| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Trigg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Pankratz (fresh) PF - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Harold Hill inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Robin Trigg misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Schultz - foul #3 on William Schultz, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Akim Jaconski (SF) Travis Stalter, William Schultz | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Robin Trigg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 19:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Javier Avila | 47-34 |
| 19:00 | Akron | William Rinaldi's pass is intercepted by Donald Pankratz | 47-34 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz is called for 5 seconds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, Anthony Clarke | |
| 18:23 | Akron | Harold Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Hill, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (SG), Anthony Clarke (PF) Donald Pankratz, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski hits a shot from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donovan Glidewell | 47-39 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Harold Hill scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robin Trigg | 49-39 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Javier Avila pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Javier Avila clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Clarke - foul #1 on Anthony Clarke, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Alfredo Canales (SG), Melvin Leitner (SF), Alex Blair (C) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Harold Hill, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, Akim Jaconski, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 16:44 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-42 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Melvin Leitner buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfredo Canales | 53-42 |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon is whistled for a carry | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF) Melvin Leitner, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Anthony Clarke (PF), Victor Drewski (C) Travis Stalter, Edward Pack, Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Canales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Pankratz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Akim Jaconski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Matthew Stephens is whistled for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack (SF) Akim Jaconski | |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski is hacked by William Rinaldi - foul #1 on William Rinaldi, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski (SF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Edward Pack, Victor Drewski | |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 14:54 | Akron | William Rinaldi grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Robin Trigg misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque is hacked by Rudy White - foul #2 on Rudy White, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) Alfredo Canales | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack (SF), Victor Drewski (PF), Dan McKeon (C) Akim Jaconski, Anthony Clarke, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 14:09 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robin Trigg - foul #3 on Robin Trigg, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (C) Rudy White | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:09 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 14:09 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Javier Avila connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Trigg | 56-43 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz misses the floater from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Matthew Stephens pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Robin Trigg tips it in | 58-43 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz makes the 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Robin Trigg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Hill | 60-46 |
| 12:18 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz is hacked by Robin Trigg - foul #4 on Robin Trigg, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Alfredo Canales (SG), Melvin Leitner (SF), Alex Blair (PF), Rudy White (C) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Anthony Clarke (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donald Pankratz, Edward Pack, Victor Drewski, Dan McKeon | |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from William Schultz | 60-48 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Howard Mitchell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Leitner | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Canales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Blair (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Schultz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Akim Jaconski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Larocque (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Alfredo Canales - foul #2 on Alfredo Canales, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Victor Drewski (C) Travis Stalter, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 3rd free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Alfredo Canales lays it in set up by Melvin Leitner | 64-51 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke can't finish the layup | 64-51 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Akim Jaconski | 64-51 |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke makes the floater in the lane set up by Donovan Glidewell | 64-53 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Rudy White connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Leitner | 66-53 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Schultz | 66-56 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Donovan Glidewell steals it from Melvin Leitner | 66-56 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Schultz, team foul #3 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Alfredo Canales, Melvin Leitner, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Donald Pankratz (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, William Schultz, Akim Jaconski, Victor Drewski | |
| 09:23 | Akron | Javier Avila is hacked by Anthony Clarke - foul #2 on Anthony Clarke, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (C) Rudy White | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski (C) Kenneth Larocque | |
| 09:11 | Akron | Matthew Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Javier Avila tips it but misses | 66-56 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Canales (SG) Howard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the easy layup | 66-56 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Rinaldi - foul #2 on William Rinaldi, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque (C) Victor Drewski | |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Javier Avila can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfredo Canales - foul #3 on Alfredo Canales, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (SG), Rudy White (C) Alfredo Canales, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne (SF), Victor Drewski (C) Edward Pack, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:54 | Akron | William Rinaldi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Travis Stalter | 66-59 |
| 07:48 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 07:46 | Akron | William Rinaldi grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Matthew Stephens blows the layup | 66-59 |
| 07:28 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy White | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Pankratz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Luke Hawthorne (fresh) PF - Anthony Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Victor Drewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Matthew Stephens misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Victor Drewski - foul #1 on Victor Drewski, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG) Howard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), David True (PF), Dan McKeon (C) Travis Stalter, Luke Hawthorne, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Matthew Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Matthew Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 68-59 |
| 06:53 | Akron | William Rinaldi pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Matthew Stephens makes the floater from the left block | 70-59 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | David True is hacked by Javier Avila - foul #2 on Javier Avila, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (SF), Alfredo Canales (PF) Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack (SF), Victor Drewski (C) Akim Jaconski, Dan McKeon | |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | David True makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | David True makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Victor Drewski steals the ball from William Rinaldi | 70-61 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | David True clanks a shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Alfredo Canales gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Rudy White is fouled on the floor by Donald Pankratz - foul #1 on Donald Pankratz, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Alex Blair (C) William Rinaldi, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Anthony Clarke (PF) Edward Pack, David True | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) Alfredo Canales | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Edward Pack (SF) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz | |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Trigg - foul #5 on Robin Trigg, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Canales (SG), Matthew Stephens (SF) Robin Trigg, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Donald Pankratz (SF) Donovan Glidewell, Edward Pack | |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Harold Hill is whistled for traveling | 70-62 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Dan McKeon (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Victor Drewski | |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz can't connect on a shot from the right side | 70-62 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Matthew Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:14 | Akron | William Rinaldi is hacked by Akim Jaconski - foul #2 on Akim Jaconski, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Donald Pankratz (SF), Victor Drewski (C) Donovan Glidewell, Akim Jaconski, Dan McKeon | |
| 04:14 | Akron | William Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:14 | Akron | William Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rudy White - foul #3 on Rudy White, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack (SF) Travis Stalter | |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Javier Avila's layup is rejected by Victor Drewski | 72-64 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 03:19 | Akron | William Rinaldi knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Javier Avila | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Canales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stephens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Pankratz (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Schultz (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Clarke (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Victor Drewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Rudy White clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Edward Pack - foul #1 on Edward Pack, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (PF) William Rinaldi, Alfredo Canales, Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donald Pankratz, Edward Pack, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 02:47 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Stalter | 75-66 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke (PF), Victor Drewski (C) Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Rudy White scores on a shot from the right block | 77-66 |
| 01:58 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski gets the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:48 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-69 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is fouled on the floor by William Schultz - foul #5 on William Schultz, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Canales (SG) William Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Edward Pack (SF) William Schultz, Akim Jaconski | |
| 01:30 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-69 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke grabs the offensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Howard Mitchell - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SF), Harold Hill (PF), Alex Blair (C) Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Victor Drewski | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is hacked by Donovan Glidewell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donovan Glidewell, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) Alfredo Canales, Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Donald Pankratz (SG), Victor Drewski (C) Donovan Glidewell, Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-71 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Rudy White is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Pankratz - foul #2 on Donald Pankratz, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Rudy White denies the turnaround by Victor Drewski | 82-71 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Rudy White pulls down the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Rinaldi runs out the clock | 82-71 |