| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Charles Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones is denied on a layup by Sammy Carey | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Johnny Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Johnny Campbell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean double dribbles | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Billy Yates drills a jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Johnny Campbell buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Raymond Yarbrough | 32-39 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Charles Scott steps in front of the Sammy Carey pass | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber lays it in set up by Kenneth Jones and he's hacked by Sammy Carey - foul #1 on Sammy Carey, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (PF) Charles Scott, James Kwok | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Raymond Yarbrough, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:18 | Akron | James Compo is denied on a layup by Musa Abdeldayen | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Akron | John Sapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Timothy Robertson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Robertson denies the turnaround by Kenneth Jones | 37-41 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Timothy Robertson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Bean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Jones (fresh) PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Taber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Compo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Akron | John Sapp misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Musa Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Musa Abdeldayen, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (PG) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG) Jimmie Hodder | |
| 15:48 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard's floater is knocked away by James Compo | 37-43 |
| 15:30 | Akron | James Compo gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Timothy Robertson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:59 | Akron | James Compo snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Akron | John Sapp makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on John Ballard, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), Kenneth Jones (SF), James Kwok (PF) John Ballard, Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 13:52 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-45 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG) Raymond Yarbrough | |
| 13:10 | Akron | Johnny Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Kwok | 37-45 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean lays it in | 39-45 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Billy Yates hits a 3 from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Johnny Campbell snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Jimmie Hodder misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Kwok | 39-48 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean slams it home on a great pass from James Kwok and he's hacked by Jimmie Hodder - foul #1 on Jimmie Hodder, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF), Musa Abdeldayen (C) Charles Scott, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Jimmie Hodder, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Bean (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Jones (fresh) PF - James Kwok (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Compo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Akron | Timothy Robertson's pass is intercepted by Musa Abdeldayen | 42-48 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Musa Abdeldayen | 44-48 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Calvin Williams is fouled on the floor by Roy Bean - foul #3 on Roy Bean, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Frank Osborne (C) James Kwok | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:24 | Akron | John Sapp hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses the floater in the paint | 44-51 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 09:58 | Akron | John Sapp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 09:56 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Yarbrough | 44-51 |
| 09:43 | Akron | James Compo misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-51 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 09:39 | Akron | James Compo grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 09:23 | Akron | James Compo makes the floater in the lane | 44-53 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 46-53 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Musa Abdeldayen swats the dunk try by Timothy Robertson | 46-53 |
| 08:50 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Yarbrough | 46-53 |
| 08:34 | Akron | John Sapp misses the jumper from the left side | 46-53 |
| 08:32 | Akron | James Compo snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG), James Kwok (PF), Richard Taber (C) Darryl Jones, Musa Abdeldayen, Frank Osborne | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Raymond Yarbrough, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 07:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Kwok | 48-53 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Billy Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard (PG) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Scott and he's fouled by Sammy Carey - foul #2 on Sammy Carey, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG) Jimmie Hodder | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Kwok (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Taber (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Akron | Johnny Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough tips it in | 51-55 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carey - foul #3 on Sammy Carey, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Robertson (PF) Carmine Tolson | |
| 06:22 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Sammy Carey - foul #4 on Sammy Carey, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF) Johnny Campbell, Billy Yates, Sammy Carey | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Darryl Jones is called for the reach on James Compo - foul #3 on Darryl Jones, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SG) Charles Scott | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough is fouled on the floor by Roy Bean - foul #4 on Roy Bean, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Musa Abdeldayen (PF) James Kwok | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:11 | Akron | Calvin Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Musa Abdeldayen | 53-57 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean's floater is tipped away by Timothy Robertson | 53-57 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Timothy Robertson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Yarbrough | 53-59 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean is fouled on the floor by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #4 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones (SF) Darryl Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Musa Abdeldayen is denied by Sammy Carey | 55-59 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 03:34 | Akron | John Sapp drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by John Ballard is blocked by Billy Yates | 57-62 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the board | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Bean (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Musa Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Taber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Akron | Jimmie Hodder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (SG), Darryl Jones (SF), James Kwok (PF), Frank Osborne (C) Roy Bean, Kenneth Jones, Musa Abdeldayen, Richard Taber | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sapp, Jimmie Hodder, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | John Ballard knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by James Kwok | 60-62 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber (C) Frank Osborne | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 02:35 | Akron | Carmine Tolson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Darryl Jones - foul #4 on Darryl Jones, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean (SG), Kenneth Jones (SF) Charles Scott, Darryl Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Kwok | 62-63 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Kwok - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-65 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Johnny Campbell grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Sammy Carey | 62-67 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Kwok buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Ballard | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Ballard - foul #5 on John Ballard, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Scott (PG) John Ballard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Johnny Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Johnny Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Charles Scott is called for the reach on Sammy Carey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Scott, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SF) Billy Yates | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Taber | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Kwok | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Johnny Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Scott - foul #2 on Charles Scott, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF) John Sapp | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Johnny Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Johnny Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Roy Bean misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Sammy Carey is hacked by Roy Bean in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Bean, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Darryl Jones (SF) Roy Bean | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SF) Billy Yates | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Taber pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 68-73 |