| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bertrand (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Shores is called for the reach on Marion Knight - foul #2 on Charles Shores, team foul #1 | 25-18 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Lee is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #2 | 25-18 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Troy Wallick is denied by Donald McElroy | 25-18 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Donald McElroy snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Gregory Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 18:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 25-18 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner's pass is intercepted by Trevor Johnson | 25-18 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Shores | 27-18 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | The pull-up jumper by David Bertrand is blocked by Trevor Johnson | 27-18 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner can't tip it in | 27-18 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight hits the finger roll | 27-20 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Donald McElroy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Lee - foul #3 on Gregory Lee, team foul #3 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), James Lipton (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman (SG), Mike Mahmood (SF), James Conyers (PF), Eugene Williams (C) Marion Knight, James Kerner, Troy Wallick, David Bertrand | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Robert Pitman steps in front of the Bill Hollars pass | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lipton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pitman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Mahmood (fresh) PF - James Conyers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Mike Mahmood | 27-23 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Ryan Brazil is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #4 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Charles Shores (SG) Michael Smith, James Lipton | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight (SG), James Kerner (SF), Troy Wallick (PF) Robert Johnson, Mike Mahmood, Eugene Williams | |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Kerner | 27-25 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Bill Hollars comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Conyers - foul #1 on James Conyers, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand (C) James Conyers | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Marion Knight, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Matthew Billingsley, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Wallick - foul #2 on Troy Wallick, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG), Donald McElroy (C) Charles Shores, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Pitman | 29-27 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Marion Knight steals the ball from Trevor Johnson | 29-27 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Michigan | Vince Lovell blocks the short jumper by Robert Pitman | 29-27 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Bertrand | 29-27 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight loses the dribble to Donald McElroy | 29-27 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald McElroy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Pitman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marion Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wallick (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Donald McElroy buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Lee | 31-30 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Marion Knight | 31-33 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Kerner - foul #3 on James Kerner, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Charles Shores (SG), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, James Lipton, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson (PG), Junior Andrews (SG), Mike Mahmood (SF), James Conyers (PF), Eugene Williams (C) Robert Pitman, Marion Knight, James Kerner, Troy Wallick, David Bertrand | |
| 10:50 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 10:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Brazil | 33-33 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't finish the layup but the foul's on Junior Andrews - foul #1 on Junior Andrews, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman (SG) Junior Andrews | |
| 09:30 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Conyers | 33-35 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Ryan Brazil grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Mike Mahmood picks off the pass by Ryan Brazil | 33-35 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Vince Lovell (PF) Michael Smith, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight (SG), James Kerner (SF), Troy Wallick (PF), David Bertrand (C) Robert Pitman, Mike Mahmood, James Conyers, Eugene Williams | |
| 08:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Troy Wallick - foul #3 on Troy Wallick, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SF), Donald McElroy (C) Charles Shores, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Vince Lovell drills a shot from the right side | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lipton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Pitman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marion Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Bertrand (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Shores (SG) Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Troy Wallick - foul #4 on Troy Wallick, team foul #7 | 35-37 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Lee is called for the reach on Robert Pitman - foul #4 on Gregory Lee, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Bertrand | 35-37 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Vince Lovell takes the ball from David Bertrand | 35-37 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Troy Wallick takes the ball from Charles Shores | 35-37 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by David Bertrand is denied by Donald McElroy | 35-37 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Vince Lovell hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-39 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Charles Shores gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Charles Shores can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Kerner scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Pitman | 37-41 |
| 03:48 | Akron | James Kerner is called for the reach on James Lipton - foul #4 on James Kerner, team foul #8 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson (PG), Junior Andrews (SG), Mike Mahmood (SF), James Conyers (PF), Eugene Williams (C) Robert Pitman, Marion Knight, James Kerner, Troy Wallick, David Bertrand | |
| 03:48 | Akron | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 03:48 | Akron | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Andrews (fresh) SF - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Conyers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Bill Hollars snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG) Michael Smith, James Lipton | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight (SG), James Kerner (SF) Junior Andrews, Mike Mahmood | |
| 02:32 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Shores (SG), Vince Lovell (PF) Matthew Billingsley, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick (PF) Eugene Williams | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick banks in the layup on a great pass from James Conyers | 39-43 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Marion Knight steals it from Gregory Lee in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marion Knight | 39-45 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Vince Lovell makes the jump hook from close range set up by Gregory Lee | 41-45 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 41-47 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits a runner near the basket | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight is fouled on the floor by Charles Shores - foul #3 on Charles Shores, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald McElroy (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman (PG), Mike Mahmood (SF), Frederick Knouse (PF), David Bertrand (C) Robert Johnson, James Kerner, Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 46-49 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick (PF) Frederick Knouse | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Shores is called for the reach on Robert Pitman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Shores, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Pitman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Charles Shores misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight is hacked by Charles Shores in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Shores, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SG) Charles Shores | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Marion Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Lee | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lee - foul #5 on Gregory Lee, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG) Gregory Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Johnson (PG), James Kerner (SF) Robert Pitman, Mike Mahmood | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Donald McElroy snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 49-55 |