| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vance Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tony Musick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Michael Strickland is hacked by Clifford Gendron - foul #3 on Clifford Gendron, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward (PF) Clifford Gendron | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:18 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey (PF) Tony Musick | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Dorsey | 45-38 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Matthew White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Michael Strickland grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Andreas Esposito steals it from Matthew White | 45-38 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington is hacked by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #2 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (PG), Tony Musick (SF), Rolland Stickney (C) Andreas Esposito, Bobby Ward, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Bradley Kidd (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu tips it home | 47-38 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lloyd Casey | 47-40 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney misses short on a turnaround from close range | 47-40 |
| 17:20 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Bradley Kidd hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Vance Washington drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tony Musick | 49-40 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Rolland Stickney steals the ball from Jeremiah Janzen | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Shaiming Chu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tony Musick (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Dorsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rolland Stickney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rolland Stickney | 51-40 |
| 15:19 | Akron | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Andreas Esposito (SG), Bobby Ward (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF), Clarence Carter (C) Shaiming Chu, Vance Washington, Tony Musick, Victor Dorsey, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Sadiki Banda | 53-40 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins is called for a backcourt violation | 53-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harry Willis (C) Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito scores on a floater near the basket | 55-40 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Clifford Gendron - foul #4 on Clifford Gendron, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tony Musick (SF) Clifford Gendron | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (SF) Matthew White | |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Lovell - foul #1 on Larry Lovell, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Teachout (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG) Michael Strickland, Del Oliver | |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Larry Lovell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | Lloyd Casey steals it from Bobby Ward | 56-42 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Ward | 59-42 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Tony Musick is called for the reach on Lloyd Casey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Musick, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vance Washington (SG), Shaiming Chu (SF), Clarence Carter (C) Andreas Esposito, Tony Musick, Harry Willis | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew White (SF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 12:45 | Akron | Lee French hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 59-42 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 12:14 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward clanks a floater from close range | 59-42 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Larry Lovell pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Mario Teachout can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sadiki Banda (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Ward (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Teachout (fairly fresh) SG - Lloyd Casey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lovell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu is hacked by Matthew White - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Tony Musick (SF), Rolland Stickney (PF) Sadiki Banda, Shaiming Chu, Bobby Ward | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), David Jackson (C) Mario Teachout, Lloyd Casey, Matthew White, Larry Lovell, Lee French | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey (PF) Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:42 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vance Washington - foul #2 on Vance Washington, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG) Vance Washington | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:42 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Michael Strickland pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:03 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Bradley Kidd | 59-46 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Andreas Esposito | 61-46 |
| 09:25 | Akron | David Jackson comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Tony Musick - foul #2 on Tony Musick, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vance Washington (SG), Shaiming Chu (SF), Bobby Ward (PF), Harry Willis (C) Sadiki Banda, Tony Musick, Victor Dorsey, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, Ronald Hawkins | |
| 09:25 | Akron | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:25 | Akron | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu is hacked by Del Oliver - foul #1 on Del Oliver, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lee French (C) David Jackson | |
| 08:53 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 08:52 | Akron | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Harry Willis knocks away the 3 by Lloyd Casey | 61-47 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shaiming Chu and he's fouled by Lloyd Casey - foul #2 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter (C) Harry Willis | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (PF) John Thompson | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Lee French gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:04 | Akron | Matthew White knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Lovell | 63-50 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 07:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lloyd Casey | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vance Washington (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Ward (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:41 | Akron | Del Oliver's pass is intercepted by Vance Washington in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Del Oliver - foul #2 on Del Oliver, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sadiki Banda (PG), Victor Dorsey (SG), Tony Musick (SF), Clifford Gendron (PF) Andreas Esposito, Vance Washington, Shaiming Chu, Bobby Ward | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver, Matthew White | |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Clarence Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Larry Lovell blows the layup | 64-50 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Lee French snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Michael Strickland connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Janzen steps in front of the Sadiki Banda pass | 64-52 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen lays it in | 64-54 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Victor Dorsey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron tips it home | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Victor Dorsey picks off the pass by Bradley Kidd | 66-54 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Lovell - foul #2 on Larry Lovell, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (PG), Vance Washington (SG), Rolland Stickney (C) Sadiki Banda, Victor Dorsey, Clarence Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), David Jackson (C) Bradley Kidd, Larry Lovell, Lee French | |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Akron | Michael Strickland is fouled in the backcourt by Shaiming Chu - foul #3 on Shaiming Chu, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward (SF) Tony Musick | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:21 | Akron | Michael Strickland clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Clifford Gendron snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaiming Chu | 70-54 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 04:42 | Akron | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses the lay-in | 70-54 |
| 04:31 | Akron | David Jackson hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Rolland Stickney and the foul's on Jeremiah Janzen - foul #3 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito (PG), Victor Dorsey (SG), Harry Willis (C) Shaiming Chu, Vance Washington, Rolland Stickney | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), Matthew White (SF) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, John Thompson | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward misses the free throw | 72-56 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Matthew White grabs the board | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Bradley Kidd is fouled on the floor by Harry Willis - foul #1 on Harry Willis, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tony Musick (SF) Bobby Ward | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 03:33 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the offensive board | 72-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Andreas Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tony Musick (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Gendron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Willis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Bradley Kidd drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Matthew White | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 02:54 | Western Michigan | Tony Musick tips it back up and in | 74-59 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Matthew White is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Musick - foul #3 on Tony Musick, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu (SG), Bobby Ward (SF) Tony Musick, Clifford Gendron | |
| Subs | Akron | Del Oliver (SG) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 02:51 | Akron | Matthew White makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Harry Willis pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-60 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Matthew White takes the ball from Victor Dorsey | 74-60 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Del Oliver throws it down set up by Matthew White | 74-62 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Del Oliver's pass is intercepted by Shaiming Chu in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu misses long on a jumper from the right side | 77-62 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Shaiming Chu misses the tip | 77-62 |
| 01:24 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is hacked by Andreas Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney (C) Harry Willis | |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF) Del Oliver, Matthew White | |
| 01:22 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Rolland Stickney gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Ward | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #9 | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Bobby Ward gets the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Andreas Esposito runs out the clock | 79-62 |