| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins's pass is intercepted by Raymond Samuels | 36-35 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Lawrence Draper tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd is fouled on the floor by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins is fouled on the floor by Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Marc Osborne, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Alter | 36-37 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Marc Osborne is hacked by Broderick Higgins - foul #2 on Broderick Higgins, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:41 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski tips it in | 36-39 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Draper and the foul's on Gregory Alter - foul #2 on Gregory Alter, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG), Albert Hardy (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell (PG), Timothy Emond (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Broderick Higgins, Gregory Alter, Donald Massenburg, Harry Lesniewski | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-41 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Dennis Bui drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Armstrong and he's hacked by William Boyd - foul #2 on William Boyd, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Raymond Samuels (SF) James Armstrong, Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski (C) William Boyd | |
| 16:17 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Horrell | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Hart (fairly fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Phillip Horrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Fulton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) PF - Timothy Emond (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Tobolski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 45-43 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton knocks in the turnaround from close range | 45-45 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Phillip Horrell takes the ball from Raymond Samuels | 45-45 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lance Fulton | 45-47 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Ben Morrow's pass is intercepted by Lance Fulton | 45-47 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton lays it in | 45-49 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Emond misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Bryan Hart gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen misses the floater from the left side | 45-49 |
| 13:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Bui | 45-49 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Dennis Bui can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Bryan Hart hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF), Harry Lesniewski (C) Phillip Horrell, Keith Rasmussen, Timothy Emond, David Tobolski | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg is whistled for a carry | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter (SG) Lance Fulton | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Cedric Baltz - foul #2 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Lawrence Draper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 51-51 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:45 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski tips it home | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Boyd - foul #3 on William Boyd, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Donald Massenburg, Harry Lesniewski | |
| 10:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | A charge is called on Lance Fulton - foul #1 on Lance Fulton, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Phillip Horrell (PG), Timothy Emond (PF), David Tobolski (C) Broderick Higgins, Gregory Alter, William Boyd | |
| 09:23 | Akron | James Armstrong connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Draper | 55-53 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski's floater is tipped away by James Stone | 55-53 |
| 09:06 | Akron | James Stone grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Phillip Horrell is called for the reach on James Armstrong - foul #2 on Phillip Horrell, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF) Timothy Emond, David Tobolski | |
| 08:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 58-53 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen loses the dribble to Lisimba Adeyemo | 58-53 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Lawrence Draper comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-53 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Bryan Hart can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Phillip Horrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Fulton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton misses short on a runner from close range | 58-53 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton tips it home | 58-55 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Keith Rasmussen | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lawrence Draper | 58-55 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the fadeaway from the right side | 58-55 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-55 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Boyd | 58-55 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton blows the layup | 58-55 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen tips it home | 58-57 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Gregory Alter (SG), Harry Lesniewski (C) Phillip Horrell, Lance Fulton, Keith Rasmussen | |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd clanks a shot from close range | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Dennis Bui loses the dribble to William Boyd | 58-57 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses the shot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 04:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 58-57 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski's floater is tipped away by Cedric Baltz | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF), Timothy Emond (PF) Donald Massenburg, William Boyd | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Akron | James Stone drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Alter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Timothy Emond (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Lesniewski (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Alter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 03:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ben Morrow | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-57 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF) Lance Fulton, Timothy Emond | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg drills a floater from the right block set up by Gregory Alter and he's fouled by Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:28 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Lesniewski pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 01:00 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is fouled on the floor by Gregory Alter - foul #3 on Gregory Alter, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd is fouled on the floor by Cedric Baltz - foul #3 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is hacked by Gregory Alter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Alter, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Marc Osborne is fouled in the backcourt by Broderick Higgins - foul #3 on Broderick Higgins, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Alter | 66-65 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Broderick Higgins is called for the reach on Raymond Samuels in the backcourt - foul #4 on Broderick Higgins, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:08 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Alter | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-65 |