| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek inbounds the ball | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Egan | 47-37 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender lays it up and in set up by Wilson Keller | 49-37 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Chad Zajicek double dribbles | 49-37 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Thomas Ide snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Thomas Ide scores on a 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Thomas Ide - foul #2 on Thomas Ide, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-40 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 18:09 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender comes up short on the runner in the paint | 51-40 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Aaron Best loses the dribble to Ronald Nourse | 53-40 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #3 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Chad Zajicek, Dennis Hunter | |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Steven Egan blows the layup | 55-40 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wilson Keller | 58-40 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Egan | 58-42 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nicholas Barrett | 61-42 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Miguel Santiago steals the ball from Patrick Villalpando | 61-42 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the easy layup | 61-42 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #2 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #1 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Nicholas Barrett, Miguel Santiago, Coy Schooley, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| 16:02 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 61-46 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilson Keller - foul #2 on Wilson Keller, team foul #2 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF) Thomas Ide, Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 14:55 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender is hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Egan (PF) Norman Mahr | |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-48 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Chad Zajicek takes the ball from John Chumbley | 64-50 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Steven Egan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Best | 64-52 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 13:23 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach tips it home | 66-52 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Sean Laubach steals the ball from Dennis Hunter | 66-52 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse can't tip it in | 66-52 |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Chad Zajicek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Dennis Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Harold Jenkins can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Chumbley - foul #2 on John Chumbley, team foul #3 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Duane Howard (C) John Chumbley, Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Carl Becker (SG), Patrick Villalpando (C) Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 12:23 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Barrett | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilson Keller (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard blows the layup | 68-53 |
| 11:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Jenkins | 68-53 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Thomas Ide travels with the ball | 68-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG) Wilson Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Steven Egan (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Carl Becker, Chad Zajicek, Harold Jenkins | |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #4 | 68-53 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:13 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses short on a jumper from the right side | 70-53 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Ide is called for the reach on Nicholas Barrett - foul #3 on Thomas Ide, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Norman Mahr is called for the reach on Miguel Santiago - foul #2 on Norman Mahr, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Coy Schooley, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses the tip | 70-53 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Aaron Best grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 09:06 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Thomas Ide grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Aaron Best's layup is rejected by Sean Laubach | 70-53 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Dennis Hunter tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Thomas Ide connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Ronald Nourse swats the shot by Thomas Ide | 73-57 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the offensive board | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miguel Santiago (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the easy layup but the foul's on Miguel Santiago - foul #2 on Miguel Santiago, team foul #4 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Duane Howard (C) John Chumbley, Miguel Santiago, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller connects on the 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Jenkins | 76-61 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Norman Mahr knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 76-63 |
| 06:40 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Barrett | 78-63 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Adam Pender picks off the pass by Harold Jenkins | 78-63 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the lay-in | 78-63 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Aaron Best pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Carl Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Aaron Best, Norman Mahr | |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Thomas Ide grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando steps out of bounds on the baseline | 78-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG) Nicholas Barrett | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-63 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 78-63 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Thomas Ide is hacked by Wilson Keller - foul #3 on Wilson Keller, team foul #5 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Sean Laubach (C) Adam Pender, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Chumbley - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #6 | 78-63 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-64 |
| 04:39 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller loses the dribble to Dennis Hunter | 78-64 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a shot from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the board | 78-64 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 04:02 | Akron | John Chumbley is called for the reach on Chad Zajicek - foul #4 on John Chumbley, team foul #7 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Patrick Villalpando (C) Thomas Ide, Harold Jenkins, Dennis Hunter | |
| 04:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando banks in the layup | 78-68 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Steven Egan is called for the reach on Coy Schooley - foul #3 on Steven Egan, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG) Miguel Santiago | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (C) Chad Zajicek | |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Carl Becker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-70 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-70 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is hacked by Ronald Nourse - foul #3 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Adam Pender | 83-71 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is called for traveling | 83-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard lays it in set up by Adam Pender | 85-71 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Carl Becker buries a jumpshot from the left side | 85-73 |
| 01:16 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse is whistled for traveling | 85-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:09 | Akron | Ryan Washington makes the jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Villalpando | 85-75 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard is called for traveling | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Norman Mahr travels with the ball | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Carl Becker is called for the reach on Duane Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Becker, team foul #8 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Carl Becker scores on a fadeaway from close range | 86-77 |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender is hacked by Carl Becker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Becker, team foul #9 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Harold Jenkins, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| 00:36 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 86-77 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-77 |
| 00:28 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Egan | 86-77 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3 from straight away | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender is hacked by Thomas Ide in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Ide, team foul #10 | 86-80 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Steven Egan is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Barrett - foul #3 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #9 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ide - foul #5 on Thomas Ide, team foul #11 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG) Thomas Ide | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the offensive board | 88-81 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Steven Egan is called for the reach on Coy Schooley - foul #4 on Steven Egan, team foul #12 | 88-81 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley misses the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Chad Zajicek clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-81 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Aaron Best is called for the reach on Duane Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #13 | 89-81 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Pender - foul #2 on Adam Pender, team foul #10 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse gets the rebound | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse runs out the clock | 91-82 |