| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) C - Warren Haywood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) SG - David Gaskill (fresh) SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) C - Louis Lesley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Joseph Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tarek Gorsuch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is fouled on the floor by Harold Hess - foul #1 on Harold Hess, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Harold Hess misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson jams it on a great pass from David Gaskill | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Chad Ayer picks off the pass by Gregory Irvine | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill hits the finger roll set up by Chad Ayer | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Harold Hess steals the ball from Chad Ayer | 0-4 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Warren Haywood tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chad Ayer, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Michael Shick (SF), Wallace Kane (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Gregory Irvine, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Chad Ayer takes the ball from David Kitts | 0-4 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill misses the lay-in | 0-4 |
| 16:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Wallace Kane | 0-4 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Wallace Kane misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Gaskill | 0-6 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Michael Shick misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:05 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 15:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fairly fresh) SG - David Kitts (fresh) SF - Michael Shick (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Wallace Kane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gaskill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Akron | Kevin Anderson is called for the reach on Harold Hess - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF) Harold Hess, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Michael Shick misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost's layup is rejected by Gregory Irvine | 0-6 |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Thibeault gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 15:03 | Akron | David Kitts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Wallace Kane tips it home | 2-6 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost tips it home | 2-8 |
| 14:39 | Akron | David Swaim steps in front of the Michael Shick pass | 2-8 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen misses the easy layup | 2-8 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Gregory Irvine gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:15 | Akron | James Thibeault is fouled on the floor by Peter Kost - foul #1 on Peter Kost, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) David Kitts, James Thibeault, Gregory Irvine, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Louis Lesley (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Reuben Korn, Peter Kost | |
| 14:02 | Akron | Patrick McNeal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson (PF) Theodore Stamper | |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Wallace - foul #1 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Joseph Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-10 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses the floater from the right side | 2-10 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Joseph Wallace makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tarek Gorsuch | 5-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill loses the dribble to Patrick McNeal | 5-10 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Harold Hess can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Ayer | 5-13 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Joseph Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Warren Haywood gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fairly fresh) SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gaskill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Akron | Patrick McNeal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Reuben Korn (SF), Theodore Stamper (PF), Peter Kost (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Frank Wilson, Kevin Anderson, Louis Lesley | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | David Kitts is called for the reach on Theodore Stamper - foul #1 on David Kitts, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-13 |
| 10:53 | Akron | David Kitts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Michael Shick swats the layup by Peter Kost | 5-13 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper tips it but misses | 5-13 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 10:31 | Akron | David Kitts is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Kitts, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF) Reuben Korn | |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Olsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-13 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost hits the follow up shot | 5-15 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Gregory Irvine is hacked by Peter Kost - foul #2 on Peter Kost, team foul #4 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Wallace (PF) Wallace Kane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Louis Lesley (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Peter Kost | |
| 09:49 | Akron | Theodore Stamper denies the turnaround by Michael Shick | 5-15 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Harold Hess can't tip it in | 5-15 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | Joseph Wallace picks off the pass by Chad Ayer | 5-15 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Louis Lesley steals the ball from James Thibeault | 5-15 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Lesley | 5-18 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Joseph Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-18 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer snags the defensive board | 5-18 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Warren Haywood (C) Harold Hess, James Thibeault, Gregory Irvine, Michael Shick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF) Frank Wilson, Theodore Stamper | |
| 08:29 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley gets the rebound | 5-18 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reuben Korn | 5-20 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Patrick McNeal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Arizmendi | 8-20 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Patrick McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gaskill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reuben Korn (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Lesley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Patrick McNeal buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Arizmendi | 11-20 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Tarek Gorsuch is called for the reach on David Gaskill - foul #2 on Tarek Gorsuch, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Michael Shick (PF) Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Frank Wilson (SF), Theodore Stamper (C) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Reuben Korn, Louis Lesley | |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 11-20 |
| 06:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 11-20 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Kevin Anderson is called for the reach on Michael Shick - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG), Wallace Kane (C) Dikembe Arizmendi, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Reuben Korn (PF) Kevin Anderson | |
| 06:07 | Akron | Gregory Irvine makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Hess | 14-20 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Harold Hess is called for the reach on David Swaim - foul #2 on Harold Hess, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SG) Harold Hess | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley (C) Theodore Stamper | |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | David Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | David Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Michael Shick drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Reuben Korn - foul #1 on Reuben Korn, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick McNeal (SF) Gregory Irvine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:31 | Akron | Michael Shick makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reuben Korn | 17-24 |
| 05:08 | Akron | The jump hook by Wallace Kane is blocked by Reuben Korn | 17-24 |
| 05:06 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Kane | 17-24 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Michael Shick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Michael Shick connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Arizmendi | 20-24 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Swaim | 20-27 |
| 03:50 | Akron | James Thibeault travels with the ball | 20-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) James Thibeault, Dikembe Arizmendi, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer (PG), David Gaskill (SG), Walter Claude (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Peter Kost (C) David Swaim, Kenneth Olsen, Frank Wilson, Reuben Korn, Louis Lesley | |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer can't connect on a shot near the basket | 20-27 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the board | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chad Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Gaskill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Claude (fresh) PF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Kost (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Akron | Warren Haywood is hacked by David Gaskill - foul #1 on David Gaskill, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Claude and he's fouled by Warren Haywood - foul #1 on Warren Haywood, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch scores on a runner from the left block set up by Gregory Irvine | 24-30 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Peter Kost loses the dribble to Joseph Wallace | 24-30 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Harold Hess scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Warren Haywood | 26-30 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory Irvine - foul #1 on Gregory Irvine, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson (SF) Walter Claude | |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Chad Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Michael Shick (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley (C) Peter Kost | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Anderson | 26-35 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Joseph Wallace buries a driving attempt in the lane | 28-35 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | David Gaskill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-35 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley is hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #2 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Swaim (PG), Kenneth Olsen (SG), Theodore Stamper (PF) Chad Ayer, David Gaskill, Kevin Anderson | |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Louis Lesley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:54 | Akron | James Thibeault is fouled on the floor by Theodore Stamper - foul #1 on Theodore Stamper, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| 00:54 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Theodore Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Swaim | 28-38 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Wallace Kane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | David Swaim gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Michael Shick grabs the board | 28-38 |