| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Perri | 34-38 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Hal Pigford steals the ball from Jerry Frandsen | 34-38 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Zamudio - foul #3 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (PF) Joseph Zamudio | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Bruce Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Frandsen | 34-40 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Gary Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-40 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 17:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bruce Long | 34-40 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann is fouled on the floor by Hal Pigford - foul #1 on Hal Pigford, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pawloski (SG), Keith Gess (C) Jerry Frandsen, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG), Walter Windham (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Michael Lewis (C) James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 17:05 | Akron | Gary Hill is fouled on the floor by Peter Pascua - foul #2 on Peter Pascua, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Clarence Pawloski snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Clarence Pawloski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Guiterrez - foul #2 on Stephen Guiterrez, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Jon Ried (SF) John Sullivan, Clarence Pawloski, Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson | |
| 15:51 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jon Ried (fresh) PF - Cedric Hagemann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Pascua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Gess takes the ball from Walter Windham | 36-40 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Jon Ried misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Hal Pigford (PF), Kenneth Perri (C) Walter Windham, Michael Lewis, Peter Pascua, Anthony Dison | |
| 15:20 | Akron | Jon Ried makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Jon Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF) Jon Ried | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Stephen Guiterrez | |
| 14:44 | Akron | John Sears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Ernest Hobson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy's floater is tipped away by Bruce Long | 38-40 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Kennedy and the foul's on John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Gary Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:05 | Akron | John Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Kennedy | 38-46 |
| 12:25 | Akron | John Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Irving Jackson - foul #2 on Irving Jackson, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson, James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 12:12 | Akron | Ernest Hobson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez hits a 3 from straight away and he's hacked by Ernest Hobson - foul #1 on Ernest Hobson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Ried (SF) Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Keith Gess snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Jon Ried hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Anthony Dison - foul #1 on Anthony Dison, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Ernest Hobson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Jon Ried misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jon Ried (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Pascua (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Jon Ried blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez is fouled on the floor by Keith Gess - foul #3 on Keith Gess, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF) Jon Ried | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Anthony Dison | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Keith Gess grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Irving Jackson - foul #3 on Irving Jackson, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Jerry Frandsen, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Hal Pigford (PF), Kenneth Perri (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Walter Windham, Peter Pascua, Michael Lewis | |
| 10:20 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Zamudio takes the ball from Hal Pigford | 42-49 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hal Pigford - foul #2 on Hal Pigford, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), John Sears (SG) John Sullivan, Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:46 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy hits the finger roll set up by Hal Pigford | 43-51 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Kenneth Perri steals it from Bruce Long | 43-51 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | John Sears steals it from Irving Jackson | 43-51 |
| 08:44 | Akron | John Sears hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Ernest Hobson snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio drills a jumper from the baseline set up by John Sears | 45-51 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Zamudio - foul #4 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SF), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Keith Gess (C) Ernest Hobson, Gary Hill, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Irving Jackson, Michael Rogalski, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:45 | Akron | John Sullivan drills a jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Frandsen | 47-53 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua's pass is intercepted by Jerry Frandsen | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Pascua (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Stephen Guiterrez is called for the reach on John Sears - foul #3 on Stephen Guiterrez, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF) Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) James Kennedy | |
| 07:01 | Akron | John Sears misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Hill steps in front of the Michael Lewis pass | 47-53 |
| 06:30 | Akron | John Sullivan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Gess | 50-53 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-53 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen banks in the layup set up by John Sullivan and he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) John Sears, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF), Hal Pigford (PF), Kenneth Perri (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Peter Pascua, Michael Lewis | |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | John Sullivan steps in front of the Irving Jackson pass in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen banks in the layup set up by John Sullivan | 55-53 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Hal Pigford steps in front of the Bruce Long pass | 55-53 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is fouled on the floor by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (SG) Jerry Frandsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG) Walter Windham | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Bruce Long steps in front of the Michael Rogalski pass | 55-53 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Gary Hill comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez loses the dribble to Cedric Hagemann | 55-53 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 04:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Hagemann | 55-53 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann loses the dribble to Michael Rogalski | 55-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri hits the finger roll on a great pass from Irving Jackson | 55-55 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Hal Pigford takes the ball from Cedric Hagemann | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Rogalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hal Pigford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Kenneth Perri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-55 |
| 02:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Hagemann | 55-55 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Gary Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Guiterrez and he's fouled by Bruce Long - foul #1 on Bruce Long, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Jerry Frandsen (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, Cedric Hagemann, Gary Hill, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Walter Windham (SF), Peter Pascua (C) Irving Jackson, Stephen Guiterrez, Michael Rogalski, Kenneth Perri | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (PF) Jon Ried | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:04 | Akron | John Sears scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Keith Gess | 60-58 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Ernest Hobson, Jerry Frandsen, Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Kenneth Perri (C) Rodney Vickrey, Walter Windham, Peter Pascua | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford drills a floater near the basket set up by Irving Jackson | 60-60 |
| 01:29 | Akron | John Sears comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is hacked by Keith Gess - foul #4 on Keith Gess, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Long (C) Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 60-62 |
| 00:49 | Akron | John Sears tips it home | 62-62 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rogalski | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the runner from the left block | 62-64 |