| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Marchetti (fresh) SG - John Crampton (fresh) SF - David Gillespie (fresh) PF - Albert Matherly (fresh) C - Quentin Waters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Ryan Washington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Shen Chiu comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Ronald Venegas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Chad Zajicek pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Washington - foul #1 on Ryan Washington, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Norman Mahr is called for 3 seconds | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Washington - foul #2 on Ryan Washington, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (C) Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly is denied on a layup by Norman Mahr | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to John Marchetti | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the easy layup but the foul's on Albert Matherly - foul #1 on Albert Matherly, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Albert Matherly | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Norman Mahr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Matherly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Ronald Venegas grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Shen Chiu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (SF) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Lee (SG), Vince Carroll (PF), Paul McKinney (C) John Crampton, Albert Matherly, Quentin Waters | |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Jenkins - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle (SF) David Gillespie | |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Norman Mahr scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by George Anderson | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) SG - James Jaramillo (fresh) SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Marchetti (fresh) SG - William Lee (fresh) SF - Walter Janelle (fresh) PF - Vince Carroll (fresh) C - Paul McKinney (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Akron | George Anderson tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to William Lee | 6-7 |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF) James Jaramillo, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton (SG), Quentin Waters (C) John Marchetti, Walter Janelle | |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG) Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie (SF), Albert Matherly (PF) Paul McKinney, Vince Carroll | |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Carl Becker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Jaramillo | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Shen Chiu connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Lee | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Akron | James Jaramillo's pass is intercepted by Albert Matherly | 8-11 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Chad Zajicek gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Chad Zajicek clanks a shot from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie is fouled on the floor by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Norman Mahr (PF) James Jaramillo, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti (PG), Howard Ferguson (SG), Walter Janelle (SF), Vince Carroll (PF), Paul McKinney (C) William Lee, John Crampton, David Gillespie, Albert Matherly, Quentin Waters | |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Shen Chiu - foul #1 on Shen Chiu, team foul #7 | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Chad Zajicek's pass is intercepted by John Marchetti | 8-12 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 8-12 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Carl Becker snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Carl Becker loses the dribble to Walter Janelle | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Marchetti (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) SF - Walter Janelle (fresh) PF - Vince Carroll (fresh) C - Paul McKinney (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Shen Chiu - foul #2 on Shen Chiu, team foul #8 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG) Shen Chiu | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton (SG), Quentin Waters (C) Howard Ferguson, Paul McKinney | |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Norman Mahr pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Carl Becker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Vince Carroll | 8-14 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Chad Zajicek's fadeaway is rejected by Quentin Waters | 8-14 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Vince Carroll snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (C) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie (SF), Albert Matherly (PF) Walter Janelle, Vince Carroll | |
| 10:12 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-14 |
| 10:11 | Akron | George Anderson tips it home | 10-14 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #9 | 10-14 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:31 | Akron | George Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-16 |
| 09:29 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to David Gillespie | 10-16 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #10 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (C) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Lee (PG), Paul McKinney (C) John Marchetti, Quentin Waters | |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Norman Mahr travels with the ball | 10-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ferguson (SG) John Crampton | |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-19 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti (PG), Vince Carroll (PF) Howard Ferguson, Albert Matherly | |
| 08:15 | Akron | Carl Becker lays it in on a great pass from Chad Zajicek and he's hacked by Paul McKinney - foul #1 on Paul McKinney, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters (C) Paul McKinney | |
| 08:15 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters's pass is intercepted by Chad Zajicek | 13-19 |
| 07:53 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Vince Carroll gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie gets the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Becker (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Marchetti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Gillespie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vince Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Quentin Waters (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Akron | Norman Mahr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Jaramillo | 16-19 |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Vince Carroll | 16-21 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Ronald Venegas connects on the 3 from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:23 | Akron | James Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney (PG), John Crampton (SG), Walter Janelle (SF), Albert Matherly (PF) John Marchetti, William Lee, David Gillespie, Quentin Waters | |
| 05:47 | Akron | Carl Becker's floater is tipped away by Vince Carroll | 19-21 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Albert Matherly | 19-21 |
| 05:41 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Carl Becker pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:30 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton is hacked by Ronald Venegas - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #11 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti (PG) Vince Carroll | |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Paul McKinney steps in front of the Carl Becker pass | 19-23 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Janelle misses the turnaround from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 04:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Carl Becker | 19-23 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is hacked by John Crampton - foul #1 on John Crampton, team foul #3 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters (C) Walter Janelle | |
| 03:56 | Akron | Albert Matherly denies the turnaround by Ronald Venegas | 19-23 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Venegas - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #12 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF), Ryan Washington (C) James Jaramillo, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr, Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Lee (PG), David Gillespie (SF), Vince Carroll (PF) John Marchetti, Paul McKinney, Albert Matherly | |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Ryan Washington knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | David Gillespie drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Vince Carroll | 21-27 |
| 03:14 | Akron | George Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ferguson (SG) John Crampton | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Venegas (tiring) 3 pts. SF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - William Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) SF - David Gillespie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vince Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Quentin Waters (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Quentin Waters misses the easy layup | 21-27 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Venegas | 24-27 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | William Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 24-27 |
| 02:29 | Akron | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Shen Chiu scores on a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on William Lee - foul #1 on William Lee, team foul #4 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti (PG), Walter Janelle (SF), Paul McKinney (C) Howard Ferguson, David Gillespie, Quentin Waters | |
| 02:23 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | John Marchetti makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Janelle | 27-30 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Ryan Washington clanks a runner from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 01:54 | Akron | George Anderson tips it in | 29-30 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Crampton (SG), Albert Matherly (PF) William Lee, Vince Carroll | |
| 01:40 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) Ronald Venegas, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Paul McKinney loses the dribble to Shen Chiu | 29-30 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Chad Zajicek drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Zajicek takes the ball from Walter Janelle | 32-30 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 00:22 | Akron | The jump hook by Harold Jenkins is blocked by Paul McKinney | 32-30 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Paul McKinney blocks the jumper by Norman Mahr | 32-30 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Harold Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 32-30 |