| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fetter (fresh) SG - Jay Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nickolas Guo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Quade (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Gehlert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Timothy Sewell inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Nosal | 31-24 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Raymond Estey grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 19:20 | Akron | James Quade steals it from Raymond Estey | 31-24 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Carl Nosal drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert jams it set up by Jay Clark | 34-29 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Timothy Sewell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Nickolas Guo - foul #1 on Nickolas Guo, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Timothy Sewell misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert loses the dribble to Steven Snyder | 35-29 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Steven Snyder banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Fetter | 37-31 |
| 17:56 | Akron | James Quade swats the short shot by Joel Austin | 37-31 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Carl Nosal pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:39 | Akron | James Quade is called for the reach on Carl Nosal - foul #3 on James Quade, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Julien (PF) James Quade | |
| 17:22 | Akron | Carl Nosal drills a jump hook from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert is hacked by Raymond Estey - foul #3 on Raymond Estey, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (SG), Thomas Dixon (PF), Donald Lee (C) Raymond Estey, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), Gerry Childress (C) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, Randy Gehlert | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Parker | 39-34 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski is called for a backcourt violation | 39-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Thomas Crum (PF) Lee Hay, Timothy Sewell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:09 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Brooks's layup is rejected by Donald Lee | 39-34 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Parker | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gates (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Julien (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerry Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Julien | 39-36 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates is fouled on the floor by Enoch Dupaski - foul #1 on Enoch Dupaski, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Estey (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Enoch Dupaski, Thomas Dixon, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG), Jay Clark (SG), Nickolas Guo (SF), James Quade (PF), Randy Gehlert (C) Richard Parker, James Gates, Derrick Brooks, William Julien, Gerry Childress | |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo's floater is tipped away by Joel Austin | 39-36 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Clark | 39-36 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Austin | 39-36 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Raymond Estey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Raymond Estey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Timothy Sewell snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Carl Nosal misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Joel Austin snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Timothy Sewell lays it in set up by Raymond Estey | 41-36 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-36 |
| 13:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Carl Nosal | 41-36 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Timothy Sewell misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Fetter - foul #3 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Thomas Dixon (PF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), William Julien (C) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, Randy Gehlert | |
| 12:36 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF) Timothy Sewell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:07 | Akron | Lee Hay is called for 5 seconds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (C) James Quade | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gates (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Julien (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerry Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Donald Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Nosal (PF) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG), Jay Clark (SG) Richard Parker, Derrick Brooks | |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Enoch Dupaski steps in front of the William Julien pass | 43-36 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Jonathan Fetter steals the ball from Thomas Dixon | 43-36 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Joel Austin (C) Lee Hay, Enoch Dupaski, Thomas Dixon, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo (SF), James Quade (PF), Randy Gehlert (C) James Gates, William Julien, Gerry Childress | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Timothy Sewell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Ayres | 46-36 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jay Clark and he's hacked by Jeffrey Ayres - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ayres, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG) Jeffrey Ayres | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Carl Nosal pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Timothy Sewell can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Joel Austin grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Raymond Estey is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Fetter - foul #4 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Dixon (PF) Carl Nosal | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG), James Gates (SG) Jonathan Fetter, Jay Clark | |
| 09:04 | Akron | Timothy Sewell's layup is rejected by Randy Gehlert | 46-38 |
| 09:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Sewell | 46-38 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Joel Austin misses the dunk | 46-38 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Randy Gehlert | 46-38 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert is hacked by Joel Austin - foul #2 on Joel Austin, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Thomas Dixon can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Quade - foul #4 on James Quade, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Carl Nosal (PF) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Timothy Sewell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark (SG), William Julien (PF) Nickolas Guo, James Quade | |
| 08:07 | Akron | Thomas Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Thomas Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Nosal blocks the short jumper by Randy Gehlert | 48-41 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Gates | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Julien (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Gehlert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | James Gates clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark makes the floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Joel Austin is denied on a layup by James Gates | 48-43 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Randy Gehlert | 48-43 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Austin blocks the jumper by James Gates | 48-43 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Gehlert grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Hay is called for the reach on William Julien - foul #1 on Lee Hay, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Donald Lee (C) Lee Hay, Enoch Dupaski, Thomas Dixon, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Fetter (PG), Nickolas Guo (SF), James Quade (PF) Richard Parker, James Gates, Randy Gehlert | |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Fetter is blocked by Raymond Estey | 48-43 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Steven Snyder is hacked by Nickolas Guo - foul #2 on Nickolas Guo, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (PF) Carl Nosal | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress (C) William Julien | |
| 05:24 | Akron | Jonathan Fetter is called for the reach on Steven Snyder - foul #5 on Jonathan Fetter, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (PF) Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker (PG) Jonathan Fetter | |
| 05:24 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Gerry Childress hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Raymond Estey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 05:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Enoch Dupaski | 50-45 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Raymond Estey scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 52-45 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Donald Lee pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Timothy Sewell knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Lee - foul #3 on Donald Lee, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG), Federico Rossi (SG), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Enoch Dupaski, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Gates (SG), Derrick Brooks (SF), Randy Gehlert (C) Jay Clark, Nickolas Guo, Gerry Childress | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Federico Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gates (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Quade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Gehlert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Lee Hay's pass is intercepted by Richard Parker | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker hits a shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG) Lee Hay, Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo (SF) Derrick Brooks | |
| 02:30 | Akron | Raymond Estey hits the finger roll set up by Steven Snyder | 56-49 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark (SG) James Gates | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | Nickolas Guo's floater is tipped away by Carl Nosal | 56-49 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Carl Nosal pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Raymond Estey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Quade drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Parker | 56-51 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Joel Austin lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Parker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Gehlert | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Timothy Sewell double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Joel Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Jay Clark is called for the reach on Joel Austin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Clark, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Joel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Joel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Carl Nosal gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Carl Nosal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Parker - foul #3 on Richard Parker, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Dixon (C) Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jay Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Steven Snyder runs out the clock | 62-57 |