| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) SG - James Gordon (fresh) SF - Joseph Cheesman (fresh) PF - Garth Burdette (fresh) C - Ronald Millman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Ronald Millman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Princeton | Garth Burdette's fadeaway is rejected by Ethan Wagner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Stewart Moses snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Frances Harris comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Cheesman - foul #1 on Joseph Cheesman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Princeton | Ronald Millman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Charles Park - foul #1 on Charles Park, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Princeton | Ronald Millman misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Princeton | Ronald Millman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Cheesman - foul #2 on Joseph Cheesman, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kemmer (SF) Joseph Cheesman | |
| 19:05 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Princeton | Ronald Millman snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Princeton | Ethan Wagner denies the turnaround by George Kemmer | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Princeton | George Kemmer grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:29 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Princeton | Garth Burdette tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Russell Bucholz hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Frances Harris | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Princeton | Garth Burdette scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Frances Harris - foul #1 on Frances Harris, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Noel Deforge (C) Ronald Millman | |
| 17:55 | Princeton | Garth Burdette makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Charles Park's floater is tipped away by Garth Burdette | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:12 | Princeton | George Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Frances Harris - foul #2 on Frances Harris, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG) Frances Harris | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Boyd (PG), Jack Berwick (SG), Charles Watts (SF) Richard Hurlbert, James Gordon, Garth Burdette | |
| 17:12 | Princeton | George Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:12 | Princeton | George Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Jerry Barton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Princeton | Jerry Barton steals the ball from Noel Deforge | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Charles Park is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronald Millman (C) George Kemmer | |
| 16:25 | Princeton | Ronald Millman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Newell - foul #1 on Jimmy Newell, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SF) Stewart Moses | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert (PG), Garth Burdette (PF) John Boyd, Noel Deforge | |
| 16:25 | Princeton | Ronald Millman makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:25 | Princeton | Ronald Millman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Jerry Barton is hacked by Ronald Millman - foul #1 on Ronald Millman, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gordon (SG) Jack Berwick | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Roger Bissett's pass is intercepted by Ronald Millman | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) SF - Fa Shih (fresh) PF - Rodney Reed (fresh) C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) SG - James Gordon (fresh) SF - Charles Watts (fresh) PF - Garth Burdette (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Millman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Princeton | Rodney Reed steps in front of the Garth Burdette pass | 5-10 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Roger Bissett is fouled on the floor by Ronald Millman - foul #2 on Ronald Millman, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kemmer (SF), Noel Deforge (C) Charles Watts, Ronald Millman | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Stewart Moses clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Princeton | Garth Burdette gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:00 | Princeton | Stewart Moses steals it from George Kemmer | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Stewart Moses lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:38 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert loses the dribble to Stewart Moses | 7-10 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Richard Hurlbert steals the ball from Charles Park | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Princeton | Garth Burdette misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Russell Bucholz pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Garth Burdette denies the turnaround by Ethan Wagner | 7-10 |
| 13:34 | Princeton | James Gordon pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:30 | Princeton | George Kemmer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Gordon | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Akron | The jump hook by Stewart Moses is blocked by Garth Burdette | 7-13 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Stewart Moses pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Stewart Moses travels with the ball | 7-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Claud Koslowski (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Jerry Barton, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Boyd (PG), Jack Berwick (SG), Charles Watts (SF) Richard Hurlbert, James Gordon, Noel Deforge | |
| 12:28 | Princeton | George Kemmer is whistled for a carry | 7-13 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Roger Bissett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Watts - foul #1 on Charles Watts, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Princeton | Charles Watts scores on a jumper near the basket set up by John Boyd | 9-15 |
| 11:33 | Akron | John Boyd steps in front of the Claud Koslowski pass | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Claud Koslowski (fresh) SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fa Shih (fresh) PF - Rodney Reed (fresh) C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Berwick (fresh) SF - Charles Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garth Burdette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - George Kemmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Princeton | George Kemmer misses the jump hook from close range | 9-15 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Roger Bissett grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Fa Shih buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:51 | Princeton | Jack Berwick drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Kemmer | 12-17 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Fa Shih's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Claud Koslowski, Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert (PG), James Gordon (SG), Lloyd Cooper (SF), Noel Deforge (C) John Boyd, Jack Berwick, Garth Burdette, George Kemmer | |
| 10:17 | Princeton | Russell Bucholz is called for the reach on Lloyd Cooper - foul #1 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Garth Burdette (PF) Charles Watts | |
| 09:58 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Russell Bucholz grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Stewart Moses drills a shot in the paint | 14-17 |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert is fouled on the floor by Jerry Barton - foul #1 on Jerry Barton, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| 09:22 | Princeton | James Gordon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Ethan Wagner snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Ethan Wagner hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | Princeton | Garth Burdette comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-17 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Charles Park grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Russell Bucholz drills a jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | Princeton | Ethan Wagner is called for the reach on Richard Hurlbert - foul #1 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Claud Koslowski (PG) Jerry Barton | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Boyd (SG), Charles Watts (SF), George Kemmer (PF), Jack Berwick (C) James Gordon, Lloyd Cooper, Garth Burdette, Noel Deforge | |
| 08:24 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Stewart Moses clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Richard Hurlbert - foul #1 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Princeton | Garth Burdette (PF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 08:03 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:53 | Princeton | Jack Berwick drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Boyd | 20-20 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Jimmy Newell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 07:32 | Princeton | Jack Berwick pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Claud Koslowski (fresh) SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Reed (fresh) C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Berwick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garth Burdette (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - George Kemmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Princeton | Jack Berwick can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 07:24 | Princeton | George Kemmer grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:19 | Princeton | Jack Berwick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Jack Berwick snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Princeton | Charles Watts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Jimmy Newell gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Garth Burdette takes the ball from Jimmy Newell | 20-20 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | George Kemmer scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Berwick | 20-22 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Stewart Moses comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Stewart Moses tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 05:50 | Princeton | Garth Burdette comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 22-22 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Stewart Moses pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 05:28 | Princeton | The rebound goes to George Kemmer | 22-22 |
| 05:08 | Princeton | Roger Bissett is called for the reach on Jack Berwick - foul #1 on Roger Bissett, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Claud Koslowski, Roger Bissett, Stewart Moses, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert (PG), James Gordon (SG), Lloyd Cooper (SF), Noel Deforge (PF) John Boyd, Charles Watts, Garth Burdette, George Kemmer | |
| 05:08 | Princeton | Jack Berwick makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:08 | Princeton | Jack Berwick misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Ethan Wagner pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Charles Park misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Noel Deforge - foul #1 on Noel Deforge, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kemmer (C) Jack Berwick | |
| 04:46 | Akron | Charles Park makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Charles Park misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Wagner | 23-23 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Ethan Wagner drills a turnaround in the paint | 25-23 |
| 04:13 | Princeton | Noel Deforge loses the dribble to Charles Park | 25-23 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Russell Bucholz double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Roger Bissett (SF) Jerry Barton, Fa Shih | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Cheesman (SF), Ronald Millman (C) Lloyd Cooper, George Kemmer | |
| 03:22 | Princeton | Noel Deforge buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hurlbert | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Park (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Cheesman (fresh) PF - Noel Deforge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Millman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Akron | Frances Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 03:02 | Princeton | James Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:57 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert is hacked by Ethan Wagner - foul #2 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Watts (PF) Noel Deforge | |
| 02:57 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:57 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Russell Bucholz scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Frances Harris | 28-27 |
| 02:31 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Ethan Wagner pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Richard Hurlbert is called for the reach on Frances Harris - foul #2 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Stewart Moses (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Boyd (SG) James Gordon | |
| 02:14 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | Joseph Cheesman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-27 |
| 01:53 | Princeton | Ronald Millman gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:39 | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jack Berwick (SG), Noel Deforge (PF) Richard Hurlbert, Charles Watts | |
| 01:25 | Akron | Frances Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Cheesman - foul #3 on Joseph Cheesman, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (SG) Roger Bissett | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Watts (SF) Joseph Cheesman | |
| 01:25 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Frances Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:00 | Princeton | Charles Watts comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Rodney Reed - foul #1 on Rodney Reed, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Park (C) Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gordon (SG) Ronald Millman | |
| 01:00 | Princeton | Charles Watts misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:00 | Princeton | Charles Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Charles Park banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Barton | 34-28 |
| 00:15 | Princeton | James Gordon banks in the layup set up by John Boyd | 34-30 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Stewart Moses knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Charles Watts - foul #2 on Charles Watts, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF) Frances Harris, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Hurlbert (PG), Garth Burdette (PF), George Kemmer (C) John Boyd, Noel Deforge, Jack Berwick | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Charles Watts misses the halfcourt shot | 37-30 |