| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the fadeaway from the right side | 29-38 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Harold Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Homer Young takes the ball from Carmelo Quinones | 29-38 |
| 18:58 | Akron | John Mullen misses the jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Homer Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Harold Hill can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Leggett - foul #1 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Harold Hill misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Carmelo Quinones | 30-40 |
| 18:14 | Akron | John Mullen loses the ball out of bounds | 30-40 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones hits a floater from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 17:40 | Akron | John Mullen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 17:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Hill | 30-42 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Homer Young misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Ed Bible | 30-42 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Homer Young gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Howard Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-42 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones tips it home | 30-44 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG), David Clukey (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), James Huddleston (C) John Mullen, Homer Young, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Charles Whyte (PF) Kenneth Leggett, Gary Guardado | |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Clukey - foul #2 on David Clukey, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Andrew Breckenridge, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Clukey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Bible (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Quinones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Stephen Brinson - foul #2 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs (C) Jo-Long Hou | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Stephen Brinson's pass is intercepted by Charles Whyte | 30-46 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Brinson - foul #3 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Carmelo Quinones | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Javier Avila is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Javier Avila, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge (PF) Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett comes up short on the runner from close range | 30-47 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Stephen Brinson gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Melvin Leitner loses the ball out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG) David Clukey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Trevor Bangs | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible blows the layup but he's hacked by Melvin Leitner - foul #4 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones (SF) Charles Whyte | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Stephen Brinson scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Carmelo Quinones - foul #1 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 13:15 | Akron | John Mullen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Jo-Long Hou loses the dribble to Rudy White | 36-51 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:57 | Akron | Kenneth Leggett is called for the reach on Howard Mitchell - foul #2 on Kenneth Leggett, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF), Harold Hill (PF), Alex Blair (C) Stephen Brinson, Andrew Breckenridge, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (SG), Trevor Bangs (SF), Gary Guardado (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Robert Bennett, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 12:43 | Akron | John Mullen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs is whistled for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SG) John Mullen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Alex Blair is open but can't throw it down | 38-51 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Leggett | 38-53 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Clukey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Bangs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Guardado (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte is fouled on the floor by Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Kenneth Leggett, Charles Whyte | |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado loses the dribble to Homer Young | 38-53 |
| 10:48 | Akron | John Mullen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Homer Young | 41-53 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Homer Young snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 10:16 | Akron | John Mullen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Alex Blair can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 10:13 | Akron | David Clukey tips it home | 43-53 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs tips it home | 43-55 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Rudy White connects on the floater from close range | 45-55 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-57 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Trevor Bangs steals the ball from Homer Young | 45-57 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado is denied on a layup by Rudy White | 45-57 |
| 08:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alex Blair | 45-57 |
| 08:36 | Akron | John Mullen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-57 |
| 08:35 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Carmelo Quinones | 45-59 |
| 08:23 | Akron | John Mullen makes the runner from the baseline | 47-59 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs is fouled on the floor by John Mullen - foul #3 on John Mullen, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), James Huddleston (C) John Mullen, David Clukey, Homer Young, Alex Blair, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Charles Whyte (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Ed Bible, Carmelo Quinones, Gary Guardado | |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:16 | Akron | James Huddleston grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Whyte | 47-59 |
| 07:56 | Western Michigan | Trevor Bangs snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski is fouled on the floor by Harold Hill - foul #1 on Harold Hill, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Javier Avila (PF) Andrew Breckenridge, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (SF) Trevor Bangs | |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kenneth Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Bennett (fresh) PF - Charles Whyte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Charles Whyte is called for the reach on Melvin Leitner - foul #1 on Charles Whyte, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Melvin Leitner is fouled on the floor by Garf Wondoloski - foul #1 on Garf Wondoloski, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:52 | Akron | Javier Avila is whistled for a carry | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the easy layup | 47-61 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Harold Hill grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Howard Mitchell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Javier Avila - foul #5 on Javier Avila, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, Javier Avila, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Charles Whyte | |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Akron | Melvin Leitner connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Howard Mitchell | 52-62 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Leggett and he's hacked by Homer Young - foul #1 on Homer Young, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), David Clukey (SF) Howard Mitchell, Homer Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Garf Wondoloski (SG), Carmelo Quinones (SF) Kenneth Leggett, Ed Bible, Gary Guardado | |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Breckenridge | 52-64 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on Andrew Breckenridge - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF) Robert Bennett | |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Clukey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 04:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:05 | Akron | Stephen Brinson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-64 |
| 03:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 55-64 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Garf Wondoloski steals the ball from Rudy White | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Clukey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Breckenridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Theodore Norcross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Wondoloski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carmelo Quinones (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Guardado (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jo-Long Hou (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Stephen Brinson is called for the reach on Garf Wondoloski - foul #4 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Stephen Brinson, David Clukey, Andrew Breckenridge, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ed Bible (SG), Charles Whyte (PF), Trevor Bangs (C) Theodore Norcross, Gary Guardado, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Garf Wondoloski grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG) Garf Wondoloski | |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible misses badly on a floater from close range | 55-66 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Charles Whyte misses the lay-in | 55-66 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Harold Hill pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Melvin Leitner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-66 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Rudy White tips it back up and in | 57-66 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado (PF), Jo-Long Hou (C) Charles Whyte, Trevor Bangs | |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Rudy White denies the turnaround by Jo-Long Hou | 57-66 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Homer Young grabs the board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Hill | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Melvin Leitner picks off the pass by Gary Guardado | 60-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Melvin Leitner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Hill | 63-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Leggett | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 00:21 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy White | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Rudy White can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado pulls down the rebound | 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) | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado is hacked by Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Gary Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Howard Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Carmelo Quinones - foul #2 on Carmelo Quinones, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kenneth Leggett (PG), Jo-Long Hou (C) Theodore Norcross, Charles Whyte | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 3rd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones is hacked by Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Bennett (PF) Gary Guardado | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Carmelo Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Howard Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Leitner - foul #5 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #14 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore Norcross (PG), Gary Guardado (PF), Charles Whyte (C) Kenneth Leggett, Robert Bennett, Jo-Long Hou | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Ed Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Mullen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-74 |