| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 reb. C - David South (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Neville Mann inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Robert Compton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Neville Mann | 34-26 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Neville Mann is called for the reach on Curtis Jolliff - foul #2 on Neville Mann, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Mark Chess connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Derrick | 34-29 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Archie Marshall's pass is intercepted by Robert Compton | 34-29 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David South | 37-29 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Mark Chess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Henry Derrick snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Mark Chess misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David South | 37-29 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jonathan Graddy | 37-29 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG), Kevin Booth (SF), David McNicholas (C) Joseph Courtois, Neville Mann, David South | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SF), Tony Lacey (C) Curtis Jolliff, Jonathan Graddy | |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | David McNicholas makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Compton | 39-29 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | David McNicholas is fouled on the floor by Tony Lacey - foul #1 on Tony Lacey, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham hits the finger roll set up by Robert Compton | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Josh Jones (fresh) PF - Henry Derrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Henry Derrick drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Chess | 41-33 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Archie Marshall - foul #1 on Archie Marshall, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neville Mann (SF) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Josh Jones, Tony Lacey | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Milton Bigham steals it from Henry Derrick | 43-33 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | David McNicholas buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Bigham | 45-33 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (SG), Malcolm Bivona (PF), David South (C) Joseph Courtois, Milton Bigham, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth's pass is intercepted by Henry Derrick | 45-33 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Chess | 45-35 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 13:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Henry Derrick | 45-35 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Archie Marshall hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Jolliff | 45-37 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Morris Hilt | 47-37 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 47-37 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | David South grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona hits the finger roll on a great pass from Morris Hilt | 49-37 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Morris Hilt is called for the reach on Mark Chess - foul #4 on Morris Hilt, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG), Joseph Courtois (SG), Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Kevin Booth, Morris Hilt, Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG), Christopher Snyder (SG), Josh Jones (SF), John Cobb (PF), Tony Lacey (C) Mark Chess, Archie Marshall, Curtis Jolliff, Henry Derrick, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Josh Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Neville Mann - foul #3 on Neville Mann, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) SG - Christopher Snyder (fresh) SF - Josh Jones (fresh) PF - John Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 11:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Josh Jones | 49-37 |
| 11:06 | Akron | John Cobb hits the finger roll on a great pass from Josh Jones | 49-39 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Robert Compton blows the layup over the doubleteam | 49-39 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Milton Bigham takes the ball from John Cobb | 51-39 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 51-39 |
| 09:59 | Akron | John Cobb grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Josh Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 09:21 | Akron | John Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:53 | Akron | Josh Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Neville Mann lays it up and in | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:09 | Akron | Josh Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Compton | 53-42 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Robert Compton's floater is knocked away by Tony Lacey | 53-42 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Tony Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Bigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - David McNicholas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Snyder (fairly fresh) SF - Josh Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Lacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Tony Lacey makes the turnaround near the basket | 53-44 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Robert Compton gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Josh Jones takes the ball from David McNicholas | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:52 | Akron | Robert Compton steps in front of the Christopher Snyder pass | 53-44 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Neville Mann | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Tony Lacey scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 06:01 | Akron | John Cobb pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (SG), Morris Hilt (SF), Malcolm Bivona (PF), David South (C) Joseph Courtois, Neville Mann, Milton Bigham, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Chess (PG), Archie Marshall (SG), Curtis Jolliff (SF), Henry Derrick (PF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Harold Lemelle, Christopher Snyder, Josh Jones, John Cobb, Tony Lacey | |
| 05:42 | Akron | Mark Chess hits a floater from the right side set up by Henry Derrick and he's fouled by David South - foul #3 on David South, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Mark Chess misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Malcolm Bivona | 56-48 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Robert Compton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David South | 58-48 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Mark Chess drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Henry Derrick | 58-51 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Henry Derrick - foul #2 on Henry Derrick, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Archie Marshall | 61-54 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Jonathan Graddy steps in front of the Malcolm Bivona pass | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Mark Chess buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Archie Marshall | 61-57 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Mark Chess - foul #3 on Mark Chess, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG) Morris Hilt | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Burress (C) Jonathan Graddy | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David South (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Burress (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Robert Compton is called for the reach on Mark Chess - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SF) Curtis Jolliff | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Henry Derrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Milton Bigham | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Josh Jones, Jason Burress | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois's pass is intercepted by Henry Derrick | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Henry Derrick buries a runner from close range | 62-59 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neville Mann (SF), David South (C) Kevin Booth, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Compton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Archie Marshall - foul #2 on Archie Marshall, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Neville Mann comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Henry Derrick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Mark Chess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Henry Derrick gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Mark Chess misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David South gets the rebound | 64-61 |