| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - William Hardee (fresh) SG - Dudley Smith (fresh) SF - Wallace Jaco (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drake (fresh) C - William Cade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) SF - Anthony Caverly (fresh) PF - Darryl Dix (fresh) C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | William Cade wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dudley Smith and he's fouled by Michael Maxwell - foul #1 on Michael Maxwell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Anthony Caverly buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Estep | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Darryl Dix pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Akron | William Tatum is fouled on the floor by William Hardee - foul #1 on William Hardee, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Jonathan Estep clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Anthony Caverly gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Darryl Dix travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco hits a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Michael Maxwell's layup is rejected by Kenneth Drake | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Hardee | 8-2 |
| 17:42 | Akron | William Tatum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 17:41 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:21 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Anthony Caverly snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jonathan Estep scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Caverly | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Estep - foul #1 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Earl Barrow (PG), Andres Bruno (SG), Wesley Olson (SF), George Hershey (PF), Fred Luongo (C) William Hardee, Dudley Smith, Wallace Jaco, Kenneth Drake, William Cade | |
| Subs | Akron | Julius Bowne (PF), Ronald Noel (C) Darryl Dix, Michael Maxwell | |
| 16:17 | Northeastern | Andres Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (SF), Michael Haines (C) Jonathan Estep, Anthony Caverly | |
| 16:02 | Akron | Lloyd Johns knocks in the 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Earl Barrow (fresh) SG - Andres Bruno (fresh) SF - Wesley Olson (fresh) PF - George Hershey (fresh) C - Fred Luongo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Bowne (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northeastern | George Hershey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Ronald Noel pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Ronald Noel loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (SG) William Tatum | |
| 15:11 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Ronald Noel double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dudley Smith (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF) Andres Bruno, Fred Luongo | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Darryl Dix (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Joseph Grove, Lloyd Johns, Julius Bowne, Michael Haines | |
| 14:52 | Northeastern | Ronald Noel is called for the reach on Earl Barrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Noel, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 14:36 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Ronald Noel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | Northeastern | George Hershey's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Dix | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Darryl Dix pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Michael Maxwell scores on a shot from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Hardee (PG), Kenneth Drake (PF), William Cade (C) Earl Barrow, Wesley Olson, George Hershey | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG) Ronald Noel | |
| 13:25 | Akron | Jonathan Estep loses the dribble to Wallace Jaco | 13-10 |
| 13:02 | Northeastern | Darryl Dix is called for the reach on William Hardee - foul #1 on Darryl Dix, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andres Bruno (SG), Shane Feldman (SF) Dudley Smith, Wallace Jaco | |
| Subs | Akron | Julius Bowne (PF), Ronald Noel (C) Darryl Dix, Michael Maxwell | |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | William Cade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (SF), Michael Haines (C) Jonathan Estep, Anthony Caverly | |
| 12:33 | Akron | William Tatum knocks in the jumper in the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | Northeastern | William Hardee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Michael Haines misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:52 | Northeastern | William Cade snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - William Hardee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Bruno (fresh) SF - Shane Feldman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Bowne (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Ronald Noel grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Ronald Noel banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Tatum | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-14 |
| 10:53 | Akron | William Hardee picks off the pass by William Tatum | 18-14 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lloyd Johns - foul #1 on Lloyd Johns, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dudley Smith (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Wesley Olson (PF), George Hershey (C) William Hardee, Andres Bruno, Kenneth Drake, William Cade | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Darryl Dix (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Ronald Noel, Lloyd Johns, Julius Bowne, Michael Haines | |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:32 | Akron | William Tatum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Darryl Dix tips it home | 20-16 |
| 10:18 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Olson and he's fouled by Michael Maxwell - foul #2 on Michael Maxwell, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Earl Barrow (PG) Shane Feldman | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG), Ronald Noel (C) William Tatum, Michael Maxwell | |
| 10:18 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Joseph Grove misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earl Barrow - foul #1 on Earl Barrow, team foul #2 | 23-16 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:52 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Wesley Olson | 25-18 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Joseph Grove knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 09:13 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 09:11 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to George Hershey | 25-20 |
| 08:52 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Estep - foul #2 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Hardee (PG), William Cade (C) Earl Barrow, George Hershey | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Michael Haines (C) Jonathan Estep, Ronald Noel | |
| 08:52 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:52 | Northeastern | Wesley Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Joseph Grove snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Anthony Caverly is hacked by Wallace Jaco - foul #1 on Wallace Jaco, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake (PF) Wesley Olson | |
| Subs | Akron | Julius Bowne (PF) Darryl Dix | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Kenneth Drake is called for the reach on Michael Haines - foul #1 on Kenneth Drake, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andres Bruno (SG), Shane Feldman (SF) Dudley Smith, Wallace Jaco | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:09 | Akron | William Tatum misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 08:08 | Northeastern | William Cade gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:55 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (SG), Lloyd Johns (SF) Joseph Grove, Anthony Caverly | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - William Hardee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Bruno (fresh) SF - Shane Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Drake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Bowne (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Akron | Lloyd Johns misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Julius Bowne snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Michael Haines buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Tatum | 26-22 |
| 06:54 | Northeastern | Andres Bruno scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hardee | 29-22 |
| 06:44 | Akron | William Tatum is hacked by William Hardee - foul #2 on William Hardee, team foul #5 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Earl Barrow (PG), Dudley Smith (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Wesley Olson (PF), George Hershey (C) William Hardee, Andres Bruno, Shane Feldman, Kenneth Drake, William Cade | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Darryl Dix (PF) Ronald Noel, Lloyd Johns, Julius Bowne | |
| 06:28 | Akron | Joseph Grove loses the ball out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (C) Michael Haines | |
| 06:09 | Northeastern | George Hershey can't connect on a shot near the basket | 29-22 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Darryl Dix grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 05:41 | Akron | William Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG) William Tatum | |
| 05:21 | Northeastern | Earl Barrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-22 |
| 05:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ronald Noel | 29-22 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Joseph Grove misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 29-22 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Anthony Caverly grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Lloyd Johns comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Darryl Dix grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Lloyd Johns buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Noel | 29-24 |
| 04:24 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wesley Olson | 32-24 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Ronald Noel is hacked by Earl Barrow - foul #2 on Earl Barrow, team foul #6 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andres Bruno (PG), Shane Feldman (SF), Kenneth Drake (PF), William Cade (C) Earl Barrow, Wallace Jaco, Wesley Olson, George Hershey | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Julius Bowne (PF), Michael Haines (C) Joseph Grove, Darryl Dix, Lloyd Johns | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Ronald Noel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 03:50 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake grabs the board | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andres Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dudley Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Drake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Caverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Bowne (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith is fouled on the floor by Julius Bowne - foul #1 on Julius Bowne, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Hardee (PG) Shane Feldman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), Michael Maxwell (C) Ronald Noel, Michael Haines | |
| 03:40 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:40 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Michael Maxwell snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Dudley Smith takes the ball from William Tatum | 33-24 |
| 03:22 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake throws it down on a nice dish by Dudley Smith | 35-24 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Jonathan Estep clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Kenneth Drake pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 02:47 | Northeastern | William Hardee hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dudley Smith | 37-24 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Jonathan Estep hits the finger roll | 37-26 |
| 02:07 | Northeastern | Dudley Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 02:06 | Northeastern | Andres Bruno tips it but misses | 37-26 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Jonathan Estep snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Anthony Caverly comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Andres Bruno - foul #1 on Andres Bruno, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shane Feldman (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Wesley Olson (PF) Dudley Smith, Andres Bruno, Kenneth Drake | |
| Subs | Akron | Darryl Dix (PF) Julius Bowne | |
| 01:51 | Akron | Anthony Caverly makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Anthony Caverly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:51 | Northeastern | William Cade pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:24 | Northeastern | William Hardee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shane Feldman | 40-27 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 00:58 | Northeastern | William Hardee grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 00:39 | Northeastern | William Cade misses the lay-in | 40-27 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman can't tip it in | 40-27 |
| 00:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Darryl Dix | 40-27 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Michael Maxwell misses badly on a jumper from close range | 40-27 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 00:03 | Northeastern | William Hardee knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cade | 43-27 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Tatum hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 43-27 |