| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Beatty | 39-41 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Scott Stoughton | 39-43 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Leland Laffey steals it from Lisimba Adeyemo | 39-43 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 18:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lawrence Draper | 39-43 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Lawrence Draper loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Stoughton | 39-45 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Leland Laffey | 39-45 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Houghton | 39-47 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Dennis Bui comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Ricky Tyre (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Efrain Arzola (C) Scott Stoughton, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, William Beatty | |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits a fadeaway from the left side | 41-49 |
| 16:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 16:21 | Akron | James Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (C) Leland Laffey | |
| 16:11 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Coleman | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 15:34 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jerry Coleman | 42-51 |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 15:18 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF), William Beatty (C) Mark Williams, Jerry Coleman, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Houghton - foul #3 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Thomas Lamothe (PF) Ricky Tyre, Efrain Arzola | |
| 14:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey (PF) Thomas Lamothe | |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:12 | Akron | James Stone misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty tips it in | 44-57 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Dennis Bui can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Stoughton - foul #1 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, James Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:50 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:27 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Beatty | 46-59 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the jump hook from the left block | 46-59 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton hits a driving attempt in the lane | 46-61 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it in | 48-61 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Bui steals the ball from Eugene Houghton | 48-61 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Dennis Bui is fouled on the floor by Eugene Houghton - foul #4 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Ricky Tyre (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Efrain Arzola (PF), Thomas Lamothe (C) Scott Stoughton, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey, William Beatty | |
| 11:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lisimba Adeyemo | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 13 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses the shot from the left side | 50-61 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-61 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 52-61 |
| 10:25 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Lawrence Draper, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), John Shockley (SG), Leland Laffey (PF) Ricky Tyre, Jerry Coleman, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 10:12 | Akron | Efrain Arzola is called for the reach on Ben Morrow - foul #1 on Efrain Arzola, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:52 | Akron | James Armstrong hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lisimba Adeyemo | 54-61 |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (C) Efrain Arzola | |
| 09:16 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-61 |
| 09:15 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Scott Stoughton takes the ball from Albert Hardy | 54-61 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley is hacked by Ben Morrow - foul #3 on Ben Morrow, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lawrence Draper, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), William Beatty (C) John Shockley, Mark Williams, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-61 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Raymond Samuels snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Dennis Bui knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 57-61 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola (PF) Leland Laffey | |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 07:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lisimba Adeyemo | 57-61 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is fouled on the floor by Scott Stoughton - foul #2 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, James Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF) Scott Stoughton, Ricky Tyre, Jerry Coleman | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Ben Morrow scores on a shot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola drills a turnaround in the lane | 59-63 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Raymond Samuels clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Beatty - foul #1 on William Beatty, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey (PF) Efrain Arzola | |
| 06:43 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Marc Osborne, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Thomas Lamothe (C) Mark Williams, William Beatty | |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:02 | Akron | James Stone drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by John Shockley - foul #2 on John Shockley, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:02 | Akron | James Stone misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Eugene Houghton | 63-65 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 05:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Stone | 63-65 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Lawrence Draper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 65-65 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe misses the jumper from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 04:51 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey tips it but misses | 65-65 |
| 04:49 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 04:31 | Akron | James Stone misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:29 | Akron | James Stone tips it back up and in | 67-67 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton is fouled on the floor by Ben Morrow - foul #4 on Ben Morrow, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Efrain Arzola (PF), William Beatty (C) John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Bryan Hart gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Dennis Bui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (SG) Scott Stoughton | |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola is whistled for a carry | 67-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Akron | Dennis Bui connects on the shot from the left side set up by Albert Hardy | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Eugene Houghton (SF), Leland Laffey (PF) Ricky Tyre, Jerry Coleman, Efrain Arzola | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a floater from the right side | 69-68 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 69-68 |
| 02:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Baltz | 69-68 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-68 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Dennis Bui snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Eugene Houghton denies the turnaround by Lawrence Draper | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton is fouled on the floor by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG) Mark Williams | |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 69-69 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Cedric Baltz takes the ball from Eugene Houghton | 69-69 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Albert Hardy can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 69-69 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Albert Hardy connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 71-69 |