| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Von Belski inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | John Cunningham drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sean Wade | 38-29 |
| 19:26 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Sean Wade connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Cunningham | 40-32 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | John Buswell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | John Buswell tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Sean Wade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Dewey Jones grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Von Belski hits the finger roll set up by Guillermo Ortiz | 42-34 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 17:44 | Akron | John Cunningham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-37 |
| 17:36 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:31 | Akron | John Cunningham knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Sean Wade | 44-37 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Guillermo Ortiz is called for the reach on John Buswell - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Dema Zorc (SF), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SF), James Towell (PF), Jeffrey Hurdle (C) John Buswell, Samuel Husky, Ellis Gibbs, Stuart Griggs | |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 44-39 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Dema Zorc is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG) Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Dale (PG) Percy Bryant | |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Michael Burnett - foul #2 on Michael Burnett, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Hurdle takes the ball from Gilberto Ferrari | 44-39 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett hits a 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Michael Ewing hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hurdle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hurdle, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Percy Bryant (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), David Roberson (C) George Dale, Michael Burnett, Robert Joyce, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| 15:51 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David Roberson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Guillermo Ortiz is called for the reach on John Buswell - foul #3 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs (C) David Roberson | |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Husky | 45-45 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Dewey Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Buswell | 45-48 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Von Belski loses the dribble to John Buswell | 45-48 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | John Buswell hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Percy Bryant - foul #1 on Percy Bryant, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (C) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), David Roberson (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, Stuart Griggs | |
| 14:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Ellis Gibbs steals it from Von Belski | 47-50 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 47-50 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 50-50 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky lays it in | 50-52 |
| 12:50 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Burnett - foul #3 on Michael Burnett, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Percy Bryant (SG), James Towell (PF), Stuart Griggs (C) Michael Burnett, Robert Joyce, Samuel Husky, Ellis Gibbs | |
| 12:50 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:50 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Ivan Patel is hacked by John Buswell - foul #1 on John Buswell, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Dema Zorc (SF) John Cunningham, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:14 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | David Roberson pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs is hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #4 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Magno (C) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle (PF) David Roberson | |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Ivan Patel steals the ball from Percy Bryant | 50-52 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Ivan Patel lays it up and in | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Magno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Towell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hurdle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | James Towell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Percy Bryant | 52-55 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Ryan Magno hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Ferrari swats the short shot by Jeffrey Hurdle | 54-55 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Ryan Magno steals the ball from Stuart Griggs | 54-55 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari double dribbles | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Gilberto Ferrari, Ryan Magno | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), David Roberson (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle, Stuart Griggs | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce makes the runner in the lane set up by Michael Burnett | 54-57 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Von Belski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Cunningham | 57-57 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Sean Wade steals it from David Roberson | 57-57 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Sean Wade scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Cunningham | 59-57 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs is hacked by Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG) Robert Joyce | |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | David Roberson can't finish the layup | 59-57 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | David Roberson tips it in | 59-59 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Ellis Gibbs picks off the pass by Dewey Jones | 59-59 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Dewey Jones picks off the pass by Samuel Husky | 59-59 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Dewey Jones lays it in | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits the finger roll set up by Percy Bryant | 61-61 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Von Belski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Dema Zorc (SF), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Sean Wade, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Robert Joyce (SF), James Towell (PF), Jeffrey Hurdle (C) Michael Burnett, Samuel Husky, Ellis Gibbs, David Roberson | |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG) Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:10 | Akron | Ivan Patel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Buswell - foul #2 on John Buswell, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs (C) Percy Bryant | |
| 06:10 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Guillermo Ortiz steals the ball from Jeffrey Hurdle | 62-61 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stuart Griggs | 62-63 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Ivan Patel can't tip it in | 62-63 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | John Buswell snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Michael Ewing buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Patel | 64-63 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | John Buswell is fouled on the floor by Michael Ewing - foul #1 on Michael Ewing, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Gilberto Ferrari, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Percy Bryant (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), David Roberson (C) John Buswell, Robert Joyce, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle, Stuart Griggs | |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Burnett, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones is hacked by Samuel Husky - foul #2 on Samuel Husky, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Dewey Jones scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Cunningham | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Husky | 68-67 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Von Belski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Stuart Griggs (C) Michael Burnett, David Roberson | |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs makes the jumpshot from the right side | 71-69 |
| 02:10 | Akron | John Cunningham comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ellis Gibbs | 71-69 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | John Buswell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 01:48 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Von Belski misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Buswell - foul #3 on John Buswell, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 73-69 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses the tip | 73-69 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Dewey Jones's layup is rejected by Ellis Gibbs | 73-69 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Von Belski pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Ellis Gibbs is called for the reach on Von Belski - foul #2 on Ellis Gibbs, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG) Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Von Belski misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Von Belski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | John Buswell buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Percy Bryant | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Percy Bryant is called for the reach on Ivan Patel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Percy Bryant, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Von Belski is fouled in the backcourt by John Buswell - foul #4 on John Buswell, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-71 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Ivan Patel grabs the board | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Ivan Patel is hacked by Percy Bryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Percy Bryant, team foul #13 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF) Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:06 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-71 |