| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Everett Turcios (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Thomason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dong Ming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Oliver Owen takes the ball from Samuel Burns | 40-34 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Allen Thomason - foul #1 on Allen Thomason, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Burns | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses badly on a shot from the left block | 40-35 |
| 18:57 | Akron | James Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Oliver Owen tips it in | 40-37 |
| 18:06 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Everett Turcios | 43-37 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Larochelle - foul #1 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Luther Youngblood (PF), Fabian Mancini (C) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Joseph Bouton's layup is rejected by Fabian Mancini | 45-37 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Travis July - foul #1 on Travis July, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson (SF) Samuel Burns | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Joseph Bouton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wimbush | 47-39 |
| 16:04 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini grabs the board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dallas McGlumphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luther Youngblood (fresh) 10 pts. C - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Timothy Hudson is called for the reach on Scott Zeliff - foul #3 on Timothy Hudson, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Campagna (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Dong Ming (C) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Jerry Parodi (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Jerrell Lima (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Jerrell Lima comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dong Ming - foul #3 on Dong Ming, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Jerrell Lima misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Jerrell Lima misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Jerry Parodi grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dong Ming | 49-39 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Jerrell Lima is hacked by Christopher Campagna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Campagna, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Jerry Parodi steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF), Steven Zanis (C) Oliver Owen, Jerrell Lima | |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | Jerry Parodi is called for the reach on Radman Dudzinski - foul #2 on Jerry Parodi, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Fabian Mancini (C) Christopher Campagna, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG) Mark Gibbs | |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bouton - foul #2 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Porter (SG) Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Oliver Owen (PF) Joseph Bouton, Jerry Parodi | |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood hits a shot in the paint | 51-39 |
| 13:02 | Akron | James Olsen connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis July | 51-42 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson is hacked by Steven Zanis - foul #2 on Steven Zanis, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini banks in the layup on a great pass from Everett Turcios | 53-42 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Paul Wimbush blows the dunk but he's fouled by Radman Dudzinski - foul #1 on Radman Dudzinski, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Christopher Campagna (SG), Dong Ming (C) Everett Turcios, Joe Porter, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG) Travis July | |
| 12:12 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Dallas McGlumphy | 55-42 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Robert Taylor can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dong Ming - foul #4 on Dong Ming, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson (SF), Fabian Mancini (C) Samuel Burns, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG) Joseph Bouton | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dallas McGlumphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Campagna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Michigan | Christopher Campagna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Scott Zeliff scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Olsen | 55-46 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dallas McGlumphy | 58-46 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Paul Wimbush can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Paul Wimbush pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 58-48 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini tips it home | 60-48 |
| 09:57 | Akron | James Olsen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 60-50 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy's pass is intercepted by James Olsen in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Olsen | 60-52 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Joe Porter (C) Dallas McGlumphy, Christopher Campagna, Timothy Hudson, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor, Paul Wimbush | |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Chris Larochelle gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Chris Larochelle is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason (SG) Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Steven Zanis snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Chris Larochelle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | Joe Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Oliver Owen snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Luther Youngblood picks off the pass by Oliver Owen in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Joseph Bouton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Chris Larochelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Everett Turcios (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Thomason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luther Youngblood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chris Larochelle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Chris Larochelle lays it in on a great pass from Steven Zanis and he's fouled by Samuel Burns - foul #1 on Samuel Burns, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kenny (PG), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Dong Ming (C) Everett Turcios, Luther Youngblood, Joe Porter | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Jerry Parodi (PF), Jerrell Lima (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Chris Larochelle misses the free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Dong Ming grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Burns | 66-54 |
| 07:01 | Akron | James Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kenny - foul #2 on Thomas Kenny, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG) Thomas Kenny | |
| Subs | Akron | Oliver Owen (PF) Chris Larochelle | |
| 07:01 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:01 | Akron | James Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:01 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dong Ming | 66-55 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy loses the dribble to James Olsen | 66-55 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 06:29 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses long on a floater from the right block | 66-55 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Jerrell Lima gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Mark Gibbs is hacked by Allen Thomason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Thomason, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Campagna (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Luther Youngblood (PF), Fabian Mancini (C) Dallas McGlumphy, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski, Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Steven Zanis (C) Oliver Owen, Jerrell Lima | |
| 05:57 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson is fouled on the floor by Scott Zeliff - foul #1 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Paul Wimbush (PF) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Jerry Parodi | |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Paul Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Porter - foul #1 on Joe Porter, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG) Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (C) Steven Zanis | |
| 05:16 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Joseph Bouton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Joe Porter is blocked by Paul Wimbush | 66-56 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Porter | 66-56 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Travis July takes the ball from Christopher Campagna | 66-56 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Joseph Bouton lays it in set up by Travis July | 66-58 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hudson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Joseph Bouton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Joseph Bouton grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Hudson - foul #4 on Timothy Hudson, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Luther Youngblood (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF), Dong Ming (C) Everett Turcios, Christopher Campagna, Timothy Hudson, Joe Porter, Fabian Mancini | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Jerrell Lima (C) Joseph Bouton, Travis July, Paul Wimbush | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Samuel Burns buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dallas McGlumphy | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dallas McGlumphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Youngblood (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Burns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Radman Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dong Ming (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Scott Zeliff (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerrell Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Dallas McGlumphy is called for the reach on James Olsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dallas McGlumphy, team foul #12 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor, Jerrell Lima | |
| 03:36 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 03:36 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Gibbs - foul #2 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Steven Zanis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (SF) Chris Larochelle | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Luther Youngblood - foul #3 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini (PF) Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG) Mark Gibbs | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Steven Zanis's fadeaway is rejected by Fabian Mancini | 72-62 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Steven Zanis snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Samuel Burns steals the ball from Oliver Owen | 72-62 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG) Dallas McGlumphy | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF) Joseph Bouton, Jerry Parodi | |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Steven Zanis takes the ball from Luther Youngblood | 72-62 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Steven Zanis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dong Ming - foul #5 on Dong Ming, team foul #13 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dong Ming | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason (SG) Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Everett Turcios | 75-64 |
| 01:42 | Akron | James Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Luther Youngblood (PF) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | Joe Porter comes up short on the floater from the left side | 75-64 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Travis July is hacked by Dallas McGlumphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dallas McGlumphy, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Travis July makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Travis July makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski is fouled on the floor by Chris Larochelle - foul #2 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Radman Dudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Fabian Mancini is called for the reach on Chris Larochelle - foul #3 on Fabian Mancini, team foul #15 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Luther Youngblood (PF) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Chris Larochelle misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood is hacked by Joseph Bouton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Luther Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Oliver Owen | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Akron | James Olsen is hacked by Everett Turcios - foul #3 on Everett Turcios, team foul #16 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 00:35 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Akron | James Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini grabs the board | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Travis July - foul #2 on Travis July, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Steven Zanis buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason is hacked by Mark Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Radman Dudzinski steals the ball from Oliver Owen | 79-70 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | James Olsen is called for the reach on Everett Turcios in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Olsen, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Chris Larochelle is hacked by Radman Dudzinski - foul #2 on Radman Dudzinski, team foul #17 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Luther Youngblood (PF) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bouton - foul #4 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:11 | Akron | James Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Everett Turcios - foul #4 on Everett Turcios, team foul #18 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dallas McGlumphy (PG), Joe Porter (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Luther Youngblood (PF) Everett Turcios, Allen Thomason, Samuel Burns, Radman Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 00:11 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:11 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Travis July - foul #3 on Travis July, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Everett Turcios (PG), Allen Thomason (SG), Samuel Burns (SF), Radman Dudzinski (PF) Dallas McGlumphy, Joe Porter, Timothy Hudson, Luther Youngblood | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Fabian Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Steven Zanis gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Chris Larochelle loses the dribble to Everett Turcios in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Allen Thomason jams it set up by Everett Turcios | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses the halfcourt shot | 86-74 |