| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Sims (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Alvis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew Harmon inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Gordon Sims takes the ball from Robert Kelly | 30-22 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Wayne Alvis, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis's layup is rejected by Robert Kelly | 30-22 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Frank Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 18:24 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Scott Price | 33-26 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Mario Shelton can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gordon Sims | 33-26 |
| 17:55 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey double dribbles | 33-26 |
| 17:31 | Akron | The short jumper by Mario Shelton is denied by Louis Harvey | 33-26 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Robert Kelly can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Harmon steps in front of the James Stanley pass | 33-26 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon banks in the layup | 35-26 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Harmon - foul #2 on Matthew Harmon, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Mario Shelton, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Hill (SG), Darren Bradley (C) Scott Price, Wayne Alvis | |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Neal Clingman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Fraser | 37-26 |
| 16:25 | Miami (OH) | Darren Bradley double dribbles | 37-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mathew Wash (PG), Steven Espada (SF), James Mercer (C) James Stanley, Louis Harvey, Gordon Sims | |
| 15:56 | Akron | Matthew Harmon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mathew Wash (fresh) SG - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Espada (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darren Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Miami (OH) | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Matthew Harmon, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Price (SG), Wayne Alvis (C) David Hill, James Mercer | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Joel Stone misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-26 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Alvis | 40-29 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Joel Stone hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Rice | 43-29 |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | Steven Espada misses short on a shot near the basket | 43-29 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Frank Williams hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Rice | 45-29 |
| 14:23 | Miami (OH) | Steven Espada misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-29 |
| 14:21 | Miami (OH) | Steven Espada can't tip it in | 45-29 |
| 14:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Bergstrom | 45-29 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Jason Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Joel Stone, Jack Bergstrom, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Stanley (PG), David Hill (SG), Louis Harvey (SF), Gordon Sims (PF), James Mercer (C) Mathew Wash, Scott Price, Steven Espada, Darren Bradley, Wayne Alvis | |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Harmon steps in front of the James Stanley pass | 45-29 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Mario Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Hill | 45-31 |
| 12:54 | Akron | David Hill steals it from Neal Clingman | 45-31 |
| 12:42 | Miami (OH) | David Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Sims | 45-34 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Jason Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Matthew Harmon knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 11:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Shelton | 48-34 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Matthew Harmon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-34 |
| 11:17 | Miami (OH) | James Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 10:53 | Miami (OH) | James Stanley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 10:51 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Sims | 48-34 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | David Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Mario Shelton gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 10:05 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | David Hill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Rice - foul #4 on Jason Rice, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Matthew Harmon, Mario Shelton, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mathew Wash (PG), Steven Espada (SF), Darren Bradley (PF), Wayne Alvis (C) James Stanley, Louis Harvey, Gordon Sims, James Mercer | |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joel Stone | 48-35 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Manuel Holmes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mathew Wash - foul #2 on Mathew Wash, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Price (SG) David Hill | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:32 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 09:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joel Stone | 49-35 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | Darren Bradley snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 08:40 | Miami (OH) | Steven Espada drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Mathew Wash | 49-38 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF) Joel Stone | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Stanley (PG), Gordon Sims (PF) Mathew Wash, Darren Bradley | |
| 08:05 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Harmon is called for the reach on Gordon Sims - foul #3 on Matthew Harmon, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey (SF) Steven Espada | |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Scott Price | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Alvis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | David Fraser comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 07:28 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis is hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Shelton (PF) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Mario Shelton's layup is rejected by Louis Harvey | 49-43 |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Robert Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:59 | Akron | David Fraser misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Price - foul #1 on Scott Price, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Jack Bergstrom (C) Manuel Holmes, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mathew Wash (PG), David Hill (SG), Steven Espada (SF), Darren Bradley (PF), James Mercer (C) James Stanley, Scott Price, Louis Harvey, Gordon Sims, Wayne Alvis | |
| 05:59 | Akron | David Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:59 | Akron | David Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | Mathew Wash is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mathew Wash, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG) David Fraser | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:41 | Akron | Frank Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mathew Wash - foul #4 on Mathew Wash, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | James Mercer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mathew Wash and he's fouled by Jack Bergstrom - foul #3 on Jack Bergstrom, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | James Mercer makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Matthew Harmon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | Miami (OH) | Darren Bradley connects on the fadeaway from close range | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF), Ernest Mooney (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Matthew Harmon, Mario Shelton, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Stanley (PG), Scott Price (SG), Louis Harvey (SF), Gordon Sims (PF) Mathew Wash, David Hill, Steven Espada, James Mercer | |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey tips it in | 56-50 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Ernest Mooney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Darren Bradley grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gordon Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Darren Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Joel Stone pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Ernest Mooney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Louis Harvey | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Stanley | 56-52 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Frank Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Ernest Mooney snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Joel Stone, Ernest Mooney, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wayne Alvis (C) Darren Bradley | |
| 02:37 | Akron | Frank Williams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | James Stanley hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Price | 56-54 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Frank Williams clanks a shot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:22 | Miami (OH) | Scott Price knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:54 | Miami (OH) | James Stanley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Harvey | 59-59 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 00:37 | Miami (OH) | Gordon Sims snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Rice - foul #5 on Jason Rice, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG) Jason Rice | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Matthew Harmon scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | James Stanley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-61 |