| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wesley Seibel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Hester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Norman McVey inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Coffin - foul #1 on Jeremiah Coffin, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:25 | Akron | Terry Bartlett comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Marko Belkowski is hacked by Huang Huang - foul #2 on Huang Huang, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:34 | Akron | Wesley Seibel is called for the reach on William Spencer - foul #2 on Wesley Seibel, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Stephen Etheredge, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:26 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Spencer | 46-32 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Babin - foul #2 on Herbert Babin, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp (C) Huang Huang | |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG) William Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman (PG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Matthew Thompson (PF) Wesley Seibel, Joseph Hester, Michael Gay | |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore McCaman | 46-37 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Herbert Babin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 48-37 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Joel Spencer picks off the pass by Theodore McCaman | 48-37 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Terry Bartlett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Marko Belkowski snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Theodore McCaman | 48-39 |
| 16:04 | Akron | The short jumper by Joel Spencer is denied by Donald Thorp | 48-39 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joel Spencer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore McCaman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lance Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Thorp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Thorp - foul #2 on Donald Thorp, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Alfred Allen (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, Stephen Etheredge, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Wesley Seibel (SG), Joseph Hester (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Huang Huang (C) Theodore McCaman, Jeremiah Coffin, Lance Bettencourt, Matthew Thompson, Donald Thorp | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Allen - foul #1 on Alfred Allen, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Norman McVey (SF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:03 | Akron | William Spencer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 15:02 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Otha Zaspel gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:41 | Akron | William Spencer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Otha Zaspel | 53-41 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Otha Zaspel picks off the pass by Russell Redford | 53-41 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Otha Zaspel loses the ball out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Glenn Gearheart (PF) William Spencer, Norman McVey, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Terry Bartlett steps in front of the Michael Gay pass | 53-41 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Mayville | 55-41 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Alfred Allen - foul #2 on Alfred Allen, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (C) Alfred Allen, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Matthew Thompson (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Wesley Seibel, Joseph Hester, Michael Gay | |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Terry Bartlett knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Mayville | 57-42 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Herbert Babin steals the ball from Jeremiah Coffin | 57-42 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses badly on a floater from close range | 57-42 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Joel Spencer tips it home | 59-42 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Theodore McCaman (SG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Michael Gay (PF) Russell Redford, Jeremiah Coffin, Huang Huang, Matthew Thompson | |
| 12:23 | Akron | Marko Belkowski is fouled on the floor by Donald Thorp - foul #3 on Donald Thorp, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Finlay (C) Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:07 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge loses the ball out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Norman McVey, Otha Zaspel, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Hill (C) Donald Thorp | |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester (SF) Lance Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wesley Seibel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore McCaman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Terry Bartlett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Todd Hill | 59-42 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wesley Seibel | 59-45 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Herbert Babin can't finish the layup | 59-45 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Matthew Thompson (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Wesley Seibel, Theodore McCaman, Joseph Hester, Michael Gay, Todd Hill | |
| 10:22 | Akron | William Spencer's layup is rejected by Matthew Thompson | 59-45 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Otha Zaspel pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Otha Zaspel drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Spencer | 61-45 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp misses the easy layup | 61-45 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Spencer | 63-45 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Alfred Allen is hacked by Lance Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lance Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester (SF), Huang Huang (C) Lance Bettencourt, Donald Thorp | |
| 09:04 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-48 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Russell Redford | 63-48 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford is fouled on the floor by John Mayville - foul #2 on John Mayville, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Herbert Babin, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Terry Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Mayville | 65-48 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin is whistled for traveling | 65-48 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Terry Bartlett, Norman McVey, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Michael Gay (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Russell Redford, Joseph Hester, Matthew Thompson | |
| 08:00 | Akron | Herbert Babin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Gay - foul #1 on Michael Gay, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Glenn Gearheart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman (SG) Jeremiah Coffin | |
| 08:00 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | William Spencer is called for the reach on Wesley Seibel - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Marko Belkowski (C) Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt (SF) Huang Huang | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wesley Seibel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore McCaman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Thorp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp loses the dribble to William Spencer | 65-48 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Herbert Babin lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Spencer | 67-48 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Terry Bartlett is called for the reach on Theodore McCaman - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay can't finish the layup | 67-48 |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp tips it home | 67-50 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Herbert Babin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Joel Spencer (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Joseph Hester (SF), Matthew Thompson (PF) Theodore McCaman, Lance Bettencourt, Michael Gay | |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 67-50 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester misses short on a floater from the left block | 67-50 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson hits the follow up shot | 67-52 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Joel Spencer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Thompson - foul #1 on Matthew Thompson, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Norman McVey, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Huang Huang (C) Wesley Seibel, Joseph Hester, Matthew Thompson, Donald Thorp | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Huang Huang | 68-52 |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay is whistled for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Glenn Gearheart (PF) Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Lance Bettencourt takes the ball from Glenn Gearheart | 68-52 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:26 | Akron | Herbert Babin connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Mayville | 70-52 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay misses the tip | 70-52 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Herbert Babin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the floater from the left wing set up by Marko Belkowski | 72-52 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 72-52 |
| 03:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Marko Belkowski | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Russell Redford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Lance Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Huang Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Marko Belkowski is called for traveling | 72-52 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Theodore McCaman (SG), Matthew Thompson (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Russell Redford, Jeremiah Coffin, Michael Gay, Huang Huang | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman is hacked by Alfred Allen - foul #3 on Alfred Allen, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Hill (PF) Lance Bettencourt | |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Terry Bartlett connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Donald Thorp - foul #4 on Donald Thorp, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Wesley Seibel is called for the reach on William Spencer - foul #3 on Wesley Seibel, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) Alfred Allen, Charles Finlay | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt (SF) Donald Thorp | |
| 02:18 | Akron | William Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:18 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Herbert Babin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett | 79-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill hits the finger roll | 79-59 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Wesley Seibel - foul #4 on Wesley Seibel, team foul #11 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Herbert Babin, Otha Zaspel, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp (C) Todd Hill | |
| 01:06 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Glenn Gearheart is called for the reach on Theodore McCaman - foul #1 on Glenn Gearheart, team foul #8 | 80-59 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Finlay | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Theodore McCaman steals it from William Spencer in the backcourt | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp blows the layup | 80-59 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Charles Finlay snags the defensive board | 80-59 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Terry Bartlett scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Spencer | 82-59 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 82-59 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt misses the tip | 82-59 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart grabs the defensive rebound | 82-59 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Spencer runs out the clock | 82-59 |