| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Blanco (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jim Gillian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brent Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:19 | Akron | John Sessions comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Felipe Blanco - foul #1 on Felipe Blanco, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:19 | Akron | John Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:19 | Akron | John Sessions misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG) Felipe Blanco | |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens buries a jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Sammy Carey scores on a shot from the right block set up by Raymond Yarbrough and he's hacked by Paul Pollock - foul #2 on Paul Pollock, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felipe Blanco (SG) Angel Rodriguez | |
| 18:33 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock hits the finger roll | 33-40 |
| 17:52 | Akron | John Sessions knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sammy Carey and the foul's on Felipe Blanco - foul #2 on Felipe Blanco, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Hardison (PF) Carmine Tolson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SG) Felipe Blanco | |
| 17:52 | Akron | John Sessions makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Perry Hardison pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Gillian - foul #3 on Jim Gillian, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sessions, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), Bruce Schenck (SF) William Mosley, Jim Gillian | |
| 17:17 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Pollock | 36-40 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felipe Blanco (SG) Angel Rodriguez | |
| 16:49 | Akron | Timothy Robertson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Yarbrough | 38-40 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young's pass is intercepted by Raymond Yarbrough | 38-40 |
| 16:27 | Akron | John Sapp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sapp, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF) Raymond Yarbrough, Cecil Sullivan, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SG) Felipe Blanco | |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck loses the dribble to Billy Yates | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Liggins (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mosley (fresh) SF - Bruce Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Stevens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Pollock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Carlos Liggins misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Perry Hardison snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Carlos Liggins's pass is intercepted by William Mosley | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Schenck | 38-42 |
| 15:05 | Akron | John Sapp's pass is intercepted by Bruce Schenck | 38-42 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Cecil Sullivan (SF), Timothy Robertson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Carlos Liggins, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Perry Hardison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart (SG), Jim Gillian (SF) William Mosley, Bruce Schenck | |
| 14:22 | Akron | Sammy Carey's layup is rejected by Brent Stevens | 38-42 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Timothy Robertson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-42 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Brent Stevens is called for the reach on Raymond Yarbrough - foul #1 on Brent Stevens, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour (C) Paul Pollock | |
| 13:21 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-45 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Timothy Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Sammy Carey buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Sullivan | 40-45 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Akron | John Sessions grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Sammy Carey banks in the layup set up by John Sessions | 42-45 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Robertson - foul #1 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Carmine Tolson (PF) Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock (C) Thomas Seymour | |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Sessions | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jim Gillian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brent Stevens (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Pollock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Sammy Carey scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Sessions | 46-49 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Pollock - foul #3 on Paul Pollock, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Carlos Liggins (SG), Billy Yates (SF) John Sessions, Raymond Yarbrough, Cecil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck (PF) Brent Stevens | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian loses the dribble to Carlos Liggins | 48-49 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Carlos Liggins hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart is hacked by Carlos Liggins - foul #1 on Carlos Liggins, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Hardison (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Hardison swats the layup by Paul Pollock | 50-49 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Billy Yates pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Billy Yates can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 09:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Hardison | 50-49 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Timothy Robertson is fouled on the floor by Paul Pollock - foul #4 on Paul Pollock, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Cecil Sullivan (SF) Carlos Liggins, Billy Yates | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour (C) Paul Pollock | |
| 09:40 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Seymour | 50-49 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young is fouled on the floor by John Sapp - foul #3 on John Sapp, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens (PF) Bruce Schenck | |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Timothy Robertson gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan hits a shot from the right block set up by Raymond Yarbrough | 52-49 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Young | 52-52 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Jim Gillian is called for the reach on Cecil Sullivan - foul #4 on Jim Gillian, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Carmine Tolson (PF) John Sapp, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck (SF) Jim Gillian | |
| 08:20 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens's pass is intercepted by Carmine Tolson | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brent Stevens (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young is hacked by John Sessions - foul #2 on John Sessions, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG), Sammy Carey (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Perry Hardison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian (SF), Paul Pollock (C) Brent Stevens, Thomas Seymour | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pollock | 56-52 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Carlos Liggins drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:17 | Akron | John Sessions grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Carmine Tolson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Liggins | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sammy Carey - foul #2 on Sammy Carey, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Perry Hardison (PF) John Sessions, Cecil Sullivan, Carmine Tolson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brent Stevens (PF) Bruce Schenck | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:34 | Akron | John Sapp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammy Carey | 64-54 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Brent Stevens is blocked by Perry Hardison | 64-54 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Carlos Liggins grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 05:06 | Akron | John Sapp misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-54 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Perry Hardison grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:48 | Akron | John Sapp connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Perry Hardison | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart is fouled on the floor by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #3 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Cecil Sullivan (SF), Timothy Robertson (C) Carlos Liggins, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Taggart misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Perry Hardison | 66-55 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Timothy Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG) John Sapp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Perry Hardison pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Perry Hardison loses the ball out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SG), James Compo (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Perry Hardison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - James Compo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carl Young (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Taggart (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jim Gillian (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Brent Stevens (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Pollock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Pollock misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-55 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Timothy Robertson snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Timothy Robertson drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Sapp | 68-55 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Young double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG), Billy Yates (SF) John Sessions, Cecil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck (PG), Angel Rodriguez (SG), Felipe Blanco (SF), William Mosley (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Carl Young, Christopher Taggart, Jim Gillian, Brent Stevens, Paul Pollock | |
| 02:39 | Akron | Billy Yates buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sapp | 70-55 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Bruce Schenck | 70-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Hardison (PF) Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Perry Hardison misses the easy layup | 70-55 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Felipe Blanco misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 01:46 | Akron | James Compo pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Felipe Blanco takes the ball from James Compo | 70-55 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez loses the dribble to Carlos Liggins | 70-55 |
| 01:15 | Akron | John Sapp is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Liggins | 73-55 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-55 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Rodriguez | 73-55 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Angel Rodriguez | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | James Compo hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Yates - foul #2 on Billy Yates, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Robertson (C) James Compo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Timothy Robertson is called for a backcourt violation | 75-60 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Sapp steals it from Bruce Schenck in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Sapp runs out the clock | 75-60 |