| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Kravitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thomas inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Robert Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell is hacked by Fred Bradshaw - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | James Moore steals it from Albert Alston | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Akron | James Moore scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 26-34 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:14 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Charles Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:54 | Akron | John Kravitz picks off the pass by Ronald Venegas | 26-34 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston misses the easy layup | 26-34 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-34 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrell Vaughn | 26-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Albert Alston | 29-34 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Robert Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 16:18 | Akron | James Moore can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Ellis - foul #2 on Charles Ellis, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) James Moore, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) PF - Edward Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Gerard Greene misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Link - foul #1 on James Link, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Langford (C) Darrell Vaughn | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Gerard Greene misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Gerard Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:06 | Central Michigan | James Link steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-35 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Gerard Greene misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-35 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 30-35 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Link | 33-35 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gerard Greene | 33-37 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Ruppert | 35-37 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry blows the layup but the foul's on James Link - foul #2 on James Link, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Albert Alston (SG), Curtis Kornegay (SF), John Kravitz (C) David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz loses the dribble to Fred Bradshaw | 35-39 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Charles Ellis buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw | 35-41 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Cook | 35-41 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Ronald Venegas comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Theodore Morgan, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn (PF) Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thomas (SF) Robert Thornberry | |
| 12:30 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Langford (C) John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lyle Kennell | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Lyle Kennell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the jumper from close range | 37-41 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Andrew Cook hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Charles Ellis gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:17 | Akron | James Moore is hacked by Lyle Kennell - foul #2 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Theodore Morgan (C) Lyle Kennell, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG) James Moore | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Robert Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Venegas | 37-46 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Ellis - foul #3 on Charles Ellis, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), John Kravitz (C) Albert Alston, Darrell Vaughn | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Ronald Venegas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG) Curtis Kornegay | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:55 | Akron | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn (PF) Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:37 | Akron | James Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrell Vaughn - foul #1 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Charles Ellis (C) Fred Bradshaw, John Dunn | |
| 09:37 | Akron | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:37 | Akron | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn tips it in | 41-48 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Ryan Roberts steps in front of the Edward Skinner pass | 41-48 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Charles Ellis steals it from Darrell Vaughn | 41-48 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Charles Ellis lays it in set up by Robert Thomas | 41-50 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (PG), Albert Alston (SG), Curtis Kornegay (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Andrew Cook (PF) Robert Thomas, Edward Skinner | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Link | 43-50 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Charles Ellis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Link (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Charles Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Richard Langford - foul #3 on Richard Langford, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Darrell Vaughn (PF) James Link, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Edward Skinner (C) Ronald Venegas, James Moore, Charles Ellis | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston is hacked by Gerard Greene - foul #2 on Gerard Greene, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Kravitz (C) Theodore Morgan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Albert Alston misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Cook | 43-52 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gerard Greene | 43-54 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses the jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Edward Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Edward Skinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz misses the easy layup | 43-54 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz tips it in | 45-54 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lyle Kennell - foul #3 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Edward Skinner | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn tips it home | 47-56 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Andrew Cook buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Andrew Cook pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Charles Ellis can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on John Kravitz - foul #3 on John Kravitz, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | James Link can't connect on a floater from the right block | 47-60 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | James Link snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Dunn (C) Charles Ellis | |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Robert Thornberry double dribbles | 49-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Kornegay (SF) James Link | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Ruppert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Curtis Kornegay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Edward Skinner takes the ball from Curtis Kornegay | 49-60 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell (PG), Albert Alston (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), John Kravitz (C) David Ruppert, Ryan Roberts, Theodore Morgan, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| 02:40 | Akron | Curtis Kornegay denies the turnaround by Fred Bradshaw | 49-60 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | John Kravitz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Lyle Kennell is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Lyle Kennell, team foul #10 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Ruppert (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Theodore Morgan (PF), Richard Langford (C) Lyle Kennell, Albert Alston, Curtis Kornegay, Darrell Vaughn, John Kravitz | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Fred Bradshaw, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 01:54 | Akron | James Moore makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerard Greene and he's fouled by David Ruppert - foul #2 on David Ruppert, team foul #11 | 49-62 |
| 01:54 | Akron | James Moore misses the free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Edward Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Edward Skinner buries a jump hook near the basket | 49-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert misses the shot from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 01:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Thornberry | 49-64 |
| 00:52 | Akron | John Dunn's floater is tipped away by Theodore Morgan | 49-64 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | James Link snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | James Moore picks off the pass by James Link | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | John Dunn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | James Link misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | David Ruppert grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Skinner - foul #2 on Edward Skinner, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Theodore Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Moore runs out the clock | 50-64 |