| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 8 pts. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 41-40 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Juan Zepeda | 44-42 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:25 | Akron | William Spencer makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Mayville | 46-42 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Dunkelberger | 46-42 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lonnie Higby - foul #2 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Jimmy Williams is hacked by Roy Benninger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Benninger, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| 17:10 | Akron | William Spencer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger is fouled on the floor by Terry Bartlett - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (SF) Terry Bartlett, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya lays it up and in set up by Roy Benninger and he's fouled by Marko Belkowski - foul #4 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Jimmy Williams, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:31 | Akron | William Spencer loses the dribble to Jeffrey Johnson in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roy Benninger and he's fouled by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Jimmy Williams (PF) William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Roy Benninger, Mark Jones | |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Raymond Hill is called for the reach on Herbert Babin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Hill, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama hits the finger roll on a great pass from Juan Zepeda | 48-50 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Terry Bartlett tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Jimmy Williams (PF) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Otha Zaspel, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 14:09 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:26 | Akron | James Wilson banks in the layup | 50-50 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Hill | 50-52 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses the wide open shot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Lonnie Higby tips it in | 52-52 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Robert Friedenthal | 52-54 |
| 12:31 | Akron | James Wilson loses the dribble to Robert Friedenthal | 52-54 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 12:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Marko Belkowski | 52-54 |
| 12:13 | Akron | John Mayville is fouled on the floor by Emmitt Holt - foul #3 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones | |
| 11:47 | Akron | Herbert Babin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #3 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Higby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (tiring) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Jimmy Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lonnie Higby | 55-54 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Herbert Babin is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:35 | Akron | James Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Seth Weiss | 57-57 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Anthony Dunkelberger is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #4 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 09:47 | Akron | William Spencer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Joel Spencer can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Marko Belkowski tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Mark Jones tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Emmitt Holt steps in front of the William Spencer pass | 59-59 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt lays it in | 59-61 |
| 08:41 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill's floater is tipped away by Lonnie Higby | 59-61 |
| 08:32 | Akron | William Spencer pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Emmitt Holt steals it from William Spencer in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the lay-in | 59-61 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Mark Jones tips it home | 59-63 |
| 08:18 | Akron | William Spencer buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Spencer | 62-63 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF) Terry Bartlett, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Jimmy Williams hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Spencer | 65-63 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ray Anaya | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Marko Belkowski (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 65-65 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Ray Anaya steals it from Marko Belkowski in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson can't finish the layup | 65-68 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 06:17 | Akron | William Spencer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #4 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Wilson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Frankie Bock - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Juan Zepeda (C) Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock drills a jump hook from the right block | 66-71 |
| 05:18 | Akron | The jump hook by James Wilson is blocked by Anthony Dunkelberger | 66-71 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-71 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 05:06 | Akron | James Wilson misses the lay-in | 66-71 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anthony Dunkelberger | 66-71 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Otha Zaspel, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Marko Belkowski loses the dribble to Anthony Dunkelberger | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 66-71 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson tips it home | 66-73 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Benninger - foul #2 on Roy Benninger, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Roy Benninger, Frankie Bock | |
| 04:01 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Jimmy Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Terry Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 68-74 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 68-74 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Jimmy Williams tips it back up and in | 70-74 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the easy layup | 70-74 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Jimmy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ray Anaya | 70-74 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses short on a shot in the lane | 70-74 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Emmitt Holt steals the ball from Lonnie Higby in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger lays it in set up by Emmitt Holt | 70-76 |
| 01:39 | Akron | William Spencer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Benninger - foul #3 on Roy Benninger, team foul #8 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, Otha Zaspel, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| 01:39 | Akron | William Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:39 | Akron | William Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger buries a floater from the right side | 72-78 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jimmy Williams | 74-78 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Bartlett - foul #3 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #7 | 74-78 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:59 | Akron | William Spencer makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Bartlett | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the board | 77-80 |
| 00:19 | Akron | 3 seconds is called on Dikembe Akiyama | 77-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Terry Bartlett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #8 | 77-80 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terry Bartlett | 80-82 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is hacked by Terry Bartlett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #9 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | William Spencer misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 80-82 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frankie Bock | 80-82 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock runs out the clock | 80-82 |