| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Reginald Rabon inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Delrosario | 43-39 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Peter Gilbert blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Reginald Rabon is hacked by Chase Dalessio - foul #2 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Peter Perry denies the turnaround by John Cunningham | 45-39 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jake McKamey - foul #2 on Jake McKamey, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Reginald Rabon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 18:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Reginald Rabon | 45-40 |
| 17:37 | Akron | John Cunningham drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Delrosario | 45-42 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Peter Gilbert gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:58 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a floater from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 16:30 | Akron | Ryan Magno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 16:12 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Ewing steals it from Shilin Chu | 45-44 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Ivan Patel blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) PF - Ryan Magno (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Jake McKamey (SF) Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Kevin Kulik hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Delrosario | 47-50 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jake McKamey, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Kevin Kulik misses the dunk | 47-50 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Kevin Kulik can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Peter Gilbert can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kevin Graves | 47-50 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Gilbert - foul #2 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:05 | Akron | David Delrosario is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Magno (SF), James Brown (PF) Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik | |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | David Delrosario is called for the reach on Tracey Robichaud - foul #2 on David Delrosario, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF) David Delrosario, Peter Gilbert | |
| 13:39 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez makes the floater in the lane | 48-52 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is hacked by Ryan Magno - foul #3 on Ryan Magno, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Chase Dalessio, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (SG) John Cunningham | |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tracey Robichaud and he's fouled by Rogelio Vasquez - foul #3 on Rogelio Vasquez, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG) Tracey Robichaud | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Kevin Kulik misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:24 | Northern Illinois University | David Delrosario picks off the pass by Delbert Hutton | 51-52 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Reginald Rabon can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 12:18 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses short on a runner in the paint | 51-52 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 11:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Reginald Rabon | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Reginald Rabon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | David Delrosario takes the ball from Delbert Hutton | 51-52 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Ivan Patel hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Delrosario | 51-54 |
| 10:59 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Peter Gilbert makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 10:25 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu is hacked by David Delrosario - foul #3 on David Delrosario, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) Ivan Patel, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jake McKamey and the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:48 | Akron | John Cunningham knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Vasquez | 54-59 |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses long on a floater from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Ryan Magno snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:07 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Chase Dalessio - foul #3 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG) Michael Ewing | |
| 08:55 | Akron | Ryan Magno hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 54-61 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-61 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves tips it but misses | 54-61 |
| 08:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Magno | 54-61 |
| 08:25 | Akron | James Brown blows the layup | 54-61 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry loses the dribble to Ivan Patel | 54-61 |
| 07:44 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry grabs the board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Graves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Magno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry travels with the ball | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Rogelio Vasquez, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Peter Gilbert knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Patel and the foul's on Matthew Conner - foul #2 on Matthew Conner, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG) Ivan Patel | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Peter Gilbert makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu drills a jump hook from close range set up by Rance Banda | 56-64 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Craig Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Kulik - foul #1 on Craig Jones, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| 06:48 | Akron | Kevin Kulik makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Kevin Kulik makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton is fouled on the floor by Reginald Rabon - foul #1 on Reginald Rabon, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG) Rance Banda | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Kevin Kulik snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 06:14 | Akron | John Cunningham hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Rabon | 56-69 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-69 |
| 05:58 | Akron | David Delrosario gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Kevin Kulik comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu banks in the layup on a nice dish by Delbert Hutton | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Reginald Rabon connects on the 3 from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Akron | John Cunningham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Kevin Kulik gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 04:12 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Jake McKamey - foul #4 on Jake McKamey, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| 04:12 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:12 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Peter Perry takes the ball from John Cunningham | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio's pass is intercepted by David Delrosario | 62-74 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Peter Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-74 |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones (PF) Kevin Graves | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves (PF) Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 02:40 | Akron | John Cunningham knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Rabon | 62-77 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-77 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 02:26 | Akron | John Cunningham comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 02:25 | Akron | David Delrosario tips it but misses | 62-77 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is fouled on the floor by Reginald Rabon - foul #2 on Reginald Rabon, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Michael Ewing misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-77 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Craig Jones | 64-77 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner (C) Kevin Graves | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:28 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Patel | 64-80 |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-80 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Ryan Magno can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-80 |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton grabs the board | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-80 |
| 00:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rogelio Vasquez | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Michael Ewing comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-80 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu loses the dribble to Ryan Magno | 66-80 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ivan Patel runs out the clock | 66-80 |