| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) C - Ralph Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) SG - Fred Conder (fresh) SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Joseph Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Joseph Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Fred Conder double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Howard Acker | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Joseph Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Manuel Spencer steals it from David Brawner | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred Conder - foul #1 on Fred Conder, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Joseph Moore snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Leonard Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Jones steps in front of the Howard Acker pass | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Robert Anderson misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins tips it home | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Fred Conder is hacked by Manuel Spencer - foul #1 on Manuel Spencer, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee (SF) Kenneth Tate | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| 17:20 | Akron | Steven Capehart hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Steven Capehart hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Johnson | 5-4 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins drills a jumper in the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Steven Capehart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire can't connect on a shot in the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steele (fresh) SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) PF - Timothy Pinto (fresh) C - Steven Capehart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Timothy Pinto knocks in the shot from the left block | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Paul Wiltshire swats the short shot by Timothy Pinto | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Akron | John Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Randy Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Akron | John Steele tips it in | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire banks in the layup and he's hacked by Steven Capehart - foul #1 on Steven Capehart, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Curtis Hardee, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Randy Johnson, John Steele, Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto, Steven Capehart | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Leonard Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hosmer - foul #1 on Kevin Hosmer, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney (PF) Paul Wiltshire | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:16 | Akron | Fred Conder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Jones | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Akron | David Brawner makes the floater from the right side set up by Fred Conder and he's fouled by James Waltman - foul #1 on James Waltman, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | Akron | David Brawner makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Fred Conder misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Robert Anderson snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Akron | David Brawner misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Manuel Spencer (SG), Lee Bequette (SF), Curtis Hardee (PF), Ralph Collins (C) James Waltman, Kevin Hosmer, Kenneth Tate, Carlos Hackney, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker is called for 5 seconds | 10-14 |
| 11:49 | Akron | The short jumper by Stephen Longoria is denied by Curtis Hardee | 10-14 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Stephen Longoria grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Lee Bequette (fresh) PF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) C - Ralph Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steele (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) PF - Timothy Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Capehart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Steven Capehart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ralph Collins - foul #1 on Ralph Collins, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire (PF) Lee Bequette | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Steven Capehart makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Steven Capehart misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Spencer | 10-15 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:48 | Akron | John Steele misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Stephen Longoria snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:10 | Akron | The short jumper by Randy Johnson is denied by Curtis Hardee | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Timothy Pinto gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Steven Capehart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Curtis Hardee, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Randy Johnson, John Steele, Steven Capehart, Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto | |
| 09:30 | Akron | James Waltman blocks the jumper by Robert Anderson | 10-15 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Joseph Moore can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer tips it home | 12-15 |
| 09:12 | Akron | David Brawner double dribbles | 12-15 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carlos Hackney | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Robert Anderson travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire (PF), Ralph Collins (C) Carlos Hackney, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 14-15 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Fred Conder loses the dribble to James Waltman | 14-15 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman hits the finger roll | 16-15 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Joseph Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-15 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Waltman | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Tate (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Akron | The jump hook by David Brawner is blocked by Ralph Collins | 18-15 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Collins | 18-15 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the jumper from the right side | 20-15 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Fred Conder scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Jones | 20-17 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Conder picks off the pass by James Waltman | 20-17 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Leonard Jones's layup is rejected by Ralph Collins | 20-17 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Ralph Collins and he's hacked by Leonard Jones - foul #1 on Leonard Jones, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) James Waltman, Kenneth Tate, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee misses the jump hook near the basket | 23-17 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Steven Capehart snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:50 | Akron | John Steele can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Randy Johnson misses the tip | 23-17 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Hosmer | 25-17 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Howard Acker steals the ball from Randy Johnson in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee loses the dribble to Stephen Longoria | 25-17 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Randy Johnson misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Timothy Pinto can't tip it in | 25-17 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Hosmer | 27-17 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Stephen Longoria is fouled on the floor by Howard Acker - foul #1 on Howard Acker, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG), Ralph Collins (C) Kevin Hosmer, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Leonard Jones (SF) Randy Johnson, Steven Capehart | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Ralph Collins is called for the reach on Timothy Pinto - foul #2 on Ralph Collins, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire (PF) Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Milton Butts (C) John Steele, Timothy Pinto | |
| 03:23 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) PF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Butts (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Fred Conder - foul #2 on Fred Conder, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Bequette (SF) Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Stephen Longoria clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Collins | 29-20 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Jones is called for the reach on Howard Acker - foul #2 on Leonard Jones, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Danny Langley (SF) Howard Acker, Lee Bequette | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Stephen Longoria, Milton Butts | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Moore - foul #1 on Joseph Moore, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Joseph Moore loses the dribble to Manuel Spencer | 34-22 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer banks in the layup | 36-22 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Danny Langley steals the ball from Robert Anderson | 36-22 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire blows the layup | 36-22 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Fred Conder misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-22 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Curtis Hardee (C) James Waltman, Manuel Spencer, Danny Langley, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Steven Capehart steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney (PF) Paul Wiltshire | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Capehart - foul #2 on Steven Capehart, team foul #9 | 38-22 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |