| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kovar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Von Belski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Von Belski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tracey Robichaud - foul #2 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Von Belski misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 19:23 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Chase Dalessio - foul #3 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| 19:23 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:23 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses badly on a floater from close range | 30-32 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Dewey Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tracey Robichaud - foul #3 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG) Tracey Robichaud | |
| 18:38 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 32-37 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Dewey Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:48 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 17:47 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Sean Wade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Dewey Jones tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Rance Banda | 32-39 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Von Belski clanks a jump hook in the paint | 32-39 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jake McKamey | 32-39 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 17:04 | Akron | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dewey Jones and he's hacked by Rance Banda - foul #1 on Rance Banda, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Peter Gilbert (PF) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Clark (SF), Timothy Harris (PF), Craig Jones (C) Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, John Kovar | |
| 16:44 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 34-39 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark's floater is tipped away by Guillermo Ortiz | 34-39 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Peter Gilbert gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Patel | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shilin Chu | 36-42 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Ivan Patel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gilberto Ferrari and the foul's on Timothy Harris - foul #1 on Timothy Harris, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Von Belski (SF) Dewey Jones, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:06 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Von Belski connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Patel and the foul's on David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (PF) Gilberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey (SF) Craig Jones | |
| 14:45 | Akron | Von Belski makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #2 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar (C) David Clark | |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:12 | Akron | John Cunningham comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jake McKamey - foul #1 on Jake McKamey, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Ryan Magno (C) Ivan Patel, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF) Timothy Harris | |
| 14:12 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:12 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:52 | Akron | John Cunningham hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 13:46 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 46-49 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Sean Wade knocks in the floater from close range | 48-49 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves's fadeaway is rejected by Dewey Jones | 48-49 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:47 | Akron | John Cunningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Sean Wade snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Ryan Magno can't throw it down but the foul's on John Kovar - foul #1 on John Kovar, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), David Clark (PF), Timothy Harris (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Kevin Graves, John Kovar | |
| 12:28 | Akron | Ryan Magno makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Ryan Magno misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Dewey Jones takes the ball from Jake McKamey | 49-49 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Dewey Jones lays it up and in | 51-49 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rance Banda | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Magno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Ivan Patel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gilberto Ferrari | 54-51 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rance Banda | 54-53 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz drills a floater in the paint | 56-53 |
| 10:53 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #3 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Sean Wade (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Dewey Jones, Ryan Magno, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Kevin Graves (PF) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda, Jake McKamey | |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark is hacked by Gilberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF) Michael Ewing | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 56-55 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Ivan Patel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Sean Wade tips it in | 58-55 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Ivan Patel loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SF), Craig Jones (PF), John Kovar (C) David Clark, Kevin Graves, Timothy Harris | |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Dewey Jones takes the ball from Shilin Chu | 58-55 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Dewey Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shilin Chu | 58-57 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Dewey Jones knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 60-57 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar buries a floater from the right block set up by Chase Dalessio and he's fouled by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #4 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (SF), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Von Belski, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), David Clark (PF) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Craig Jones | |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-60 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kovar (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Dema Zorc clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 07:15 | Akron | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Dewey Jones buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gilberto Ferrari | 62-60 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dema Zorc | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF) John Kovar | |
| 06:50 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses the fadeaway near the basket | 62-60 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses short on a shot in the lane | 62-60 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari loses the ball out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (PF) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda | |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio loses the dribble to Michael Ewing | 62-60 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Sean Wade is whistled for a carry | 62-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar (C) David Clark | |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Jake McKamey is called for the reach on Ivan Patel - foul #2 on Jake McKamey, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Peter Gilbert (C) Michael Ewing, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SF), Timothy Harris (PF) Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Kovar, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Ivan Patel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Clark (SF) Shilin Chu | |
| 04:21 | Akron | John Kovar denies the turnaround by Dewey Jones | 64-63 |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 64-63 |
| 03:58 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-63 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Sean Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Von Belski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kovar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Dewey Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Wade | 67-63 |
| 03:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Cunningham steps in front of the Tracey Robichaud pass | 67-63 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Von Belski lays it up and in set up by John Cunningham | 69-63 |
| 02:58 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF) Timothy Harris, John Kovar | |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 02:39 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Von Belski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Sean Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Sean Wade clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jake McKamey | 69-65 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud clanks a shot from the left side | 69-65 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Dewey Jones snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:33 | Akron | John Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Von Belski misses the tip | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Sean Wade blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Graves - foul #2 on Kevin Graves, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar (C) David Clark | |
| 01:21 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to John Kovar | 70-65 |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Graves | 70-67 |
| 00:50 | Akron | John Cunningham banks in the layup | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is whistled for a carry | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Chase Dalessio is called for the reach on Dewey Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Sean Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Shilin Chu - foul #3 on Shilin Chu, team foul #14 | 74-67 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Shilin Chu is called for the reach on Sean Wade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shilin Chu, team foul #15 | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves drills a 3 from the left corner | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Sean Wade is hacked by Shilin Chu in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shilin Chu, team foul #16 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Shilin Chu | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Dewey Jones - foul #3 on Dewey Jones, team foul #7 | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda makes the 3rd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:08 | Akron | John Cunningham is hacked by Rance Banda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rance Banda, team foul #17 | 79-72 |
| 00:08 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Wade is called for the reach on Kevin Graves - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz grabs the board | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz runs out the clock | 81-72 |