| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Duprey | 27-39 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the tip | 27-39 |
| 19:33 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 19:28 | Western Michigan | Shen Chiu picks off the pass by Anthony Duprey | 27-39 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Harold Jenkins drills a floater from the left block | 29-39 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 18:46 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the follow up shot | 29-41 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Shen Chiu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Shen Chiu - foul #1 on Shen Chiu, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), Carl Becker (SF), George Anderson (PF) Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (PG), David Smith (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| 17:59 | Western Michigan | David Smith connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Genaro Conti | 29-43 |
| 17:48 | Akron | James Jaramillo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Ryan Washington tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | David Smith hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Wilson Keller and the foul's on Carl Becker - foul #2 on Carl Becker, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF) Shen Chiu, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG) Wilson Keller | |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:25 | Akron | James Jaramillo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-46 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Harold Jenkins denies the turnaround by David Smith | 31-46 |
| 17:16 | Akron | James Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:56 | Akron | James Jaramillo is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker, James Jaramillo, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Ronald Venegas steps in front of the Alexander Hankinson pass | 31-46 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Harold Jenkins buries a jump hook in the lane | 33-46 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Terry Conner (SG) Dikembe Abeyta, Wilson Keller | |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Boris Zar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Conner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Akron | Terry Conner is called for the reach on Ronald Venegas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Conner, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF) Terry Conner, Alexander Hankinson | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Ryan Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Ronald Nourse takes the ball from Chad Zajicek | 33-48 |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar comes up short on the shot from close range | 33-48 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Ryan Washington snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Shen Chiu's pass is intercepted by Wilson Keller in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't finish the layup | 33-48 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Boris Zar steals it from Shen Chiu | 33-48 |
| 14:37 | Western Michigan | Shen Chiu takes the ball from Boris Zar | 33-48 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Shen Chiu lays it in | 35-48 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-50 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Anthony Duprey | 35-50 |
| 13:38 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 13:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Shen Chiu | 35-50 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Shen Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (SG), David Smith (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| 12:57 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG) Boris Zar | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti is hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #3 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti loses the ball out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF) David Smith | |
| 12:11 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Norman Mahr pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Carl Becker can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 11:45 | Akron | George Anderson grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) SG - Genaro Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yuri Bednarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Yuri Bednarski - foul #1 on Yuri Bednarski, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF) Carl Becker, James Jaramillo, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Ronald Nourse (PF), David Smith (C) Genaro Conti, Yuri Bednarski, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is hacked by Shen Chiu - foul #2 on Shen Chiu, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF) Dikembe Abeyta, Alexander Hankinson | |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-50 |
| 11:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 37-50 |
| 10:53 | Akron | David Smith blocks the short jumper by Shen Chiu | 37-50 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller drills a 3 from straight away set up by Boris Zar | 37-53 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Boris Zar - foul #4 on Boris Zar, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), Ryan Washington (C) Ronald Venegas, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Anthony Duprey (C) Boris Zar, David Smith | |
| 10:28 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Carl Becker pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Wilson Keller takes the ball from Chad Zajicek | 39-53 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-53 |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey tips it but misses | 39-53 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Ryan Washington scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Harold Jenkins | 41-53 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:42 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta tips it home | 41-55 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Ryan Washington is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse's floater is tipped away by Ryan Washington | 41-55 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 08:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Washington | 41-55 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the left block | 41-55 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Becker (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Washington (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Wilson Keller (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Huddle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Duprey (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Shen Chiu steps in front of the Michael Huddle pass | 41-55 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Chad Zajicek knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Anthony Duprey - foul #2 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Norman Mahr (PF), George Anderson (C) Shen Chiu, Carl Becker, Harold Jenkins, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Genaro Conti (SG), David Smith (SF), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Wilson Keller, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits a turnaround in the paint set up by George Anderson | 46-55 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Chad Zajicek steals the ball from Boris Zar | 46-55 |
| 06:13 | Akron | James Jaramillo is hacked by Boris Zar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Zar, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Terry Conner (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF) Boris Zar, David Smith | |
| 05:48 | Akron | George Anderson misses the lay-in | 46-55 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Ryan Washington is called for the reach on Rodney Furstenberg - foul #2 on Ryan Washington, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Smith (C) Yuri Bednarski | |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Rodney Furstenberg takes the ball from Chad Zajicek in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | David Smith knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Terry Conner and the foul's on Ryan Washington - foul #3 on Ryan Washington, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey (C) Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | David Smith makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:59 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Duprey | 46-59 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Terry Conner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 04:12 | Western Michigan | David Smith snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson hits a floater from the left block set up by Anthony Duprey | 46-61 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is fouled in the backcourt by Genaro Conti - foul #1 on Genaro Conti, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), Carl Becker (SF), Harold Jenkins (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (SG), Yuri Bednarski (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Genaro Conti, Alexander Hankinson, Anthony Duprey | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Jaramillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Mahr (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Terry Conner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Smith (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Norman Mahr lays it in uncontested | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg misses the floater from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 03:09 | Akron | James Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Carl Becker can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-61 |
| 02:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 48-61 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Harold Jenkins clanks a floater from the left block | 48-61 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Norman Mahr drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by George Anderson | 50-61 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg's floater is knocked away by Harold Jenkins | 50-61 |
| 02:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Jaramillo | 50-61 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Terry Conner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Conner, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (SG) Terry Conner | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Shen Chiu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Harold Jenkins can't tip it in | 50-63 |
| 01:18 | Akron | George Anderson hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Carl Becker steals it from Genaro Conti | 52-63 |
| 00:51 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits the finger roll set up by Carl Becker | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) Carl Becker, James Jaramillo, George Anderson, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Genaro Conti, David Smith, Rodney Furstenberg, Yuri Bednarski | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller is hacked by Ronald Venegas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF) Michael Huddle | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Ryan Washington makes the floater from the left side | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey is hacked by Shen Chiu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shen Chiu, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Shen Chiu - foul #4 on Shen Chiu, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Ronald Nourse steals the ball from Shen Chiu in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Norman Mahr - foul #4 on Norman Mahr, team foul #13 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Alexander Hankinson, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Carl Becker lays it in | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta runs out the clock | 58-68 |