| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddie Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Komar comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:32 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow lays it in | 27-39 |
| 19:16 | Akron | John Komar buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Scott Birkholz | 29-39 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses badly on a floater from the right block | 29-39 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Isaac Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Phillip Naughton | 32-39 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost comes up short on the runner in the paint | 32-39 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the dunk | 32-39 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Damon Monte | 32-41 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Isaac Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Naughton | 35-41 |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Aaron Wildman (SG), Mario Williams (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko (SF), Michael Sieg (PF), Kenneth Zimmerman (C) Damon Monte, Dale Beattie, Patrick Matthews | |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Isaac Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG) Patrick Turnbow | |
| 16:48 | Akron | William Dunkle's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Zimmerman | 35-43 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost is whistled for traveling | 35-43 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Mario Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Sieg - foul #1 on Michael Sieg, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (C) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte (SF), Dale Beattie (PF) Freddie Frost, Larry Marko | |
| 16:03 | Akron | John Komar hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) SG - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Sieg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Beattie (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Mario Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:41 | Akron | David Newton double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Alan Smith (PF) David Newton, Aaron Wildman, William Dunkle, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG), James Anselmo (SG), Patrick Matthews (C) John Smith, Michael Sieg, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Komar - foul #2 on John Komar, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Patrick Matthews | 35-45 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Turnbow and the foul's on Phillip Naughton - foul #1 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Williams (C) John Komar | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg (PF) Dale Beattie | |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 14:31 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Sieg | 37-51 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Alan Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Matthews | 37-51 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Turnbow | 37-53 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Damon Monte steals it from Alan Smith | 37-53 |
| 12:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Damon Monte | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the easy layup | 37-56 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 12:24 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-59 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 11:44 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the board | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Anselmo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damon Monte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sieg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Damon Monte misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews grabs the offensive board | 39-59 |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow lays it in set up by James Anselmo and he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), John Komar (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost (SG), Larry Marko (SF), Dale Beattie (PF), Kenneth Zimmerman (C) James Anselmo, Damon Monte, Michael Sieg, Patrick Matthews | |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the free throw | 39-62 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Larry Marko picks off the pass by David Newton | 39-62 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko lays it in | 39-64 |
| 10:47 | Akron | David Newton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Freddie Frost | 39-66 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Kenneth Zimmerman is called for the reach on John Komar - foul #2 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Michael Sieg (SF) Patrick Turnbow, Larry Marko | |
| 10:02 | Akron | John Komar knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Newton | 41-66 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Aaron Wildman picks off the pass by John Smith | 41-66 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-66 |
| 09:37 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Freddie Frost | 41-66 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman is hacked by John Komar - foul #3 on John Komar, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-66 |
| 09:14 | Akron | John Komar snags the defensive board | 41-66 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Aaron Wildman is hacked by Dale Beattie - foul #3 on Dale Beattie, team foul #3 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo (SG), Patrick Matthews (C) John Smith, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 08:51 | Akron | David Newton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 08:33 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Beattie loses the dribble to Isaac Robinson | 44-66 |
| 08:14 | Akron | John Komar hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Dunkle | 46-66 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddie Frost | 46-68 |
| 07:50 | Akron | James Anselmo is called for the reach on Aaron Wildman - foul #4 on James Anselmo, team foul #4 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) David Newton, Aaron Wildman, William Dunkle, John Komar | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG), Damon Monte (SF), Larry Marko (PF) Freddie Frost, Michael Sieg, Dale Beattie | |
| 07:36 | Akron | Alan Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Alan Smith, team foul #6 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG), Kenneth Zimmerman (C) John Smith, Patrick Matthews | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Anselmo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Damon Monte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Marko (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Isaac Robinson steals the ball from James Anselmo | 46-68 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Larry Marko - foul #1 on Larry Marko, team foul #5 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg (PF) Damon Monte | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman's pass is intercepted by Alan Smith | 48-68 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-68 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton tips it in | 50-68 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Smith takes the ball from Kenneth Zimmerman | 50-68 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Phillip Naughton banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Smith | 52-68 |
| 05:56 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-68 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Phillip Naughton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Isaac Robinson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Turnbow - foul #1 on Patrick Turnbow, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), John Komar (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost (PG), Damon Monte (SF), Dale Beattie (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) Patrick Turnbow, James Anselmo, Larry Marko, Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| 05:35 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Aaron Wildman snags the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 05:23 | Akron | David Newton is fouled on the floor by Freddie Frost - foul #2 on Freddie Frost, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| 05:23 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:23 | Akron | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Freddie Frost | 54-70 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 54-70 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 04:48 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damon Monte and he's hacked by David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow (PG) Michael Sieg | |
| 04:48 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Patrick Turnbow takes the ball from David Newton | 54-73 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow lays it up and in | 54-75 |
| 04:10 | Akron | John Komar scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Patrick Matthews - foul #2 on Patrick Matthews, team foul #8 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF) David Newton, Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo (SG), Larry Marko (PF) Damon Monte, Dale Beattie | |
| 04:10 | Akron | John Komar makes the free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Scott Birkholz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-75 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | James Anselmo gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #3 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), David Crawford (SF), Mario Williams (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Aaron Wildman, John Komar | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Sieg (PF), Kenneth Zimmerman (C) James Anselmo, Patrick Matthews | |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dunkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Turnbow (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddie Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Marko (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Sieg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | David Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 03:20 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Turnbow buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddie Frost | 57-80 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Michael Sieg takes the ball from Mario Williams | 57-80 |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman loses the ball out of bounds | 57-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Smith (PG) Patrick Turnbow | |
| 02:39 | Akron | William Dunkle hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Newton | 59-80 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #9 | 59-82 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko makes the free throw | 59-83 |
| 02:18 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Dunkle | 62-83 |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Marko hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-83 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Mario Williams gets the rebound | 62-83 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Freddie Frost - foul #3 on Freddie Frost, team foul #9 | 62-83 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (PF) David Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-83 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Mario Williams gets the rebound | 63-83 |
| 01:26 | Akron | David Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-83 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-83 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Mario Williams snags the defensive board | 63-83 |
| 00:58 | Akron | David Newton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Hawthorne | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #10 | 66-83 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost misses the 1st free throw | 66-83 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Freddie Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Mario Williams hits a floater from close range on a great pass from William Dunkle | 68-84 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | John Smith runs out the clock | 68-84 |