| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rudy White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Homer Young inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Rudy White is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett jams it set up by Ed Bible | 31-34 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Homer Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Homer Young - foul #1 on Homer Young, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Homer Young buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Homer Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Bennett | 35-38 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Howard Mitchell steps in front of the Kenneth Leggett pass | 35-38 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Homer Young connects on the shot from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Melvin Leitner hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jo-Long Hou - foul #1 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SF), Harold Hill (PF), Alex Blair (C) Howard Mitchell, Homer Young, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Trevor Bangs (SF), Charles Whyte (PF) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado | |
| 16:16 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Trevor Bangs | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Brinson (fresh) PF - Harold Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | John Mullen clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Theodore Norcross - foul #2 on Theodore Norcross, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Huddleston (C) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones (SF) Trevor Bangs | |
| 15:46 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:46 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:13 | Akron | John Mullen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Alex Blair grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:59 | Akron | John Mullen travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Theodore Norcross | |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Rudy White - foul #3 on Rudy White, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Jo-Long Hou | |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:16 | Akron | John Mullen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is hacked by Javier Avila - foul #3 on Javier Avila, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF) Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Trevor Bangs | |
| 13:42 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible slams it home set up by Carmelo Quinones | 42-44 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Rudy White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Charles Whyte | |
| 13:24 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is hacked by Rudy White - foul #4 on Rudy White, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou (C) Trevor Bangs | |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Alex Blair gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Alex Blair misses the 3 from straight away | 42-44 |
| 12:56 | Akron | James Huddleston grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Homer Young is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF), Harold Hill (C) Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:29 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett | 42-46 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Harold Hill misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jo-Long Hou - foul #2 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Alex Blair (C) Howard Mitchell, Homer Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Kenneth Leggett, Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits a 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Harold Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski (SG) Ed Bible | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Harold Hill snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Garf Wondoloski swats the layup by Javier Avila | 44-49 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Trevor Bangs - foul #1 on Trevor Bangs, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Stephen Brinson (SF) Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Gary Guardado (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Garf Wondoloski, Charles Whyte, Trevor Bangs | |
| 10:42 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jo-Long Hou - foul #3 on Jo-Long Hou, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF), James Huddleston (C) Stephen Brinson, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG) Theodore Norcross | |
| 10:25 | Akron | John Mullen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Howard Mitchell | 47-49 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett is fouled on the floor by Homer Young - foul #2 on Homer Young, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG), Javier Avila (PF) John Mullen, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Javier Avila drills a runner from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Javier Avila is called for the reach on Gary Guardado - foul #4 on Javier Avila, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Harold Hill (PF), James Huddleston (C) Homer Young, Javier Avila, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF), Charles Whyte (C) Carmelo Quinones, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:15 | Akron | James Huddleston snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Stephen Brinson's floater is tipped away by Gary Guardado | 49-50 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett misses the turnaround in the paint | 49-50 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett tips it home | 49-52 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Ed Bible is blocked by James Huddleston | 49-52 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Stephen Brinson grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Charles Whyte picks off the pass by James Huddleston | 49-52 |
| 07:49 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte tips it in | 49-54 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Stephen Brinson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Hill and the foul's on Charles Whyte - foul #2 on Charles Whyte, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Harold Hill, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Rudy White (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross blows the layup | 52-54 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Carmelo Quinones is called for the reach on Melvin Leitner - foul #4 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG) Stephen Brinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Javier Avila is called for the reach on Theodore Norcross - foul #5 on Javier Avila, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SG), Alex Blair (PF) Melvin Leitner, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Homer Young gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Alex Blair comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Rudy White tips it home | 54-54 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mullen - foul #2 on John Mullen, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Harold Hill (SF) David Clukey, Homer Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Robert Bennett (SF), Gary Guardado (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Theodore Norcross, Carmelo Quinones, Charles Whyte, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:53 | Akron | John Mullen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Alex Blair pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Harold Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Harold Hill gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Howard Mitchell steals the ball from Trevor Bangs | 57-56 |
| 04:33 | Akron | John Mullen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Mitchell | 59-56 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), James Huddleston (C) John Mullen, Harold Hill, Alex Blair, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Carmelo Quinones (SF), Charles Whyte (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Garf Wondoloski, Robert Bennett, Gary Guardado, Trevor Bangs | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Homer Young loses the dribble to Jo-Long Hou | 59-56 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Leggett and he's hacked by Andrew Breckenridge - foul #1 on Andrew Breckenridge, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (PG) Howard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG) Ed Bible | |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Stephen Brinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Leggett - foul #2 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Breckenridge (fresh) C - James Huddleston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Stephen Brinson snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:03 | Akron | James Huddleston can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Whyte - foul #3 on Charles Whyte, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG) Stephen Brinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:03 | Akron | James Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:03 | Akron | James Huddleston misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Harold Hill (PF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Andrew Breckenridge, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Gary Guardado (PF) Theodore Norcross, Charles Whyte | |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 62-59 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Rudy White gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-59 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ed Bible | 62-61 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Harold Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Harold Hill grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Ed Bible is called for the reach on Rudy White - foul #1 on Ed Bible, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Guardado | 63-64 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ed Bible | 63-66 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Rudy White comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Melvin Leitner is called for the reach on Ed Bible in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (PF) Gary Guardado | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Harold Hill buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Leitner | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Howard Mitchell is called for the reach on Ed Bible in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Robert Bennett | |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Homer Young misses the halfcourt shot | 66-70 |