| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Mills (fresh) SF - David Luebke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lamar Houston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bowler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Lamar Houston steals it from Matthew White | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | David Luebke misses the lay-in | 30-36 |
| 19:28 | Ohio | Lamar Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Ronald Hawkins steps in front of the David Luebke pass | 30-36 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Michael Strickland is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Strickland, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | William Bowler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Mills | 30-39 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Lee French grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Matthew White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | Lamar Houston snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Michael Strickland steps in front of the David Luebke pass | 30-39 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 32-39 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Lamar Houston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #1 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Dave Harris (C) James Cottle, Nathan Mills, David Luebke, William Bowler | |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Lamar Houston makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Lamar Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Larry Lovell clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Connie Timm - foul #2 on Connie Timm, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Parker (C) Lamar Houston | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Larry Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Larry Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Dave Harris's pass is intercepted by David Jackson | 34-41 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Lloyd Casey connects on the open shot from the right block set up by David Jackson | 36-41 |
| 16:14 | Ohio | Connie Timm is fouled on the floor by Bradley Kidd - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SF) Dave Harris | |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber is hacked by Bradley Kidd - foul #2 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 15:53 | Ohio | Raymond Parker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Larry Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Lovell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Connie Timm (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Leber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Brigman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew McLeish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Larry Lovell drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Casey | 38-41 |
| 15:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Larry Lovell grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 15:11 | Akron | David Jackson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 38-41 |
| 15:10 | Ohio | Connie Timm grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | Raymond Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Larry Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Connie Timm picks off the pass by Larry Lovell | 38-41 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, Larry Lovell, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (SG), David Luebke (SF), Lamar Houston (PF), William Bowler (C) Connie Timm, George Brigman, Matthew McLeish, Raymond Parker | |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 13:44 | Ohio | Lamar Houston pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Luebke | 38-45 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Leber - foul #1 on Kenneth Leber, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG) Kenneth Leber | |
| 13:30 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Lamar Houston hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Cottle | 40-47 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Lee French misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-47 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Del Oliver hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | William Bowler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Nathan Mills connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cottle | 40-50 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Lee French blows the layup | 40-50 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Lee French gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luebke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lamar Houston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Bowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Lamar Houston is called for the reach on Matthew White - foul #1 on Lamar Houston, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Del Oliver, Matthew White, Lee French | |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), George Brigman (SF), Dave Harris (PF), Matthew McLeish (C) James Cottle, Nathan Mills, David Luebke, Lamar Houston, William Bowler | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Bradley Kidd is called for traveling | 40-50 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | George Brigman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Leber | 40-53 |
| 10:20 | Akron | John Thompson misses the shot from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (SF), David Jackson (PF), Lee French (C) Bradley Kidd, Ronald Hawkins, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Raymond Parker (C) Kenneth Leber, Dave Harris | |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:55 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lamar Houston (PF) Matthew McLeish | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Lamar Houston blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Lovell - foul #1 on Larry Lovell, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew White (SF) Lee French | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Luebke (SF) George Brigman | |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Lamar Houston makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Lamar Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:30 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Larry Lovell is hacked by Lamar Houston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lamar Houston, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | David Luebke grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | James Cottle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Matthew White gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Del Oliver (SG) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), William Bowler (C) James Cottle, Connie Timm, Lamar Houston | |
| 08:34 | Ohio | William Bowler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-57 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Matthew White grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Matthew White is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Strickland | 42-57 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Moses | 42-60 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Moses steals the ball from Michael Strickland | 42-60 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | David Luebke misses the lay-in | 42-60 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber snags the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 07:30 | Ohio | John Moses hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Leber | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lovell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Leber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Luebke (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bowler (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Ohio | Raymond Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | William Bowler tips it back up and in | 42-62 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew White | 44-62 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Raymond Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Strickland - foul #2 on Michael Strickland, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF), John Thompson (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Del Oliver, Matthew White, Larry Lovell, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Nathan Mills (SG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Dave Harris (C) John Moses, Kenneth Leber, David Luebke, William Bowler | |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Raymond Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Raymond Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Dave Harris steals the ball from John Thompson | 44-64 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | James Cottle is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Casey - foul #3 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #10 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SF) Raymond Parker | |
| 06:17 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the floater from the left side set up by Lloyd Casey | 46-66 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Nathan Mills is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nathan Mills, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Hawkins (PF) Lloyd Casey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lamar Houston (PF) George Brigman | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Bradley Kidd buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 05:08 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish slams it home on a great pass from James Cottle and he's hacked by Bradley Kidd - foul #3 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #11 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (SG), George Brigman (SF) Nathan Mills, Dave Harris | |
| 05:08 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish makes the free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Lamar Houston gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 04:23 | Ohio | Lamar Houston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Bradley Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | Lamar Houston pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| 03:47 | Ohio | Lamar Houston hits the finger roll | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Lee French scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Connie Timm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Brigman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lamar Houston (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew McLeish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Ohio | Ronald Hawkins steps in front of the George Brigman pass | 51-74 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Lloyd Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Teachout (PG), Del Oliver (SG), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), Dave Harris (PF) James Cottle, Connie Timm, Lamar Houston | |
| 02:50 | Ohio | George Brigman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-74 |
| 02:49 | Akron | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Mario Teachout is fouled in the backcourt by John Moses - foul #3 on John Moses, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (PF) Bradley Kidd | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Parker (C) George Brigman | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Del Oliver can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-74 |
| 02:32 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Dave Harris | 51-74 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-74 |
| 02:10 | Ohio | Dave Harris tips it back up and in | 51-76 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Matthew McLeish steals the ball from John Thompson in the backcourt | 51-76 |
| 01:46 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-76 |
| 01:44 | Akron | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Larry Lovell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG) Mario Teachout, Del Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (PG) John Moses | |
| 01:11 | Ohio | Raymond Parker's pass is intercepted by David Jackson | 51-76 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Bradley Kidd scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Thompson | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Dave Harris blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Lovell - foul #2 on Larry Lovell, team foul #12 | 54-76 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Dave Harris makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:31 | Ohio | Dave Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Akron | John Thompson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Connie Timm runs out the clock | 54-78 |