| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darell Wilber (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a floater from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 19:22 | Akron | John Steele misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Darell Wilber - foul #2 on Darell Wilber, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 19:22 | Akron | John Steele misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:22 | Akron | John Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 34-48 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Fred Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 18:53 | Akron | John Steele gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Fred Conder hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Gibson | 34-50 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Dale steps in front of the Edward Thomas pass | 34-50 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Lino Zwagerman steals it from Fred Conder in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber double dribbles | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Robert Savage (PF), Milton Swanson (C) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 17:52 | Akron | Frank Luciano comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Savage - foul #2 on Robert Savage, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Harley Medley - foul #2 on Harley Medley, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Stephen Longoria is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Johnson | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod loses the dribble to David Brawner | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:22 | Akron | David Brawner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Johnson and he's fouled by Milton Swanson - foul #3 on Milton Swanson, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Harley Medley, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Robert Savage, Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Randy Johnson, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| 16:22 | Akron | David Brawner makes the free throw | 34-57 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Anthony Dale - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #1 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Lawrence Ridley | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG) David Brawner | |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Edward Thomas steps in front of the Fred Conder pass in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:58 | Akron | Anthony Dale drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Steele | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darell Wilber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 41-60 |
| 15:41 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-60 |
| 15:24 | Akron | A charge is called on Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Anthony Dale, team foul #2 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF), Timothy Pinto (C) Fred Gibson, Anthony Dale | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Jones - foul #1 on Leonard Jones, team foul #3 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Luciano (C) Timothy Pinto | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 15:10 | Akron | John Steele loses the dribble to Darell Wilber in the backcourt | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Randy Lister's floater is tipped away by Michael Hall | 43-60 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Fred Conder gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 14:31 | Akron | John Steele misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-60 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Randy Lister misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Harley Medley tips it in | 45-60 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Frank Luciano is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hall | 45-62 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman lays it in on a great pass from Harley Medley | 47-62 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Leonard Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Robert Savage (C) Harley Medley, Lawrence Ridley, Lino Zwagerman, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Stephen Longoria (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Michael Hall, Frank Luciano | |
| 13:57 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 47-62 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Randy Lister snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Edward Thomas is denied by Stephen Longoria | 47-62 |
| 13:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 47-62 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Stephen Longoria is hacked by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Robert Savage scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Edward Thomas | 49-64 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Guillermo Guzman is called for the reach on Anthony Dale - foul #4 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Milton Swanson (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman, Randy Lister, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) David Brawner | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Joseph Moore is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Joseph Moore, team foul #4 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SF) Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF), Frank Luciano (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) Fred Gibson, Joseph Moore, Anthony Dale | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Stephen Longoria steals it from Robert Goodrich | 49-66 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Randy Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Harley Medley pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley and the foul's on Frank Luciano - foul #1 on Frank Luciano, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Darell Wilber (C) Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 11:52 | Akron | John Steele is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Jones | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Medley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darell Wilber (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 54-68 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Frank Luciano scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Steele | 54-70 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Jones - foul #2 on Leonard Jones, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Robert Savage (C) Robert Goodrich, Harley Medley, Gregory Elrod, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Randy Johnson, Leonard Jones, Michael Hall, Frank Luciano | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 10:30 | Akron | John Steele scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Brawner | 56-72 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Randy Lister makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Ridley | 58-72 |
| 10:19 | Akron | David Brawner is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lister - foul #3 on Randy Lister, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (C) Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SG) John Steele | |
| 10:19 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 10:19 | Akron | David Brawner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits a runner in the paint | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-75 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Robert Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman grabs the offensive board | 58-75 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Longoria - foul #1 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #7 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG), Randy Lister (PF), Gregory Elrod (C) Edward Thomas, Robert Savage, Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Michael Hall (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) David Brawner, Fred Gibson, Joseph Moore, Anthony Dale | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:52 | Akron | John Steele is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Conder | 59-78 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Stephen Longoria is called for the reach on Harley Medley - foul #2 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #8 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Darell Wilber (C) Lawrence Ridley, Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Frank Luciano (C) Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto | |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Michael Hall misses long on an open floater from the left block | 61-78 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Fred Conder grabs the offensive board | 61-78 |
| 08:04 | Akron | John Steele is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Conder | 61-80 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-80 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson grabs the board | 61-80 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Frank Luciano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Goodrich - foul #1 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Harley Medley, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Leonard Jones (SF), Timothy Pinto (C) John Steele, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lino Zwagerman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darell Wilber (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Luciano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Pinto (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Randy Johnson steals it from Lino Zwagerman | 61-82 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Fred Conder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-82 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Randy Johnson tips it but misses | 61-82 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Robert Savage snags the defensive board | 61-82 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 63-82 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Timothy Pinto is fouled in the backcourt by Darell Wilber - foul #3 on Darell Wilber, team foul #11 | 63-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Lino Zwagerman, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF) Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Frank Luciano | |
| 06:48 | Akron | Timothy Pinto makes the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Timothy Pinto misses the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Robert Savage gets the rebound | 63-83 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman's pass is intercepted by Randy Johnson | 63-83 |
| 06:09 | Akron | David Brawner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-83 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Robert Savage gets the rebound | 63-83 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Moore takes the ball from Milton Swanson | 63-83 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Milton Swanson steps in front of the Stephen Longoria pass | 63-83 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses long on a floater in the paint | 63-83 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Timothy Pinto grabs the defensive rebound | 63-83 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Harley Medley (SF), Randy Lister (PF) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman, Milton Swanson, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Randy Johnson, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore, Timothy Pinto | |
| 04:53 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Gibson | 63-85 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dale - foul #3 on Anthony Dale, team foul #9 | 63-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SG) David Brawner | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 64-85 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 04:34 | Akron | John Steele travels in the backcourt | 65-85 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-85 |
| 04:17 | Akron | John Steele snags the defensive board | 65-85 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Fred Gibson travels with the ball | 65-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) Robert Goodrich | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Joseph Moore (C) Fred Gibson, Anthony Dale | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Harley Medley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-85 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Stephen Longoria snags the defensive board | 65-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Akron | John Steele is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lister - foul #4 on Randy Lister, team foul #12 | 65-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Robert Savage (C) Lawrence Ridley, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF), Frank Luciano (C) Fred Conder, Michael Hall | |
| 03:39 | Akron | John Steele makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 03:39 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 65-87 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-87 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Robert Savage is called for the reach on John Steele - foul #3 on Robert Savage, team foul #13 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG) Stephen Longoria | |
| 02:53 | Akron | John Steele makes the 1st free throw | 67-88 |
| 02:53 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 67-89 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-89 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 67-89 |
| 02:21 | Akron | John Steele banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Moore | 67-91 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-91 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Leonard Jones misses the lay-in | 70-91 |
| 01:50 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 70-91 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Milton Swanson steals it from David Brawner | 70-91 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-91 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Leonard Jones grabs the board | 70-91 |
| 00:59 | Akron | John Steele misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 70-91 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 70-91 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-91 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Harley Medley - foul #3 on Harley Medley, team foul #14 | 73-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) Leonard Jones | |
| 00:31 | Akron | John Steele misses the 1st free throw | 73-91 |
| 00:31 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 73-92 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 73-92 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Harley Medley pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-92 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is hacked by John Steele - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #10 | 73-92 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) John Steele | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 74-92 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-92 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Randy Johnson runs out the clock | 75-92 |