| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Daniel Saladino snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 36-24 |
| 19:27 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Plaisance | 36-24 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is hacked by John Chumbley - foul #2 on John Chumbley, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Daniel Saladino travels with the ball | 36-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF) Clyde Northrop, Peter James | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity makes the 3 from straight away | 36-27 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Daniel Saladino misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jake McCaffity - foul #2 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF) Paul Oster, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:08 | Akron | Daniel Saladino misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Daniel Saladino, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:31 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Duane Howard - foul #2 on Duane Howard, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:31 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Oster takes the ball from John Chumbley | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance lays it in set up by Paul Oster | 40-27 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-27 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Daniel Saladino steps in front of the Jake McCaffity pass | 40-27 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Aaron Best blows the layup | 40-27 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Aaron Best | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance's pass is intercepted by John Chumbley | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Duane Howard, Sean Laubach | |
| 14:17 | Akron | Louis Crooks is fouled on the floor by Miguel Santiago - foul #1 on Miguel Santiago, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Louis Crooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roy Dixon | 42-33 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is hacked by James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:32 | Akron | Clyde Northrop scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Johnny Dolphin | 44-33 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | James Swims misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 44-33 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley tips it in | 44-35 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Northrop | 46-35 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-35 |
| 12:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clyde Northrop | 46-35 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter James | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dolphin - foul #1 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Duane Howard (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Coy Schooley, James Swims | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is fouled on the floor by Peter James - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (C) Clyde Northrop, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Oster | 48-35 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Aaron Best scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Nathaniel Plaisance | 50-35 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Peter James, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:56 | Western Michigan | Johnny Dolphin steps in front of the Jake McCaffity pass | 50-35 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Daniel Saladino drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Crowley | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Duane Howard | 52-38 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Northrop | 55-38 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Daniel Saladino snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:55 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Peter James (SF) Clyde Northrop, Richard Crowley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Duane Howard | |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Peter James grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is hacked by Jake McCaffity - foul #3 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Louis Crooks misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Chumbley - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Adam Pender is denied by Johnny Dolphin | 57-38 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Louis Crooks grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Clyde Northrop loses the dribble to Jake McCaffity | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-38 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Daniel Saladino gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Clyde Northrop comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Coy Schooley - foul #1 on Coy Schooley, team foul #8 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Duane Howard (PF) Jake McCaffity, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Sean Laubach | |
| 06:09 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Nathaniel Plaisance steps in front of the Duane Howard pass | 59-38 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Aaron Best lays it in set up by Dennis Hunter | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 05:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 61-38 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Clyde Northrop loses the dribble to Nicholas Barrett | 61-38 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Dennis Hunter pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Duane Howard is called for the reach on Clyde Northrop - foul #3 on Duane Howard, team foul #9 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Coy Schooley | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Chumbley | 63-40 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Richard Crowley scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Crooks | 65-40 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-40 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Louis Crooks is hacked by John Chumbley - foul #4 on John Chumbley, team foul #10 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG) Clyde Northrop | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Duane Howard | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Crowley | 69-40 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach is denied on a dunk by Dennis Hunter | 69-40 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley tips it in | 69-42 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Louis Crooks scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Crowley | 71-42 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Coy Schooley | 71-45 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-45 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-45 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Dennis Hunter snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Louis Crooks is fouled on the floor by Jake McCaffity - foul #4 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #11 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF) Richard Crowley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Howard (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| 01:20 | Akron | Louis Crooks misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Chumbley | 72-48 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the lay-in | 72-48 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando tips it back up and in | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Chumbley - foul #5 on John Chumbley, team foul #12 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG) John Chumbley | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard pulls down the rebound | 75-48 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Louis Crooks steps in front of the Jake McCaffity pass in the backcourt | 75-48 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Louis Crooks can't finish the layup | 75-48 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 75-48 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-48 |