| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Calfee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Igor Tozloski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Saucier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 19:43 | Akron | John Saucier snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Edward Calfee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lewis Richardson | 40-25 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Lin and the foul's on Igor Tozloski - foul #1 on Igor Tozloski, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Edward Calfee, Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Angel Rizzo double dribbles | 40-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SF) Angel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Ernest Hughes pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Angel Martinez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Angel Martinez pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Albert Taylor makes the jumper from the right block | 42-28 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster lays it in on a great pass from Michael Lin | 42-30 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Angel Martinez misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-30 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Angel Martinez hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Bakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Jon Gibson is fouled on the floor by Henry Jones - foul #2 on Henry Jones, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Lewis Richardson (PF), John Saucier (C) Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, Angel Martinez, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Henry Jones, Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 15:14 | Akron | Haywood Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Angel Rizzo snags the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Howard Erickson is called for the reach on Haywood Brown - foul #1 on Howard Erickson, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), Igor Tozloski (PF) Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:27 | Akron | A charge is called on Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SF) Angel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Lewis Richardson snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Dikembe Awai drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-33 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Howard Erickson - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Angel Martinez (C) Jon Gibson, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Jay Brooks (SF) Howard Erickson, Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Angel Martinez snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Angel Rizzo can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 46-33 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Angel Martinez can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Igor Tozloski grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Igor Tozloski drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Edward Calfee and he's fouled by Kevin Riggins - foul #2 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Lewis Richardson (SF), John Saucier (C) Edward Calfee, Angel Rizzo, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Newman, Kevin Riggins, John Feist | |
| 12:31 | Akron | Igor Tozloski makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SF), Ernest Hughes (C) Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Angel Rizzo makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Haywood Brown | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-33 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is hacked by Angel Rizzo - foul #2 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), John Saucier (C) Jon Gibson, Haywood Brown, Angel Rizzo, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (SF) Jay Brooks | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones travels with the ball | 51-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG) Edward Calfee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Michael Lin picks off the pass by Angel Martinez | 51-33 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Gibson - foul #3 on Jon Gibson, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF) Jon Gibson, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Michael Lin | |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 10:24 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Angel Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), John Feist (C) Henry Jones, Kevin Riggins, George Foster | |
| 09:18 | Akron | John Feist is called for the reach on Ernest Hughes - foul #3 on John Feist, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF) Edward Calfee, Haywood Brown, Albert Taylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Christopher Synakowski | |
| 08:53 | Akron | Michael Newman picks off the pass by Dikembe Awai | 51-34 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman banks in the layup | 51-36 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jon Gibson and he's fouled by Christopher Cangelosi - foul #2 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), John Saucier (C) Jon Gibson, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (PF) Michael Newman, Howard Erickson, Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 08:31 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 08:10 | Akron | John Saucier gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-36 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Feist | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Calfee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Akim Bakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Saucier (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones connects on the jumper from the left side | 54-38 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Michael Lin is called for the reach on Edward Calfee - foul #2 on Michael Lin, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Edward Calfee, Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, Angel Martinez, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Kevin Riggins, John Feist | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Synakowski - foul #3 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SF) Angel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (SF) Jay Brooks | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Synakowski | 54-41 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Igor Tozloski is hacked by Christopher Synakowski - foul #4 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SF), John Saucier (C) Lewis Richardson, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:30 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski grabs the board | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster's pass is intercepted by Angel Rizzo | 54-41 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Haywood Brown jams it set up by Angel Rizzo | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (SG), Lewis Richardson (PF) Haywood Brown, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF) Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Angel Rizzo is called for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Martinez (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Jon Gibson, Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, Igor Tozloski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Edward Calfee snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Ernest Hughes is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ernest Hughes, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Angel Rizzo (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), John Saucier (C) Edward Calfee, Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson, Angel Martinez, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (SG) Henry Jones | |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman tips it but misses | 56-41 |
| 04:48 | Akron | John Saucier gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 04:22 | Akron | The jumper by Igor Tozloski is denied by Christopher Synakowski | 56-41 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Jon Gibson, Dikembe Awai, Angel Rizzo, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 03:43 | Akron | Albert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), John Saucier (C) Edward Calfee, Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Saucier (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Erickson (fresh) SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) C - John Feist (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Saucier takes the ball from Christopher Cangelosi | 56-41 |
| 03:15 | Akron | John Saucier misses the easy layup | 56-41 |
| 03:14 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 03:00 | Akron | John Saucier banks in the layup set up by Haywood Brown | 58-41 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson is hacked by Haywood Brown - foul #1 on Haywood Brown, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Calfee (PG), Akim Bakowski (SG), Albert Taylor (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Jon Gibson, Haywood Brown, Lewis Richardson, Angel Martinez, John Saucier | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG) Michael Newman | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Cangelosi - foul #3 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #9 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Rizzo (SF), Lewis Richardson (PF) Albert Taylor, Igor Tozloski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Howard Erickson | |
| 02:15 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins is whistled for traveling | 60-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Igor Tozloski (PF), John Saucier (C) Akim Bakowski, Angel Rizzo, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (SG) Christopher Hannan | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Akron | Igor Tozloski scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Edward Calfee | 62-43 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Haywood Brown - foul #2 on Haywood Brown, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 01:05 | Akron | John Saucier misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 62-44 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Richardson steals the ball from Christopher Cangelosi | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Edward Calfee comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #10 | 62-44 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Edward Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Edward Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins's fadeaway is rejected by Igor Tozloski | 64-44 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edward Calfee runs out the clock | 64-44 |