| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Charles Park loses the dribble to Melvin Rohde | 38-24 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill loses the dribble to Charles Park | 38-24 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Robert Winkfield misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Russell Bucholz connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Winkfield and he's fouled by Thomas Huckins - foul #2 on Thomas Huckins, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh (PF) Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:38 | Akron | Russell Bucholz makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:26 | Western Michigan | Mauricio Gallo takes the ball from Thomas Huckins | 38-27 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Robert Winkfield is whistled for a carry | 38-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Phillip Hoover (C) Paul Gill, Thomas Huckins, Dennis Tobin, Melvin Rohde | |
| Subs | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi (PG), Enam Ahluwalia (SF), Jimmy Newell (PF), John Spero (C) Robert Winkfield, Mauricio Gallo, Vladimir Ignowski, Charles Park | |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Bob Woods - foul #3 on Bob Woods, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas (SF) Bob Woods | |
| Subs | Akron | Mauricio Gallo (SF) Russell Bucholz | |
| 17:24 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-27 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joey Pugh | 40-27 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia is hacked by Tommy Thomas - foul #2 on Tommy Thomas, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Joseph Williams, Justin Marks, Tommy Thomas, Joey Pugh, Phillip Hoover | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Vladimir Ignowski (PF), Charles Park (C) Wilfredo Rossi, Enam Ahluwalia, Jimmy Newell, John Spero | |
| 16:30 | Akron | Charles Park drills a fadeaway in the lane | 40-29 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde drills a jump hook from close range | 42-29 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses the easy layup | 42-29 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Robert Winkfield gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Tobin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 42-29 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Huckins | 44-29 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Charles Park misses the easy open layup | 44-29 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aoki | 47-29 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Russell Bucholz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Joey Pugh (PF), Phillip Hoover (C) Paul Gill, Thomas Huckins, Dennis Tobin, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (PG), Wilfredo Rossi (SG), Enam Ahluwalia (SF), Jimmy Newell (PF), John Spero (C) Robert Winkfield, Russell Bucholz, Mauricio Gallo, Vladimir Ignowski, Charles Park | |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Fa Shih steals it from Joey Pugh | 47-29 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Fa Shih throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover's fadeaway is rejected by John Spero | 47-29 |
| 13:26 | Akron | John Spero grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Jimmy Newell is hacked by Joey Pugh - foul #2 on Joey Pugh, team foul #4 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki (PF), Tommy Thomas (C) Joey Pugh, Phillip Hoover | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:06 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Fa Shih | 47-31 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Jimmy Newell denies the turnaround by Justin Marks | 47-31 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki can't tip it in | 47-31 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki gets the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 12:28 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Fa Shih is hacked by Joseph Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG), Thomas Huckins (SG), Melvin Rohde (C) Joseph Williams, Bob Woods, Justin Marks | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Stephen Briley (PF), Charles Park (C) Wilfredo Rossi, Enam Ahluwalia, Jimmy Newell, John Spero | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Robert Winkfield's layup is rejected by Tommy Thomas | 49-31 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-31 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Thomas | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gabriel Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huckins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Aoki (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fa Shih (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Briley (fresh) C - Charles Park (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Akron | Fa Shih lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Briley | 52-33 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-33 |
| 11:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 52-33 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Stephen Briley clanks a jump hook from close range | 52-33 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Stephen Briley tips it in | 52-35 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gabriel Floyd | 54-35 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Fa Shih lays it up and in set up by Russell Bucholz and he's hacked by Melvin Rohde - foul #2 on Melvin Rohde, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Bob Woods (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF), Joey Pugh (PF), Phillip Hoover (C) Gabriel Floyd, Thomas Huckins, Tommy Thomas, Dikembe Aoki, Melvin Rohde | |
| Subs | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi (SG), Mauricio Gallo (SF), Vladimir Ignowski (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Robert Winkfield, Russell Bucholz, Stephen Briley, Charles Park | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Fa Shih makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Gill | 57-38 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia (SG) Fa Shih | |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Bob Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Bob Woods - foul #4 on Bob Woods, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Justin Marks (SG) Bob Woods | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:12 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses the free throw | 57-40 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 08:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mauricio Gallo | 57-40 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG), Melvin Rohde (C) Paul Gill, Phillip Hoover | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin tips it in | 59-40 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Justin Marks is called for the reach on Enam Ahluwalia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Marks, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins (SG) Dennis Tobin | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), John Spero (C) Wilfredo Rossi, Vladimir Ignowski, Jimmy Newell | |
| 08:16 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Robert Winkfield grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Robert Winkfield is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #9 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bob Woods (SG), Dennis Tobin (SF) Thomas Huckins, Justin Marks | |
| Subs | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski (PF), Charles Park (C) Enam Ahluwalia, John Spero | |
| 07:52 | Akron | Robert Winkfield makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Robert Winkfield makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Park - foul #2 on Charles Park, team foul #1 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Dikembe Aoki (PF) Dennis Tobin, Joey Pugh | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Briley (PF) Vladimir Ignowski | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Melvin Rohde misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Stephen Briley snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Aoki (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Melvin Rohde (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stephen Briley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo travels in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Newell (PF) Stephen Briley | |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Gill makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bob Woods | 62-43 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Russell Bucholz drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Park and the foul's on Bob Woods - foul #5 on Bob Woods, team foul #10 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Phillip Hoover (PF) Bob Woods, Joseph Williams, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (PG), Wilfredo Rossi (SF) Robert Winkfield, Mauricio Gallo | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Russell Bucholz misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:55 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Wilfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rossi, team foul #2 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG) Paul Gill | |
| Subs | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia (SF), John Spero (C) Russell Bucholz, Charles Park | |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Marks - foul #2 on Justin Marks, team foul #11 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Briley (PF) Jimmy Newell | |
| 06:29 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-47 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Stephen Briley gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Fa Shih throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Joey Pugh (PF), Tommy Thomas (C) Justin Marks, Phillip Hoover, Melvin Rohde | |
| Subs | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski (PF) Stephen Briley | |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Fa Shih gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wilfredo Rossi | 64-49 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Thomas Huckins is fouled on the floor by John Spero - foul #2 on John Spero, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Gill (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), Justin Marks (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Melvin Rohde (C) Gabriel Floyd, Thomas Huckins, Dennis Tobin, Joey Pugh, Tommy Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Mauricio Gallo (SF), Jimmy Newell (PF), Charles Park (C) Fa Shih, Wilfredo Rossi, Enam Ahluwalia, Vladimir Ignowski, John Spero | |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmy Newell - foul #2 on Jimmy Newell, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Jimmy Newell gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Charles Park makes the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Winkfield | 65-51 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Winkfield is called for the reach on Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Robert Winkfield, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin (SF), Phillip Hoover (PF) Justin Marks, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Dennis Tobin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Tobin, team foul #12 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gabriel Floyd (PG), Justin Marks (SF), Joey Pugh (C) Paul Gill, Dennis Tobin, Melvin Rohde | |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (PG), Wilfredo Rossi (SG), Enam Ahluwalia (SF), Melvin Slaughter (C) Robert Winkfield, Russell Bucholz, Mauricio Gallo, Charles Park | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gabriel Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Marks (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Phillip Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Pugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fa Shih (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfredo Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Enam Ahluwalia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Slaughter (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Fa Shih's pass is intercepted by Joey Pugh in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 03:02 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Fa Shih is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Floyd - foul #1 on Gabriel Floyd, team foul #13 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas (SF) Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | John Spero (C) Melvin Slaughter | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Fa Shih makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Fa Shih makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover loses the dribble to Enam Ahluwalia | 67-53 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Joey Pugh takes the ball from Wilfredo Rossi | 67-53 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Enam Ahluwalia steals it from Justin Marks | 67-53 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Fa Shih blows the layup | 67-53 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jimmy Newell can't tip it in | 67-53 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Joey Pugh snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 67-53 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Jimmy Newell is hacked by Justin Marks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Marks, team foul #14 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams (PG) Gabriel Floyd | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Jimmy Newell makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Jimmy Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Marks | 70-54 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Fa Shih is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Williams - foul #4 on Joseph Williams, team foul #15 | 70-54 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Fa Shih misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Fa Shih misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Phillip Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-54 |
| 00:46 | Akron | John Spero gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Jimmy Newell can't throw it down | 70-54 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi misses the tip | 70-54 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Jimmy Newell pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-54 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Joseph Williams gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Justin Marks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Tommy Thomas can't tip it in | 70-54 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia misses long on a fullcourt shot | 70-54 |