| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Dias inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-40 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Vincent Stepp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willard Forbes | 26-40 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | David Dias buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 18:49 | Akron | James Harper swats the short shot by Jesse Macdonald | 26-43 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden double dribbles | 26-43 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Raymond Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Williams | 29-43 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses long on a floater from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Dias - foul #3 on David Dias, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, David Dias, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 31-45 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Raymond Scott is hacked by Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:04 | Akron | Raymond Scott knocks in the floater from the left block | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 33-47 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Raymond Scott clanks a floater from the right block | 33-47 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Fabrizio | 33-47 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 33-50 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Hardin, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Lester Stephenson, Raymond Scott, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Kenneth Toliver, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Danny Braggs pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Dias | 33-50 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Dickerson | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:16 | Akron | Willard Forbes drills a shot from the right side | 35-53 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | James Harper scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Dickerson | 35-55 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jesse Macdonald | 38-55 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Harper | 38-57 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Michael Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Willie Fabrizio - foul #1 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Timothy Regina (PF) Aaron Hardin, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| 13:19 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | David Dias comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by David Dias - foul #4 on David Dias, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG) David Dias | |
| 12:33 | Akron | Cary Kirkpatrick blocks the short jumper by Michael Williams | 38-57 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-57 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones can't tip it in | 38-57 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver grabs the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), James Harper (C) Daniel Dickerson, Zachariah Jones | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | James Bennett scores on a turnaround from close range | 40-57 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-57 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the tip | 40-57 |
| 11:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lester Stephenson | 40-57 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is hacked by Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) James Bennett, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (SF) Kenneth Toliver | |
| 10:56 | Akron | Vincent Stepp scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Stephenson | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is fouled on the floor by Raymond Scott - foul #1 on Raymond Scott, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Vincent Stepp, Lester Stephenson, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG) Michael Grant | |
| 10:30 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the floater from the right side | 42-57 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Willard Forbes pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:23 | Akron | Michael Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 42-57 |
| 10:04 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Belden | 42-57 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Jesse Macdonald picks off the pass by James Harper | 42-57 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Cary Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Willard Forbes - foul #4 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Brian Belden, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Michael Williams connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Vincent Stepp | 44-57 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | James Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (SF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 08:45 | Akron | Timothy Regina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG) Daniel Dickerson | |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Timothy Regina snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Timothy Regina hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-57 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-57 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Timothy Regina grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 07:41 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver grabs the board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones tips it home | 46-59 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Kenneth Toliver is called for the reach on James Bennett - foul #1 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Vincent Stepp, Lester Stephenson, Raymond Scott, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Dias (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 07:15 | Akron | James Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:54 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #5 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:54 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 3rd free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Aaron Hardin pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:17 | Akron | Michael Williams misses short on a floater in the paint | 49-62 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-62 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver tips it back up and in | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:44 | Akron | Michael Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Willard Forbes is called for the reach on David Dias - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #3 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), Zachariah Jones (PF) Kenneth Toliver, James Harper | |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | David Dias scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 49-67 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Michael Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Belden - foul #1 on Brian Belden, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 04:49 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden loses the dribble to Vincent Stepp | 51-67 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Vincent Stepp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Timothy Regina pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Willard Forbes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Regina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Harper (tiring) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Akron | Willard Forbes is fouled on the floor by David Dias - foul #5 on David Dias, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), Danny Braggs (PF) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Michael Grant (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Kenneth Toliver (C) Daniel Dickerson, David Dias, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 03:10 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Toliver | 53-70 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Jerry Brown is called for the reach on Aaron Hardin - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #11 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:18 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jerry Brown | 55-73 |
| 02:04 | Akron | James Bennett lays it in | 57-73 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-73 |
| 01:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Regina | 57-73 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 57-73 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver grabs the board | 57-73 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Belden, team foul #12 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Brian Belden | |
| 01:00 | Akron | Timothy Regina hits the finger roll | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant is denied on a layup by Timothy Regina | 59-73 |
| 00:38 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio is called for traveling | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Bennett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-73 |