| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Champion (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Hymowitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Rapp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Barscewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Moore (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Salvaggio | 27-37 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-37 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Jeff Colvin tips it but misses | 27-37 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Junior Stillwell | 27-40 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Phillip Polanco is called for the reach on Gary Hymowitz - foul #1 on Phillip Polanco, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Phillip Polanco steals it from David Rapp | 27-40 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Barscewski - foul #2 on George Barscewski, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:22 | Akron | George Barscewski grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 17:58 | Akron | William Champion is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Champion, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Lambert (C) George Barscewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lambert - foul #2 on Kenneth Lambert, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Earle Dismuke (SG), George Gibbons (C) Gary Hymowitz, Jeff Colvin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Junior Stillwell | 27-43 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Earle Dismuke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 16:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to George Gibbons | 27-43 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Junior Stillwell steals it from Earle Dismuke | 27-43 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell hits the finger roll | 27-45 |
| 16:01 | Akron | George Gibbons connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Champion | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Champion (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earle Dismuke (fresh) SF - David Rapp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Hellwig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio misses the jump hook from close range | 29-45 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell tips it home | 29-47 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Kenneth Lambert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Polanco - foul #2 on Phillip Polanco, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerald Coffin (PG), Gary Hymowitz (SG), Jeff Colvin (PF), George Barscewski (C) William Champion, Earle Dismuke, David Rapp, George Gibbons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Patrick May (SG), John Chasse (SF), Kyle Van Zant (PF), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Junior Stillwell, Carl Hellwig, Samuel Salvaggio, Phillip Polanco, Clarence Moore | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Kenneth Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Kenneth Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Patrick May makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Boris Romanowski | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Kenneth Lambert's floater is tipped away by Kyle Van Zant | 30-50 |
| 14:38 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to George Barscewski | 30-50 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Jeff Colvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-50 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Gerald Coffin banks in the layup | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis's fadeaway is rejected by George Barscewski | 32-50 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Kenneth Lambert lays it in | 34-50 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boris Romanowski | 34-52 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz banks in the layup set up by Jeff Colvin and he's hacked by John Chasse - foul #2 on John Chasse, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Akron | William Champion (PG), Jeffery Lafferty (PF), George Gibbons (C) Kenneth Lambert, Jeff Colvin, George Barscewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell (PG), Carl Hellwig (SG) Patrick May, John Chasse | |
| 12:57 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:39 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. George Gibbons is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Earle Dismuke (SG), David Rapp (SF), George Barscewski (C) Gary Hymowitz, Gerald Coffin, George Gibbons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas Dehaan (SF), Clarence Moore (C) Boris Romanowski, Jeremiah Curtis | |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Junior Stillwell | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:09 | Akron | Earle Dismuke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-54 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig tips it in | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Champion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earle Dismuke (fresh) SF - David Rapp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Lafferty (fresh) C - George Barscewski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Dehaan (fresh) PF - Kyle Van Zant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:51 | Akron | William Champion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 11:24 | Akron | David Rapp gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 11:18 | Akron | George Barscewski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Champion and the foul's on Kyle Van Zant - foul #1 on Kyle Van Zant, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hymowitz (SG), Gerald Coffin (SF), Jeff Colvin (PF) Earle Dismuke, David Rapp, Jeffery Lafferty | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio (SF), Phillip Polanco (PF) Thomas Dehaan, Kyle Van Zant | |
| 11:18 | Akron | George Barscewski makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell loses the dribble to Jeff Colvin | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:41 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Hellwig | 43-58 |
| 10:15 | Akron | George Barscewski is whistled for a carry | 43-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Earle Dismuke (PG), David Rapp (SF) William Champion, George Barscewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Junior Stillwell, Clarence Moore | |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Jeff Colvin pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Jeff Colvin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis tips it in | 46-60 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Akron | William Champion (PG), Kenneth Lambert (PF), George Gibbons (C) Gary Hymowitz, Jeff Colvin, Gerald Coffin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell (PG), Kyle Van Zant (C) Carl Hellwig, Jeremiah Curtis | |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco travels with the ball | 46-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Lafferty (PF) David Rapp | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Chasse (SF), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Samuel Salvaggio, Phillip Polanco | |
| 08:35 | Akron | John Chasse takes the ball from Kenneth Lambert | 46-60 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-60 |
| 08:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lambert | 46-60 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Junior Stillwell steals the ball from William Champion in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell misses the easy layup | 46-60 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | Junior Stillwell can't tip it in | 46-60 |
| 08:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lambert | 46-60 |
| 07:41 | Akron | William Champion hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Lambert | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Champion (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earle Dismuke (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Lafferty (fresh) C - George Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Junior Stillwell (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Boris Romanowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Chasse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Van Zant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremiah Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Earle Dismuke steals it from Boris Romanowski | 48-60 |
| 07:07 | Akron | George Gibbons comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-60 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Curtis gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kyle Van Zant, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerald Coffin (PG), Gary Hymowitz (SG), David Rapp (SF), Jeff Colvin (PF), George Barscewski (C) William Champion, Earle Dismuke, Kenneth Lambert, Jeffery Lafferty, George Gibbons | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick May (PG), Carl Hellwig (SG), Samuel Salvaggio (SF), Phillip Polanco (PF), Clarence Moore (C) Junior Stillwell, Boris Romanowski, John Chasse, Kyle Van Zant, Jeremiah Curtis | |
| 06:30 | Akron | Phillip Polanco denies the turnaround by David Rapp | 48-60 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Patrick May pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | David Rapp steps in front of the Samuel Salvaggio pass | 48-60 |
| 05:54 | Akron | George Barscewski blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Samuel Salvaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Patrick May connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Gary Hymowitz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Gerald Coffin steals it from Patrick May | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:50 | Akron | David Rapp buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Barscewski | 53-63 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Patrick May misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Akron | Gerald Coffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Jeff Colvin tips it back up and in | 55-65 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Clarence Moore makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Patrick May | 55-67 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Jeff Colvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Carl Hellwig gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gerald Coffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Rapp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Colvin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Barscewski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Hellwig (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Salvaggio (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Phillip Polanco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Phillip Polanco lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick May | 55-69 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Akron | David Rapp is fouled on the floor by Carl Hellwig - foul #3 on Carl Hellwig, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Earle Dismuke (PG), Robert Lowell (SG), Kenneth Lambert (SF), Jeffery Lafferty (PF), George Gibbons (C) Gerald Coffin, Gary Hymowitz, David Rapp, Jeff Colvin, George Barscewski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski (PG), Thomas Dehaan (SG), John Chasse (SF), Kyle Van Zant (PF), Jeremiah Curtis (C) Patrick May, Carl Hellwig, Samuel Salvaggio, Phillip Polanco, Clarence Moore | |
| 02:50 | Akron | Jeffery Lafferty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Robert Lowell is called for the reach on Kyle Van Zant - foul #1 on Robert Lowell, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant hits a 3 from the left corner | 55-72 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Earle Dismuke clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Dehaan - foul #1 on Thomas Dehaan, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerald Coffin (SG) Robert Lowell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick May (SG) Thomas Dehaan | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Earle Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Earle Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Jeffery Lafferty - foul #1 on Jeffery Lafferty, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant makes the free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Gerald Coffin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-75 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Kyle Van Zant grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Earle Dismuke takes the ball from Kyle Van Zant | 57-75 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Gerald Coffin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earle Dismuke | 59-75 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Patrick May | 59-77 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Patrick May takes the ball from George Gibbons | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Boris Romanowski runs out the clock | 59-77 |