| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven Dickerson (fresh) SG - Kevin Heath (fresh) SF - Manuel Chandler (fresh) PF - Ronald Corona (fresh) C - Justin Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Marc Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Medeiros | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Roy Hill steals it from Manuel Chandler | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses short on an open floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Marc Osborne blows the wide open layup | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Heath - foul #1 on Kevin Heath, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Travis Golden, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (PG), Frank Hanson (SG), Dennis Miers (SF), Joseph Baldwin (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Steven Dickerson, Kevin Heath, Manuel Chandler, Ronald Corona, Justin Cook | |
| 17:52 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Patrick Johnson | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lester Nell - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Bryan Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Patrick Johnson is blocked by Cedric Baltz | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Hart | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory misses the lay-in | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alton Lane | 6-2 |
| 16:19 | Akron | James Armstrong is hacked by Howard Mallory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mallory, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF) Lester Nell, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Kevin Heath (SG), Manuel Chandler (SF), Ronald Corona (PF), Justin Cook (C) Howard Mallory, Frank Hanson, Dennis Miers, Joseph Baldwin, Patrick Johnson | |
| 16:09 | Akron | James Armstrong hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Hale | 8-2 |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson's floater is tipped away by Cedric Baltz | 8-2 |
| 15:38 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook tips it in | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) SF - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven Dickerson (fresh) SG - Kevin Heath (fresh) SF - Manuel Chandler (fresh) PF - Ronald Corona (fresh) C - Justin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Bart Burrows (C) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler is hacked by Lester Nell - foul #2 on Lester Nell, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Lester Nell, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin (C) Justin Cook | |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 15:03 | Akron | James Stone gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:56 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-4 |
| 14:54 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Travis Golden - foul #1 on Travis Golden, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (SG), Dennis Miers (SF), Patrick Johnson (C) Kevin Heath, Manuel Chandler, Ronald Corona | |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Bryan Hart connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 10-5 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin double dribbles | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson (SG), Justin Cook (C) Steven Dickerson, Joseph Baldwin | |
| 13:29 | Akron | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Patrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Bart Burrows takes the ball from Dennis Miers | 10-5 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Howard Mallory is called for the reach on Marc Osborne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Mallory, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Derek Hale (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath (SG), Manuel Chandler (SF), Ronald Corona (PF) Howard Mallory, Dennis Miers, Patrick Johnson | |
| 12:52 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Travis Golden - foul #2 on Travis Golden, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Derek Hale, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG) Manuel Chandler | |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath makes the 3rd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:15 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bart Burrows | 13-7 |
| 11:57 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Dickerson | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | Akron | James Armstrong is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson is hacked by James Armstrong - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Joiner (PG), Edward Sharp (SG), Manuel Chandler (SF), Dennis Miers (PF), Joseph Baldwin (C) Steven Dickerson, Kevin Heath, Frank Hanson, Ronald Corona, Justin Cook | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) SF - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Richard Joiner (fresh) SG - Edward Sharp (fresh) SF - Manuel Chandler (fresh) PF - Dennis Miers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Edward Sharp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Chandler | 16-9 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Joiner and he's hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Marc Osborne is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Alton Lane and the foul's on Richard Joiner - foul #1 on Richard Joiner, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler misses short on a floater from the baseline | 19-12 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Alton Lane gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Marc Osborne scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Hill | 21-12 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Edward Sharp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alton Lane - foul #1 on Alton Lane, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Derek Hale, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Patrick Johnson (C) Richard Joiner, Dennis Miers | |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Edward Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Edward Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:49 | Akron | James Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath (SG), Ronald Corona (PF) Edward Sharp, Joseph Baldwin | |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona's fadeaway is rejected by James Stone | 21-14 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson tips it in | 21-16 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Marc Osborne's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Corona | 21-16 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:53 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson comes up short on the runner from close range | 21-16 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona tips it home | 21-18 |
| 08:37 | Akron | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Alton Lane, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Joiner (PG), Frank Hanson (SG), Dennis Miers (SF), Joseph Baldwin (C) Steven Dickerson, Kevin Heath, Manuel Chandler, Patrick Johnson | |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Baldwin | 21-21 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Frank Hanson steals the ball from James Armstrong in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Travis Golden snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Joseph Baldwin steps in front of the Travis Golden pass in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Richard Joiner makes the runner from the right block set up by Frank Hanson | 21-23 |
| 07:26 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Derek Hale tips it in | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Derek Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Richard Joiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Miers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Corona (tiring) 5 pts. C - Joseph Baldwin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Frank Hanson is denied by Bryan Hart | 23-23 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Derek Hale pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Travis Golden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Bryan Hart snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:11 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Bart Burrows - foul #1 on Bart Burrows, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Kevin Heath (SG), Patrick Johnson (PF), Justin Cook (C) Richard Joiner, Frank Hanson, Dennis Miers, Ronald Corona | |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Marc Osborne lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Medeiros | 25-25 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Cedric Baltz is fouled on the floor by Justin Cook - foul #1 on Justin Cook, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler (SF) Joseph Baldwin | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Marc Osborne and the foul's on Patrick Johnson - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Baltz (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers (PF) Patrick Johnson | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 04:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Medeiros | 28-27 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Steven Dickerson steals it from Alton Lane | 28-27 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Dickerson | 28-29 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the wide open runner in the lane | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Lester Nell (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Alton Lane, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (PG), Edward Sharp (SG), Ronald Corona (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Steven Dickerson, Kevin Heath, Dennis Miers, Justin Cook | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Lester Nell (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Howard Mallory (fresh) SG - Edward Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Corona (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Patrick Johnson is called for the reach on James Stone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| 03:08 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:08 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Corona | 30-29 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Corona and he's fouled by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:35 | Akron | James Armstrong is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Nell | 33-32 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Edward Sharp scores on a jump hook in the lane | 33-34 |
| 02:17 | Akron | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 02:16 | Akron | James Armstrong tips it in | 35-34 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Lester Nell steps in front of the Edward Sharp pass | 35-34 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Lester Nell lays it in | 37-34 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Bart Burrows is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Johnson - foul #3 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #8 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Roy Hill (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Frank Hanson (SF), Justin Cook (C) Edward Sharp, Manuel Chandler, Patrick Johnson | |
| 01:31 | Akron | Bart Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Bart Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Travis Golden gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Lester Nell misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Lester Nell is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath (SG), Dennis Miers (PF) Howard Mallory, Ronald Corona | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Kevin Heath makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Hanson | 39-39 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Travis Golden is hacked by Kevin Heath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Heath, team foul #9 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Joiner (PG) Steven Dickerson | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Travis Golden makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Travis Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Joiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, James Stone | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler (SF), Joseph Baldwin (PF) Frank Hanson, Dennis Miers | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bryan Hart is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |