| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee French (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Henry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Butler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Heuser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins can't finish the layup | 44-35 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hawkins | 46-35 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Michael Strickland steals it from Randy Heuser | 46-35 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins's floater is tipped away by Albert Robinson | 46-35 |
| 18:58 | Howard | The rebound goes to Randy Heuser | 46-35 |
| 18:29 | Howard | Richard Butler knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Heuser | 46-37 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Randy Heuser steals it from Ronald Hawkins | 46-37 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Henry Walters is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andre Laird (PF) Randy Heuser | |
| 17:31 | Akron | Lee French drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Hawkins | 48-37 |
| 17:13 | Howard | Henry Walters is hacked by Michael Strickland - foul #3 on Michael Strickland, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Bradley Kidd (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Wilson (PG), Brian Baumgardner (SG), Charles Hermanson (C) Henry Walters, Rick Hooper, Albert Robinson | |
| 16:59 | Howard | Andre Laird clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (PF) Jeremiah Janzen | |
| Subs | Howard | Mike Smith (SG) Richard Butler | |
| 16:59 | Howard | Andre Laird makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 16:59 | Howard | Andre Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Larry Lovell loses the dribble to Mike Smith | 48-39 |
| 16:44 | Howard | Mike Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 16:42 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 16:31 | Akron | David Jackson hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lloyd Casey | 50-39 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Jerome Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Baumgardner | 50-42 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Mike Smith - foul #1 on Mike Smith, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Bradley Kidd, John Thompson, Larry Lovell, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (PG), Rick Hooper (SG), Richard Butler (SF), Randy Heuser (PF), Albert Robinson (C) Jerome Wilson, Mike Smith, Brian Baumgardner, Andre Laird, Charles Hermanson | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Lloyd Casey makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:45 | Howard | Richard Butler pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Henry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randy Heuser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Richard Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Richard Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:37 | Howard | Richard Butler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Lee French hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lloyd Casey and he's fouled by Albert Robinson - foul #1 on Albert Robinson, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Bradley Kidd (SF), David Jackson (PF) Lloyd Casey, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Hermanson (C) Albert Robinson | |
| 14:20 | Akron | Lee French makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Rick Hooper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 14:01 | Howard | Richard Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:43 | Howard | Rick Hooper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Lee French grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Bradley Kidd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 56-42 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Rick Hooper misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Strickland - foul #4 on Michael Strickland, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Lee French | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Wilson (PG), Brian Baumgardner (SF), Andre Laird (PF), Albert Robinson (C) Henry Walters, Richard Butler, Randy Heuser, Charles Hermanson | |
| 13:03 | Howard | Rick Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Rick Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is hacked by Rick Hooper - foul #1 on Rick Hooper, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard | Mike Smith (SG) Rick Hooper | |
| 12:30 | Akron | Bradley Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-44 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Lloyd Casey snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Matthew White is fouled on the floor by Andre Laird - foul #3 on Andre Laird, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| 12:01 | Akron | David Jackson misses the floater from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 11:59 | Howard | Albert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:47 | Howard | Brian Baumgardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG), John Thompson (C) Bradley Kidd, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Butler (SF) Mike Smith | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jerome Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Baumgardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | John Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 11:28 | Akron | John Thompson snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Matthew White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Albert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Albert Robinson is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SF), Lee French (C) Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (PG), Rick Hooper (SG), Randy Heuser (PF), Charles Hermanson (C) Jerome Wilson, Brian Baumgardner, Andre Laird, Albert Robinson | |
| 10:34 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Lloyd Casey | 59-44 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Henry Walters comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lee French - foul #2 on Lee French, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Akron | David Jackson (PF) Lloyd Casey | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Wilson (SF) Richard Butler | |
| 10:05 | Howard | Henry Walters makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Henry Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Howard | Rick Hooper is whistled for a carry | 62-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Del Oliver (SG), Larry Lovell (SF) Jeremiah Janzen, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Akron | Del Oliver scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Henry Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 08:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lee French | 65-46 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Larry Lovell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-46 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Charles Hermanson grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Jerome Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Walters | 65-49 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Bradley Kidd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Randy Heuser gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Henry Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Hooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Randy Heuser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hermanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Jerome Wilson misses the floater from close range | 65-49 |
| 07:14 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Del Oliver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 06:45 | Howard | Jerome Wilson gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Henry Walters travels with the ball | 65-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), John Thompson (C) Bradley Kidd, Del Oliver, Larry Lovell, David Jackson, Lee French | |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Baumgardner (PG), Mike Smith (SG), Richard Butler (SF), Andre Laird (PF), Albert Robinson (C) Henry Walters, Rick Hooper, Jerome Wilson, Randy Heuser, Charles Hermanson | |
| 06:04 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins travels with the ball | 65-49 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Brian Baumgardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Andre Laird hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Matthew White slams it home | 67-51 |
| 05:12 | Howard | Mike Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Andre Laird tips it but misses | 67-51 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Matthew White pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:46 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Hawkins is blocked by Andre Laird | 67-51 |
| 04:44 | Howard | Albert Robinson gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Brian Baumgardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Wilson (PG) Mike Smith | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Michael Strickland buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hawkins | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Howard | Michael Strickland steals the ball from Albert Robinson | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Akron | John Thompson loses the dribble to Richard Butler | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jerome Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Laird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Howard | Michael Strickland picks off the pass by Albert Robinson | 69-51 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Richard Butler pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Brian Baumgardner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Matthew White misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Robinson - foul #2 on Albert Robinson, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Ronald Hawkins, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Rome (PG), Mike Smith (SG), Charles Hermanson (PF), Anthony Presson (C) Brian Baumgardner, Richard Butler, Andre Laird, Albert Robinson | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Matthew White makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:20 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lovell | 70-51 |
| 01:55 | Akron | David Jackson misses the turnaround near the basket | 70-51 |
| 01:53 | Akron | David Jackson tips it home | 72-51 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Anthony Presson's fadeaway is rejected by David Jackson | 72-51 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Matthew White snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Lloyd Casey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Kidd | 75-51 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Timothy Rome blows the dunk | 75-51 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Lloyd Casey snags the defensive board | 75-51 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Larry Lovell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-51 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Bradley Kidd pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-51 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Lloyd Casey travels with the ball | 75-51 |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (SF) Matthew White | |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Baumgardner (SF), Andre Laird (PF) Timothy Rome, Anthony Presson | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Howard | Jerome Wilson drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andre Laird and he's hacked by Bradley Kidd - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #5 | 75-53 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Jerome Wilson makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Jackson | 77-54 |
| 00:12 | Howard | John Thompson takes the ball from Mike Smith | 77-54 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bradley Kidd runs out the clock | 77-54 |