| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) SF - Wesley Burgess (fresh) PF - Paul Williams (fresh) C - Chris Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) C - Warren Haywood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Joseph Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Harold Hess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley buries a floater near the basket set up by Theodore Stokes | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Warren Haywood's pass is intercepted by Theodore Stokes | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Gregory Irvine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Warren Haywood tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Harold Hess misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Joseph Wallace steps in front of the Justin Stuckey pass | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Michael Shick (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Warren Haywood | |
| 17:15 | Akron | Joseph Wallace comes up short on the shot in the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Joseph Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (C) Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace | |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams is hacked by Michael Shick - foul #1 on Michael Shick, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (PF), Jimmy Thomas (C) Justin Stuckey, Theodore Stokes, Wesley Burgess, Paul Williams, Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) Harold Hess | |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead tips it home | 6-2 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Michael Shick comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on George Moorehead - foul #1 on George Moorehead, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG) James Thibeault | |
| 15:58 | Akron | Michael Shick misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Michael Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Denson (fresh) SG - Sean Dery (fresh) SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) PF - George Moorehead (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) PF - Michael Shick (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wallace Kane (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Wallace Kane pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Michael Shick makes the shot from close range | 6-5 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses long on a floater from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Wallace Kane snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:50 | Akron | David Kitts loses the dribble to Jimmy Thomas | 6-5 |
| 14:21 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Conerly | 6-5 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses badly on a shot from close range | 6-5 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Patrick McNeal pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch is hacked by Patrick Conerly - foul #1 on Patrick Conerly, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Theodore Stokes (SG), Wesley Burgess (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Chris Ashley (C) Charles Denson, Sean Dery, Patrick Conerly, George Moorehead, Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) David Kitts, Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| 13:34 | Akron | Gregory Irvine connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Wallace | 6-8 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess's pass is intercepted by Gregory Irvine | 6-8 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Joseph Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey tips it in | 8-10 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Harold Hess is fouled on the floor by Chris Ashley - foul #1 on Chris Ashley, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Warren Haywood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Warren Haywood gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) SG - James Thibeault (fresh) SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Harold Hess comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Gregory Irvine tips it home | 8-12 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 11:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 8-12 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Joseph Wallace drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Hess | 8-15 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams makes the jump hook from the left block | 10-15 |
| 10:32 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Haywood | 10-17 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (PF), Jimmy Thomas (C) Justin Stuckey, Theodore Stokes, Wesley Burgess, Paul Williams, Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, James Thibeault, Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| 09:58 | Akron | David Kitts clanks a jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson double dribbles | 10-17 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Wallace Kane misses the shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:54 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson lays it up and in | 12-17 |
| 08:51 | Akron | David Kitts is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Denson - foul #1 on Charles Denson, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Theodore Stokes (SG), Paul Williams (PF) Charles Denson, Sean Dery, Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF) David Kitts, Patrick McNeal, Wallace Kane | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Michael Shick is fouled on the floor by Theodore Stokes - foul #1 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley (C) George Moorehead | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:21 | Akron | Harold Hess misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Joseph Wallace snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Gregory Irvine grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Harold Hess is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess (SF), George Moorehead (PF) Patrick Conerly, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Warren Haywood (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Michael Shick | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Harold Hess makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Harold Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 12-22 |
| 07:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gregory Irvine | 12-22 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by George Moorehead - foul #2 on George Moorehead, team foul #8 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Jimmy Thomas (PF) Justin Stuckey, George Moorehead | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF) Gregory Irvine | |
| 07:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Burgess | 12-23 |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Stokes | 15-23 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Harold Hess is hacked by Charles Denson - foul #2 on Charles Denson, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Dery (PG), Armand Yazzie (SG), Patrick Conerly (C) Charles Denson, Theodore Stokes, Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Shick (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) Patrick McNeal, Joseph Wallace | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Harold Hess makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Harold Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Sean Dery and he's fouled by Wallace Kane - foul #1 on Wallace Kane, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Warren Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Wallace Kane hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Kitts | 17-27 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess grabs the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Dery and he's fouled by Harold Hess - foul #1 on Harold Hess, team foul #3 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG) Armand Yazzie | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF) David Kitts, Warren Haywood | |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:48 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Patrick McNeal is blocked by Patrick Conerly | 20-27 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Wallace Kane hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Stuckey | 23-29 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Harold Hess misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Shick - foul #2 on Michael Shick, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes (SG), Chris Ashley (C) Justin Stuckey, Patrick Conerly | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick | |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Gregory Irvine makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Kitts | 23-31 |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery loses the dribble to David Kitts in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 04:28 | Akron | James Thibeault banks in the layup set up by David Kitts | 23-33 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | Gregory Irvine takes the ball from Theodore Stokes | 23-33 |
| 03:55 | Akron | David Kitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Patrick Conerly (SF), Paul Williams (PF) Sean Dery, Wesley Burgess, Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Haywood (C) Wallace Kane | |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Joseph Wallace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes is fouled on the floor by James Thibeault - foul #1 on James Thibeault, team foul #5 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG) David Kitts, James Thibeault | |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey is fouled on the floor by Warren Haywood - foul #1 on Warren Haywood, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Moorehead (C) Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Irvine - foul #1 on Gregory Irvine, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Gregory Irvine knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Hess | 24-35 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Gregory Irvine denies the turnaround by Theodore Stokes | 24-35 |
| 02:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 24-35 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #10 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Jimmy Thomas (SF), Chris Ashley (C) Justin Stuckey, Theodore Stokes, Patrick Conerly, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| 01:51 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson is fouled on the floor by Harold Hess - foul #2 on Harold Hess, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess (SF) Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Patrick McNeal gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG) Tarek Gorsuch | |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Moorehead | 25-36 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas (PF) George Moorehead | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Wallace (PF) Patrick McNeal | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Joseph Wallace slams it home set up by Harold Hess | 25-38 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Wallace Kane misses the lay-in | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |