| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Karson Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Kevin Ben inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Kent Goldstein hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 48-42 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson travels with the ball | 48-42 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Kevin Ben's floater is tipped away by Karson Agarwal | 48-42 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Kent Goldstein snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Robert Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 48-42 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Kent Goldstein grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Kevin Ben misses the wide open floater from the right side | 48-42 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Allen | 48-44 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Kevin Ben connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 50-44 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Allen | 50-47 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Karson Agarwal steals the ball from Fynn Arrambide | 50-47 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-47 |
| 17:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fynn Arrambide | 50-47 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Kent Goldstein is hacked by Raymond Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Frank Begley (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Manuel Douglass (PF), Peter Murdock (C) Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones, Karson Agarwal | |
| 17:30 | Akron | Frank Moen is called for the reach on Frank Begley - foul #2 on Frank Moen, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-47 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Herbert Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Walter Lolley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Begley | 53-47 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen misses badly on a jumper from close range | 53-47 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 16:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Matthew Mestas | 53-47 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Herbert Alexander drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Brown and the foul's on Peter Murdock - foul #1 on Peter Murdock, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Dwayne Teeter (PF) Walter Lolley, Matthew Mestas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), William Scott (C) Kenneth Harris, Frank Moen, Peter Murdock | |
| 16:25 | Akron | Herbert Alexander makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roy Polizzi | 56-49 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Frank Begley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herbert Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Begley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Manuel Douglass (fresh) C - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Begley - foul #2 on Frank Begley, team foul #1 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Michael Brown, Dwayne Teeter, Frank Begley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (SG), Raymond Jones (PF), Joseph Page (C) Christoper Williamson, Manuel Douglass, William Scott | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Kevin Ben's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG) Roy Polizzi | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen lays it in on a great pass from Christoper Williamson and the foul's on Kevin Ben - foul #3 on Kevin Ben, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Kevin Ben grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Kevin Ben hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeffrey Allen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Allen, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Karson Agarwal (C) Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones | |
| 15:06 | Akron | Kevin Ben makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Fynn Arrambide - foul #1 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Dwayne Teeter (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Matthew Mestas (C) Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SF), Peter Murdock (PF) Frank Moen, Joseph Page | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Kent Goldstein makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Michael Brown grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Walter Lolley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Brown | 65-55 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Frank Begley (C) Walter Lolley, Michael Brown, Kent Goldstein, Matthew Mestas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Joseph Page (C) David Waters, Manuel Douglass, Kenneth Harris, Peter Murdock, Karson Agarwal | |
| 13:11 | Akron | Frank Begley is hacked by Joseph Page - foul #4 on Joseph Page, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Dwayne Teeter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Scott (C) Joseph Page | |
| 12:51 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Daniel Hayhurst, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Manuel Douglass (SG) Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen | |
| 12:21 | Akron | Michael Brown misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roy Polizzi | 65-55 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ben - foul #4 on Kevin Ben, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Dwayne Teeter (PF) Kevin Ben | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG) Frank Moen | |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF) Frank Begley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal (C) William Scott | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karson Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Dwayne Teeter steps in front of the Karson Agarwal pass | 65-55 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Kent Goldstein travels with the ball | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Matthew Mestas (C) Robert Jackson, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen (SF), Peter Murdock (C) Manuel Douglass, Karson Agarwal | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Mestas is called for the reach on Peter Murdock - foul #2 on Matthew Mestas, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Brown (SF) Dwayne Teeter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SG) Christoper Williamson | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris scores on a jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Michael Brown hits the finger roll set up by Kent Goldstein | 67-57 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst is called for 10 seconds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Frank Begley (SF), Dwayne Teeter (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Daniel Hayhurst, Michael Brown, Kent Goldstein, Matthew Mestas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Manuel Douglass (PF), William Scott (C) Roy Polizzi, Kenneth Harris, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones, Peter Murdock | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 70-57 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide double dribbles | 70-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kent Goldstein (PF) Robert Jackson, Dwayne Teeter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen (SF), Karson Agarwal (C) Frank Moen, William Scott | |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 08:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Walter Lolley | 70-57 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kent Goldstein blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Allen | 70-57 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Douglass | 70-57 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Frank Begley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Lolley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Begley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Fynn Arrambide (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Waters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christoper Williamson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Manuel Douglass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Karson Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Walter Lolley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Kent Goldstein snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Walter Lolley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-57 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass is whistled for traveling | 70-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Herbert Alexander (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Walter Lolley, Daniel Hayhurst, Frank Begley, Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Peter Murdock (PF), Joseph Page (C) David Waters, Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Manuel Douglass, Karson Agarwal | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Herbert Alexander can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Page | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Herbert Alexander gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Michael Brown misses badly on a shot near the basket | 70-57 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-59 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Michael Brown lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock hits a shot from the left side set up by Roy Polizzi | 72-61 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Kevin Ben clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Mestas is called for the reach on Roy Polizzi - foul #3 on Matthew Mestas, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Dwayne Teeter (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Michael Brown, Matthew Mestas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Karson Agarwal (C) Kenneth Harris, Frank Moen, Peter Murdock, Joseph Page | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Kevin Ben gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Kevin Ben misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Dwayne Teeter - foul #1 on Dwayne Teeter, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF) Kevin Ben | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #3 on Raymond Jones, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (PG), Frank Begley (C) Robert Jackson, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:18 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Kent Goldstein makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Lolley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Begley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Karson Agarwal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Akron | Manuel Douglass picks off the pass by Daniel Hayhurst in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones blows the layup | 73-64 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Frank Begley snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Frank Begley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 03:26 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Goldstein | 73-64 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Douglass | 75-66 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Herbert Alexander (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Walter Lolley, Daniel Hayhurst, Dwayne Teeter, Kent Goldstein | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), Peter Murdock (C) Roy Polizzi, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones, Karson Agarwal | |
| 02:25 | Akron | Robert Jackson is whistled for a carry | 75-66 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kent Goldstein (PF) Herbert Alexander, Frank Begley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock hits a runner in the paint set up by Christoper Williamson | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Akron | Robert Jackson is hacked by Manuel Douglass - foul #3 on Manuel Douglass, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Karson Agarwal (C) David Waters, Kenneth Harris, Manuel Douglass, Peter Murdock | |
| 01:40 | Akron | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Robert Jackson snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Kevin Ben scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Hayhurst | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hayhurst steals it from Christoper Williamson | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #4 on Raymond Jones, team foul #8 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Frank Begley (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Fynn Arrambide | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Manuel Douglass (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), Peter Murdock (PF), Joseph Page (C) Roy Polizzi, Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones, Karson Agarwal | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Kent Goldstein makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock pulls down the rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Mestas (C) Kent Goldstein | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Matthew Mestas pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Herbert Alexander runs out the clock | 81-69 |