| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Weldon Guin is called for the reach on David Crawford - foul #1 on Weldon Guin, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Dennis Coffman hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Naughton and he's fouled by Richard Florian - foul #3 on Richard Florian, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown (SF) Richard Florian | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:10 | Akron | Dennis Coffman misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Weldon Guin | 48-42 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Phillip Naughton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Coffman | 48-44 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the fadeaway from the left block | 51-46 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is hacked by Dennis Coffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG) Dennis Coffman | |
| 17:48 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Hawthorne takes the ball from Weldon Guin | 51-46 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Alan Smith drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton | 51-48 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman (PF) James Stockton | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Hawthorne and the foul's on Charles Cheatham - foul #2 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Garrett (SF), Terry Heberling (C) Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SF) David Crawford | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Phillip Naughton grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Phillip Naughton | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Garrett (fresh) PF - Francis Waterman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Gleason (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Finlay (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Richard Florian (SG), Bradley Hardin (SF), James Stockton (PF) Weldon Guin, Evan Brown, Lawrence Garrett, Francis Waterman | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison, Irvin Finlay | |
| 15:29 | Akron | James Stockton steals it from Leroy Cook | 51-54 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Michigan | Alan Smith steps in front of the James Stockton pass | 51-54 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Erik Oestreich steals it from Leroy Cook | 51-54 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Dennis Coffman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SF), Charles Cheatham (C) Bradley Hardin, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 13:59 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Florian | 54-54 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Dennis Coffman's pass is intercepted by Erik Oestreich in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich hits the finger roll | 56-54 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Gleason | 56-56 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Gleason - foul #2 on Charles Gleason, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman (PF) James Stockton | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Charles Gleason, Alan Smith | |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham drills a floater from the left block | 60-56 |
| 12:12 | Akron | David Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), James Stockton (PF) Richard Florian, Francis Waterman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Irvin Finlay (C) Dennis Coffman, Leroy Cook | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #3 on David Crawford, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Irvin Finlay | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stockton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Weldon Guin | 62-56 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Cheatham - foul #3 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling (C) Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SF) David Crawford | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Phillip Naughton pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Weldon Guin steals it from Phillip Naughton | 62-58 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin blows the layup | 62-58 |
| 10:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Smith | 62-58 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Terry Heberling is called for the reach on Alan Smith - foul #1 on Terry Heberling, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Francis Waterman (PF) Erik Oestreich, James Stockton | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Irvin Finlay (C) Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 10:25 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Weldon Guin and he's fouled by Dennis Coffman - foul #4 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Charles Cheatham (C) Weldon Guin, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), David Crawford (SF), Charles Gleason (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Dennis Coffman, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, Irvin Finlay | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Charles Gleason snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Charles Gleason lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Cook | 64-63 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SF), James Stockton (PF) Bradley Hardin, Francis Waterman | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Jerry Hawthorne, Charles Gleason | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 64-63 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Leo Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Alan Smith can't tip it in | 64-63 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Florian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Leo Moses (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Florian | 66-63 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Leroy Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF), Terry Heberling (C) Richard Florian, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Leo Moses, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 66-63 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Phillip Naughton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman (PF) James Stockton | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SF) Phillip Naughton | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Charles Gleason double dribbles | 66-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG) Erik Oestreich | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Irvin Finlay | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Dennis Coffman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-63 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Hardin | 68-63 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Coffman | 68-65 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hawthorne | 68-65 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton (PF), Charles Cheatham (C) Francis Waterman, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 04:04 | Akron | Dennis Coffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it in | 68-67 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Alan Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 68-67 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Phillip Naughton pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Richard Florian picks off the pass by Dennis Coffman in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Florian | 71-67 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Dennis Coffman misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton's 3 pointer is rejected by Charles Cheatham | 71-67 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip Naughton - foul #1 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the floater near the basket | 73-67 |
| 01:38 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Naughton | 73-67 |
| 01:15 | Akron | The jump hook by David Crawford is blocked by Charles Cheatham | 73-67 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton drills a runner from the left block | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Dennis Coffman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Smith | 75-67 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Coffman is called for the reach on Charles Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG) Dennis Coffman | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Leroy Cook gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Hawthorne is called for the reach on Charles Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | David Crawford pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Akron | David Crawford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich is hacked by Jerry Hawthorne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jerry Hawthorne is called for the reach on Richard Florian in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham gets the rebound | 77-70 |