| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fresh) SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Sison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Sison inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | David Sison loses the dribble to Thomas Hall | 32-35 |
| 19:24 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Modesto Russo gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Modesto Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell double dribbles | 33-35 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Thomas Hall takes the ball from Ronald Noel | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 33-35 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Ronald Noel is hacked by Russell Nagel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Nagel, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (PF) Modesto Russo | |
| 17:29 | Akron | Terry Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Bedell - foul #3 on Larry Bedell, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF), Manuel Johnston (PF), Ken Schneider (C) Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG) Jonathan Estep | |
| 17:29 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:13 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:57 | Akron | David Sison grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-37 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Thomas Daniel's pass is intercepted by Manuel Johnston | 33-37 |
| 15:56 | Western Carolina | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Wells (fresh) PF - Manuel Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Sison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Akron | Manuel Johnston steals the ball from David Sison | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Daniel - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Modesto Russo (PF) Ronald Noel, David Sison, Thomas Daniel | |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Modesto Russo pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Carl Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:13 | Western Carolina | David Burnette makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Pratt | 36-37 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Timothy Doggett's pass is intercepted by Ken Schneider | 36-37 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider lays it up and in | 38-37 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Timothy Doggett connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Baker | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 14:14 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Carl Baker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | David Burnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), James Clark (SG) Ken Schneider, David Burnette | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Caverly (SF), Edwin Schafer (C) Timothy Doggett, Terry Brooks | |
| 13:34 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Anthony Caverly hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | James Clark drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Nagel | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Anthony Caverly clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Kirk Wells (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Manuel Johnston (C) James Clark, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG), David Sison (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Jonathan Estep, Anthony Caverly, Modesto Russo, Edwin Schafer | |
| 12:03 | Akron | Carl Baker is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG) Carl Baker | |
| 11:42 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Wells (fresh) PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fresh) SG - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Sison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Akron | David Sison makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner and he's fouled by Thomas Hall - foul #3 on Thomas Hall, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Larry Bedell (PF) Russell Nagel, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG) Ronald Noel | |
| 11:13 | Akron | David Sison makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Timothy Doggett takes the ball from Kirk Wells | 44-45 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Carl Baker drills a turnaround from the left block set up by David Sison | 44-47 |
| 10:23 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Terry Brooks dunks the ball | 44-49 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 09:23 | Akron | David Sison pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #4 on Thomas Hall, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), James Clark (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Manuel Johnston (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Modesto Russo (PF) Carl Baker, Timothy Doggett, David Sison, Terry Brooks | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:43 | Western Carolina | James Clark is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Estep - foul #3 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edwin Schafer (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 08:34 | Western Carolina | James Clark clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-51 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Anthony Caverly gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Edwin Schafer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Noel | 44-53 |
| 07:54 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Jonathan Estep connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Caverly | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Caverly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Western Carolina | James Clark is fouled on the floor by Ronald Noel - foul #1 on Ronald Noel, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Larry Bedell (PF) James Clark, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), David Sison (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Ronald Noel, Anthony Caverly, Edwin Schafer | |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | David Burnette comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 46-56 |
| 06:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Sison | 46-56 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Larry Bedell steps in front of the Jonathan Estep pass | 46-56 |
| 06:07 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Pratt | 48-56 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Carl Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Modesto Russo and he's hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #4 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), Kirk Wells (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Phillip Pratt, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG), Terry Brooks (PF) Jonathan Estep, Modesto Russo | |
| 05:49 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Schneider | 50-59 |
| 05:08 | Akron | David Sison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-59 |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kirk Wells | 53-59 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Carl Baker connects on the jumper from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-61 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Carl Baker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-61 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), Edwin Schafer (C) David Sison, Thomas Daniel | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Timothy Doggett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Doggett, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG), Modesto Russo (PF) Carl Baker, Edwin Schafer | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Terry Brooks gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Timothy Doggett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Noel - foul #2 on Ronald Noel, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Manuel Johnston (PF) Ken Schneider, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG) Ronald Noel | |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell (PF) Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Timothy Doggett, Terry Brooks | |
| 02:32 | Akron | Jonathan Estep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | David Burnette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Bedell | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Carl Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Estep | 58-66 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel is whistled for a carry | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Akron | David Sison misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip Pratt - foul #1 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| 01:29 | Akron | David Sison makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:29 | Akron | David Sison misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Modesto Russo gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Modesto Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-67 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Thomas Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Thomas Daniel is hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #5 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall (C) Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Akron | Darryl Dix (PF) Modesto Russo | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Russell Nagel | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is hacked by Russell Nagel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Nagel, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall clanks a jumper from close range | 60-71 |
| 00:36 | Akron | David Sison pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Carl Baker can't finish the layup | 60-71 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Sison - foul #1 on David Sison, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Manuel Johnston (C) Russell Nagel, David Burnette, Larry Bedell | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG), Timothy Doggett (SG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Edwin Schafer (C) Carl Baker, Jonathan Estep, David Sison, Darryl Dix, Thomas Daniel | |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Terry Brooks gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ronald Noel runs out the clock | 61-71 |