencer, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG) John Mayville | |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-32 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Spencer | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | Marko Belkowski takes the ball from Jody Garland | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Herbert Babin drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Marko Belkowski and he's hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Eugene Clark (PF), Joseph Meeks (C) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Otha Zaspel (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Marko Belkowski | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Otha Zaspel - foul #1 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF) Herbert Babin | |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Alfred Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 13:41 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert clanks a runner from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Alfred Allen snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Joel Spencer scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Allen and he's hacked by Joseph Meeks - foul #1 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Otha Zaspel | |
| 13:16 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Joel Spencer throws it down | 46-42 |
| 12:30 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Herbert Babin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Spencer | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Charles Finlay pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Alfred Allen misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-45 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor grabs the board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Meeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Alfred Allen, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| 11:08 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:08 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Otha Zaspel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Herbert Babin can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Terry Bartlett tips it in | 46-47 |
| 10:26 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 46-47 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Herbert Babin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Mayville | 48-50 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland double dribbles | 48-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Joel Spencer (PF) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Otha Zaspel | |
| 09:28 | Akron | William Spencer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Glenn | 48-50 |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-50 |
| 08:56 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle tips it home | 50-50 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Alfred Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (PF), Joseph Meeks (C) Rick Taylor, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Marko Belkowski | |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-50 |
| 08:07 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Herbert Babin loses the dribble to Eugene Clark | 52-50 |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Mayville - foul #1 on John Mayville, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), William Glenn (C) Kenneth Lyle, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart | |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:23 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland hits a shot from the baseline | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Akron | William Spencer drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Allen | 55-52 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark lays it up and in | 57-52 |
| 04:58 | Akron | William Spencer knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Allen | 57-54 |
| 04:44 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is hacked by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Joseph Meeks (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| 04:24 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Glenn Gearheart (PF) Charles Finlay | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jody Garland - foul #3 on Jody Garland, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Finlay (C) Glenn Gearheart | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Charles Finlay is fouled on the floor by Joseph Meeks - foul #3 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (PF) Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Charles Finlay makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Charles Finlay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (tiring) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| 02:46 | Akron | Terry Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Risch and the foul's on Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Glenn Gearheart (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Marko Belkowski | |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Joel Spencer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Herbert Babin | 60-60 |
| 01:59 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks is denied on a layup by Joel Spencer | 60-60 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Terry Bartlett connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Spencer | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses long on a runner in the lane | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Terry Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Todd Herbert is called for the reach on Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Todd Herbert, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Charles Finlay (C) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | William Spencer steps in front of the Jody Garland pass | 60-64 |
| 00:12 | Akron | William Spencer misses the lay-in | 60-64 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jody Garland | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Risch - foul #2 on Ron Risch, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |