| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) SG - Robert Coker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) SF - Robert Gee (fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Alan Hallman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Nakano | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum scores on a shot in the paint set up by Marshall Doles | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Alan Hallman gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Alan Hallman loses the dribble to Marshall Doles | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic double dribbles | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nakano - foul #1 on Jerry Nakano, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles is called for 5 seconds | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Robert Gee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (C) Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Jerry Nakano snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Robert Gee is hacked by Marshall Doles - foul #1 on Marshall Doles, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Dennis Hitt (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic hits a 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) PF - Timothy Bridges (fresh) C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Gee (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Alan Hallman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | The refs have stopped play. Timothy Bridges is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 4-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SF), Nicholas Weber (C) Timothy Bridges, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG), Billy Dudley (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Owen Butler (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Stewart | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Owen Butler is hacked by Nicholas Weber - foul #1 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Blake Ryan, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:03 | Akron | Nicholas Weber swats the layup by Otha Zaspel | 4-5 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Owen Butler - foul #1 on Owen Butler, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG) Woodrow Nicks | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Owen Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 6-8 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marshall Doles | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Akron | David Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | Akron | David Stewart pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Owen Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Tatum | 12-8 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Otha Zaspel clanks a floater from the right block | 12-8 |
| 13:14 | Akron | David Stewart tips it but misses | 12-8 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tatum | 12-8 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum is hacked by Ernest Hedin - foul #1 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), David Sarris (SF), Lance Johnson (PF), Dennis Hitt (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Anthony Heckler, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Billy Dudley, Otha Zaspel, Owen Butler | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lance Johnson | 14-8 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses the shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan is whistled for traveling | 14-8 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Alan Hallman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG) Woodrow Nicks, David Sarris | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Blake Ryan (fresh) PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Alan Hallman (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson can't tip it in | 14-8 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt tips it but misses | 14-8 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson hits the follow up shot | 16-8 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Michael Mason is fouled on the floor by Lance Johnson - foul #1 on Lance Johnson, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Blake Ryan, Lance Johnson, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:50 | Akron | Jerry Nakano clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 16-8 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Heckler | 19-8 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Robert Gee is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Weber - foul #2 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson (C) Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (C) Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Alan Hallman | |
| 10:20 | Akron | Otha Zaspel is whistled for traveling | 19-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (SG) Michael Mason | |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Robert Coker is blocked by Billy Dudley | 19-8 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the tip | 19-8 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Owen Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Billy Dudley double dribbles | 19-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG) Marshall Doles | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG) Jerry Nakano | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Hedin - foul #2 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Dennis Hitt (C) Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the offensive board | 19-8 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Michael Mason - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #5 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris (SF) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF), Alan Hallman (C) Owen Butler, Otha Zaspel | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the free throw | 22-8 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Billy Dudley buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Gee | 22-10 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Brunon Stanojevic picks off the pass by David Sarris | 22-10 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic dunks the ball | 22-12 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Hallman - foul #1 on Alan Hallman, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, David Sarris | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG) Billy Dudley | |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Michael Mason connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Nakano and the foul's on Anthony Heckler - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson (PF) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (SG), Owen Butler (SF) Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the dunk attempt | 24-15 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Alan Hallman snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Hallman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Akron | David Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-15 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker is whistled for a carry | 24-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF) Kenneth Tatum, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 06:39 | Akron | David Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the turnaround in the paint | 24-15 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson tips it back up and in | 26-15 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Jerry Nakano connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler hits the finger roll | 28-18 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Billy Dudley is fouled on the floor by Blake Ryan - foul #1 on Blake Ryan, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), James Cumberbatch (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Jerry Nakano, David Stewart, Owen Butler | |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Cumberbatch is called for the reach on Brunon Stanojevic - foul #1 on James Cumberbatch, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt (C) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Heckler | 28-19 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-19 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler can't tip it in | 28-19 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Gee - foul #1 on Robert Gee, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Mason (PF) Otha Zaspel | |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Anthony Heckler steps in front of the Alan Hallman pass | 30-19 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Gee is called for the reach on Kenneth Tatum - foul #2 on Robert Gee, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG) James Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (PG), Thomas Hall (SF) Billy Dudley, Robert Gee | |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Alan Hallman pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Tatum - foul #1 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Nicholas Weber (C) Blake Ryan, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Robert Gee (SF) David Stewart, Alan Hallman | |
| 03:56 | Akron | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Coker | 30-20 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Lance Johnson (PF) Woodrow Nicks, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Robert Gee knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Mason | 30-22 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the follow up shot | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Owen Butler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Owen Butler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 32-22 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Weber | 35-22 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Jerry Nakano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Coker - foul #1 on Robert Coker, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SF) Kenneth Tatum | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SG), Alan Hallman (C) Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Nakano - foul #2 on Jerry Nakano, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF) Owen Butler, Michael Mason | |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Billy Dudley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Alan Hallman hits the follow up shot | 37-26 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 01:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Otha Zaspel | 37-26 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Otha Zaspel scores on a shot near the basket set up by Alan Hallman and he's hacked by Blake Ryan - foul #2 on Blake Ryan, team foul #10 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), David Sarris (SF), Dennis Hitt (PF) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG) Jerry Nakano | |
| 01:39 | Akron | Otha Zaspel makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris double dribbles | 37-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF) Ernest Hedin, Alan Hallman | |
| 01:06 | Akron | Michael Mason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-29 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF) Blake Ryan, David Sarris, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG) David Stewart | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Billy Dudley loses the dribble to Anthony Heckler | 37-29 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 37-29 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Robert Gee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-29 |