| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) C - Ronald King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Richard Sims (fresh) C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ronald King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Ronald King can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | Ronald King tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson buries a floater from the right block set up by James Ragsdale | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Prager | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Richard Sims hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shen Tang | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Richard Sims is called for the reach on Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Augustus Stromski | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Parker | 7-6 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Shen Tang | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | James Ragsdale steps in front of the Christopher Garner pass | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson banks in the layup set up by James Ragsdale | 7-10 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Shen Tang is hacked by Dennis Prager - foul #1 on Dennis Prager, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Dennis Prager, Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Augustus Stromski | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) SG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) SF - David Brundage (fresh) PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled on the floor by David Brundage - foul #1 on David Brundage, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Shen Tang | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Richard Sims misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the lay-in | 7-10 |
| 15:25 | Akron | James Ragsdale snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Richard Sims connects on the shot from the right block set up by James Ragsdale and the foul's on Frank Tobin - foul #1 on Frank Tobin, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Leon Tyree | |
| 15:00 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Richard Sims clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kurtis Beatty - foul #1 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Ronald King misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 7-14 |
| 13:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Shen Tang | 7-14 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Richard Sims tips it home | 7-16 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG) Russell McCaughan | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Alan Tay, Richard Sims | |
| 13:13 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-16 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Ronald King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Garner | 9-16 |
| 12:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Wilkinson and he's hacked by Christopher Garner - foul #1 on Christopher Garner, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Augustus Stromski | |
| 12:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the free throw | 9-19 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-19 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Alberto Luna snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Christopher Garner picks off the pass by Leon Tyree | 9-19 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager banks in the layup set up by Christopher Garner | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fairly fresh) C - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alberto Luna (fresh) C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the turnaround near the basket | 11-19 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager is fouled on the floor by Alberto Luna - foul #1 on Alberto Luna, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Richard Sims (PF) Shen Tang, Alberto Luna | |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Ragsdale | 11-22 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi is hacked by Dennis Prager in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Prager, team foul #7 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG) Dennis Prager | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) James Ragsdale, Leon Tyree | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-24 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Alan Tay grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Alan Tay buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 11-27 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan lays it in on a great pass from David Brundage and the foul's on Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson | |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the free throw | 14-27 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Russell McCaughan steals the ball from Alan Tay | 14-27 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is hacked by Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG) Alan Tay | |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler knocks in the jumper from the right block | 16-27 |
| 09:00 | Akron | James Ragsdale connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-29 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Russell McCaughan | 19-29 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the lay-in | 19-29 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell McCaughan | 22-29 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Christopher Garner steals it from Alberto Luna | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Ronald King misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Alberto Luna pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Richard Sims is called for a backcourt violation | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Russell McCaughan, Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty loses the dribble to Reynaldo Rossi | 22-29 |
| 06:42 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty clanks a jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin misses the tip | 22-29 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Leon Tyree snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Alberto Luna connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 22-31 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn travels with the ball | 22-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Ronald King (C) Howard Lawson, Frank Tobin | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (PF) Alberto Luna | |
| 05:22 | Akron | Richard Sims misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurtis Beatty | 22-31 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 22-31 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn's pass is intercepted by Eric Wilkinson | 22-31 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Leon Tyree connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Reynaldo Rossi | 22-33 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Richard Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Leon Tyree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Frank Tobin (C) Russell McCaughan, Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage, Billie Goshorn, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Leon Tyree | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Tobin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is fouled on the floor by Alan Tay - foul #3 on Alan Tay, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Steve Jacobi (SF) Alan Tay | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler double dribbles | 22-33 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Shen Tang connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-35 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin can't finish the layup | 22-35 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Richard Sims misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Alberto Luna tips it back up and in | 22-37 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Prager | 24-37 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Shen Tang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald King (C) Frank Tobin | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Steve Jacobi, Richard Sims | |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Timothy Parker takes the ball from Reynaldo Rossi | 24-37 |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the dunk attempt | 24-37 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Prager - foul #3 on Dennis Prager, team foul #8 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SG), David Brundage (SF), Billie Goshorn (PF) Dennis Prager, Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler | |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Alberto Luna, Augustus Stromski | |
| 01:00 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Ronald King lays it up and in | 26-38 |
| 00:24 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses the floater from the right side | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | The clock runs out | 26-38 |