| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Chronister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis clanks a shot in the paint | 23-26 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Richard Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-28 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Ragsdale | 26-28 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 26-31 |
| 17:53 | Akron | James Ragsdale connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Shen Tang | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers (C) Clifford Bryan | |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 31-34 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Michigan | Augustus Stromski picks off the pass by Joe Willis | 31-34 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Augustus Stromski | 34-34 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Willis | 34-36 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Shen Tang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Shen Tang takes the ball from Elias Powers | 34-36 |
| 15:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale lays it in on a great pass from Shen Tang | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Helms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Chronister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elias Powers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Willis | 36-36 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 36-38 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 36-38 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Leon Tyree (PF), Colby Stotler (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (PG), Larry King (SG), Marshall Reale (SF), Clifford Bryan (PF), Michael Wade (C) Kenny Etchison, Leonard Helms, James Chronister, Joe Willis, Elias Powers | |
| 14:07 | Akron | Marshall Reale takes the ball from Alberto Luna | 36-38 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware lays it in set up by Marshall Reale | 36-40 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Colby Stotler is fouled on the floor by Michael Wade - foul #4 on Michael Wade, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brett Brooks (PG) Michael Wade | |
| 13:44 | Akron | Leon Tyree is whistled for traveling | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Alberto Luna scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Leon Tyree and the foul's on Thomas Ware - foul #1 on Thomas Ware, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (PF) Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers (C) Brett Brooks | |
| 13:06 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Alan Tay drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Reynaldo Rossi | 41-42 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Alan Tay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Luna takes the ball from Larry King | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marshall Reale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Elias Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Alberto Luna comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 41-42 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Elias Powers | 41-42 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Luna picks off the pass by Clifford Bryan | 41-42 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 43-42 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Sims - foul #3 on Richard Sims, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Richard Sims, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), Leonard Helms (SG), James Chronister (SF), Joe Willis (C) Thomas Ware, Larry King, Marshall Reale, Clifford Bryan | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Michigan | Elias Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Colby Stotler misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Willis | 43-43 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Stromski | 43-43 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Elias Powers is called for the reach on James Ragsdale - foul #1 on Elias Powers, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan (PF) Elias Powers | |
| 10:00 | Akron | James Ragsdale connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 45-43 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (PF) Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:23 | Akron | Augustus Stromski lays it in set up by Shen Tang and the foul's on Clifford Bryan - foul #3 on Clifford Bryan, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 47-46 |
| 08:48 | Akron | James Ragsdale buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Sims | 49-46 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware (SG), Larry King (C) Leonard Helms, Clifford Bryan | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Richard Sims grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Kenny Etchison steals it from Eric Wilkinson | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Willis | 49-50 |
| 07:47 | Akron | James Ragsdale banks in the layup on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi | 51-50 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Willis banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenny Etchison | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustus Stromski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Chronister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Willis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Reynaldo Rossi, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale (SF), Elias Powers (PF), Michael Wade (C) Kenny Etchison, James Chronister, Joe Willis | |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG) Marshall Reale | |
| 06:44 | Akron | Leon Tyree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware loses the dribble to Richard Sims | 51-52 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Leon Tyree scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Shen Tang and the foul's on Elias Powers - foul #2 on Elias Powers, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale (SF) Larry King | |
| 06:11 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Marshall Reale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Alberto Luna pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Alberto Luna scores on a floater from the right side set up by Alan Tay | 56-52 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison (PG), James Chronister (SF), Joe Willis (PF) Leonard Helms, Marshall Reale, Elias Powers | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a shot from the right block | 56-53 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Augustus Stromski scores on a floater from the left side | 58-53 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenny Etchison and the foul's on Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Larry King (SG), Clifford Bryan (PF) Thomas Ware, Michael Wade | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Richard Sims misses the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Larry King is hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms (SG) Larry King | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Shen Tang - foul #3 on Shen Tang, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Kenny Etchison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Helms (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Chronister (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Leon Tyree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wade (C) Joe Willis | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 02:36 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Augustus Stromski's pass is intercepted by Leonard Helms | 58-59 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms banks in the layup | 58-61 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Richard Sims is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Augustus Stromski is called for the reach on Kenny Etchison - foul #2 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Augustus Stromski | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Augustus Stromski connects on the floater from the left block | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Clifford Bryan tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Shen Tang gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:14 | Akron | James Chronister steps in front of the Shen Tang pass | 60-61 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:46 | Akron | James Ragsdale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Wilkinson | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Helms misses the jumper from the left side | 63-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Etchison | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Shen Tang picks off the pass by Leonard Helms | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Akron | James Ragsdale slams it home set up by Shen Tang | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister is fouled on the floor by Richard Sims - foul #4 on Richard Sims, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | James Chronister makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Helms - foul #2 on Leonard Helms, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by James Chronister - foul #2 on James Chronister, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Etchison misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-63 |