| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mestas (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet inbounds the ball | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Willard Forbes gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Michael Williams is hacked by Thomas Mestas - foul #2 on Thomas Mestas, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Danny Braggs is hacked by Randolph Poss - foul #3 on Randolph Poss, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:43 | Akron | Michael Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Raymond Scott | 45-30 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Raymond Scott snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Raymond Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 45-30 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is fouled on the floor by Vincent Stepp - foul #3 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon (C) Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chris Ouimet | 48-30 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-30 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Aaron Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Everett Witherspoon - foul #2 on Everett Witherspoon, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SG), Gary Green (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), Timothy Regina (C) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes | |
| 16:37 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 16:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Danny Braggs | 48-31 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Danny Braggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF) Danny Braggs | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Green (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Everett Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG) Cecil Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Aaron Hardin, James Bennett, Raymond Scott | |
| 15:25 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Green - foul #2 on Gary Green, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG) Lester Stephenson | |
| 15:25 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF) Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Timothy Regina grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Timothy Regina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk (C) Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Mestas | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:09 | Akron | Timothy Regina comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Vincent Stepp snags the offensive board | 52-33 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Laurence Fermin blocks the short jumper by Willard Forbes | 52-33 |
| 13:55 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF), Danny Braggs (PF) Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| 13:35 | Akron | Michael Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-33 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 13:30 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randolph Poss | 55-33 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Vincent Stepp scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lester Stephenson | 55-36 |
| 12:59 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss lays it in on a nice dish by Laurence Fermin | 57-36 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald's layup is rejected by Laurence Fermin | 57-36 |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 12:33 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Danny Braggs travels with the ball | 57-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Mike Haakenson (SF), Gary Green (PF), Everett Witherspoon (C) Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Danny Braggs | |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-36 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green misses the tip | 57-36 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss can't tip it in | 57-36 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Witherspoon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Akron | Willard Forbes lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Scott | 57-38 |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Brown | 59-38 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-38 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon gets the rebound | 59-38 |
| 11:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 61-38 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Mike Haakenson steps in front of the Willard Forbes pass | 61-38 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown throws it down on a nice dish by Mike Haakenson | 63-38 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Willard Forbes scores on a shot from the left side set up by Raymond Scott | 63-40 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown is fouled on the floor by Jesse Macdonald - foul #4 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Danny Braggs (C) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 09:37 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Regina (C) Willard Forbes | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Chris Ouimet swats the layup by Timothy Regina | 63-40 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 09:07 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas misses long on a floater near the basket | 63-40 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Timothy Regina grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Danny Braggs is hacked by Ronald Jeanbaptiste - foul #3 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #6 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (PG) Cecil Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:37 | Akron | Raymond Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Regina | 63-42 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Haakenson | 65-42 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Timothy Regina's floater is tipped away by Laurence Fermin | 65-42 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Danny Braggs tips it home | 65-44 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin loses the dribble to Raymond Scott | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mestas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Chris Ouimet is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp - foul #1 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Everett Witherspoon (C) Mike Haakenson, Thomas Mestas, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Danny Braggs, Raymond Scott | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Timothy Regina snags the offensive board | 65-44 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Timothy Regina | |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Macdonald - foul #5 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #4 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (SF), Lance Clerk (C) Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Danny Braggs (C) Vincent Stepp, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Willard Forbes grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-44 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Willard Forbes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cecil Brown | 68-46 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-46 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 06:22 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Brown | 71-46 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a shot from the left wing | 71-46 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk gets the rebound | 71-46 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Everett Witherspoon | 74-46 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-46 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Danny Braggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the shot from the free throw line | 74-48 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Scott - foul #3 on Raymond Scott, team foul #5 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF) Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (PF) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-48 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Bennett - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #6 | 78-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Shillings (PG), Roger Ruggles (PF) Randolph Poss, Cecil Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green makes the free throw | 79-48 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the dunk | 79-48 |
| 04:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Shillings grabs the defensive rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Ruggles and he's fouled by Timothy Regina - foul #3 on Timothy Regina, team foul #7 | 81-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk (C) Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Aaron Hardin | |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson makes the free throw | 82-48 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Emory Oakley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-48 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk pulls down the rebound | 82-48 |
| 04:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk is hacked by Danny Braggs - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #8 | 82-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG) Gary Green | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk makes the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 04:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk makes the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Roger Ruggles steals it from Emory Oakley | 84-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson loses the dribble to James Bennett | 84-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerry Shillings (fresh) SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SF - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Ruggles (fresh) C - Lance Clerk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Timothy Regina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the runner from the left block | 84-50 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Ruggles's floater is tipped away by Timothy Regina | 84-50 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Timothy Regina gets the rebound | 84-50 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Emory Oakley drills a fadeaway from the left side | 84-52 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Braggs | 84-52 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Emory Oakley grabs the board | 84-52 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Emory Oakley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-52 |
| 02:07 | Akron | James Bennett tips it in | 84-54 |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 84-54 |
| 01:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Ruggles grabs the offensive rebound | 84-54 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk is hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #4 on Timothy Regina, team foul #9 | 84-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (SF), Everett Witherspoon (PF) Jerry Shillings, Roger Ruggles | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Emory Oakley | |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk makes the 1st free throw | 85-54 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk misses the 2nd free throw | 85-54 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon snags the offensive board | 85-54 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Stephenson is called for the reach on Gary Green - foul #1 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #10 | 85-54 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green makes the 1st free throw | 86-54 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green misses the 2nd free throw | 86-54 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-54 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 86-54 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Timothy Regina snags the defensive board | 86-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | James Bennett is hacked by Lance Clerk - foul #1 on Lance Clerk, team foul #8 | 86-54 |
| 00:51 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 86-55 |
| 00:51 | Akron | James Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 86-55 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 86-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses the jumpshot from the right side | 86-55 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the board | 86-55 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Danny Braggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-55 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown pulls down the rebound | 86-55 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Stephenson takes the ball from Gary Green | 86-55 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Timothy Regina connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Stephenson and he's hacked by Everett Witherspoon - foul #3 on Everett Witherspoon, team foul #9 | 86-57 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Timothy Regina makes the free throw | 86-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown runs out the clock | 86-58 |