| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Branch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Berdy Ziler | 31-35 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Clayton Craven pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SF), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Russell Wallin, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clayton Craven | 31-35 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Clayton Craven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin (SF) Igor Zapf | |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Wallin | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Alan Gully steps in front of the David Fitzgerald pass | 31-35 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathaniel Gottfried - foul #3 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Antonio Reed (PF) David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| 18:10 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon is fouled on the floor by Walter Spann - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Russell Wallin (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Antonio Reed, Bennie Boyd | |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Reed (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | William Bauer makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 34-37 |
| 16:55 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Fitzgerald | 34-40 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps drills a floater from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Knouse | 36-40 |
| 15:52 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Knouse is blocked by Antonio Reed | 36-40 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Fitzgerald | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Seamon | 36-42 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Gary Lane is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, William Bauer, Cliff Morgan, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Igor Zapf (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) David Fitzgerald, Russell Wallin, Antonio Reed, Bennie Boyd | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Walter Spann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Seamon - foul #3 on Robert Seamon, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Robert Seamon, Berdy Ziler | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Walter Spann misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fitzgerald | 37-47 |
| 14:04 | Akron | John Branch swats the short shot by Clayton Craven | 37-47 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Dildy | 37-49 |
| 13:39 | Akron | George Woods's layup is rejected by John Branch | 37-49 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Fitzgerald | 39-52 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Alan Gully can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Clayton Craven tips it in | 41-52 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald can't finish the layup | 41-52 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Alan Gully snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Warren Dildy steals the ball from Alan Gully | 41-52 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Branch | 41-55 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-55 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) PF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Branch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the fadeaway from the left side | 41-55 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Alan Gully snags the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Clayton Craven is called for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, George Woods | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Russell Wallin (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) David Fitzgerald, Igor Zapf, Nathaniel Gottfried, John Branch | |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Lipps is called for the reach on Robert Seamon - foul #3 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Thomas Knouse steps in front of the Bennie Boyd pass | 41-55 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Cliff Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bennie Boyd | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:56 | Akron | Gary Lane knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Bauer | 43-58 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 43-61 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Seamon - foul #4 on Robert Seamon, team foul #3 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG) Robert Seamon, Larry Featherston | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 45-64 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Dildy - foul #2 on Warren Dildy, team foul #4 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Larry Featherston (SG) Warren Dildy, David Fitzgerald | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Larry Featherston drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Seamon | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Featherston (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Wallin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Akron | Jack Styles is whistled for a carry | 46-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Fitzhugh (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), George Woods (C) Jonathan Lipps, William Bauer, Gary Lane, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG) Larry Featherston | |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald lays it in on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 46-69 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Clayton Craven is fouled on the floor by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Cliff Morgan (C) Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler | |
| 06:08 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is hacked by Nathaniel Gottfried - foul #4 on Nathaniel Gottfried, team foul #6 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Wilson Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:59 | Akron | Cliff Morgan lays it in | 48-69 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon loses the ball out of bounds | 48-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| 05:41 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 48-69 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), Bennie Boyd (C) Warren Dildy, Berdy Ziler, John Branch | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Gary Lane can't finish the layup | 48-69 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Bennie Boyd pulls down the rebound | 48-69 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Mathews - foul #3 on Paul Mathews, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 48-69 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 48-69 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Fitzgerald and he's fouled by William Bauer - foul #1 on William Bauer, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (PG), Bennie Boyd (C) Robert Seamon, John Branch | |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the free throw | 48-71 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy gets the offensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Lipps steals it from Bennie Boyd | 48-71 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps lays it up and in | 50-71 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler banks in the layup | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Warren Dildy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SF - Russell Wallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Berdy Ziler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Gary Lane can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Wallin - foul #1 on Russell Wallin, team foul #7 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (PF), John Branch (C) David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Bennie Boyd | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | William Bauer is called for the reach on Warren Dildy - foul #2 on William Bauer, team foul #6 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Fitzhugh (PG) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald double dribbles | 52-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG), Bennie Boyd (C) David Fitzgerald, John Branch | |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:00 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-73 |
| 01:58 | Akron | William Bauer tips it but misses | 52-73 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-73 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried tips it back up and in | 52-75 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-75 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy loses the ball out of bounds | 52-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), George Woods (C) Wilson Fitzhugh, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF), John Branch (C) Warren Dildy, Nathaniel Gottfried, Bennie Boyd | |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | George Woods is hacked by David Fitzgerald - foul #3 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| 00:41 | Akron | George Woods makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:41 | Akron | George Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Russell Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler blows the layup | 53-75 |
| 00:17 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-75 |
| 00:11 | Akron | George Woods gets the offensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Gary Lane can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-75 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | John Branch snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon runs out the clock | 53-75 |