| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mario Howell (fresh) SG - Hiram Holley (fresh) SF - Nick Ward (fresh) PF - James Rothman (fresh) C - Mark Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) SF - Von Belski (fresh) PF - Sean Wade (fresh) C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) 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) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Wade | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Dewey Jones steals it from Nick Ward | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Guillermo Ortiz | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Von Belski gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Hiram Holley steps in front of the John Cunningham pass | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Von Belski | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Guillermo Ortiz is called for the reach on Mario Howell - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Hiram Holley | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dewey Jones | 2-7 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 2-7 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the follow up shot | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mario Howell (fairly fresh) SG - Hiram Holley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nick Ward (fairly fresh) PF - James Rothman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Jordan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Akron | Von Belski makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 2-11 |
| 15:31 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley loses the dribble to John Cunningham | 2-11 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Dewey Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from John Cunningham | 2-13 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-13 |
| 15:09 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-13 |
| 15:00 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Hiram Holley | 4-13 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Hiram Holley is called for the reach on Dewey Jones - foul #1 on Hiram Holley, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson (PG), Steven Fite (SG), Richard Tawney (SF), Richard Josephson (PF), Blake Dean (C) Mario Howell, Hiram Holley, Nick Ward, James Rothman, Mark Jordan | |
| 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 | |
| 14:22 | Akron | Steven Fite steals the ball from Michael Ewing | 4-13 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Blake Dean makes the floater from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Ivan Patel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 13:42 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Ivan Patel gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Ivan Patel is fouled on the floor by Blake Dean - foul #1 on Blake Dean, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan (C) Blake Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 12:53 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson loses the dribble to Von Belski | 6-13 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson blows the layup but he's fouled by Sean Wade - foul #1 on Sean Wade, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell (PG), Hiram Holley (SG), Nick Ward (SF) Adrian Anderson, Steven Fite, Richard Tawney | |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Hiram Holley steals the ball from Guillermo Ortiz | 7-13 |
| 11:42 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward can't finish the layup | 7-13 |
| 11:40 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson tips it home | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mario Howell (fresh) SG - Hiram Holley (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nick Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Josephson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Jordan - foul #1 on Mark Jordan, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Rothman (PF) Richard Josephson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nick Ward | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Dewey Jones is fouled on the floor by Hiram Holley - foul #2 on Hiram Holley, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson (SG), Blake Dean (C) Hiram Holley, Mark Jordan | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari (PF) Sean Wade | |
| 10:47 | Akron | John Cunningham buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Von Belski | 11-18 |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dewey Jones - foul #1 on Dewey Jones, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson (C) Blake Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Peter Gilbert (PF) John Cunningham, Von Belski | |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Ivan Patel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Ivan Patel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ivan Patel, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite (SG), Richard Tawney (SF), Mark Jordan (C) Mario Howell, Nick Ward, Richard Josephson | |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (PF) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Adrian Anderson and he's hacked by Dewey Jones - foul #2 on Dewey Jones, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Von Belski (SF) Dewey Jones, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:58 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-18 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Von Belski gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Von Belski is denied on a dunk by James Rothman | 15-18 |
| 08:47 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Rothman | 15-18 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson (PF) James Rothman | |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| 08:21 | Akron | Von Belski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Cunningham | 15-21 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | Richard Tawney misses long on a floater from the right side | 15-21 |
| 08:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adrian Anderson - foul #1 on Adrian Anderson, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell (PG), Nick Ward (SF) Adrian Anderson, Richard Tawney | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:41 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mario Howell (fresh) SG - Steven Fite (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nick Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Josephson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan travels with the ball | 15-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Rothman (PF) Richard Josephson | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SG), Dema Zorc (SF) John Cunningham, Ivan Patel, Von Belski | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 07:08 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mario Howell and he's fouled by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (PF), Ryan Magno (C) Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Fite misses the free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ewing | 17-25 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Ewing - foul #1 on Michael Ewing, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson (SG), Richard Tawney (SF), Richard Josephson (PF), Blake Dean (C) Steven Fite, Nick Ward, James Rothman, Mark Jordan | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Von Belski (SF) Michael Ewing, Dema Zorc, Ryan Magno | |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:26 | Akron | John Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 05:07 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 05:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter Gilbert | 19-25 |
| 04:38 | Akron | John Cunningham connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Gilbert and the foul's on Richard Tawney - foul #1 on Richard Tawney, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Justin Borchert (SG) Mario Howell | |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| 04:38 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:38 | Miami (OH) | Richard Josephson pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:19 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Von Belski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Blake Dean gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson is hacked by Gilberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley (SG), Nick Ward (SF), James Rothman (PF), Mark Jordan (C) Justin Borchert, Richard Tawney, Richard Josephson, Blake Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Sean Wade (PF) Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Adrian Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hiram Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nick Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rothman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Dewey Jones knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Cunningham | 21-30 |
| 03:09 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 03:07 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Hiram Holley | 23-30 |
| 02:30 | Akron | John Cunningham buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 23-32 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Von Belski steals it from Mark Jordan | 23-32 |
| 02:04 | Akron | John Cunningham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan's layup is rejected by Guillermo Ortiz | 23-32 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mario Howell (PG) Adrian Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Mark Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Gilbert | 24-35 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #10 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (SF) Sean Wade | |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Hiram Holley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Ivan Patel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Ferrari | 24-38 |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #1 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #11 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Adrian Anderson (SG), Richard Josephson (PF), Blake Dean (C) Hiram Holley, James Rothman, Mark Jordan | |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | Nick Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel is hacked by Mario Howell - foul #1 on Mario Howell, team foul #7 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Tawney (SF) Nick Ward | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |