| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Mark Hervey (fresh) C - Paul Summer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) SG - Morris Wells (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Bill Hollars wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Mark Hervey - foul #1 on Mark Hervey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 3rd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey can't finish the layup | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Trevor Johnson gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't finish the layup | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Bill Hollars snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 3-1 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Paul Summer | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Trevor Johnson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the easy layup | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Willy Crigler picks off the pass by Morris Wells | 3-1 |
| 17:46 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen is hacked by Vince Lovell - foul #1 on Vince Lovell, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Ryan Brazil (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Vince Lovell | |
| 17:27 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 3-1 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Hollars - foul #1 on Bill Hollars, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (C) Trevor Johnson, Bill Hollars | |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Johnson | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Brown and he's fouled by Russell Jacobs - foul #1 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle (SF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Vince Lovell (PF) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs | |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:13 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. Morris Wells is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Phillip Mongillo (SG), James Jackson (C) Willy Crigler, Thomas Brown, Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Morris Wells, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| 16:01 | Akron | Bill Hollars can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods (PF) Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:01 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) PF - Albert Woods (fresh) C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Lee (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Bill Hollars gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled on the floor by Mark Fullwood - foul #1 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), James Allen (SF), Paul Summer (C) Mark Fullwood, Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:02 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:01 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Vince Lovell hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Hollars - foul #2 on Bill Hollars, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (PF) Albert Woods | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Bill Hollars | |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Vince Lovell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| 13:45 | Akron | Edward Costillo's floater is tipped away by Mark Hervey | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:39 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Vince Lovell | |
| 13:15 | Akron | Gregory Lee drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 10-9 |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Allen | 13-9 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Ryan Brazil blows the layup | 13-9 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Ryan Brazil tips it home | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Edward Costillo gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits a shot from the left side | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Hervey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Summer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Edward Costillo | 16-13 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Summer - foul #1 on Paul Summer, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Phillip Mongillo (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), James Jackson (C) Willy Crigler, Thomas Brown, James Allen, Mark Hervey, Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Albert Woods picks off the pass by Gregory Lee | 16-14 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo loses the ball out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (SG), Patrick Sims (C) Gregory Lee, Russell Jacobs | |
| 10:29 | Akron | Trevor Johnson clanks a floater from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Morris Wells steps in front of the Albert Woods pass | 16-14 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Vince Lovell is fouled on the floor by Albert Woods - foul #1 on Albert Woods, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (PF) Albert Woods | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:57 | Akron | Trevor Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Patrick Sims | |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Paul Summer (C) Mark Fullwood, Phillip Mongillo, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Edward Costillo is fouled on the floor by Paul Summer - foul #2 on Paul Summer, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF), Albert Woods (PF) Benjamin Mahle, Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is whistled for a carry | 18-14 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Ryan Brazil is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Fredrick Conrad, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods is fouled on the floor by Russell Jacobs - foul #2 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Vince Lovell (PF) Morris Wells, Russell Jacobs | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses short on a floater from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Vince Lovell hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hervey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Vince Lovell gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Gregory Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Hervey | 23-16 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Vince Lovell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Thomas Johnson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey hits the finger roll | 28-19 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Gregory Lee comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-19 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Vince Lovell gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Vince Lovell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-19 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Lee and the foul's on Willy Crigler - foul #1 on Willy Crigler, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Phillip Mongillo (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Robert Camp (PF), James Jackson (C) Willy Crigler, Thomas Brown, James Allen, Albert Woods, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell, Patrick Sims | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp hits the follow up shot | 33-22 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Ryan Brazil's pass is intercepted by Robert Camp | 33-22 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-22 |
| 03:58 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) PF - Robert Camp (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Fullwood - foul #2 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer (C) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 03:17 | Akron | The jump hook by Ryan Brazil is blocked by Benjamin Mahle | 33-23 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Mahle - foul #1 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Mark Hervey (PF) Phillip Mongillo, Robert Camp | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Fullwood | 35-25 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Morris Wells | 35-27 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Trevor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Trevor Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Morris Wells | 35-30 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle's pass is intercepted by Morris Wells | 35-30 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Morris Wells lays it up and in | 35-32 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer's pass is intercepted by Trevor Johnson | 35-32 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Morris Wells hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 35-34 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 37-34 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Bill Hollars can't finish the layup but the foul's on Benjamin Mahle - foul #2 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), James Allen (SF) Mark Fullwood, Benjamin Mahle | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Trevor Johnson, Ryan Brazil | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 01:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler buries a shot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Willy Crigler - foul #2 on Willy Crigler, team foul #11 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Albert Woods (PF) Willy Crigler, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (C) Morris Wells, Bill Hollars | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer tips it in | 41-38 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Gregory Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Russell Jacobs clanks a halfcourt shot | 41-38 |