| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond James (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Murakami (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Silver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Roger Silver inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Raymond James takes the ball from William Little | 26-21 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | William Little swats the short shot by David Hage | 26-21 |
| 19:30 | Akron | William Little pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 19:10 | Akron | John Eastman clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-21 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Jonathon Chow tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | David Hage knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Willie Campbell | 28-23 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Roger Silver is fouled on the floor by Louis Murakami - foul #3 on Louis Murakami, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly (PF) Louis Murakami | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:56 | Akron | Jonathon Chow misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond James | 28-23 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 17:36 | Akron | William Little pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Jonathon Chow is hacked by David Hage - foul #1 on David Hage, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| 17:10 | Akron | James Duncan picks off the pass by William Tiernan | 28-23 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly's floater is tipped away by John Eastman | 28-23 |
| 16:52 | Akron | John Eastman pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:40 | Akron | William Little hits the finger roll | 28-25 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (SG), Richard Hypes (PF), Ronald Blackburn (C) James Duncan, Raymond James, Willie Campbell | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan, Roger Silver, John Eastman, William Little | |
| 16:06 | Akron | James Nuckolls is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | James Nuckolls takes the ball from Ronald Esterly | 28-25 |
| 15:40 | Akron | James Nuckolls hits the finger roll | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Glasgow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Esterly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Hypes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Blackburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Nuckolls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) PF - Shane Renard (fresh) C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Simmons - foul #1 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Duncan (SG), Louis Murakami (PF) David Hage, Ronald Blackburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Silver (SF), John Eastman (PF), William Little (C) Joseph Simmons, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 14:51 | Akron | James Nuckolls grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Roger Silver can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Hypes - foul #2 on Richard Hypes, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond James (SF), Willie Campbell (C) Ronald Esterly, Richard Hypes | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG) James Nuckolls, Michael Valentine | |
| 14:45 | Akron | Roger Silver makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Roger Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 14:02 | Akron | John Eastman comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Hage (PG) Richard Glasgow | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:32 | Akron | John Eastman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hage | 31-29 |
| 13:03 | Akron | William Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-29 |
| 13:01 | Akron | John Eastman gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:51 | Akron | William Tiernan misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 12:50 | Akron | John Eastman tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Roger Silver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | John Eastman steps in front of the Willie Campbell pass | 34-31 |
| 11:22 | Akron | William Little misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan grabs the board | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Murakami (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Silver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Eastman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | David Hage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathon Chow - foul #1 on Jonathon Chow, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (SG), Ronald Esterly (SF), Richard Hypes (PF), Ronald Blackburn (C) James Duncan, Raymond James, Louis Murakami, Willie Campbell | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan, Roger Silver, John Eastman, William Little | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:45 | Akron | James Nuckolls can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | David Hage is hacked by Shane Renard - foul #1 on Shane Renard, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami (PF) David Hage | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Glasgow | 37-31 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Shane Renard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Valentine | 37-34 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami hits the finger roll | 39-34 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Michael Valentine misses the floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Murakami | 41-34 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Shane Renard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Glasgow | 43-34 |
| 07:55 | Akron | James Nuckolls banks in the layup | 43-36 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Richard Hypes is blocked by Shane Renard | 43-36 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Dustin Marmon snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 07:29 | Akron | James Nuckolls misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Dustin Marmon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Glasgow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Esterly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Hypes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Murakami (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Nuckolls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Valentine (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Renard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Marmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Akron | James Nuckolls throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Hage (PG), James Duncan (SG), Raymond James (SF), Willie Campbell (C) Richard Glasgow, Ronald Esterly, Richard Hypes, Ronald Blackburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Roger Silver (SF), John Eastman (PF), William Little (C) James Nuckolls, Michael Valentine, Joseph Simmons, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathon Chow - foul #2 on Jonathon Chow, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:54 | Akron | William Little grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 06:34 | Akron | William Little knocks in the jumper in the paint | 43-38 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | David Hage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Jonathon Chow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Little - foul #2 on William Little, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Roger Silver hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon Chow | 44-40 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Roger Silver blocks the jumper by Willie Campbell | 44-40 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Jonathon Chow pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Jonathon Chow scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Tiernan | 44-43 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James is fouled on the floor by Roger Silver - foul #1 on Roger Silver, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly (PF) Louis Murakami | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell hits a turnaround from the left block | 46-43 |
| 04:33 | Akron | John Eastman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Silver - foul #2 on Roger Silver, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes (PF) Raymond James | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:06 | Akron | John Eastman scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jonathon Chow and the foul's on Ronald Esterly - foul #1 on Ronald Esterly, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn (C) Willie Campbell | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (PG), Michael Valentine (SG) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan | |
| 04:06 | Akron | John Eastman makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 03:44 | Akron | John Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Roger Silver scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Nuckolls | 48-48 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Blackburn | 48-48 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn is hacked by William Little - foul #3 on William Little, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (PG), Earl Cohn (SG), Raymond James (SF), Louis Murakami (PF) David Hage, James Duncan, Ronald Esterly, Richard Hypes | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Michael Valentine, Roger Silver, John Eastman, William Little | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Dustin Marmon gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Glasgow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cohn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond James (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Murakami (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blackburn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Nuckolls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Akron | Dustin Marmon hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jonathon Chow | 49-50 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Hage (PG), James Duncan (SG), Willie Campbell (C) Richard Glasgow, Earl Cohn, Ronald Blackburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Silver (SF), John Eastman (PF), William Little (C) James Nuckolls, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Campbell | 52-50 |
| 02:16 | Akron | John Eastman drills a shot from close range on a great pass from William Little | 52-52 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hage | 54-52 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Roger Silver hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Eastman | 54-55 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 01:04 | Akron | William Little can't throw it down but he's hacked by Willie Campbell - foul #1 on Willie Campbell, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 01:04 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:04 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | David Hage drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Campbell | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | William Tiernan is hacked by James Duncan in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Duncan, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Roger Silver is fouled on the floor by Willie Campbell - foul #2 on Willie Campbell, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Roger Silver makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Roger Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | David Hage comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Akron | John Eastman gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | Akron | James Duncan is called for the reach on John Eastman in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Duncan, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | Akron | John Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:07 | Akron | John Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Little grabs the board | 56-61 |