| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Henry Pinter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Warthen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Orndorff (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chester Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Florentino Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chester Askew inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Donald Wells swats the short shot by John Orndorff | 25-37 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Tony Andrews | 25-37 |
| 19:27 | Michigan | Henry Pinter buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Butcher | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Florentino Greco can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Warthen - foul #1 on Thomas Warthen, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Florentino Greco makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Florentino Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | Henry Pinter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 18:52 | Michigan | Thomas Warthen gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:38 | Michigan | Henry Pinter connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Butcher | 31-39 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Harold Baughman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Henry Pinter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Florentino Greco snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Harold Baughman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Henry Pinter buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Warthen | 34-41 |
| 17:25 | Akron | John Orndorff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:24 | Michigan | Henry Pinter grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | Michigan | Henry Pinter scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Butcher and he's hacked by Harold Baughman - foul #1 on Harold Baughman, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (SG), Randy Millsaps (PF), Danny Skipper (C) Jonathan Butcher, Thomas Warthen, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip McClamma (PG), Aaron Hanson (SF) Harold Baughman, Chester Askew | |
| 17:11 | Michigan | Henry Pinter makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Terry Weir misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Florentino Greco hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps's layup is rejected by Florentino Greco | 37-43 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Terry Weir grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:03 | Akron | John Orndorff misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-43 |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Danny Skipper gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Henry Pinter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Faustino Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Andrews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Millsaps (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Skipper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Phillip McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Orndorff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Hanson (fresh) PF - Terry Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Florentino Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Henry Pinter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Faustino Costa | 40-43 |
| 15:39 | Akron | John Orndorff clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Phillip McClamma misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Florentino Greco tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Aaron Hanson is called for the reach on Tony Andrews - foul #2 on Aaron Hanson, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG), Thomas Maselli (SF), Donald Wells (PF) Faustino Costa, Tony Andrews, Danny Skipper | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (PG), Harold Baughman (SG), Chester Askew (SF), Rolf Zuro (PF) Phillip McClamma, John Orndorff, Terry Weir, Florentino Greco | |
| 14:57 | Michigan | Henry Pinter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:55 | Michigan | Donald Wells grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:50 | Michigan | Donald Wells is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hanson - foul #3 on Aaron Hanson, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Davis | 40-43 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Chester Askew is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chester Askew, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Danny Skipper (C) Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Jones (C) Aaron Hanson | |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Henry Pinter buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Butcher | 42-43 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Fred Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:31 | Michigan | Donald Wells gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Chester Askew takes the ball from Henry Pinter | 42-43 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Chester Askew blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Wells | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Donald Wells scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jonathan Butcher | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Chester Askew misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Donald Wells gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | Donald Wells can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Jones - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (PG), Donald Davis (SG), Tony Andrews (PF) Henry Pinter, Jonathan Butcher, Danny Skipper | |
| Subs | Akron | John Orndorff (SG), Aaron Hanson (SF), Terry Weir (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Harold Baughman, Chester Askew, Rolf Zuro, Fred Jones | |
| 11:56 | Michigan | Donald Wells makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | Donald Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Faustino Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maselli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Orndorff (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Hanson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Terry Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Florentino Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Florentino Greco is hacked by Donald Wells - foul #3 on Donald Wells, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Millsaps (C) Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip McClamma (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Florentino Greco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Tony Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | John Orndorff takes the ball from Randy Millsaps | 46-43 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Phillip McClamma hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:35 | Michigan | Tony Andrews is fouled on the floor by Florentino Greco - foul #3 on Florentino Greco, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Pinter (PG) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (PG) Phillip McClamma | |
| 10:22 | Michigan | Florentino Greco steps in front of the Tony Andrews pass | 46-43 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Aaron Hanson hits a runner from the right block set up by Daniel Davis | 46-45 |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Henry Pinter and the foul's on Daniel Davis - foul #4 on Daniel Davis, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Warthen (SF) Thomas Maselli | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip McClamma (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| 09:51 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Florentino Greco snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Terry Weir connects on the floater from the left block | 48-47 |
| 09:16 | Michigan | Terry Weir is called for the reach on Tony Andrews - foul #2 on Terry Weir, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG) Faustino Costa | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Baughman (PG), Chester Askew (SF) Phillip McClamma, Aaron Hanson | |
| 09:16 | Michigan | Tony Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:16 | Michigan | Tony Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Florentino Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Chester Askew's pass is intercepted by Thomas Warthen | 49-47 |
| 08:42 | Michigan | Henry Pinter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 08:40 | Akron | John Orndorff grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Harold Baughman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:17 | Akron | John Orndorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Florentino Greco scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Orndorff | 49-49 |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chester Askew - foul #2 on Chester Askew, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Faustino Costa (PG), Thomas Maselli (SF), Donald Wells (C) Henry Pinter, Thomas Warthen, Tony Andrews | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (PG), Rolf Zuro (PF), Aaron Hanson (C) John Orndorff, Terry Weir, Florentino Greco | |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Faustino Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Butcher (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Maselli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Millsaps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chester Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rolf Zuro (fresh) C - Aaron Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Aaron Hanson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Daniel Davis hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Randy Millsaps can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chester Askew | 50-51 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Chester Askew jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 50-53 |
| 06:32 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Millsaps | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Chester Askew misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 06:19 | Michigan | Donald Wells snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:03 | Michigan | Faustino Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Pinter (PG), Tony Andrews (PF), Danny Skipper (C) Jonathan Butcher, Randy Millsaps, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | John Orndorff (SG), Terry Weir (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Harold Baughman, Chester Askew, Rolf Zuro | |
| 05:43 | Akron | Daniel Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Florentino Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Florentino Greco buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 53-55 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Henry Pinter | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Aaron Hanson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Danny Skipper gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Michigan | Tony Andrews scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Henry Pinter | 57-55 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Terry Weir knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 57-58 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Danny Skipper hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Pinter | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Daniel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Davis (SG), Thomas Warthen (SF), Donald Wells (PF) Faustino Costa, Thomas Maselli, Tony Andrews | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip McClamma (PG), Robert Bartlett (SF) Daniel Davis, Aaron Hanson | |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Thomas Warthen is hacked by Robert Bartlett - foul #1 on Robert Bartlett, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Thomas Warthen makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Thomas Warthen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Florentino Greco is fouled on the floor by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Florentino Greco misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Florentino Greco tips it in | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Henry Pinter (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Warthen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Skipper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Phillip McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Orndorff (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) PF - Terry Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Florentino Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan | Henry Pinter hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Davis | 64-60 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Florentino Greco's pass is intercepted by Donald Davis | 64-60 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Danny Skipper is hacked by Florentino Greco - foul #4 on Florentino Greco, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher (SG), Tony Andrews (PF) Donald Davis, Donald Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (PG), Harold Baughman (SG), Chester Askew (SF), Rolf Zuro (PF), Fred Jones (C) Phillip McClamma, John Orndorff, Robert Bartlett, Terry Weir, Florentino Greco | |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Danny Skipper makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Danny Skipper makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Maselli (SF), Randy Millsaps (C) Thomas Warthen, Danny Skipper | |
| Subs | Akron | John Orndorff (SG), Terry Weir (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Harold Baughman, Rolf Zuro, Fred Jones | |
| 02:30 | Akron | Chester Askew makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 66-62 |
| 02:08 | Michigan | Tony Andrews misses short on a shot from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 02:07 | Akron | John Orndorff snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Randy Millsaps is called for the reach on Florentino Greco - foul #2 on Randy Millsaps, team foul #4 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Wells (C) Randy Millsaps | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:36 | Akron | Daniel Davis is hacked by Jonathan Butcher - foul #3 on Jonathan Butcher, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Florentino Greco misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-62 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Chester Askew snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Donald Wells blocks the short jumper by Terry Weir | 66-62 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Chester Askew snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Chester Askew can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Pinter - foul #1 on Henry Pinter, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Chester Askew makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Chester Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Michigan | Donald Wells pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Jonathan Butcher misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Florentino Greco snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:22 | Akron | John Orndorff hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Henry Pinter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Davis, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Baughman (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Henry Pinter makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Henry Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Akron | John Orndorff is whistled for traveling | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Baughman - foul #2 on Harold Baughman, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Thomas Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | John Orndorff is hacked by Tony Andrews - foul #2 on Tony Andrews, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Akron | John Orndorff makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | Akron | John Orndorff misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Donald Wells grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Donald Wells is hacked by Harold Baughman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Baughman, team foul #14 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Millsaps (C) Tony Andrews | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Donald Wells misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Donald Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Chester Askew misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 71-66 |