| Lineup | Navy | PG - Robert Wayt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Carbajal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Severin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Hallman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Gee inbounds the ball | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Robert Gee misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-39 |
| 19:44 | Navy | The rebound goes to Gary Hines | 49-39 |
| 19:23 | Navy | John Carbajal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Alan Hallman gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 19:07 | Navy | Gary Hines snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 19:02 | Navy | Brian Severin scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Carbajal | 51-39 |
| 18:42 | Akron | David Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Alan Hallman tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 18:14 | Navy | The short jumper by Irvin Marshall is denied by Alan Hallman | 51-41 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Alan Hallman pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Stewart | 51-43 |
| 17:33 | Navy | Irvin Marshall hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wayt and he's hacked by Alan Hallman - foul #3 on Alan Hallman, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Woody (PG), Kevin Thomas (SF) Robert Wayt, Brian Severin | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG), Ernest Hedin (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Thomas Hall (C) David Stewart, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 17:33 | Navy | Irvin Marshall misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Otha Zaspel banks in the layup | 53-45 |
| 16:50 | Navy | A charge is called on Gary Hines - foul #2 on Gary Hines, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Navy | John Smith (SF), Jimmy Taylor (PF), Andrew Bowman (C) John Carbajal, Gary Hines, Irvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Owen Butler loses the dribble to Kevin Thomas | 53-45 |
| 16:24 | Navy | Kevin Thomas lays it in | 55-45 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 15:59 | Navy | Richard Woody gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Richard Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Jimmy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Navy | Ernest Hedin is called for the reach on Kevin Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Wayt (PG), Brian Severin (SF) Richard Woody, John Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Billy Dudley, Ernest Hedin, Owen Butler, Otha Zaspel, Thomas Hall | |
| 15:40 | Navy | Brian Severin misses the 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 15:38 | Navy | Kevin Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 15:23 | Navy | Andrew Bowman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 15:22 | Navy | Brian Severin tips it in | 57-45 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Alan Hallman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Bowman - foul #2 on Andrew Bowman, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Navy | John Carbajal (SG), Gary Hines (PF), Irvin Marshall (C) Kevin Thomas, Jimmy Taylor, Andrew Bowman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:01 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:01 | Navy | Gary Hines snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 14:47 | Navy | Irvin Marshall misses the dunk attempt | 57-45 |
| 14:46 | Navy | Robert Wayt pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:31 | Navy | Robert Wayt misses long on a runner near the basket | 57-45 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Michael Mason throws it down | 57-47 |
| 13:44 | Navy | John Carbajal makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Severin | 59-47 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Michael Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Woody (PG), Kevin Thomas (SF) Robert Wayt, Brian Severin | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG), Ernest Hedin (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Thomas Hall (C) David Stewart, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 13:04 | Navy | Richard Woody is hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| 12:43 | Navy | Owen Butler is called for the reach on Richard Woody - foul #2 on Owen Butler, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Navy | Jimmy Taylor (PF), Andrew Bowman (C) Gary Hines, Irvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:35 | Navy | Kevin Thomas clanks a jumper in the paint | 59-47 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Otha Zaspel | 59-47 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Thomas Hall buries a runner from the right block | 59-49 |
| 12:15 | Navy | John Carbajal makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 61-49 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Owen Butler is hacked by Kevin Thomas - foul #2 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Wayt (PG), Brian Severin (SF), Irvin Marshall (C) Richard Woody, John Carbajal, Andrew Bowman | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (PG) Ernest Hedin | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Robert Wayt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Severin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Irvin Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Jimmy Taylor is called for the reach on Otha Zaspel - foul #2 on Jimmy Taylor, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Navy | Gary Hines (PF) Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Mason (PF) Thomas Hall | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Billy Dudley makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Otha Zaspel | 61-51 |
| 10:54 | Navy | Billy Dudley steals it from Kevin Thomas | 61-51 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Michael Mason knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Stewart | 61-53 |
| 10:16 | Navy | Robert Wayt drills a jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Thomas and he's fouled by David Stewart - foul #3 on David Stewart, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Navy | John Carbajal (SG), Jimmy Taylor (C) Kevin Thomas, Irvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Billy Dudley, Owen Butler, Michael Mason, Otha Zaspel | |
| 10:16 | Navy | Robert Wayt makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Alan Hallman lays it up and in | 64-55 |
| 09:31 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor's floater is tipped away by Alan Hallman | 64-55 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 09:24 | Akron | David Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-55 |
| 09:22 | Navy | Brian Severin gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:08 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Hines and the foul's on Alan Hallman - foul #4 on Alan Hallman, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Woody (PG), Kevin Thomas (SF), Irvin Marshall (C) Robert Wayt, Brian Severin, Gary Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG), Michael Mason (PF) David Stewart, Alan Hallman | |
| 09:08 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Gee | 67-58 |
| 08:25 | Navy | Kevin Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 67-58 |
| 08:24 | Navy | Irvin Marshall tips it back up and in | 69-58 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Robert Gee comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-58 |
| 07:54 | Navy | The rebound goes to Irvin Marshall | 69-58 |
| 07:35 | Navy | Richard Woody is whistled for a carry | 69-58 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Wayt (PG), Brian Severin (SF), Gary Hines (PF) Richard Woody, John Carbajal, Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (PG), Ernest Hedin (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Billy Dudley, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Thomas Hall | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Robert Wayt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Severin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Irvin Marshall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hallman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Ernest Hedin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-58 |
| 07:10 | Navy | The rebound goes to Brian Severin | 69-58 |
| 06:48 | Navy | Ernest Hedin steals it from Kevin Thomas | 69-58 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Owen Butler scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-60 |
| 06:22 | Navy | Alan Hallman steals the ball from Robert Wayt | 69-60 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Otha Zaspel misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Thomas - foul #3 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Navy | John Carbajal (SG), Jimmy Taylor (C) Brian Severin, Irvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG) Ernest Hedin | |
| 06:05 | Akron | Otha Zaspel makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Otha Zaspel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:49 | Navy | Robert Wayt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 05:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Otha Zaspel | 69-62 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-62 |
| 05:20 | Navy | Kevin Thomas grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 04:57 | Navy | Kevin Thomas makes the jumper from the left side | 71-62 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Navy | Brian Severin (SF), Irvin Marshall (C) Kevin Thomas, Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF) Owen Butler, Otha Zaspel | |
| 04:40 | Akron | David Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-62 |
| 04:38 | Navy | Gary Hines gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 04:19 | Navy | Irvin Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Mason - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 04:19 | Navy | Irvin Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:19 | Navy | Irvin Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Robert Gee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Alan Hallman hits the follow up shot | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Navy | Gary Hines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Robert Gee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Woody (PG), Jimmy Taylor (PF) Robert Wayt, Gary Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG), Otha Zaspel (C) David Stewart, Alan Hallman | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Richard Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Carbajal (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Severin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Irvin Marshall (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 7 pts. C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Navy | Richard Woody comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-64 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Otha Zaspel grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Wayt (PG), Gary Hines (PF) Richard Woody, Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (PG), Alan Hallman (C) Billy Dudley, Otha Zaspel | |
| 02:38 | Akron | David Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Severin - foul #1 on Brian Severin, team foul #6 | 73-64 |
| 02:38 | Akron | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:38 | Akron | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Navy | Gary Hines blows the layup | 73-66 |
| 02:14 | Navy | Brian Severin grabs the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 01:54 | Navy | Robert Wayt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | Navy | Irvin Marshall misses the tip | 73-66 |
| 01:51 | Akron | David Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Akron | Robert Gee buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brunon Stanojevic | 73-68 |
| 01:10 | Navy | Michael Mason picks off the pass by Gary Hines | 73-68 |
| 01:03 | Akron | David Stewart misses the 3 from straight away | 73-68 |
| 01:01 | Navy | Irvin Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Navy | John Carbajal clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 00:40 | Akron | David Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Robert Gee scores on a turnaround in the paint | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Navy | Robert Wayt is hacked by David Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Stewart, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Navy | Kevin Thomas (SF), Jimmy Taylor (PF) Brian Severin, Gary Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:31 | Navy | Robert Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:31 | Navy | Robert Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Michael Mason clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-70 |
| 00:25 | Akron | David Stewart grabs the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Navy | Brian Severin (SF), Gary Hines (PF) Kevin Thomas, Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:21 | Navy | Brunon Stanojevic is called for the reach on Irvin Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brunon Stanojevic, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:21 | Navy | Irvin Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Navy | Irvin Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Gary Hines steals the ball from Brunon Stanojevic | 77-73 |
| 00:14 | Navy | David Stewart is called for the reach on Robert Wayt in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Stewart, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Navy | Kevin Thomas (SF), Jimmy Taylor (PF) Brian Severin, Gary Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG) David Stewart | |
| 00:14 | Navy | Robert Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Navy | Robert Wayt misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Alan Hallman pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Billy Dudley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wayt - foul #2 on Robert Wayt, team foul #7 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Navy | Brian Severin (SF), Gary Hines (PF) Kevin Thomas, Jimmy Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Billy Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:11 | Navy | Gary Hines grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 00:08 | Navy | Gary Hines is hacked by Brunon Stanojevic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brunon Stanojevic, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Navy | Kevin Thomas (SF), Jimmy Taylor (C) Brian Severin, Irvin Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:08 | Navy | Gary Hines makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Navy | Gary Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Alan Hallman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 00:04 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Navy | Irvin Marshall (C) Gary Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:01 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Dudley - foul #1 on Billy Dudley, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Navy | Jimmy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Billy Dudley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 81-76 |