| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the shot from the right side | 37-38 |
| 19:39 | Akron | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Von Belski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Rodriguez | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Guillermo Ortiz steals the ball from Reynaldo Rodriguez | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | Akron | John Stewart clanks a floater from the right block | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Guillermo Ortiz - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Stewart | 39-39 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Robert White | |
| 17:25 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Von Belski pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:58 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore's pass is intercepted by John Cunningham | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Jeffrey Salcedo picks off the pass by Von Belski | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erick Wright | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | John Cunningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Akron | John Cunningham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Erick Wright - foul #2 on Erick Wright, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (SG), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Robert White (C) Erick Wright, Troy Moore, Emmett Osborne, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 15:24 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert White | 41-42 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Peters | 43-47 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Franklin Monty is called for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG), Dema Zorc (SF) John Cunningham, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (PG) Paul Allen | |
| 13:55 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters loses the dribble to Franklin Monty | 43-47 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Dema Zorc drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Guillermo Ortiz | 46-47 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Ivan Patel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | John Stewart steals the ball from Troy Moore | 46-47 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Franklin Monty is hacked by Troy Moore - foul #1 on Troy Moore, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) Franklin Monty, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF), Jeffrey Salcedo (C) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison, Robert White | |
| 12:06 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Erick Wright and the foul's on Peter Gilbert - foul #3 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF) Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (SG) Troy Moore | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Akron | Von Belski connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ewing | 48-50 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is fouled on the floor by Michael Ewing - foul #1 on Michael Ewing, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Erick Wright | 48-53 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Von Belski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 51-53 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Michigan | Franklin Monty steps in front of the Erick Wright pass in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Franklin Monty hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne knocks in the floater from close range | 54-55 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Erick Wright is called for the reach on Franklin Monty - foul #3 on Erick Wright, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Walter Allison (PF), Robert White (C) Paul Allen, Scott Cooper, Emmett Osborne, Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| 09:15 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Patel | 56-55 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 08:56 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:40 | Akron | John Cunningham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Stewart - foul #3 on John Stewart, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF) Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG) Erick Wright | |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:49 | Akron | John Cunningham drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 07:28 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-56 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White blows the layup but he's hacked by Dewey Jones - foul #2 on Dewey Jones, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Von Belski (SF), Dema Zorc (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Gilberto Ferrari, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF) Paul Allen, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Walter Allison | |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Von Belski blows the layup | 59-56 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Dema Zorc snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Franklin Monty clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Peter Gilbert tips it in | 61-56 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Von Belski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Franklin Monty steps in front of the Erick Wright pass | 61-56 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Dewey Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Von Belski | 63-56 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Michigan | Franklin Monty steals the ball from Emmett Osborne | 63-56 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Franklin Monty banks in the layup | 65-56 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Troy Moore, Robert White | |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Von Belski takes the ball from Emmett Osborne | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Akron | Dewey Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Peters - foul #3 on Mark Peters, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Akron | Dewey Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo misses badly on a runner near the basket | 66-59 |
| 02:48 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Von Belski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Guillermo Ortiz | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-61 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Von Belski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | Von Belski steals the ball from Emmett Osborne | 68-61 |
| 01:29 | Akron | John Stewart misses the lay-in | 68-61 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Salcedo | 68-61 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo travels with the ball | 68-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert White (C) Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | John Cunningham travels with the ball | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Mark Peters is called for the reach on John Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Peters, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (SG), Dema Zorc (PF) Dewey Jones, John Stewart | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz is hacked by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz is hacked by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Dema Zorc grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dema Zorc is fouled in the backcourt by Erick Wright - foul #4 on Erick Wright, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dema Zorc makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dema Zorc makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Peters | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Von Belski is fouled in the backcourt by Erick Wright - foul #5 on Erick Wright, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG) Erick Wright | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Peters | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), John Stewart (PF) Franklin Monty, Dema Zorc | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Paul Allen is called for the reach on Guillermo Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Emmett Osborne | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Von Belski runs out the clock | 72-70 |