| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Pollman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Johnson takes the ball from Logan Jones | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Claude James takes the ball from William Thaxton | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 18:57 | Akron | William Thaxton knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Patrick Sims | 38-37 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| 18:24 | Akron | William Thaxton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones can't connect on a floater in the paint | 40-37 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Craig Delp hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Justin Smith - foul #3 on Justin Smith, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett (C) Justin Smith | |
| 18:10 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson | 43-37 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Craig Delp clanks a runner from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Eugene Stringer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Eugene Stringer, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador (SG), William Collman (SF), Peter Koontz (C) Brent Pollman, Eugene Stringer, Logan Jones | |
| 16:57 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Prahl | 45-37 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | Edgar Freeman steals the ball from Claude James | 45-37 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Edgar Freeman lays it in | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Meador | 47-39 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the lay-in | 47-39 |
| 16:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Freeman | 47-39 |
| 15:42 | Akron | Patrick Sims's pass is intercepted by Claude James | 47-39 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador banks in the layup on a great pass from Claude James | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Meador (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Collman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Koontz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Akron | Joseph Yee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Logan Jones (PF), Justin Smith (C) Claude James, Brett Meador, Walter Brockett, Peter Koontz | |
| 14:58 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Craig Delp comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Smith | 47-46 |
| 14:03 | Akron | William Thaxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones drills a jumper in the lane set up by Brent Pollman | 47-48 |
| 13:18 | Akron | William Thaxton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 47-50 |
| 12:54 | Akron | William Thaxton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #2 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Brett Meador (SG), Eugene Stringer (SF), Walter Brockett (PF), Peter Koontz (C) Brent Pollman, Robert Thomas, William Collman, Logan Jones, Justin Smith | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Raymond Myers grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Joseph Yee misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Raymond Myers is fouled on the floor by Brett Meador - foul #1 on Brett Meador, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas (SG), Logan Jones (PF) Brett Meador, Peter Koontz | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Logan Jones - foul #3 on Logan Jones, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Claude James | 51-52 |
| 10:39 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Logan Jones - foul #4 on Logan Jones, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Brett Meador (SF), Justin Smith (C) Claude James, Eugene Stringer, Logan Jones | |
| 10:25 | Akron | William Thaxton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Brett Meador scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 09:51 | Akron | William Thaxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Collman (SF), Peter Koontz (PF) Robert Thomas, Walter Brockett | |
| 09:31 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brian Prahl | 51-54 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Brian Prahl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-54 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the jump hook from the left block | 53-57 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Koontz's floater is tipped away by Joseph Yee | 53-57 |
| 08:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Sims | 53-57 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses long on a runner from close range | 53-57 |
| 07:37 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Prahl | 53-57 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edgar Freeman and he's hacked by Justin Smith - foul #4 on Justin Smith, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Eugene Stringer (SF), Logan Jones (PF), Walter Brockett (C) Brent Pollman, Brett Meador, William Collman, Peter Koontz, Justin Smith | |
| 07:17 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Logan Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-59 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl is fouled in the backcourt by Claude James - foul #1 on Claude James, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Delp - foul #1 on Craig Delp, team foul #3 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Craig Delp connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Walter Brockett - foul #2 on Walter Brockett, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 61-60 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 06:00 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to William Thaxton | 61-60 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Dave Marks loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Logan Jones | 61-63 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Dave Marks can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 61-63 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer lays it in and the foul's on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #3 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith (C) Walter Brockett | |
| 04:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer makes the free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Craig Delp drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Thaxton | 63-66 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Thomas | 63-69 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Dave Marks blocks the short jumper by Justin Smith | 66-69 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones grabs the board | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Stringer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Logan Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Justin Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Justin Smith, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG), Brett Meador (SG), William Collman (SF), Walter Brockett (PF), Peter Koontz (C) Claude James, Robert Thomas, Eugene Stringer, Logan Jones, Justin Smith | |
| 02:49 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Brett Meador is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Brett Meador, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:29 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude James (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Logan Jones (PF) Brent Pollman, Brett Meador, Peter Koontz | |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | William Collman loses the dribble to Dave Marks | 67-69 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Thaxton | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer (SF) William Collman | |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Stringer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett tips it in | 70-71 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Eugene Stringer picks off the pass by Craig Delp | 70-71 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | Claude James banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Stringer | 70-73 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Dave Marks banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #4 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #5 | 72-73 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:13 | Akron | William Thaxton clanks a floater in the lane | 72-74 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett is hacked by Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 72-74 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Craig Delp is called for the reach on Walter Brockett - foul #2 on Craig Delp, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Brockett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones is fouled in the backcourt by William Thaxton - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brent Pollman (PG) Claude James | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the fullcourt shot | 72-77 |