| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) SG - Earl Lee (fresh) SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carlos Barras (fresh) SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) SF - Gerald Carr (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) C - Vernon Bassham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki is fouled on the floor by Oscar Kemp - foul #1 on Oscar Kemp, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras's floater is knocked away by Earl Lee | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Jerry Lawson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Barnes | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Barras | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Oscar Kemp can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Oscar Kemp can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Gibson | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Jerry Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Earl Lee | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Barras | 5-8 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Oscar Kemp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 17:29 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr blows the dunk but the foul's on Jerry Lawson - foul #1 on Jerry Lawson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Earl Lee snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jerry Lawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Vernon Bassham | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Anthony Gillett pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Anthony Gillett is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Ullman (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne (SF), Jonathan Nussbaum (PF), Alfredo Benitez (C) Gerald Carr, James Gibson, Vernon Bassham | |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Lawson - foul #2 on Jerry Lawson, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Akron | James Shorts (SF) Jerry Lawson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:47 | Akron | James Shorts drills a shot in the paint set up by Louis Barnes | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) C - Johnny Ullman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carlos Barras (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Payne (fresh) PF - Jonathan Nussbaum (fresh) C - Alfredo Benitez (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras loses the dribble to Louis Barnes | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Johnny Ullman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Earl Lee | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | Alfredo Benitez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Johnny Ullman pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Earl Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Anthony Gillett tips it home | 11-9 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Anthony Gillett | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell (PG), Gerald Carr (SF), Vernon Bassham (C) Carlos Barras, Dikembe Araki, Alfredo Benitez | |
| 14:16 | Akron | Brian Tyson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Johnny Ullman misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Vernon Bassham | 11-9 |
| 13:55 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham misses the shot from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham loses the ball out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Nicholas Evert (PF) David Kerrick, Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Nussbaum | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Brian Tyson clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Earl Lee (SG), Richard Bailey (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF) Brian Tyson, James Shorts, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG) Corey Mitchell, Robert Payne | |
| 12:23 | Akron | Nicholas Evert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:22 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 11:55 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Anthony Gillett snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Louis Barnes is fouled on the floor by Carlos Barras - foul #1 on Carlos Barras, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), James Shorts (SF), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Richard Bailey, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne (SF), Jonathan Nussbaum (C) Gerald Carr, Vernon Bassham | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carlos Barras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Payne (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Nussbaum (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Earl Lee is hacked by Robert Payne - foul #1 on Robert Payne, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alfredo Benitez (C) James Gibson | |
| 11:04 | Akron | Anthony Gillett can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Anthony Gillett can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Alfredo Benitez scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Carlos Barras | 11-11 |
| 10:37 | Akron | James Shorts loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Johnny Ullman (PF) Brian Tyson, Anthony Gillett | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell is hacked by James Shorts - foul #1 on James Shorts, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr (SF) Alfredo Benitez | |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnny Ullman - foul #1 on Johnny Ullman, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Nicholas Evert (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham (C) Carlos Barras | |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Nicholas Evert misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Bassham - foul #1 on Vernon Bassham, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Nussbaum | |
| 09:55 | Akron | Nicholas Evert misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Nicholas Evert makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Payne and he's fouled by Johnny Ullman - foul #2 on Johnny Ullman, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Bailey (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF) James Shorts, Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki (SG) Robert Payne | |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson misses the free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Earl Lee grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Louis Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-15 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Anthony Gillett grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Earl Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Barnes | 15-15 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr travels with the ball | 15-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (SG) Earl Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras (PG) Corey Mitchell | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Anthony Gillett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 08:41 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Gillett - foul #1 on Anthony Gillett, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Akron | James Shorts (SF), Oscar Kemp (C) Richard Bailey, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne (SF), Jonathan Nussbaum (C) Gerald Carr, Vernon Bassham | |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Oscar Kemp clanks a floater near the basket | 15-16 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Shorts - foul #2 on James Shorts, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Earl Lee (SG), Richard Bailey (SF) Louis Barnes, James Shorts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alfredo Benitez (C) James Gibson | |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carlos Barras (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Nussbaum (fresh) C - Alfredo Benitez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Robert Payne takes the ball from Brian Tyson | 15-18 |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Richard Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Anthony Gillett pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Earl Lee misses the jumper from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 06:33 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | Alfredo Benitez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Nicholas Evert (C) Brian Tyson, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ken Baker (PG), Corey Mitchell (SG), Gerald Carr (SF), Vernon Bassham (C) Carlos Barras, Dikembe Araki, Jonathan Nussbaum, Alfredo Benitez | |
| 06:00 | Akron | Anthony Gillett buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis Barnes | 18-20 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-20 |
| 05:40 | Miami (OH) | Robert Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Mitchell | 18-23 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Louis Barnes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Gillett | 20-23 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Richard Bailey gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 04:53 | Miami (OH) | Ken Baker snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Bailey - foul #1 on Richard Bailey, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Oscar Kemp (C) Anthony Gillett | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), James Gibson (PF) Ken Baker, Corey Mitchell, Robert Payne | |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Oscar Kemp comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Nicholas Evert tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | James Gibson is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Johnny Ullman (PF) Earl Lee, Richard Bailey, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Louis Barnes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Tyson | 23-25 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Ullman - foul #3 on Johnny Ullman, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Shorts (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) Johnny Ullman, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum (C) Vernon Bassham | |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carlos Barras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Nussbaum (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Evert - foul #1 on Nicholas Evert, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Earl Lee (SG) Louis Barnes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell (SG), Robert Payne (SF), Alfredo Benitez (C) Dikembe Araki, Gerald Carr, James Gibson | |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Nussbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Nicholas Evert pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Jerry Lawson connects on the shot in the paint set up by Brian Tyson | 27-28 |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Barras clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Nicholas Evert grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 01:58 | Akron | James Shorts travels with the ball | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Anthony Gillett (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Brian Tyson, James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham (C) Alfredo Benitez | |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Nussbaum - foul #1 on Jonathan Nussbaum, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki (SG), Gerald Carr (SF), James Gibson (PF) Carlos Barras, Robert Payne, Jonathan Nussbaum | |
| 01:27 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Anthony Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Kemp | 31-30 |
| 00:41 | Miami (OH) | Corey Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Anthony Gillett pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Oscar Kemp misses the jumpshot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Bassham tips it in | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-32 |