| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Lanham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Tozloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Saucier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Prosienski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Whitney Ervin (fresh) SG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Beams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Tardiff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Igor Tozloski inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Maurice Scott steals the ball from John Saucier | 41-39 |
| 19:37 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Igor Tozloski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Angel Rizzo's layup is rejected by Clyde Tardiff | 41-39 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Daniel Beams pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Igor Tozloski - foul #3 on Igor Tozloski, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Gerard Usher (C) Michael Lanham, Angel Rizzo, Igor Tozloski, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:55 | Akron | John Saucier clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 18:54 | Akron | John Saucier hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell is fouled on the floor by Albert Taylor - foul #1 on Albert Taylor, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (SG) Haywood Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Webb (PG), Scott Leonard (SG), Edgar Montez (SF), Samuel Huey (PF) Whitney Ervin, Patrick Campbell, Maurice Scott, Daniel Beams | |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Leonard | 43-41 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff connects on the floater near the basket set up by Edgar Montez | 43-43 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Edward Calfee comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff drills a runner from close range | 43-45 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Scott Webb is called for the reach on Akim Bakowski - foul #2 on Scott Webb, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Rizzo (PF), Nenad Prosienski (C) Edward Calfee, John Saucier, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin (PG), Patrick Campbell (SG), Maurice Scott (SF), Harold Douglas (PF), Shaun Coletti (C) Scott Webb, Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Samuel Huey, Clyde Tardiff | |
| 17:06 | Akron | Albert Taylor is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Haywood Brown snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Angel Rizzo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Shaun Coletti tips it home | 43-47 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Akim Bakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Lanham (PG), John Saucier (PF), Gerard Usher (C) Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Beams (PF) Shaun Coletti | |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 16:29 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Angel Rizzo connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Lanham and the foul's on Daniel Beams - foul #1 on Daniel Beams, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Nenad Prosienski (C) Michael Lanham, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Webb (PG), Edgar Montez (SF) Whitney Ervin, Maurice Scott | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Angel Rizzo makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Lanham (PG), Albert Taylor (SF), Gerard Usher (C) Edward Calfee, Angel Rizzo, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard (SG) Patrick Campbell | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski hits a wide open shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lanham | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Lanham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Nenad Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Usher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Scott Webb (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Scott Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edgar Montez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Beams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Albert Taylor steps in front of the Scott Webb pass | 48-47 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Michael Lanham lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Taylor | 50-47 |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | Michael Lanham picks off the pass by Edgar Montez | 50-47 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Michael Lanham banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Michael Lanham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Haywood Brown drills a shot from the left side set up by Michael Lanham | 54-49 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Daniel Beams loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Igor Tozloski (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), John Saucier (C) Michael Lanham, Haywood Brown, Albert Taylor, Nenad Prosienski, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin (PG), Patrick Campbell (SG), Maurice Scott (SF), Samuel Huey (PF), Clyde Tardiff (C) Scott Webb, Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Daniel Beams, Harold Douglas | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Whitney Ervin is called for the reach on Edward Calfee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Whitney Ervin, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Angel Martinez knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Saucier | 56-49 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Saucier - foul #2 on John Saucier, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SG), Gerard Usher (C) Akim Bakowski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Edward Calfee is hacked by Patrick Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Campbell, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (SG) Angel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Samuel Huey denies the turnaround by Angel Martinez | 56-51 |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Igor Tozloski gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Gerard Usher makes the floater in the lane | 58-51 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell hits a floater from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Gerard Usher's floater is tipped away by Samuel Huey | 58-53 |
| 12:13 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SG), John Saucier (C) Akim Bakowski, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Beams (PF), Shaun Coletti (C) Samuel Huey, Clyde Tardiff | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Angel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Calfee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Tozloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Angel Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Saucier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Whitney Ervin (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Beams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Coletti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 58-53 |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Shaun Coletti misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 11:33 | Akron | John Saucier gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Patrick Campbell steps in front of the Igor Tozloski pass | 58-53 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Angel Rizzo hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Angel Martinez | 60-55 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shaun Coletti | 60-57 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Edward Calfee is called for 3 seconds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Nenad Prosienski (C) Edward Calfee, Angel Rizzo, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Webb (PG), Edgar Montez (SF), Harold Douglas (PF), Clyde Tardiff (C) Whitney Ervin, Maurice Scott, Daniel Beams, Shaun Coletti | |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Angel Martinez gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Akim Bakowski and he's hacked by Harold Douglas - foul #2 on Harold Douglas, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Lanham (PG) Haywood Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard (SG) Patrick Campbell | |
| 09:56 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard's pass is intercepted by Nenad Prosienski | 63-57 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Igor Tozloski - foul #4 on Igor Tozloski, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Gerard Usher (C) Akim Bakowski, Igor Tozloski, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin (PG), Maurice Scott (SF), Samuel Huey (PF) Scott Leonard, Edgar Montez, Harold Douglas | |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Clyde Tardiff blocks the short jumper by Gerard Usher | 65-59 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Michael Lanham gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Angel Rizzo misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Haywood Brown grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Angel Rizzo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Huey | 65-59 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin is fouled on the floor by Michael Lanham - foul #1 on Michael Lanham, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Igor Tozloski (SF), John Saucier (PF), Nenad Prosienski (C) Michael Lanham, Haywood Brown, Angel Rizzo, Angel Martinez, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell (SG), Scott Leonard (SF), Harold Douglas (PF) Scott Webb, Maurice Scott, Samuel Huey | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Calfee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Bakowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Igor Tozloski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Saucier (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nenad Prosienski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Whitney Ervin (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Tardiff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Nenad Prosienski blocks the short jumper by Patrick Campbell | 65-59 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski drills a shot from the right side | 67-59 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Saucier - foul #3 on John Saucier, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Lanham (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), Gerard Usher (C) Edward Calfee, Akim Bakowski, John Saucier, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez (SF), Daniel Beams (PF), Shaun Coletti (C) Whitney Ervin, Scott Leonard, Clyde Tardiff | |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Patrick Campbell steps in front of the Angel Rizzo pass in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 06:42 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas slams it home set up by Patrick Campbell | 67-63 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Michael Lanham's pass is intercepted by Harold Douglas in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Harold Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 06:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Igor Tozloski | 67-63 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Michael Lanham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Douglas - foul #3 on Harold Douglas, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Nenad Prosienski (C) Angel Rizzo, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Webb (PG) Harold Douglas | |
| 06:12 | Akron | Michael Lanham makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Michael Lanham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Igor Tozloski is hacked by Edgar Montez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Montez, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), John Saucier (PF) Michael Lanham, Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey (PF), Clyde Tardiff (C) Daniel Beams, Shaun Coletti | |
| 05:50 | Akron | Igor Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Igor Tozloski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey is whistled for a carry | 71-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), Gerard Usher (C) Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, John Saucier, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin (PG), Maurice Scott (SF) Patrick Campbell, Edgar Montez | |
| 05:20 | Akron | Edward Calfee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Usher | 71-65 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Edward Calfee snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Edward Calfee is hacked by Scott Webb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Webb, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard (SG), Daniel Beams (PF) Scott Webb, Samuel Huey | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Edward Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Edward Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 73-65 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Edward Calfee grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Gerard Usher is hacked by Maurice Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maurice Scott, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), John Saucier (PF) Edward Calfee, Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaun Coletti (C) Clyde Tardiff | |
| 04:43 | Akron | Gerard Usher makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Gerard Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Beams | 75-67 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Angel Rizzo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Usher | 78-67 |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott lays it in on a great pass from Whitney Ervin and he's fouled by Igor Tozloski - foul #5 on Igor Tozloski, team foul #7 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Nenad Prosienski (C) Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Webb (PG), Patrick Campbell (SG), Edgar Montez (PF), Harold Douglas (C) Whitney Ervin, Scott Leonard, Daniel Beams, Shaun Coletti | |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott misses the free throw | 78-69 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski grabs the board | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Edgar Montez is called for the reach on Angel Martinez - foul #4 on Edgar Montez, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Lanham (PG) Edward Calfee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff (C) Maurice Scott | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Lanham (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) PF - Angel Martinez (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nenad Prosienski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Scott Webb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Campbell (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edgar Montez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Tardiff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Edgar Montez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SG), John Saucier (PF) Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey (PF) Scott Webb | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Nenad Prosienski makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lanham | 82-69 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell is fouled on the floor by Angel Rizzo - foul #1 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #8 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), Gerard Usher (C) Michael Lanham, Angel Rizzo, John Saucier, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Maurice Scott (SF) Edgar Montez | |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Patrick Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Gerard Usher buries a shot near the basket set up by Edward Calfee | 84-71 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Clyde Tardiff is called for traveling | 84-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), John Saucier (PF), Nenad Prosienski (C) Edward Calfee, Haywood Brown, Angel Martinez, Gerard Usher | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin (PG), Scott Webb (SG), Daniel Beams (PF), Shaun Coletti (C) Harold Douglas, Patrick Campbell, Samuel Huey, Clyde Tardiff | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Whitney Ervin steals it from Akim Bakowski in the backcourt | 84-71 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Whitney Ervin lays it up and in | 84-73 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Angel Rizzo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Saucier | 87-73 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb's floater is knocked away by John Saucier | 87-73 |
| 01:52 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the board | 87-73 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Albert Taylor is whistled for traveling | 87-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), Gerard Usher (C) Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, John Saucier, Nenad Prosienski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard (SG), Edgar Montez (SF), Samuel Huey (PF), Harold Douglas (C) Whitney Ervin, Maurice Scott, Daniel Beams, Shaun Coletti | |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Haywood Brown steps in front of the Edgar Montez pass | 87-73 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Edward Calfee is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Haywood Brown | 89-73 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Scott Leonard knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-75 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses long on an open shot from the left side | 89-75 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Leonard | 89-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Samuel Huey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edgar Montez | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Gerard Usher is fouled on the floor by Harold Douglas - foul #4 on Harold Douglas, team foul #11 | 89-78 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Gerard Usher makes the 1st free throw | 90-78 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Gerard Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Scott Webb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 91-78 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Haywood Brown pulls down the rebound | 91-78 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edward Calfee runs out the clock | 91-78 |