| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Janke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Christopher Thiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Christopher Thiel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal's layup is rejected by Christopher Thiel | 38-35 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kelly Cox, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Richard Dearing connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Delee | 40-35 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Dearing is called for the reach on Daryl Veal - foul #2 on Richard Dearing, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Paul Delee gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Delee | 43-35 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 43-37 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:54 | Akron | A charge is called on Hershel Moore - foul #3 on Hershel Moore, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Richard Dearing, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers | 43-39 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Ben Morrow buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Delee | 45-39 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG), Hershel Moore (C) Paul Delee, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox (PF) Daniel Schendel | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Norman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Dearing and he's fouled by Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF) Filip Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF) Charles Mitchell, John Norman | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Gamino - foul #1 on Steven Gamino, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Christopher Thiel (PF) Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Christopher Thiel | 47-40 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Christopher Thiel can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 14:41 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 47-40 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Keneth Ivy (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), John Norman (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Kelly Cox, Edmund Anderson | |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Keneth Ivy denies the turnaround by John Norman | 47-40 |
| 14:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keneth Ivy | 47-40 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Richard Dearing, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Daryl Veal, John Janke, John Norman | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Bennie Ahmad takes the ball from Paul Delee | 47-40 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits the finger roll | 47-42 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Delee | 50-42 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is fouled on the floor by Keneth Ivy - foul #1 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (PF) Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (C) James Kolinski, Charles Beckett | |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Filip Kaliszewski | 50-42 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Norman (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Delee picks off the pass by Bennie Ahmad | 52-42 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Delee | 54-42 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 54-44 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Kelly Cox takes the ball from Hershel Moore | 54-44 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox lays it in on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 54-46 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Christopher Thiel buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Delee | 56-46 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman knocks in the floater from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Summerall (PG), Richard Dearing (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Paul Delee, Filip Kaliszewski, Steven Gamino, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Daniel Schendel (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, Kelly Cox, John Norman | |
| 09:22 | Akron | Ben Morrow clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG) Lawrence Summerall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (PF) Daniel Schendel | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Keneth Ivy snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Edmund Anderson is called for the reach on Richard Dearing - foul #2 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| 08:04 | Akron | The short jumper by Keneth Ivy is denied by Charles Beckett | 56-48 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-48 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Janke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 07:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keneth Ivy | 56-48 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Richard Dearing loses the dribble to Daryl Veal | 56-48 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal dunks the ball | 56-50 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton scores on a floater from the right side | 58-50 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jimmy Eaton - foul #2 on Jimmy Eaton, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Steven Gamino (SG), Lawrence Summerall (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Paul Delee, Richard Dearing, Jimmy Eaton, Keneth Ivy, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), John Norman (C) Aaron Rogers, John Janke, Edmund Anderson, Charles Beckett | |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox buries a jump hook from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 58-56 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Gamino | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Hershel Moore connects on the floater from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Mitchell | 60-56 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Christopher Thiel tips it home | 62-56 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses the 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Richard Dearing (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF) Filip Kaliszewski, Steven Gamino, Lawrence Summerall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Janke (SF), Charles Beckett (C) Daryl Veal, John Norman | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Janke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the jumper from the right side set up by Hershel Moore | 66-58 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox double dribbles | 66-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Delee | 69-58 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG) Aaron Rogers, Charles Mitchell | |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Dearing is called for the reach on Daryl Veal - foul #3 on Richard Dearing, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jimmy Eaton | 69-58 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Paul Delee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Hershel Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG) Richard Dearing | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Charles Beckett is called for the reach on Paul Delee - foul #1 on Charles Beckett, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Paul Delee is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #3 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Kelly Cox is called for the reach on Paul Delee - foul #2 on Kelly Cox, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Daryl Veal - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (SG), Lawrence Summerall (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Paul Delee, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers and he's fouled by Steven Gamino - foul #2 on Steven Gamino, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski runs out the clock | 73-63 |