| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Janzen | 28-32 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins lays it up and in and the foul's on Ronnie Negri - foul #1 on Ronnie Negri, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lee French | 28-35 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Donald Pressley steps in front of the Ronald Hawkins pass | 28-35 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pressley | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Matthew White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew White, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Hawkins - foul #2 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Lee French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Pressley - foul #2 on Donald Pressley, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Lee French makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Lee French makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:12 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Pressley | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the jumper in the lane set up by Matthew White | 35-39 |
| 16:43 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Matthew White misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Lee French misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hawkins - foul #3 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Larry Lovell | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John True (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Sakai (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Travis Swayne is called for the reach on Lloyd Casey - foul #1 on Travis Swayne, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Lloyd Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece's floater is tipped away by David Jackson | 38-39 |
| 15:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lloyd Casey | 38-39 |
| 14:46 | Akron | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Sakai - foul #1 on James Sakai, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF) Evan Hall, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Lloyd Casey, Larry Lovell | |
| 14:30 | Akron | David Jackson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 38-39 |
| 14:29 | Akron | David Jackson tips it in | 38-41 |
| 14:15 | Miami (OH) | Jeremiah Janzen picks off the pass by Douglas Breece | 38-41 |
| 14:12 | Akron | David Jackson blows the dunk | 38-41 |
| 14:11 | Akron | David Jackson tips it in | 38-43 |
| 13:51 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley's layup is rejected by Bradley Kidd | 38-43 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Michael Strickland grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:25 | Akron | David Jackson scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 38-45 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | John True connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Breece | 40-45 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 12:38 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Strickland - foul #1 on Michael Strickland, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Manuel Saunders (SF), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, John True, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronnie Negri | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Hawkins is called for the reach on Ronnie Negri - foul #4 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (SG) Travis Swayne | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (PF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Evan Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Saunders (fresh) PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco connects on the runner from close range set up by Evan Hall | 44-45 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Matthew White misses long on a runner near the basket | 44-45 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Lee French makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Allen McElligott - foul #2 on Allen McElligott, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF) Evan Hall, Manuel Saunders | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Del Oliver | |
| 11:09 | Akron | Lee French misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Lee French - foul #1 on Lee French, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Lloyd Casey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lee French | 45-50 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri loses the dribble to Larry Lovell | 45-50 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Matthew White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen McElligott - foul #3 on Allen McElligott, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), David Jackson (PF) Lloyd Casey, Larry Lovell | |
| 09:45 | Akron | Matthew White makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:45 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 09:26 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Negri | 45-51 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Negri and he's hacked by Matthew White - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF) Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White | |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Michael Strickland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Evan Hall | 50-51 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Lee French is hacked by James Sakai - foul #2 on James Sakai, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Douglas Breece (C) Evan Hall, Cory Defalco, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Larry Lovell (PF) Lloyd Casey, David Jackson | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Lee French misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Swayne and the foul's on Larry Lovell - foul #1 on Larry Lovell, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Allen McElligott (C) Travis Swayne, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Hawkins (PF), John Thompson (C) Larry Lovell, Lee French | |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Bradley Kidd gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John True (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | John True gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 07:13 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | John True comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 06:55 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 06:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Allen McElligott is called for the reach on Ronald Hawkins - foul #4 on Allen McElligott, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (SG), Cory Defalco (PF), Douglas Breece (C) William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, John Thompson | |
| 06:25 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:07 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco's fadeaway is rejected by David Jackson | 56-51 |
| 06:06 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Defalco | 56-51 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | John True makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Negri | 59-51 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Del Oliver clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 05:16 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Matthew White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:52 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | John True misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Allen McElligott (C) Travis Swayne, John True, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver, David Jackson | |
| 04:12 | Akron | Lee French is denied on a layup by Cory Defalco | 59-51 |
| 04:10 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Matthew White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee French (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Strickland is fouled on the floor by Cory Defalco - foul #2 on Cory Defalco, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG) Ronnie Negri | |
| Subs | Akron | David Jackson (PF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:10 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 61-53 |
| 02:51 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Michael Strickland takes the ball from William Whitehorn | 61-53 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 02:31 | Akron | David Jackson tips it but misses | 61-53 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | David Jackson is called for the reach on Travis Swayne - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John True (PF) Cory Defalco | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF) Matthew White, David Jackson | |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Lee French comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | John True pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | John True is hacked by Ronald Hawkins - foul #5 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | John True makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | John True makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-53 |
| 01:15 | Akron | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Lloyd Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Bradley Kidd tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Kidd is called for the reach on John True in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #12 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Manuel Saunders (SF) James Sakai | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | John True makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | John True makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Larry Lovell comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 67-55 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-55 |
| 00:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 67-55 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Evan Hall | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall runs out the clock | 67-55 |