| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antione Marino inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Curtis Lyles buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Antione Marino | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi and he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Antione Marino buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits the finger roll set up by Antione Marino | 40-38 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Antione Marino - foul #3 on Antione Marino, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (PF) Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Gary Lane knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Lyles and he's hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #3 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| 18:16 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:55 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Walton Pickett pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Waters | 45-39 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster jams it on a nice dish by David Fitzgerald | 45-41 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster is denied on a layup by Gary Lane | 45-41 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams tips it home | 45-43 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Gary Lane comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Fitzgerald - foul #3 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Earl Nelson (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) David Fitzgerald, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Lipps is called for the reach on Robert Seamon - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler comes up short on the floater in the lane | 47-43 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Charles Breaux gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walton Pickett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Seamon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:34 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Breaux | 47-43 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Walton Pickett drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps | 49-43 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper is hacked by Charles Breaux - foul #1 on Charles Breaux, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Walton Pickett, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson, Berdy Ziler | |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Jones and he's fouled by Curtis Lyles - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Walton Pickett (PF) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:51 | Akron | David Fitzgerald picks off the pass by Curtis Lyles | 49-47 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Masudi | 49-49 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Frank Waters connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Mathews | 51-49 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses badly on a jumper from close range | 51-49 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Paul Mathews snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Jack Adams steals the ball from Curtis Lyles | 51-49 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Adams | 51-51 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Antione Marino is denied on a dunk by Jason Jones | 51-51 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 51-51 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is hacked by David Fitzgerald - foul #4 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Paul Mathews, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Earl Nelson (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Antione Marino is fouled on the floor by Mack Deming - foul #3 on Mack Deming, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG) Jack Adams | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Jose Prieto loses the dribble to Mack Deming | 51-53 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming banks in the layup | 51-55 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Nelson | 51-55 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is hacked by Antione Marino - foul #4 on Antione Marino, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Walton Pickett (PF) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jack Adams (SF) Robert Seamon, Patrick Cooper | |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Masudi | 51-59 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Dikembe Masudi steals the ball from Jonathan Lipps | 51-59 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi hits the finger roll | 51-61 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Walton Pickett is denied on a layup by Berdy Ziler | 51-61 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Charles Breaux tips it but misses | 51-61 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Walton Pickett grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Gary Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Jones (C) Berdy Ziler | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mack Deming and he's hacked by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster (PF) Earl Nelson | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the jumper in the paint | 53-64 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Adams | 53-67 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Frank Waters misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the tip | 53-67 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Walton Pickett tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Adams | 55-69 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Walton Pickett drills a runner near the basket | 57-69 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming is hacked by Frank Waters - foul #2 on Frank Waters, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Gary Lane, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Earl Nelson (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Antione Marino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mack Deming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Berdy Ziler (C) Mack Deming, Jason Jones | |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:50 | Akron | Charles Breaux clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Seamon | 57-71 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Charles Breaux is called for the reach on Earl Nelson - foul #2 on Charles Breaux, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) Robert Seamon, Patrick Cooper, Berdy Ziler | |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Clayton Craven is denied on a layup by Earl Nelson | 57-73 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Fitzgerald | 57-73 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 57-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Jones (C) Earl Nelson | |
| 05:24 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a floater from the right side | 57-73 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Frank Waters denies the turnaround by Joseph Foster | 57-73 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Antione Marino pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Clayton Craven loses the ball out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (PF) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG) David Fitzgerald | |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the shot from the right side | 57-73 |
| 04:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 57-73 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Gary Lane clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Gary Lane clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-73 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Antione Marino snags the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 59-76 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:55 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Masudi - foul #4 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #5 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Antione Marino, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), David Fitzgerald (SG), Earl Nelson (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 02:42 | Akron | Gary Lane lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps | 61-76 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Cooper | 61-78 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-78 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler grabs the board | 61-78 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-78 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson tips it in | 61-80 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the lay-in | 61-80 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson snags the defensive board | 61-80 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Gary Lane swats the short shot by Earl Nelson | 61-80 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Gary Lane pulls down the rebound | 61-80 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jose Prieto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-80 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson is fouled on the floor by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #11 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, Berdy Ziler | |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Dikembe Masudi takes the ball from Walton Pickett | 61-82 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 61-82 |