| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ernest Dorsch (fresh) SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) PF - Richard May (fresh) C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) SF - David Bergmeier (fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Edward Rector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Bowling Green | Richard May scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Dorsch | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Jerry Nakano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Rector | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | Bowling Green | Richard May makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Dorsch | 4-2 |
| 19:04 | Akron | David Bergmeier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:42 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:41 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Edward Rector is fouled on the floor by Richard May - foul #1 on Richard May, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Edward Rector's pass is intercepted by Ernest Jelks | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Bowling Green | Michael Mason is called for the reach on Richard May - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Dorsch | 7-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ernest Dorsch - foul #1 on Ernest Dorsch, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:20 | Akron | David Bergmeier makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:20 | Akron | David Bergmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 17:00 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Jerry Nakano clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:41 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Bergmeier - foul #1 on David Bergmeier, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett (SF), Trevor Lusk (PF), Lawrence Braden (C) Larry Criswell, Richard May, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (C) Edward Rector | |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:14 | Akron | David Bergmeier is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SG), Michael Pye (SF) Ernest Dorsch, Gary Tolman | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Billy Dudley (SG), Otha Zaspel (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason | |
| 16:01 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Denis Lockett | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Denis Lockett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Peach (fresh) SF - Michael Pye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trevor Lusk (fresh) C - Lawrence Braden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) SG - Billy Dudley (fresh) SF - David Bergmeier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Hallman (fresh) C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Akron | The jump hook by Alan Hallman is blocked by Trevor Lusk | 12-7 |
| 15:34 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:25 | Akron | David Bergmeier grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Otha Zaspel banks in the layup set up by Ernest Hedin | 12-9 |
| 14:49 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Trevor Lusk | 14-9 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Ernest Hedin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 14:12 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 14:11 | Akron | David Bergmeier snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Otha Zaspel hits a fadeaway from the right block | 14-11 |
| 13:51 | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch (PG), Gary Tolman (SG), Larry Criswell (SF), Richard May (PF), Ernest Jelks (C) Denis Lockett, Thomas Peach, Michael Pye, Trevor Lusk, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF), Edward Rector (C) Ernest Hedin, David Bergmeier, Alan Hallman, Otha Zaspel | |
| 13:37 | Akron | Edward Rector drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brunon Stanojevic | 14-13 |
| 13:32 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch loses the dribble to Edward Rector | 14-13 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Billy Dudley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Nakano | 14-16 |
| 12:58 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Jerry Nakano loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (SF) Billy Dudley | |
| 12:40 | Bowling Green | Richard May double dribbles | 14-16 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Michael Mason connects on the shot from the right side set up by Owen Butler | 14-18 |
| 12:01 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 12:00 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Criswell | 14-18 |
| 11:40 | Bowling Green | Richard May misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Owen Butler gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ernest Dorsch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard May (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Michael Mason can't throw it down | 14-18 |
| 11:15 | Bowling Green | Richard May gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Dorsch | 17-18 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett (SF), Trevor Lusk (PF), Lawrence Braden (C) Larry Criswell, Richard May, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Billy Dudley (SG), David Bergmeier (SF), Alan Hallman (PF), Otha Zaspel (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Owen Butler, Michael Mason, Edward Rector | |
| 10:26 | Bowling Green | Ernest Hedin steals the ball from Denis Lockett | 17-18 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Billy Dudley hits a runner from the right block | 17-20 |
| 10:02 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Alan Hallman grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Otha Zaspel comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 09:47 | Akron | David Bergmeier tips it in | 17-22 |
| 09:32 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 09:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Billy Dudley | 17-22 |
| 09:13 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:48 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 08:47 | Akron | David Bergmeier grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Alan Hallman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Hedin | 17-24 |
| 08:08 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman's pass is intercepted by Ernest Hedin | 17-24 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Ernest Hedin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Ernest Hedin pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Billy Dudley is fouled on the floor by Denis Lockett - foul #1 on Denis Lockett, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (PG), Paul Visconti (SG), Larry Criswell (SF), Richard May (PF), Ernest Jelks (C) Ernest Dorsch, Gary Tolman, Denis Lockett, Trevor Lusk, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF), Edward Rector (C) Ernest Hedin, David Bergmeier, Alan Hallman, Otha Zaspel | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Michael Mason misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 07:33 | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Thomas Peach (fresh) SG - Paul Visconti (fresh) SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard May (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Dudley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Bowling Green | Paul Visconti hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Peach | 19-24 |
| 07:07 | Akron | A charge is called on Brunon Stanojevic - foul #1 on Brunon Stanojevic, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (SF) Billy Dudley | |
| 06:49 | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 06:47 | Bowling Green | Paul Visconti tips it home | 21-24 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Peach - foul #1 on Thomas Peach, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Bergmeier (SF) Owen Butler | |
| 06:28 | Akron | Edward Rector hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic tips it but misses | 21-24 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Edward Rector snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ernest Jelks - foul #1 on Ernest Jelks, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett (PG), Gary Tolman (SG) Thomas Peach, Paul Visconti | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:08 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:46 | Bowling Green | David Bergmeier is called for the reach on Ernest Jelks - foul #2 on David Bergmeier, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch (PG) Denis Lockett | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SF), Alan Hallman (C) David Bergmeier, Edward Rector | |
| 05:36 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:35 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks tips it back up and in | 23-27 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is whistled for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk (PF) Richard May | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason | |
| 04:56 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden (C) Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:44 | Akron | Billy Dudley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ernest Hedin | 23-30 |
| 04:31 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden is fouled on the floor by Otha Zaspel - foul #1 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett (SF) Larry Criswell | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Rector (C) Otha Zaspel | |
| 04:26 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 04:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Rector | 23-30 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Ernest Hedin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG) Ernest Hedin | |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 04:00 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk misses the tip | 23-30 |
| 03:58 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:39 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Braden, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SF), Richard May (PF), Ernest Jelks (C) Gary Tolman, Trevor Lusk, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG), David Bergmeier (SF), Michael Mason (PF) Billy Dudley, Owen Butler, Alan Hallman | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Mason is hacked by Richard May - foul #2 on Richard May, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell (SF) Thomas Peach | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Michael Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:26 | Bowling Green | Richard May pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ernest Dorsch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Denis Lockett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bergmeier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Bowling Green | Richard May connects on the runner in the lane set up by Larry Criswell | 25-31 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Edward Rector misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Richard May snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:02 | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch is hacked by Michael Mason - foul #2 on Michael Mason, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SG) Ernest Dorsch | |
| Subs | Akron | Otha Zaspel (C) Edward Rector | |
| 02:46 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell is fouled on the floor by Brunon Stanojevic - foul #2 on Brunon Stanojevic, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman (SG) Thomas Peach | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG) Jerry Nakano | |
| 02:46 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Otha Zaspel grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:36 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 02:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mason | 25-31 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Ernest Hedin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:14 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:57 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Tolman | 28-31 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Michael Mason misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard May - foul #3 on Richard May, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ernest Dorsch (PG), Trevor Lusk (PF) Denis Lockett, Richard May | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Edward Rector (C) Ernest Hedin, Otha Zaspel | |
| 01:34 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:19 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Tolman | 31-33 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jerry Nakano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 00:59 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:35 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks is hacked by Edward Rector - foul #1 on Edward Rector, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SG), Michael Pye (SF) Gary Tolman, Larry Criswell | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Alan Hallman (PF) Brunon Stanojevic, David Bergmeier, Michael Mason | |
| 00:35 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Edward Rector snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Alan Hallman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Trevor Lusk - foul #1 on Trevor Lusk, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden (C) Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Akron | Otha Zaspel (C) Edward Rector | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Alan Hallman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk loses the dribble to Billy Dudley | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Billy Dudley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-34 |