| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mickey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) SF - Gary Phillips (fresh) PF - Neal Mendosa (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Derouen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Lawson inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | The jump hook by Anthony Gillett is blocked by Neal Mendosa | 25-34 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Oscar Kemp tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 19:08 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gillett - foul #3 on Anthony Gillett, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Ullman (PF) Anthony Gillett | |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill loses the dribble to Johnny Ullman | 25-36 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Louis Barnes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-36 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Oscar Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeremy Anderson | 25-36 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Gary Phillips hits a floater from the left side | 27-36 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Gary Phillips steals the ball from Louis Barnes | 27-36 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Ullman - foul #1 on Johnny Ullman, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf (PG), Kevin Cooper (SF), Grady Hunt (PF), Timothy Henn (C) Mickey Hill, Gary Phillips, Neal Mendosa, Rodney Derouen | |
| Subs | Akron | Nicholas Evert (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Johnny Ullman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Nicholas Evert tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Anderson | 31-38 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Nicholas Evert misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Grady Hunt - foul #1 on Grady Hunt, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dale Boone (SG) Jeremy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), Richard Bailey (SF), James Shorts (PF) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Johnny Ullman | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Nicholas Evert makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Nicholas Evert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Nicholas Evert grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Brian Tyson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Kevin Cooper snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Evert - foul #3 on Nicholas Evert, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill (SG) Dale Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | Oscar Kemp (C) Nicholas Evert | |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:52 | Akron | David Kerrick misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Kevin Cooper gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Daniel Shoaf (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mickey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Grady Hunt (fresh) C - Timothy Henn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kerrick (fresh) SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) PF - James Shorts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill is hacked by Oscar Kemp - foul #2 on Oscar Kemp, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris (PG), Gary Phillips (SF), Charles Love (PF), Rodney Derouen (C) Daniel Shoaf, Kevin Cooper, Grady Hunt, Timothy Henn | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Anthony Gillett (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) David Kerrick, Richard Bailey, Oscar Kemp | |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Love misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Gillett - foul #4 on Anthony Gillett, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Johnny Ullman (PF) Brian Tyson, James Shorts, Anthony Gillett | |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Love makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Love makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Mickey Hill takes the ball from Earl Lee | 35-39 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen's pass is intercepted by Johnny Ullman | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Nicholas Evert loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson (SG), Neal Mendosa (C) Mickey Hill, Rodney Derouen | |
| Subs | Akron | Oscar Kemp (C) Nicholas Evert | |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Love misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Lawson - foul #2 on Jerry Lawson, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Love makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Charles Love misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Oscar Kemp pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Earl Lee is hacked by Jeremy Anderson - foul #3 on Jeremy Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Cooper (SF) Gary Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG) Louis Barnes | |
| 13:31 | Akron | Brian Tyson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Kemp | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Kevin Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Harris | 39-42 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Brian Tyson double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill (SF), Rodney Derouen (C) Kevin Cooper, Neal Mendosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Richard Bailey (SF), James Shorts (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Johnny Ullman, Oscar Kemp | |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Harris | 41-42 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Richard Bailey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Charles Love clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Louis Barnes grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 11:43 | Akron | The short jumper by Brian Tyson is denied by Rodney Derouen | 41-45 |
| 11:42 | Akron | James Shorts hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joseph Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Derouen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Shorts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-47 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Charles Love hits the finger roll | 43-47 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Nicholas Evert connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Brian Tyson | 43-49 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Bailey - foul #1 on Richard Bailey, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Shoaf (PG), Dale Boone (SG), Gary Phillips (SF), Neal Mendosa (PF) Joseph Harris, Jeremy Anderson, Mickey Hill, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kerrick (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Johnny Ullman (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Brian Tyson, Richard Bailey, James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Oscar Kemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Dale Boone gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Jerry Lawson gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:48 | Akron | David Kerrick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Henn (C) Rodney Derouen | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG) David Kerrick | |
| 09:10 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Barnes | 45-52 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Dale Boone is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris (PG) Daniel Shoaf | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:52 | Akron | Louis Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Neal Mendosa pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Gary Phillips buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-52 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Johnny Ullman comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Gary Phillips - foul #1 on Gary Phillips, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill (SG), Charles Love (PF) Dale Boone, Neal Mendosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Nicholas Evert (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| 08:14 | Akron | Johnny Ullman makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Johnny Ullman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Timothy Henn snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Jerry Lawson pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Gary Phillips steps in front of the Earl Lee pass | 48-53 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Earl Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joseph Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mickey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Love (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Henn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnny Ullman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Johnny Ullman gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Jerry Lawson knocks in the floater from close range set up by Earl Lee | 48-55 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Timothy Henn misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Earl Lee knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Jerry Lawson and the foul's on Mickey Hill - foul #1 on Mickey Hill, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson (SG), Kevin Cooper (SF), Neal Mendosa (C) Joseph Harris, Gary Phillips, Timothy Henn | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), James Shorts (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Jerry Lawson, Johnny Ullman, Nicholas Evert | |
| 06:27 | Akron | Earl Lee makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 52-58 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Earl Lee misses the turnaround from the left block | 52-58 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 52-58 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mickey Hill | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Neal Mendosa blocks the short jumper by Earl Lee | 54-58 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Charles Love grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Kevin Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris (PG), Rodney Derouen (C) Mickey Hill, Charles Love | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Nicholas Evert (C) Earl Lee, James Shorts, Oscar Kemp | |
| 04:44 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Barnes | 54-60 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Cooper | 56-60 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Jerry Lawson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Barnes | 56-63 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Rodney Derouen misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-63 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Anthony Gillett grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joseph Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neal Mendosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Derouen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Louis Barnes connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Lawson | 56-65 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Evert blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Anderson | 56-65 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Anthony Gillett gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Phillips (SF), Charles Love (PF) Kevin Cooper, Neal Mendosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Earl Lee (SG), Oscar Kemp (C) Brian Tyson, Nicholas Evert | |
| 02:51 | Akron | Jerry Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris is fouled on the floor by Oscar Kemp - foul #3 on Oscar Kemp, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Jerry Lawson gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Anthony Gillett loses the dribble to Gary Phillips | 56-65 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Charles Love clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Jerry Lawson snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Oscar Kemp hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Jerry Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses the lay-in | 56-67 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Gary Phillips gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Earl Lee - foul #2 on Earl Lee, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Hill (PG), Kevin Cooper (SF), Neal Mendosa (PF), Timothy Henn (C) Joseph Harris, Gary Phillips, Charles Love, Rodney Derouen | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF), Johnny Ullman (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Anthony Gillett, Oscar Kemp | |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Harris (PG), Gary Phillips (SF), Charles Love (PF), Rodney Derouen (C) Mickey Hill, Kevin Cooper, Neal Mendosa, Timothy Henn | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, James Shorts, Johnny Ullman, Nicholas Evert | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Akron | Rodney Derouen is called for the reach on Earl Lee - foul #3 on Rodney Derouen, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Shorts (SF) Jerry Lawson | |
| 00:57 | Akron | James Shorts is hacked by Gary Phillips - foul #2 on Gary Phillips, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Louis Barnes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harris - foul #4 on Joseph Harris, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Love | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Oscar Kemp picks off the pass by Gary Phillips | 58-67 |
| 00:49 | Akron | James Shorts is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Anderson - foul #4 on Jeremy Anderson, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 00:49 | Akron | James Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Akron | James Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Gary Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 00:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Louis Barnes | 58-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Anthony Gillett makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Louis Barnes | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Jeremy Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Anthony Gillett pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Louis Barnes runs out the clock | 58-71 |