| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fresh) SG - Orlando Trevino (fresh) SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) PF - Eric Scott (fresh) C - Joey Pugh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Joey Pugh is denied by Ethan Wagner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Russell Bucholz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Charles Park misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Paul Gill - foul #1 on Paul Gill, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Charles Park makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Charles Park makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Russell Bucholz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott clanks a turnaround from the left block | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Stewart Moses knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frances Harris | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Frances Harris steps in front of the Paul Gill pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Frances Harris lays it in | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Stewart Moses steps in front of the Paul Gill pass | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Stewart Moses lays it up and in | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott drills a shot from the left side | 8-7 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Stewart Moses buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frances Harris | 11-7 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ethan Wagner - foul #1 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Frances Harris, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Michael Tutor (C) Paul Gill, Orlando Trevino, Dennis Tobin, Joey Pugh | |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:24 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Dikembe Afshari steps in front of the Roger Bissett pass in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch throws it down on a nice dish by Dikembe Afshari | 11-11 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Roger Bissett buries a jump hook from close range | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fa Shih (fresh) PF - Rodney Reed (fresh) C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tumaini Accomando (fresh) SF - Paul Branch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tutor (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Rodney Reed gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Jerry Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Claud Koslowski (PG), Tom Broadnax (C) Fa Shih, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Branch, Eric Scott | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Jerry Barton picks off the pass by Michael Tutor | 13-11 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Jerry Barton lays it in | 15-11 |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Afshari | 15-14 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Roger Bissett can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 15-14 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Tom Broadnax grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Jerry Barton hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari is fouled on the floor by Claud Koslowski - foul #1 on Claud Koslowski, team foul #2 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Claud Koslowski, Jerry Barton, Roger Bissett, Rodney Reed, Tom Broadnax | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Orlando Trevino (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Joey Pugh (C) Dikembe Afshari, Tumaini Accomando, Dennis Tobin, Michael Tutor, Melvin Rohde | |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Ethan Wagner denies the turnaround by Dikembe Aoki | 18-14 |
| 13:49 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | Paul Branch drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Roy Lute | 18-16 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Frances Harris is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 13:21 | Western Michigan | Russell Bucholz is called for the reach on Dikembe Aoki - foul #1 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| 13:09 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Charles Park misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Orlando Trevino | 18-18 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Dikembe Aoki is called for the reach on Frances Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #2 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SG), Tom Broadnax (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Eric Scott (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Roy Lute, Paul Branch, Dikembe Aoki, Joey Pugh | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Frances Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Fa Shih | 20-18 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde misses the runner in the lane | 20-18 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Jimmy Newell snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fa Shih (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stewart Moses (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tom Broadnax (fresh) C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Orlando Trevino (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Tobin (tiring) PF - Eric Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Frances Harris is hacked by Paul Gill - foul #2 on Paul Gill, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Claud Koslowski (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF) Frances Harris, Stewart Moses, Tom Broadnax | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (PG), Paul Branch (SF), Michael Tutor (C) Paul Gill, Dennis Tobin, Melvin Rohde | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Fa Shih is hacked by Dikembe Afshari - foul #1 on Dikembe Afshari, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (SG), Charles Park (C) Fa Shih, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando (SG) Orlando Trevino | |
| 11:05 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott buries a runner from close range | 20-20 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Charles Park blows the layup | 20-20 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Ethan Wagner tips it in | 22-20 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando is fouled on the floor by Jerry Barton - foul #1 on Jerry Barton, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Rodney Reed (PF), Tom Broadnax (C) Jerry Barton, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Tumaini Accomando, Paul Branch, Eric Scott, Michael Tutor | |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Roy Lute connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Afshari | 22-22 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Melvin Rohde steals it from Roger Bissett in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 09:40 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Rohde | 22-22 |
| 09:29 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Roger Bissett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Tobin - foul #1 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Stewart Moses (SF) Claud Koslowski, Tom Broadnax | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino (SG) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Orlando Trevino | 23-24 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Orlando Trevino is called for the reach on Russell Bucholz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Orlando Trevino, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Ethan Wagner (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Roger Bissett, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando (PG), Michael Tutor (PF), Joey Pugh (C) Roy Lute, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Tumaini Accomando | 23-24 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses the easy layup | 23-24 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Orlando Trevino | 23-26 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Stewart Moses is hacked by Dennis Tobin - foul #2 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (SG), Tom Broadnax (PF), Charles Park (C) Russell Bucholz, Ethan Wagner, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Dikembe Afshari (SG), Paul Branch (SF), Eric Scott (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Tumaini Accomando, Orlando Trevino, Dennis Tobin, Michael Tutor, Joey Pugh | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Barton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Broadnax (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Roy Lute (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 07:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 24-26 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 07:04 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Park | 24-26 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Charles Park is called for traveling | 24-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF) Frances Harris, Stewart Moses, Tom Broadnax | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino (SG), Dikembe Aoki (PF) Roy Lute, Eric Scott | |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Roger Bissett picks off the pass by Dikembe Afshari | 24-26 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Roger Bissett lays it in | 26-26 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Jerry Barton takes the ball from Melvin Rohde | 26-26 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Charles Park connects on the open jump hook from the left block set up by Jerry Barton | 28-26 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Orlando Trevino, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Tom Broadnax (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Jerry Barton, Rodney Reed, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Lute (PG), Tumaini Accomando (SG), Michael Tutor (SF), Eric Scott (PF), Joey Pugh (C) Dikembe Afshari, Orlando Trevino, Paul Branch, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| 05:23 | Akron | Roy Lute steals it from Roger Bissett in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Jimmy Newell pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Tom Broadnax misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Fa Shih tips it home | 30-26 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Fa Shih is called for the reach on Michael Tutor - foul #1 on Fa Shih, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Ethan Wagner (PF) Roger Bissett, Fa Shih | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 30-26 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Russell Bucholz snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Russell Bucholz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Afshari (SG), Paul Branch (SF) Roy Lute, Joey Pugh | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Tom Broadnax - foul #1 on Tom Broadnax, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Claud Koslowski (PG), Stewart Moses (SF), Rodney Reed (C) Frances Harris, Tom Broadnax, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Rodney Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Rodney Reed snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Claud Koslowski (fresh) SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ethan Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tumaini Accomando (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Afshari (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Paul Branch (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Eric Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tutor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Claud Koslowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Rodney Reed can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Tumaini Accomando grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Michael Tutor's layup is rejected by Rodney Reed | 32-29 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Eric Scott tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Russell Bucholz throws it down on a nice dish by Claud Koslowski | 34-31 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Russell Bucholz steps in front of the Tumaini Accomando pass | 34-31 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Claud Koslowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Rodney Reed gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Stewart Moses hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Claud Koslowski | 36-31 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Tom Broadnax (PF), Charles Park (C) Claud Koslowski, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Orlando Trevino (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Tumaini Accomando, Dikembe Afshari, Paul Branch, Eric Scott, Michael Tutor | |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino is hacked by Roger Bissett - foul #1 on Roger Bissett, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Orlando Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Tom Broadnax clanks a floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Roger Bissett gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Roger Bissett is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint | 38-33 |