| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Komar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | William Hone inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Akron | John Komar's pass is intercepted by Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:41 | Akron | Steve Betz picks off the pass by William Hone in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Komar - foul #3 on John Komar, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Barker (PF) John Komar | |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Willie Weidman lays it up and in | 39-28 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Patrick Webber | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Rodney Barker clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:30 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Jerald Fregoso (SF) George Calhoun, John Bryner, William Hone | |
| 17:58 | Akron | Woodrow Cater hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso tips it home | 39-30 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:04 | Akron | David Labadie is fouled on the floor by James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), John Bryner (SG), William Hone (SF) David Labadie, Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 16:54 | Akron | John Bryner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Calhoun | 42-33 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Betz | 44-33 |
| 16:28 | Akron | George Calhoun knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Hone | 44-36 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | William Carter loses the dribble to William Hone | 44-36 |
| 16:08 | Akron | George Calhoun jams it on a nice dish by William Hone | 44-38 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 44-38 |
| 15:58 | Akron | George Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Weidman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Akron | George Calhoun is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Edward Mayer (SF), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) George Calhoun, John Bryner, William Hone, Rodney Barker, Willie Weidman | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber slams it home set up by Robert Damron | 46-38 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Mark Baker comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Merrick - foul #2 on Lee Merrick, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Mark Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Mark Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Edward Mayer loses the dribble to Steve Betz in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | John Komar steps in front of the Steve Betz pass | 48-40 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Steve Betz steps in front of the Mark Baker pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a jump hook near the basket | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Edward Mayer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Damron - foul #4 on Robert Damron, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), John Bryner (SG), William Hone (SF) David Labadie, Charles Smith, John Komar | |
| 14:11 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the runner in the lane set up by Nicolas Koopman and the foul's on Mark Baker - foul #4 on Mark Baker, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Mark Baker, Edward Mayer | |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:58 | Akron | John Bryner snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:43 | Akron | William Hone makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by George Calhoun | 52-43 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Komar - foul #4 on John Komar, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (PF) John Komar | |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:03 | Akron | James Reed picks off the pass by Edward Mayer | 53-43 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson jams it | 55-43 |
| 12:43 | Akron | William Hone scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Bryner | 55-46 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Reed | 58-46 |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Bryner is fouled on the floor by Carl Richardson - foul #1 on Carl Richardson, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Jerald Fregoso (SF), Rodney Barker (PF) George Calhoun, John Bryner, William Hone, Edward Mayer | |
| 11:55 | Akron | David Labadie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - James Carey (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Weidman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Steve Betz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Willie Weidman hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), William Hone (SF), Edward Mayer (PF) Charles Smith, Jerald Fregoso, Rodney Barker | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Willie Weidman makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Carey | 62-49 |
| 10:25 | Akron | The short jumper by Willie Weidman is denied by Lee Merrick | 62-49 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Reed | 64-49 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Edward Mayer is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Edward Mayer, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), John Bryner (SG), Jerald Fregoso (SF), Rodney Barker (PF) George Calhoun, David Labadie, William Hone, Edward Mayer | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber blows the layup | 64-49 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Willie Weidman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 08:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rodney Barker | 64-49 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Charles Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | William Hone (SF) Jerald Fregoso | |
| 08:51 | Akron | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | William Carter is hacked by William Hone - foul #2 on William Hone, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG) Charles Smith | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Carter | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:21 | Akron | George Calhoun is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #3 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, William Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:21 | Akron | George Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 08:21 | Akron | George Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-52 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Weidman (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Akron | William Hone misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Webber - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (SG), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) John Bryner, Rodney Barker, Willie Weidman | |
| 07:43 | Akron | William Hone misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 07:43 | Akron | William Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Robert Damron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (SG), Edward Mayer (SF) Charles Smith, William Hone | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:32 | Akron | George Calhoun misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 67-53 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Peter Hines | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Akron | David Labadie drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Calhoun | 69-56 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Calhoun - foul #2 on George Calhoun, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), John Bryner (SG), William Hone (SF) George Calhoun, David Labadie, John Komar | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Edward Mayer is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | William Carter lays it in set up by Steve Betz and he's fouled by William Hone - foul #3 on William Hone, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Barker (C) Edward Mayer | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| 05:36 | Akron | John Bryner connects on the open turnaround from the baseline set up by William Hone | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | William Carter knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 75-60 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Steve Betz steps in front of the Mark Baker pass | 75-60 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-60 |
| 04:28 | Akron | William Hone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Mark Baker tips it home | 77-62 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't finish the layup | 77-62 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber gets the offensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-62 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the follow up shot | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Betz (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Rodney Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Akron | William Hone misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #10 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), David Labadie (SG), John Komar (PF), Edward Mayer (C) Charles Smith, John Bryner, Mark Baker, Rodney Barker | |
| 03:31 | Akron | William Hone makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 03:31 | Akron | William Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 79-64 |
| 03:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Mayer | 79-64 |
| 02:53 | Akron | George Calhoun misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-64 |
| 02:52 | Akron | John Komar tips it home | 79-66 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Akron | David Labadie can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-66 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 81-66 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Komar - foul #5 on John Komar, team foul #8 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (SG), Jerald Fregoso (SF), Rodney Barker (C) George Calhoun, William Hone, John Komar | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:34 | Akron | David Labadie misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 83-66 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the rebound | 83-66 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-66 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it home | 85-66 |
| 01:04 | Akron | David Labadie clanks a runner from close range | 85-66 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber gets the rebound | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson lays it up and in set up by Nicolas Koopman | 87-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Charles Smith is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 87-68 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 90-68 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 90-68 |