| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) SG - Clifton Olsen (fresh) SF - Cedric Norman (fresh) PF - Floyd Murray (fresh) C - Adam Dalessandro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Robert Jackson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Ben | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Ben - foul #1 on Kevin Ben, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Kevin Ben snags the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst clanks a 3 from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses the tip | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide tips it in | 1-5 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen is whistled for traveling | 1-5 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Robert Jackson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hayhurst | 1-8 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen can't finish the layup | 1-8 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide snags the defensive board | 1-8 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Robert Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-8 |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen snags the defensive board | 1-8 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro misses the floater from the free throw line | 1-8 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro tips it home | 3-8 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Robert Jackson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Ben | 3-10 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Cedric Norman scores on a shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Robert Jackson double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Guffey (PG), Shannon Dunning (SG), Joseph Barnes (SF), Raymond Wendt (PF), Troy Brochu (C) Vincent Wilson, Clifton Olsen, Cedric Norman, Floyd Murray, Adam Dalessandro | |
| 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 | |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Walter Lolley picks off the pass by William Guffey | 5-10 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Walter Lolley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Alexander | 5-13 |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray (PF) William Guffey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Brochu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Dunning (fresh) SF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) PF - Floyd Murray (fresh) C - Raymond Wendt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Lolley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Frank Begley (fresh) C - Matthew Mestas (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Herbert Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Wendt - foul #1 on Raymond Wendt, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Guffey (PG) Troy Brochu | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Michael Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Floyd Murray | 7-13 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | William Guffey is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Guffey, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro (C) Raymond Wendt | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Walter Lolley buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Alexander | 7-16 |
| 15:06 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes is whistled for a carry | 7-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen (SG), Cedric Norman (SF) Shannon Dunning, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Dwayne Teeter (PF) Walter Lolley, Matthew Mestas | |
| 15:02 | Akron | Robert Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Olsen - foul #1 on Clifton Olsen, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson (PG) William Guffey | |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF) Frank Begley | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Herbert Alexander is fouled on the floor by Clifton Olsen - foul #2 on Clifton Olsen, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning (SG) Clifton Olsen | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Michael Brown | |
| 14:33 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide can't finish the layup | 7-16 |
| 14:32 | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro buries a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cedric Norman - foul #1 on Cedric Norman, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Guffey (SG), Joseph Barnes (SF), Raymond Wendt (PF), Troy Brochu (C) Shannon Dunning, Cedric Norman, Floyd Murray, Adam Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (C) Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 13:56 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Raymond Wendt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-17 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Kevin Ben grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Ben | 9-19 |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 9-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Cedric Norman (SF) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Frank Begley (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Dwayne Teeter | |
| 12:42 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the easy layup | 9-19 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Frank Begley can't tip it in | 9-19 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Cedric Norman | 9-19 |
| 12:24 | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Raymond Wendt misses the tip | 9-19 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Kevin Ben snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Kevin Ben is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning (SG), Floyd Murray (PF), Adam Dalessandro (C) William Guffey, Raymond Wendt, Troy Brochu | |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Kevin Ben, Michael Brown | |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning hits a 3 from straight away set up by Floyd Murray | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Wilson (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Shannon Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedric Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Murray (fresh) C - Adam Dalessandro (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Lolley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Begley (fresh) PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) C - Matthew Mestas (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Frank Begley loses the dribble to Floyd Murray | 12-19 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray's pass is intercepted by Kent Goldstein | 12-19 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Cedric Norman takes the ball from Matthew Mestas | 12-19 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning's pass is intercepted by Kent Goldstein | 12-19 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Matthew Mestas's pass is intercepted by Shannon Dunning | 12-19 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Herbert Alexander | 12-19 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Kent Goldstein drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Begley | 12-21 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro lays it up and in | 14-21 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Walter Lolley is hacked by Shannon Dunning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shannon Dunning, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu (PG), William Guffey (SG), Joseph Barnes (SF), Raymond Wendt (PF), Steve Walls (C) Vincent Wilson, Shannon Dunning, Cedric Norman, Floyd Murray, Adam Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Walter Lolley, Frank Begley, Kent Goldstein, Matthew Mestas | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-21 |
| 09:34 | Western Michigan | Raymond Wendt gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | William Guffey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Joseph Barnes is called for the reach on Kevin Ben - foul #1 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Kevin Ben makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Kevin Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Raymond Wendt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes is hacked by Kevin Ben - foul #2 on Kevin Ben, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray (PF) Steve Walls | |
| Subs | Akron | Dwayne Teeter (PF) Kevin Ben | |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Teeter | 14-23 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Troy Brochu steals it from Fynn Arrambide in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | William Guffey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Troy Brochu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Guffey (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Floyd Murray (fresh) C - Raymond Wendt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Dwayne Teeter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fynn Arrambide (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 16-23 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson is hacked by Joseph Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson (PG), Shannon Dunning (SG), Cedric Norman (SF), Adam Dalessandro (C) Troy Brochu, William Guffey, Joseph Barnes, Raymond Wendt | |
| Subs | Akron | Kent Goldstein (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Shannon Dunning can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 16-25 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Adam Dalessandro hits the follow up shot | 18-25 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Robert Jackson misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter hits the follow up shot | 18-27 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Cedric Norman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kent Goldstein - foul #1 on Kent Goldstein, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Frank Begley (SF), Matthew Mestas (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Dwayne Teeter, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Cedric Norman makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Cedric Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Frank Begley is hacked by Shannon Dunning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shannon Dunning, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Guffey (SG) Shannon Dunning | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:27 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | William Guffey buries a jumper from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Frank Begley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cedric Norman - foul #2 on Cedric Norman, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes (SF), Steve Walls (C) Cedric Norman, Adam Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Brown (PF) Kent Goldstein | |
| 05:49 | Akron | Frank Begley misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Frank Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | William Guffey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Lolley - foul #1 on Walter Lolley, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu (PG), Clifton Olsen (SG), Raymond Wendt (PF) Vincent Wilson, Joseph Barnes, Floyd Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | William Guffey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Matthew Mestas grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Walter Lolley is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Frank Begley snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Herbert Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 04:58 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brown | 23-30 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Herbert Alexander is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Begley | 23-32 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 04:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Matthew Mestas | 23-32 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Michael Brown is alone and drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Mestas and the foul's on Raymond Wendt - foul #2 on Raymond Wendt, team foul #11 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson (PG), Joseph Barnes (SF), Floyd Murray (PF), Adam Dalessandro (C) Troy Brochu, Clifton Olsen, Raymond Wendt, Steve Walls | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Dwayne Teeter (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF) Herbert Alexander, Walter Lolley, Frank Begley, Matthew Mestas | |
| 04:01 | Akron | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Teeter is called for the reach on Joseph Barnes - foul #1 on Dwayne Teeter, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen (SG) William Guffey | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Ben (SF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Dwayne Teeter, Michael Brown | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Vincent Wilson (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Clifton Olsen (fresh) SF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Floyd Murray (fresh) C - Adam Dalessandro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen misses long on a floater from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes misses the tip | 23-35 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Kent Goldstein gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Kevin Ben misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Vincent Wilson - foul #1 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #12 | 23-35 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Kevin Ben misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Kevin Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:54 | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dwayne Teeter (SG) Daniel Hayhurst | |
| 02:41 | Akron | Robert Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Clifton Olsen | 23-36 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fynn Arrambide - foul #1 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #7 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu (PG), Cedric Norman (SF), Raymond Wendt (PF) Vincent Wilson, Joseph Barnes, Floyd Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Clifton Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Kent Goldstein gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Adam Dalessandro is called for the reach on Dwayne Teeter - foul #1 on Adam Dalessandro, team foul #13 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (SG), Michael Brown (C) Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 02:10 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Dwayne Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Teeter steals it from Troy Brochu | 24-38 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Robert Jackson double dribbles | 24-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Wilson (PG), Floyd Murray (PF), Steve Walls (C) Troy Brochu, Raymond Wendt, Adam Dalessandro | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Frank Begley (C) Robert Jackson, Kevin Ben | |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Steve Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnes (SF) Cedric Norman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Michael Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Begley | 24-40 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 24-40 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Steve Walls gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clifton Olsen and the foul's on Dwayne Teeter - foul #2 on Dwayne Teeter, team foul #8 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu (PG), Shannon Dunning (SG), Cedric Norman (SF), Raymond Wendt (C) Vincent Wilson, Clifton Olsen, Joseph Barnes, Steve Walls | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Herbert Alexander, Daniel Hayhurst, Michael Brown, Dwayne Teeter, Frank Begley | |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Floyd Murray makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Kevin Ben is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 27-40 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Troy Brochu grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |