| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Von Belski inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Von Belski | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | American U. | Gary Chandler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Pittman | 34-35 |
| 19:07 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Mattera - foul #2 on Gary Mattera, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:07 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | American U. | George Withers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Sean Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | American U. | The rebound goes to George Withers | 35-35 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Gary Chandler connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Albert Glover | 35-37 |
| 17:52 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Sean Wade | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | American U. | Michael Pittman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | American U. | Gary Chandler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:55 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Chandler - foul #2 on Gary Chandler, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Dema Zorc (SF), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), William Counts (PF), David Frey (C) Gary Mattera, Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Albert Glover, George Withers | |
| 16:42 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:25 | American U. | William Counts misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gilberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG) Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 16:25 | American U. | William Counts misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:25 | American U. | William Counts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Jeff Semon snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:41 | American U. | Patrick Guy is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG) Jeff Semon | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Counts (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Frey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Frey - foul #2 on David Frey, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Patrick Guy hits a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by William Counts - foul #1 on William Counts, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Sean Wade (PF) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (PF), George Withers (C) William Counts, David Frey | |
| 14:57 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:36 | American U. | Gregory Borchert is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Ferrari - foul #3 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG) Gregory Borchert | |
| 14:22 | American U. | Gary Mattera knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Sean Wade connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Von Belski | 45-47 |
| 13:55 | American U. | Gary Mattera can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Guillermo Ortiz | 45-47 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Dewey Jones banks in the layup set up by John Cunningham | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Patrick Guy hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Von Belski throws it down on a great pass from John Cunningham and he's fouled by Patrick Guy - foul #1 on Patrick Guy, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Kevin Link (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), William Counts (PF) Gary Mattera, Gary Chandler, Patrick Guy, Albert Glover | |
| 13:05 | Akron | Von Belski misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | American U. | William Counts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Gregory Borchert is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Borchert, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Von Belski scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Patel and the foul's on Michael Pittman - foul #2 on Michael Pittman, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | David Frey (C) George Withers | |
| 12:54 | Akron | Von Belski makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Ivan Patel steps in front of the Michael Pittman pass | 52-49 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Ivan Patel lays it in | 54-49 |
| 12:17 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Dewey Jones - foul #2 on Dewey Jones, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Dema Zorc (SF) Dewey Jones, Von Belski | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG) Kevin Link | |
| 12:17 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:17 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Michael Ewing knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-49 |
| 11:39 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 11:38 | American U. | William Counts snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Counts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Frey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | American U. | Gary Mattera clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Ewing - foul #1 on Michael Ewing, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Sean Wade (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Albert Glover (PF), George Withers (C) Gregory Borchert, William Counts, David Frey | |
| 11:28 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:28 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:09 | Akron | John Cunningham is hacked by Gary Mattera - foul #3 on Gary Mattera, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF) Gilberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:09 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:09 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Albert Glover lays it up and in set up by Gary Mattera | 58-52 |
| 10:58 | Akron | John Cunningham is hacked by Gary Mattera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Mattera, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Patrick Guy (SF) Gary Mattera, Michael Pittman | |
| 10:58 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Sean Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Dewey Jones drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Wade | 60-52 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Gregory Borchert lays it in on a nice dish by George Withers | 60-54 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Chandler - foul #3 on Gary Chandler, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:00 | American U. | John Cunningham steals the ball from Gary Chandler | 61-54 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Albert Glover denies the turnaround by Guillermo Ortiz | 61-54 |
| 09:40 | Akron | John Cunningham tips it but misses | 61-54 |
| 09:38 | American U. | The rebound goes to George Withers | 61-54 |
| 09:21 | American U. | Gary Chandler hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert Glover | 61-57 |
| 09:17 | Akron | John Cunningham clanks a floater near the basket | 61-57 |
| 09:16 | American U. | Gary Chandler grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 09:11 | American U. | Patrick Guy is fouled on the floor by Von Belski - foul #1 on Von Belski, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Michael Pittman (SF), William Counts (PF), David Frey (C) Gregory Borchert, Gary Chandler, Albert Glover, George Withers | |
| 08:55 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 08:54 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to David Frey | 61-57 |
| 08:35 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Dema Zorc tips it back up and in | 63-57 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Patrick Guy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Michael Pittman hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Ivan Patel comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 07:34 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) SG - Patrick Guy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Counts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Frey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the easy layup | 63-59 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses badly on a floater near the basket | 63-59 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Michael Pittman pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:44 | American U. | David Frey's layup is rejected by Peter Gilbert | 63-59 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Ivan Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 06:04 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 06:03 | American U. | David Frey grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | American U. | Patrick Guy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Gregory Borchert (SF), Albert Glover (PF), George Withers (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Patrick Guy, Michael Pittman, William Counts, David Frey | |
| 05:34 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-59 |
| 05:32 | American U. | Albert Glover grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:18 | American U. | George Withers hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Chandler | 65-61 |
| 05:01 | Akron | John Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 05:00 | American U. | George Withers grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 04:49 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:48 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Von Belski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 65-61 |
| 04:31 | American U. | George Withers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:25 | American U. | The pull-up jumper by Gary Chandler is blocked by Sean Wade | 65-61 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Von Belski gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Von Belski makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Cunningham | 67-61 |
| 03:59 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 03:58 | American U. | George Withers snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-61 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Dewey Jones grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz clanks a driving attempt from close range | 67-61 |
| 03:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to John Cunningham | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Gary Mattera picks off the pass by Sean Wade | 67-61 |
| 03:02 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the dunk | 67-61 |
| 03:00 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Dewey Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Cunningham | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | American U. | Albert Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 02:28 | Akron | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Akron | Von Belski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 72-61 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Gregory Borchert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Mattera | 72-63 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cunningham and he's hacked by George Withers - foul #2 on George Withers, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Peter Gilbert (PF) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), William Counts (PF), David Frey (C) Gary Mattera, Gary Chandler, Albert Glover, George Withers | |
| 01:14 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:58 | American U. | Patrick Guy comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 75-63 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Michael Ewing pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari hits a floater from close range | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #6 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (SF) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Michael Ewing runs out the clock | 77-65 |