| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Michael Strickland gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:09 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 18:48 | Akron | William Whitehorn is called for the reach on Jeremiah Janzen - foul #1 on William Whitehorn, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Lee French knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-30 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Allen McElligott is called for the reach on Michael Strickland - foul #2 on Allen McElligott, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Michael Strickland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:36 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Whitehorn | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:48 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-32 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Lee French gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the left block | 36-32 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Lee French tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:13 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Whitehorn | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Bradley Kidd clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Lee French tips it home | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Pressley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Pressley | 40-36 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Bradley Kidd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronnie Negri and he's fouled by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #2 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco | |
| 15:02 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:02 | Akron | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Del Oliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | John True knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Evan Hall | 40-41 |
| 14:14 | Akron | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by John True - foul #1 on John True, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Sakai (C) Allen McElligott | |
| 14:04 | Akron | Matthew White is fouled on the floor by John True - foul #2 on John True, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 13:59 | Akron | John True steals the ball from Matthew White | 40-41 |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| 13:22 | Akron | David Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:21 | Akron | John Thompson grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Matthew White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:50 | Miami (OH) | Matthew White picks off the pass by Douglas Breece | 40-41 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Matthew White is fouled on the floor by John True - foul #3 on John True, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Larry Lovell (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver, Matthew White, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, John True, Douglas Breece | |
| 12:05 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 12:03 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 11:59 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Pressley | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Akron | William Whitehorn takes the ball from Jeremiah Janzen | 40-43 |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Strickland steals the ball from Ronnie Negri in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the jumper from the left block | 40-43 |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Pressley | 40-43 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hawkins - foul #3 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (PF), Bradley Kidd (C) Larry Lovell, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott (C) James Sakai | |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen McElligott | 40-45 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:44 | Akron | David Jackson snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Matthew White can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 10:21 | Akron | David Jackson snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Michael Strickland knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Donald Pressley takes the ball from Matthew White | 42-47 |
| 09:17 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 09:15 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Bradley Kidd scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Jackson | 45-47 |
| 08:47 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Matthew White pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 48-47 |
| 08:24 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 08:23 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Cory Defalco takes the ball from David Jackson | 48-47 |
| 07:47 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott loses the ball out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), John Thompson (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White, David Jackson, Bradley Kidd | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee French (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) SF - John True (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Hall - foul #1 on Evan Hall, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Douglas Breece picks off the pass by Lloyd Casey | 48-47 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-49 |
| 07:03 | Akron | John True swats the layup by Ronald Hawkins | 48-49 |
| 07:02 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Hawkins swats the dunk try by James Sakai | 48-49 |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall can't tip it in | 48-49 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Del Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | John True snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Lee French picks off the pass by Douglas Breece | 48-49 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF) Evan Hall, James Sakai | |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | John True connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Pressley | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Kidd | 50-51 |
| 05:06 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Whitehorn | 50-53 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Lee French buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Lee French snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Matthew White (SF) Bradley Kidd, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Travis Swayne, John True, Douglas Breece | |
| 04:13 | Akron | Matthew White misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Matthew White gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 03:53 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Strickland | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri grabs the board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee French (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:04 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Negri | 52-55 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:24 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Cory Defalco is blocked by Lee French | 52-55 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco tips it in | 52-57 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins loses the dribble to Cory Defalco | 52-57 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | Jeremiah Janzen picks off the pass by Ronnie Negri | 54-60 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses the lay-in | 54-60 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronnie Negri | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is hacked by Michael Strickland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Strickland, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John True (SF), Douglas Breece (C) Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn is hacked by Michael Strickland - foul #3 on Michael Strickland, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | John True is hacked by Ronald Hawkins - foul #4 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Michael Strickland is called for the reach on William Whitehorn - foul #4 on Michael Strickland, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Hawkins is called for the reach on William Whitehorn - foul #5 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Akron | David Jackson (PF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen buries a 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is hacked by Michael Strickland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Strickland, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG) Michael Strickland | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley (SF), Allen McElligott (C) John True, Douglas Breece | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:28 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is hacked by Bradley Kidd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John True (SF), Douglas Breece (C) Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Bradley Kidd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece is hacked by Jeremiah Janzen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3 from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Kidd - foul #2 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Lee French misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Matthew White tips it home | 62-70 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri runs out the clock | 62-70 |