| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Perine and the foul's on Steven Egan - foul #1 on Steven Egan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Perine - foul #1 on Steven Perine, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Haywood Davis | 6-1 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-1 |
| 18:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clyde Northrop | 6-1 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin connects on the jumper from the baseline | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Steven Perine, Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 17:37 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 17:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Oster | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Aaron Best's floater is knocked away by Timothy Sanders | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Steven Egan hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (PF) Steven Egan | |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin makes the 3rd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Dennis Hunter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Dennis Hunter tips it in | 9-9 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Best - foul #1 on Aaron Best, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) Charles Ray, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Johnny Dolphin (C) Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Timothy Sanders is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) PF - Vincente Esposito (fresh) C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Best (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Aaron Best buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Clyde Northrop | 10-11 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson is hacked by Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Bruce Johnson takes the ball from Nathaniel Plaisance | 10-11 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (SF), Vincente Esposito (PF) Steven Perine, Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 13:36 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Sanders | 12-11 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is hacked by Vincente Esposito - foul #1 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Thomas Ide, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 12:43 | Akron | Timothy Sanders is called for the reach on Aaron Best - foul #2 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG) Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Egan (PF) Patrick Villalpando | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincente Esposito - foul #2 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SF) Steven Egan | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Richard Crowley (SG), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Bruce Johnson steals the ball from Steven Egan | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Devoe | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 12 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Richard Crowley (fresh) SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance loses the dribble to Eric Devoe | 15-12 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson clanks a shot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Aaron Best gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:40 | Akron | The jumper by Nathaniel Plaisance is denied by Haywood Davis | 15-12 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses the dunk | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 15-12 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Dennis Hunter lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Plaisance | 15-14 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Haywood Davis | 18-14 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Steven Egan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Egan, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Ryan Noel (SG) Steven Perine, Eric Devoe | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Richard Crowley, Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Thomas Ide swats the layup by Bruce Johnson | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Thomas Ide grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Charles Ray takes the ball from Clyde Northrop | 18-14 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 20-14 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Clyde Northrop clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin is hacked by Clyde Northrop - foul #1 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Clyde Northrop steps in front of the Ryan Noel pass | 20-14 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the lay-in | 20-14 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Louis Crooks gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Jimmie McEachin is called for the reach on Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SF) Louis Crooks, Thomas Ide | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Ray (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance knocks in the floater from the right side | 20-16 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 06:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 20-16 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses long on a shot from the left side | 20-16 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel is called for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SF) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Thomas Ide (SF), Aaron Best (PF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 06:16 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Best | 20-18 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Noel | 23-18 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 23-20 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Louis Crooks pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is fouled on the floor by Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Bukowski (PG), Charles Ray (SF), Haywood Davis (PF) Steven Perine, Ryan Noel, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF) Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Aaron Best | |
| 04:55 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Haywood Davis | 23-20 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe is hacked by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray banks in the layup | 25-20 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-20 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando tips it home | 25-22 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Randy Bukowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (PF), Vincente Esposito (C) Randy Bukowski, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Paul Oster connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Haywood Davis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Dolphin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Ryan Noel (SG) Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Clyde Northrop, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Perine | 27-25 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Thomas Ide is fouled on the floor by Ryan Noel - foul #1 on Ryan Noel, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Charles Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| 02:11 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Noel | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is hacked by Timothy Sanders - foul #3 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SF) Louis Crooks, Thomas Ide | |
| 01:37 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-28 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Clyde Northrop grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Paul Oster gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmie McEachin - foul #2 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Steven Perine, Ryan Noel, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin knocks in the floater from close range | 31-29 |