• Starters: Ward, Douglas, Hutcheson, Whittington, Whitfield
• The Broncos held the Zips without a field goal from the 6:32 mark until the 3:08 mark
• Mike Douglas recorded five assists in the first half, tying him with Billy Stanback for the most career assists in program history with 427
  The Broncos out-rebounded Akron 25-10
• WMU held Akron to just five points in the final 6:32 of the half
  The Broncos out-scored Akron 20-12 in the paint
• WMU held Akron to just 9-of-29 (31.0) shooting from the field in the first halfSecond Half

Second Half

• Mike Douglas assisted on Brandon Pokley's three-pointer at the 12:05 mark to become Western Michigan's career assists leader, passing Billy Stanback with his 428th dime
• Flenard Whitfield had a team-high seven points in the second half
• Douglas went 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the second half
• The Broncos went to overtime for the second consecutive game

Overtime

• This is the third overtime game for the Broncos this year This is the second straight year WMU has played three overtime games
• It is the first time since the 2001-02 season WMU has played back to back overtime games; they lost at Oakland 100-94 on December 29, 2001, then returned home to beat Miami 69-63 on January 2, 2002
• It is only the seventh time in program history (dating to the 1913-14 season) that the Broncos have played back to back overtime games
• The Broncos are now 0-3 in overtime games this year; all three have been against MAC opponents