| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Galaz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Fischer (fresh) PF - Casey Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Steiner inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | James House hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Manuel Galaz | 29-40 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Owen Weber knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Steiner | 31-40 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | James House buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Timothy Burger | 31-42 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Philip Bowers buries a runner from the left block set up by Jeremy Anderson and he's hacked by Casey Hawkins - foul #2 on Casey Hawkins, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Philip Bowers makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Owen Weber | 37-42 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Steiner - foul #1 on Robert Steiner, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG), Bradley Beach (PF) Owen Weber, Jeff Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia (PF) Casey Hawkins | |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Harold Zubia blocks the jumper by Gregory Oliver | 37-44 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | James House misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by James House | 37-46 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Gregory Oliver misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Robert Steiner gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Harold Zubia - foul #1 on Harold Zubia, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Jeff Pfeifer (PF), Aaron Murphy (C) Jeremy Anderson, Robert Steiner, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG), Charles Tanner (SF), Casey Hawkins (PF) Manuel Galaz, Jonathan Fischer, Timothy Burger | |
| 16:20 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Bradley Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Aaron Murphy - foul #2 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:39 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Owen Weber tips it home | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Beach (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James House (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Zubia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Elders (SF) Gregory Oliver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Simon (SF), Timothy Burger (C) Charles Tanner, Harold Zubia | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Timothy Burger picks off the pass by Bradley Beach | 40-47 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | James House misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Aaron Murphy grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James House | 40-47 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | James House can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Leonard Elders - foul #1 on Leonard Elders, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG), Jeremy Anderson (SG), Robert Steiner (SF), James Bennett (PF), Philip Bowers (C) Owen Weber, Bradley Beach, Leonard Elders, Jeff Pfeifer, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz (SG), Harold Zubia (PF) John Cherry, Casey Hawkins | |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | James House misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:15 | Central Michigan | James House makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:58 | Akron | James Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF) James House, Timothy Burger | |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Manuel Galaz | 40-50 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Gregory Oliver makes the floater from the left side | 42-50 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz dunks the ball on a great pass from James Simon | 42-52 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Philip Bowers double dribbles | 42-52 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Zubia | 42-52 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Bennett - foul #2 on James Bennett, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Bradley Beach (PF) Gregory Oliver, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG), Casey Hawkins (PF), Timothy Burger (C) James Simon, Robert McGinnis, Harold Zubia | |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Robert Steiner is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Fischer - foul #2 on Jonathan Fischer, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Bradley Beach | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:05 | Akron | Philip Bowers is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | John Cherry pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Owen Weber - foul #2 on Owen Weber, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Tanner (SF) Jonathan Fischer | |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Pfeifer | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Manuel Galaz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Burger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Pfeifer - foul #2 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Beach (SG), Leonard Elders (SF), Aaron Murphy (C) Jeremy Anderson, Robert Steiner, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James House (PG), James Simon (SF) Manuel Galaz, Charles Tanner | |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger drills a shot from the right side set up by James Simon | 44-59 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Timothy Burger denies the turnaround by Owen Weber | 44-59 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Aaron Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Casey Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Bradley Beach | 44-59 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Jeff Pfeifer - foul #3 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Gregory Oliver (SG), Robert Steiner (SF) Owen Weber, Leonard Elders, Jeff Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz (SG) John Cherry | |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Aaron Murphy pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Akron | Aaron Murphy comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 44-61 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Gregory Oliver gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Robert Steiner is fouled on the floor by Timothy Burger - foul #3 on Timothy Burger, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremy Anderson (SG), Philip Bowers (C) Santos Council, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis (PF), Harold Zubia (C) Casey Hawkins, Timothy Burger | |
| 09:17 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-61 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses the lay-in | 44-61 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Philip Bowers pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Gregory Oliver is hacked by James House - foul #2 on James House, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG) Gregory Oliver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer (SF) James Simon | |
| 08:26 | Akron | Owen Weber knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeremy Anderson | 46-61 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses badly on a floater in the lane | 46-61 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer tips it back up and in | 46-63 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Owen Weber misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Fischer - foul #3 on Jonathan Fischer, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (SF), Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Robert Steiner, Bradley Beach | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cherry (SG), James Simon (SF), Timothy Burger (C) James House, Manuel Galaz, Robert McGinnis | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | James Simon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger tips it home | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harold Zubia (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Burger (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Akron | Owen Weber misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson tips it back up and in | 50-65 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Simon | 50-68 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Philip Bowers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 52-68 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Pfeifer - foul #4 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Beach (SG), Robert Steiner (SF), Aaron Murphy (C) Owen Weber, Jeremy Anderson, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James House (PG), Manuel Galaz (SG), Casey Hawkins (SF) Jonathan Fischer, John Cherry, James Simon | |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:11 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses the jumper from the left side | 52-70 |
| 05:56 | Central Michigan | James House grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Burger knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by James House | 52-72 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Bradley Beach hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-72 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | James House gets the rebound | 52-72 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | James House is fouled on the floor by Gregory Oliver - foul #2 on Gregory Oliver, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Jeremy Anderson (SG) Gregory Oliver, Jeff Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Tanner (SF) Harold Zubia | |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | James House makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | James House misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Murphy | 52-73 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Bradley Beach grabs the offensive board | 52-73 |
| 04:56 | Akron | James House steals it from Jeremy Anderson | 52-73 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | James House dunks the ball | 52-75 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Robert Steiner's pass is intercepted by Charles Tanner | 52-75 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Manuel Galaz lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Tanner | 52-77 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-77 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Manuel Galaz | 52-77 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Bradley Beach is called for the reach on Casey Hawkins - foul #1 on Bradley Beach, team foul #10 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (SG), Leonard Elders (SF), James Bennett (C) Jeremy Anderson, Robert Steiner, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer (PG), John Cherry (SG), Robert McGinnis (PF) James House, Manuel Galaz, Timothy Burger | |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 04:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Bennett | 52-77 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Bradley Beach drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Elders | 55-77 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Tanner | 55-80 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Bradley Beach hits a shot from close range | 57-80 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Santos Council (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Elders (fresh) PF - Bradley Beach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jonathan Fischer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert McGinnis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Casey Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Casey Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-80 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Leonard Elders pulls down the rebound | 57-80 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Casey Hawkins picks off the pass by Bradley Beach | 57-80 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Charles Tanner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-80 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Fischer | 57-80 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cherry | 57-83 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Gregory Oliver connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Santos Council | 59-83 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 59-85 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Leonard Elders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-85 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | Robert McGinnis grabs the board | 59-85 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | John Cherry is hacked by Gregory Oliver - foul #3 on Gregory Oliver, team foul #11 | 59-85 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Murphy (C) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia (C) Casey Hawkins | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | John Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 59-85 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | John Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Gregory Oliver misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-86 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia snags the defensive board | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia is hacked by Leonard Elders - foul #2 on Leonard Elders, team foul #12 | 59-86 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia makes the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Harold Zubia misses the 2nd free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Leonard Elders grabs the board | 59-87 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Santos Council clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-87 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Aaron Murphy snags the offensive board | 59-87 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Gregory Oliver double dribbles | 59-87 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Fischer runs out the clock | 59-87 |