| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Link inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Faust | 38-42 |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darrell Vaughn | 38-45 |
| 19:31 | Akron | John Dunn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Randall Gatto can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | James Link misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | James Link misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randall Gatto - foul #2 on Randall Gatto, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | James Link makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | James Link misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Arthur Lowe | 38-46 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Randall Gatto makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn can't throw it down | 39-46 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Arthur Lowe pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 39-46 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford misses the lay-in | 39-46 |
| 17:32 | Akron | The rebound goes to Arthur Lowe | 39-46 |
| 17:16 | Akron | John Dunn misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Faust - foul #3 on Robert Faust, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Bill White (C) Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford | |
| 17:16 | Akron | John Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:16 | Akron | John Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Fred Bradshaw is called for the reach on Adam Moore - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Gerace (SF) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams (SF) James Link | |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | John Dunn steals it from Adam Merrell | 41-46 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Douglas Wurth makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dunn | 43-46 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Arsenault is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Arsenault, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF) Dale Gerace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF) Lawrence Williams | |
| 16:03 | Akron | John Dunn lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill White | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Douglas Wurth takes the ball from David Brown | 45-46 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Bill White makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 47-46 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Bill White steals the ball from Adam Merrell | 47-46 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Douglas Wurth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Merrell - foul #1 on Adam Merrell, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Randall Gatto (SG), Lionel Scheidt (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Frank Thomas, Robert Thornberry, John Dunn, Bill White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, James Link, David Brown, Michael Arsenault | |
| 14:38 | Akron | Douglas Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Douglas Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Lowe - foul #1 on Arthur Lowe, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Gerace (SF) Douglas Wurth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Dale Gerace travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams loses the dribble to Dale Gerace | 48-48 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw | 50-48 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Arthur Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Darrell Vaughn - foul #2 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF) Dale Gerace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF) Lawrence Williams | |
| 12:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 3rd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Langford | 53-48 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:03 | Akron | Robert Thornberry scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Gatto | 55-48 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Faust | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randall Gatto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Bill White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Faust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Link (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Bill White loses the dribble to Ryan Roberts | 55-50 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford tips it in | 55-52 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Bill White misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Bill White gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Darrell Vaughn - foul #3 on Darrell Vaughn, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG), John Dunn (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Bill White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), David Brown (PF), Michael Arsenault (C) Robert Faust, Ryan Roberts, James Link, Darrell Vaughn, Richard Langford | |
| 09:53 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | David Brown grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Frank Thomas - foul #2 on Frank Thomas, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Gerace (SF) Lionel Scheidt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Akron | John Dunn snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Douglas Wurth drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore blows the layup | 58-53 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell tips it home | 58-55 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Frank Thomas scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Lowe | 60-55 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Adam Merrell | 60-58 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Dale Gerace clanks a floater from the right side | 60-58 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | David Brown snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 07:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Arthur Lowe | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dale Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Merrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Arsenault (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Frank Thomas hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Wurth and the foul's on Adam Moore - foul #2 on Adam Moore, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF), Bill White (C) Dale Gerace, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Link (SF) Lawrence Williams | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Frank Thomas makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Adam Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Adam Merrell tips it but misses | 63-58 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Robert Thornberry pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Robert Thornberry loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Randall Gatto (SG), Lionel Scheidt (PF) Frank Thomas, Douglas Wurth, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Ryan Roberts (SG), Darrell Vaughn (PF), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Adam Merrell, David Brown, Michael Arsenault | |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Bill White drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Randall Gatto | 65-58 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | James Link drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Roberts | 65-61 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses the turnaround from the right block | 65-61 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Bill White grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Link - foul #1 on James Link, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Dunn (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Lionel Scheidt, Bill White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 05:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 67-61 |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Wurth (SF) Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adam Moore (PG), David Brown (C) Robert Faust, Richard Langford | |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Brown | 67-64 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Darrell Vaughn takes the ball from John Dunn | 67-64 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | David Brown drills a shot from the left side set up by James Link | 67-66 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Randall Gatto's floater is tipped away by James Link | 67-66 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | James Link comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Arthur Lowe pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randall Gatto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Adam Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Link (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrell Vaughn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | John Dunn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Arthur Lowe can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | David Brown grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF) Douglas Wurth | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Faust (PG), Adam Merrell (SG), Richard Langford (C) Adam Moore, Ryan Roberts, Darrell Vaughn | |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | Fred Bradshaw is called for the reach on Robert Faust - foul #4 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Wurth (SG) Randall Gatto | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Arthur Lowe snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:07 | Akron | A charge is called on John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (PF), Bill White (C) John Dunn, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence Williams (SF) James Link | |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG), John Dunn (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Douglas Wurth, Lionel Scheidt, Bill White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Roberts (SG), James Link (SF), Darrell Vaughn (PF) Adam Merrell, Lawrence Williams, David Brown | |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lowe - foul #2 on Arthur Lowe, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:27 | Akron | John Dunn buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Gatto | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Fred Bradshaw - foul #5 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Frank Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:24 | Akron | John Dunn pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:14 | Akron | John Dunn makes the jump hook from the left block | 71-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Frank Thomas - foul #3 on Frank Thomas, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Faust makes the free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Darrell Vaughn runs out the clock | 71-73 |