| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Luciano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fred Gibson inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Daniel - foul #1 on Patrick Daniel, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 19:47 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:47 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale drills a shot in the lane set up by Patrick Daniel and he's hacked by Fred Gibson - foul #1 on Fred Gibson, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Michael Hall misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 37-43 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Hale | 39-43 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Mickey Dattilo picks off the pass by John Steele in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 18:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Hall | 39-43 |
| 18:26 | Akron | John Steele misses the shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Patrick Daniel | 41-43 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 17:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 17:26 | Akron | John Steele snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Fred Conder is whistled for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Keith Fransen (PF), Donald Clarke (C) Patrick Daniel, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 16:49 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Joseph Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Fransen | 43-43 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:20 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Frank Luciano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (SG), Michael Devore (C) Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Michael Hall (PF) John Steele, Frank Luciano | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Bly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Devore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brawner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Joseph Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi lays it in and he's hacked by David Brawner - foul #3 on David Brawner, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo (SG), Michael Luciano (PF), Ralph Gerth (C) Henry Bly, Donald Clarke, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) Randy Johnson, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:07 | Akron | David Brawner loses the ball out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Lawrence Hale (SF) Dikembe Alghamdi, Keith Fransen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:59 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:43 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Fred Conder - foul #2 on Fred Conder, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Frank Luciano (PF) David Brawner, Michael Hall | |
| 14:43 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Michael Luciano steps in front of the Fred Gibson pass | 49-43 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (PF) Frank Luciano | |
| 13:49 | Akron | John Steele is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SG), Michael Hall (PF) Fred Conder, Joseph Moore | |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mickey Dattilo | 52-43 |
| 13:00 | Akron | John Steele misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 12:59 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mickey Dattilo | 52-43 |
| 12:54 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Stephen Longoria connects on the runner near the basket | 54-45 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Daniel | 56-45 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Stephen Longoria clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Michael Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Luciano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Gerth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Fred Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Henry Bly (SG), Keith Fransen (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Michael Devore (C) Patrick Daniel, Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Alghamdi | 59-45 |
| 10:51 | Akron | David Brawner clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #2 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF) Stephen Longoria | |
| 10:51 | Akron | David Brawner misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:51 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Luciano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke hits a runner from the right block | 61-46 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Devore - foul #1 on Michael Devore, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Mickey Dattilo (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF) Dikembe Alghamdi, Henry Bly, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Michael Hall (PF) David Brawner, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| 09:33 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale is hacked by Stephen Longoria - foul #4 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth (C) Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF) Stephen Longoria | |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Fransen | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:49 | Akron | The jump hook by Frank Luciano is blocked by Keith Fransen | 63-46 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it home | 63-48 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth hits the finger roll set up by Mickey Dattilo | 65-48 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Michael Hall misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Mickey Dattilo picks off the pass by Frank Luciano | 65-48 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo banks in the layup | 67-48 |
| 07:32 | Akron | The jump hook by Leonard Jones is blocked by Ralph Gerth | 67-48 |
| 07:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Keith Fransen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ralph Gerth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Daniel | 70-48 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Leonard Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Keith Fransen - foul #1 on Keith Fransen, team foul #4 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Kenneth Donaldson (SF), Michael Luciano (PF), Donald Clarke (C) Patrick Daniel, Lawrence Hale, Keith Fransen, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Michael Hall, Frank Luciano | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Leonard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Leonard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Donald Clarke | 70-48 |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 06:45 | Akron | David Brawner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Anthony Dale tips it home | 70-50 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Alghamdi | 73-50 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-50 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-50 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 73-50 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Leonard Jones grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Fred Gibson is whistled for a carry | 73-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Lawrence Hale (SF), Ralph Gerth (C) Mickey Dattilo, Kenneth Donaldson, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-50 |
| 05:15 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 76-50 |
| 05:14 | Akron | John Steele hits the follow up shot | 76-52 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | David Brawner steals it from Dikembe Alghamdi | 76-52 |
| 05:00 | Akron | David Brawner lays it in | 76-54 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Dikembe Alghamdi | 78-54 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 78-54 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Fred Gibson snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 78-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (PG), Randall Fryberger (SG), Keith Fransen (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Michael Devore (C) Patrick Daniel, Dikembe Alghamdi, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses badly on a floater near the basket | 78-54 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Henry Bly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Fryberger (fresh) SF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Devore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brawner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | David Brawner steps in front of the Donald Clarke pass | 78-54 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Randy Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Brawner | 78-56 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore is hacked by Stephen Longoria - foul #5 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #6 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG) Randall Fryberger | |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF) Stephen Longoria | |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 78-56 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Randy Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 78-56 |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi is whistled for a carry | 78-56 |
| 01:40 | Akron | David Brawner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leonard Jones | 78-59 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-59 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 78-59 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Randy Johnson is whistled for a carry | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Keith Fransen | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Joseph Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Johnson | 80-62 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Moore takes the ball from Donald Clarke | 80-62 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Randy Johnson makes the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Moore | 80-64 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi runs out the clock | 80-64 |