| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) SF - Larry Toman (fresh) PF - Harold Harger (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Hershel Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Hershel Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Harvey Brooks is called for the reach on Richard Dearing in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Richard Dearing is called for the reach on Harvey Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Dearing, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman is hacked by Jimmy Eaton - foul #1 on Jimmy Eaton, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro can't finish the layup | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Richard Dearing grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is hacked by Larry Toman - foul #1 on Larry Toman, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Keneth Ivy (PF) Christopher Thiel | |
| 17:40 | Akron | Keneth Ivy misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:20 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is fouled on the floor by Harold Harger - foul #1 on Harold Harger, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Colin Good (SF), Mark Mannion (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Larry Toman, Harold Harger, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Richard Dearing, Jimmy Eaton, Hershel Moore | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski clanks a shot near the basket | 1-2 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Colin Good | 1-2 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is whistled for a carry | 1-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Richard Murphy (SG) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Summerall (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF) Paul Delee, Ben Morrow | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Steven Gamino | 1-4 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (fresh) SG - Richard Murphy (fresh) SF - Colin Good (fresh) PF - Mark Mannion (fresh) C - Thomas Avery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Gamino (fresh) SF - Lawrence Summerall (fresh) PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Colin Good scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Enrique Serrano and he's fouled by Steven Gamino - foul #1 on Steven Gamino, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Toman (SF), Harold Harger (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Richard Murphy, Mark Mannion, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Steven Gamino, Lawrence Summerall, Keneth Ivy | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Colin Good makes the free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Christopher Thiel drills a runner near the basket | 4-6 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Hershel Moore snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Richard Dearing is fouled in the backcourt by Colin Good - foul #1 on Colin Good, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG) Enrique Serrano, Colin Good | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG) Filip Kaliszewski | |
| 15:05 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Harvey Brooks | 4-6 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Richard Dearing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Paul Delee picks off the pass by Harold Harger | 4-6 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Delee | 4-8 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 13:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Delee | 4-8 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Paul Delee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy (SG), Colin Good (SF), Mark Mannion (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Harvey Brooks, Larry Toman, Harold Harger, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Paul Delee loses the ball out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG) Thomas Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Lawrence Summerall (SF) Paul Delee, Richard Dearing | |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Lawrence Summerall is called for the reach on Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Lawrence Summerall, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Ben Morrow | |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Hershel Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Harold Harger (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Colin Good, Mark Mannion, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF) Steven Gamino, Lawrence Summerall, Keneth Ivy | |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 12:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 7-8 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 11:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Thiel | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Harger (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hershel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Christopher Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Larry Toman (SF), Mark Mannion (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Enrique Serrano, Richard Murphy, Harold Harger, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Toman and the foul's on Paul Delee - foul #1 on Paul Delee, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Mannion - foul #1 on Mark Mannion, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG) Harvey Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:56 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Richard Dearing grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses badly on a shot from the left block | 10-10 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Mark Mannion picks off the pass by Keneth Ivy | 10-10 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery buries a jumper in the paint | 12-10 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Keneth Ivy is hacked by Larry Toman - foul #2 on Larry Toman, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Colin Good (SF), Harold Harger (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, William Riley, Larry Toman, Mark Mannion, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Lawrence Summerall (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Paul Delee, Richard Dearing, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy, Ben Morrow | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Colin Good scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Enrique Serrano | 14-12 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-12 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Colin Good grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Filip Kaliszewski picks off the pass by Enrique Serrano in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Christopher Thiel blows the wide open layup | 14-12 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Christopher Thiel connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Hershel Moore | 14-14 |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger's pass is intercepted by Hershel Moore | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Enrique Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Colin Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Harger (fairly fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Summerall (fresh) SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski is fouled on the floor by Enrique Serrano - foul #1 on Enrique Serrano, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), William Riley (SG), Richard Murphy (SF) Enrique Serrano, Harvey Brooks, Colin Good | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF) Lawrence Summerall, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel | |
| 07:16 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Harger | 14-14 |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger's floater is tipped away by Keneth Ivy | 14-14 |
| 07:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keneth Ivy | 14-14 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on Filip Kaliszewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (C) Hershel Moore | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro is hacked by Filip Kaliszewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG) Filip Kaliszewski | |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Paul Delee misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Kaneshiro - foul #2 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #9 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Mark Mannion (PF), Thomas Avery (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harold Harger, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:36 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Murphy | 19-16 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Paul Delee knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Mannion | 19-19 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Avery | 19-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Colin Good (SF), Harold Harger (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William Riley, Harvey Brooks, Mark Mannion, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy, Ben Morrow | |
| 05:18 | Akron | Richard Dearing misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Harger | 19-19 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Colin Good buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Enrique Serrano | 21-19 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Paul Delee is fouled on the floor by Enrique Serrano - foul #2 on Enrique Serrano, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Thomas Avery (C) Enrique Serrano, Richard Murphy, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG) Richard Dearing | |
| 04:43 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Paul Delee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Colin Good comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:22 | Akron | William Riley picks off the pass by Paul Delee in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | William Riley jams it | 23-21 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Hershel Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mannion (PF) Harold Harger | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Summerall (SG), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Paul Delee, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Good | 26-21 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Ben Morrow scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Lawrence Summerall | 26-23 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | William Riley is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Summerall - foul #2 on Lawrence Summerall, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Larry Toman (SF), Gary Rogers (C) Harvey Brooks, Colin Good, Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Richard Dearing (SG), Steven Gamino (SF) Filip Kaliszewski, Lawrence Summerall, Jimmy Eaton | |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Toman (fresh) PF - Mark Mannion (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) SF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Paul Delee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman is hacked by Steven Gamino - foul #2 on Steven Gamino, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy (SG), Harold Harger (PF) William Riley, Mark Mannion | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Keneth Ivy, Ben Morrow | |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Richard Dearing knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Delee | 30-25 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Larry Toman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Kaneshiro | 32-25 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Steven Gamino is hacked by Harold Harger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Harger, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery (C) Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Lawrence Summerall (SF) Paul Delee, Richard Dearing | |
| 01:49 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Harold Harger grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-26 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Larry Toman - foul #3 on Larry Toman, team foul #12 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Serrano (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG) Thomas Kaneshiro, Larry Toman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF) Steven Gamino | |
| 01:11 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Summerall | 32-31 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Murphy | 34-31 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Richard Murphy clanks a jumper in the paint | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-31 |