| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wallace Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Thomas (fresh) PF - Roy Whitfield (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kermit Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Gregory Irvine inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Joseph Wallace misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Whitfield - foul #2 on Roy Whitfield, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloutier makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kermit Perry and he's hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #2 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloutier makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Irvine | 27-44 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Wallace Randolph comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Harold Hess connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Irvine | 27-46 |
| 18:26 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloutier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-46 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloutier gets the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-46 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Kermit Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Kermit Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-46 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Gregory Irvine hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:37 | Western Michigan | Harold Hess steals the ball from Brian Cloutier | 27-49 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Gregory Irvine jams it set up by Harold Hess | 27-51 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Joseph Wallace is called for the reach on Brian Cloutier - foul #3 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #2 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michel Newman (PG), Anthony Sippel (SG), Jon Meyer (SF), Johnny Townes (PF), John Jefferson (C) Wallace Randolph, Brian Cloutier, John Thomas, Roy Whitfield, Kermit Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 27-51 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes tips it but misses | 27-51 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | John Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-51 |
| 16:44 | Akron | James Thibeault snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:24 | Akron | The short jumper by James Thibeault is denied by John Jefferson | 27-51 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | John Jefferson snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michel Newman and he's hacked by Michael Shick - foul #2 on Michael Shick, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| 16:10 | Akron | David Kitts is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Sippel - foul #2 on Anthony Sippel, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| 15:57 | Akron | David Kitts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wallace Kane | 30-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michel Newman (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Townes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Kane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Johnny Townes - foul #2 on Johnny Townes, team foul #3 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wallace Randolph (PG), Dwayne Akers (SG), John Thomas (SF), Dennis Murphy (PF), Kermit Perry (C) Michel Newman, Anthony Sippel, Jon Meyer, Johnny Townes, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SG), Joseph Wallace (PF) James Thibeault, Wallace Kane | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi is hacked by Kermit Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kermit Perry, team foul #4 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG) Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Patrick McNeal is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-56 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Dwayne Akers is called for the reach on David Kitts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwayne Akers, team foul #5 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Warren Haywood (C) David Kitts, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick | |
| 14:53 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Hess | 33-58 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Wallace Randolph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Warren Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kermit Perry - foul #4 on Kermit Perry, team foul #6 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michel Newman (PG), Anthony Sippel (SG), Jon Meyer (SF), Roy Whitfield (PF), Johnny Townes (C) Wallace Randolph, Dwayne Akers, John Thomas, Dennis Murphy, Kermit Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) Harold Hess, Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace | |
| 14:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-60 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Wallace Kane snags the defensive board | 33-60 |
| 13:49 | Akron | James Thibeault clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Whitfield - foul #3 on Roy Whitfield, team foul #7 | 33-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Jefferson (C) Roy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Michael Shick (PF) Dikembe Arizmendi, Warren Haywood | |
| 13:49 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 13:49 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michel Newman | 36-62 |
| 13:29 | Akron | James Thibeault is hacked by Jon Meyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Meyer, team foul #8 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield (PF) Johnny Townes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:29 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield grabs the board | 36-62 |
| 13:08 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Michael Shick - foul #3 on Michael Shick, team foul #4 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wallace Randolph (PG), John Thomas (SF) Anthony Sippel, Jon Meyer | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Joseph Wallace (PF) James Thibeault, Wallace Kane | |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield is hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #4 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #5 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Murphy (PF), Johnny Townes (C) Roy Whitfield, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Warren Haywood (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Joseph Wallace | |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | John Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Michael Shick pulls down the rebound | 36-62 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Patrick McNeal can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-62 |
| 12:25 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 36-62 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Harold Hess connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Kitts | 36-65 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Wallace Randolph | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wallace Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michel Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Townes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Kitts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Haywood (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Harold Hess misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-65 |
| 11:32 | Akron | David Kitts grabs the offensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 11:06 | Akron | John Thomas is called for the reach on Harold Hess - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #9 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel (PG), Brian Cloutier (SG), Jon Meyer (SF), Roy Whitfield (PF), John Jefferson (C) Wallace Randolph, Michel Newman, John Thomas, Dennis Murphy, Johnny Townes | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) David Kitts, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Harold Hess makes the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Harold Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield clanks a runner from close range | 38-67 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Roy Whitfield picks off the pass by Tarek Gorsuch | 38-67 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Warren Haywood steals it from John Jefferson | 38-67 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Anthony Sippel steals the ball from Harold Hess in the backcourt | 38-67 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Brian Cloutier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-67 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Gregory Irvine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (SF) John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SG) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch | |
| 09:59 | Western Michigan | Jon Meyer lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Cloutier | 40-67 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Jon Meyer is called for the reach on James Thibeault - foul #4 on Jon Meyer, team foul #10 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wallace Randolph (PG), Johnny Townes (C) Anthony Sippel, Jon Meyer | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Michael Shick (PF) Dikembe Arizmendi, Wallace Kane | |
| 09:37 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 09:37 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Roy Whitfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Cloutier | 42-68 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Gregory Irvine is hacked by Johnny Townes - foul #3 on Johnny Townes, team foul #11 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Thomas (SF), John Jefferson (C) Dwayne Akers, Johnny Townes | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG) James Thibeault | |
| 08:55 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Gregory Irvine makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | John Jefferson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wallace Randolph and he's fouled by Gregory Irvine - foul #1 on Gregory Irvine, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Murphy (PF) Roy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF) Gregory Irvine | |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | John Jefferson misses the free throw | 44-69 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Warren Haywood pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Patrick McNeal is hacked by Dennis Murphy - foul #1 on Dennis Murphy, team foul #12 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michel Newman (SG), Anthony Sippel (SF), Johnny Townes (C) Brian Cloutier, John Thomas, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Wallace Kane (C) David Kitts, Warren Haywood | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Patrick McNeal makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Patrick McNeal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wallace Randolph | 46-71 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wallace Randolph (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michel Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Sippel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Townes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Akron | Johnny Townes swats the short shot by Wallace Kane | 46-71 |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Dennis Murphy pulls down the rebound | 46-71 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Michel Newman takes the ball from Wallace Kane | 46-71 |
| 06:41 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel lays it up and in on a great pass from Michel Newman | 48-71 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Dennis Murphy steals the ball from Tarek Gorsuch | 48-71 |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel is hacked by Michael Shick - foul #4 on Michael Shick, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (SG), John Thomas (SF), Jon Meyer (PF), Kermit Perry (C) Wallace Randolph, Michel Newman, Dennis Murphy, Johnny Townes | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| 06:03 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel misses the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| 05:56 | Akron | David Kitts buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-73 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | James Thibeault steals it from Jon Meyer | 48-73 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Gregory Irvine gets the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses short on a runner in the lane | 48-73 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Jon Meyer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by John Thomas and the foul's on Warren Haywood - foul #2 on Warren Haywood, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michel Newman (PG), Johnny Townes (PF), John Jefferson (C) Anthony Sippel, John Thomas, Kermit Perry | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF), John Horton (PF), Michael Shick (C) Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Jon Meyer makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:22 | Akron | John Horton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #9 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (PG) James Thibeault | |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dwayne Akers | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Akron | Patrick McNeal misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-73 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Michael Shick tips it back up and in | 53-75 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michel Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwayne Akers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jon Meyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Townes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Horton (fresh) C - Michael Shick (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #10 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel (SG) Dwayne Akers | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Kane (C) Michael Shick | |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-75 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Jon Meyer is whistled for traveling | 55-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Murphy (PF) John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG) David Kitts | |
| 02:21 | Akron | John Horton can't connect on a floater in the paint | 55-75 |
| 02:20 | Akron | John Horton grabs the offensive board | 55-75 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Patrick McNeal clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jon Meyer - foul #5 on Jon Meyer, team foul #13 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers (SF), John Jefferson (C) Jon Meyer, Dennis Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Michael Shick (C) Dikembe Arizmendi, Wallace Kane | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Patrick McNeal makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Patrick McNeal misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnny Townes | 55-76 |
| 01:44 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Michael Shick gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Michael Shick can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Jefferson - foul #1 on John Jefferson, team foul #14 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Kane (C) Patrick McNeal | |
| 01:19 | Akron | Michael Shick makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Michael Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Dwayne Akers hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michel Newman | 57-78 |
| 01:04 | Akron | James Thibeault buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Kitts and the foul's on Anthony Sippel - foul #3 on Anthony Sippel, team foul #15 | 57-80 |
| 01:04 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the free throw | 57-80 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes snags the defensive board | 57-80 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Kitts - foul #2 on David Kitts, team foul #11 | 57-80 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Anthony Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Dwayne Akers is called for the reach on John Horton - foul #2 on Dwayne Akers, team foul #16 | 59-80 |
| 00:26 | Akron | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:26 | Akron | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Johnny Townes pulls down the rebound | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Michel Newman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-81 |
| 00:21 | Akron | David Kitts grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Kitts runs out the clock | 59-81 |