| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Vance - foul #1 on Ralph Vance, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Akron | John Allen (SG), Louis Gray (C) Giuseppe Moretti, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:35 | Akron | Charles Higgins picks off the pass by Manuel Devitt | 39-34 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Erik Bradley snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Kris Johnson - foul #1 on Kris Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Ralph Vance (C) Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (PF), Nestor Block (C) Charles Higgins, Kris Johnson | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Anthony Damico steals it from Ralph Vance | 39-34 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Ralph Vance misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ramsey - foul #1 on Daniel Ramsey, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), John Allen (SG), Michael Jones (C) Daniel Ramsey, Giuseppe Moretti, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Terry Golden (SG), Charles Higgins (PF), Kris Johnson (C) Anthony Damico, Allen Bennett, Thomas Heimbach, Nestor Block | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson scores on a runner in the paint set up by Terry Golden | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard McCandlish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Michael Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (PG), Ralph Vance (C) Michael Sines, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden loses the dribble to John Allen | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | Akron | John Allen lays it in | 41-38 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 14:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Manuel Devitt | 41-38 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Ralph Vance can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 41-38 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden is hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (PG), Louis Gray (C) Damon Maddox, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Thomas Heimbach (SF) Ronald Larson, Richard McCandlish | |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden is hacked by Giuseppe Moretti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Moretti, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), Ralph Vance (C) Giuseppe Moretti, Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett (SG), Richard McCandlish (PF) Terry Golden, Charles Higgins | |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish loses the dribble to Daniel Ramsey | 41-38 |
| 13:47 | Akron | John Allen connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Erik Bradley | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Giuseppe Moretti (SG), Louis Gray (C) Daniel Ramsey, John Allen, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins (PF) Kris Johnson | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Erik Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Akron | John Allen (SG), Ralph Vance (C) Michael Sines, Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Giuseppe Moretti takes the ball from Anthony Damico in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Ralph Vance knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Allen | 45-38 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Ralph Vance steps in front of the Allen Bennett pass | 45-38 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Erik Bradley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Heimbach | 45-38 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Ralph Vance - foul #2 on Ralph Vance, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Louis Gray (C) Giuseppe Moretti, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Gregory Givens (SF), Nestor Block (C) Anthony Damico, Thomas Heimbach, Charles Higgins | |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:39 | Akron | John Allen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Givens (fresh) PF - Richard McCandlish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nestor Block (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Larson | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Erik Bradley comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard McCandlish - foul #1 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), Giuseppe Moretti (SG), Ralph Vance (C) Michael Sines, John Allen, Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Terry Golden (SG), Charles Higgins (PF), Kris Johnson (C) Ronald Larson, Allen Bennett, Gregory Givens, Nestor Block | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Erik Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Higgins | 46-43 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Anthony Damico and the foul's on Manuel Devitt - foul #3 on Manuel Devitt, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Ralph Vance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Ralph Vance is called for the reach on Terry Golden - foul #3 on Ralph Vance, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | John Allen (SG) Giuseppe Moretti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach (SF) Richard McCandlish | |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Ralph Vance snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Ralph Vance tips it in | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico drills a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Heimbach and he's hacked by Daniel Ramsey - foul #2 on Daniel Ramsey, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (PG) Daniel Ramsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (PF) Charles Higgins | |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Ralph Vance hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 48-49 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Thomas Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-51 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Damico | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Damon Maddox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Bradley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Vance (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard McCandlish (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Akron | Damon Maddox is called for a backcourt violation | 48-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), Giuseppe Moretti (SG), Louis Gray (C) Damon Maddox, John Allen, Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Charles Higgins (PF) Anthony Damico, Terry Golden, Kris Johnson | |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Bradley | 48-53 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Manuel Devitt gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Manuel Devitt makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Giuseppe Moretti and he's fouled by Allen Bennett - foul #2 on Allen Bennett, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), John Allen (SG), Ralph Vance (C) Daniel Ramsey, Erik Bradley, Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nestor Block (C) Thomas Heimbach | |
| 06:23 | Akron | Manuel Devitt makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Manuel Devitt clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard McCandlish - foul #2 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), Erik Bradley (SF) Michael Sines, Giuseppe Moretti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG) Ronald Larson | |
| 05:41 | Akron | Manuel Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Manuel Devitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Ralph Vance snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Nestor Block swats the short shot by Manuel Devitt | 53-55 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Manuel Devitt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Manuel Devitt's floater is tipped away by Nestor Block | 53-55 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 53-55 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Nestor Block can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Ralph Vance misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Nestor Block - foul #2 on Nestor Block, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Giuseppe Moretti (SG) Daniel Ramsey, John Allen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Golden (SG), Thomas Heimbach (SF), Kris Johnson (C) Allen Bennett, Richard McCandlish, Nestor Block | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Ralph Vance misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Ralph Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Terry Golden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Manuel Devitt gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Giuseppe Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Erik Bradley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Vance (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Higgins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Kris Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Manuel Devitt gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Manuel Devitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Gray (C) Ralph Vance | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Larson (PG) Anthony Damico | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Allen Bennett (SG) Ronald Larson, Terry Golden | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Devitt - foul #4 on Manuel Devitt, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), John Allen (SG) Michael Sines, Giuseppe Moretti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Louis Gray snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:07 | Akron | John Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Gray - foul #1 on Louis Gray, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Ralph Vance (C) Louis Gray | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Ralph Vance snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Ralph Vance is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ralph Vance, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Allen Bennett snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Ralph Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Erik Bradley is hacked by Thomas Heimbach - foul #2 on Thomas Heimbach, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Ramsey | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is hacked by Daniel Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Ramsey, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Ralph Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Ralph Vance makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-57 |