| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) SG - John Bryner (fresh) SF - William Hone (fresh) PF - Mark Baker (fresh) C - Willie Weidman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | William Hone gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Akron | William Hone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Akron | William Hone grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Akron | William Hone loses the dribble to Jan Christensen | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen throws it down | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Willie Weidman buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Bryner | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Scott Bostick steals the ball from Willie Weidman | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Bostick | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Mark Baker hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Bryner | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Mark Baker picks off the pass by Omer Kotarski | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Mark Baker misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Mark Baker can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jan Christensen and he's fouled by Mark Baker - foul #1 on Mark Baker, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Willie Weidman clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (C) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:01 | Akron | Willie Weidman misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Willie Weidman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) SG - John Bryner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Mark Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:49 | Akron | William Hone hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Calhoun | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Baker - foul #2 on Mark Baker, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Edward Mayer (SF), John Komar (PF), Rodney Barker (C) George Calhoun, John Bryner, William Hone, Mark Baker, Willie Weidman | |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Rodney Barker gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Akron | David Labadie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Breeden and he's hacked by Edward Mayer - foul #1 on Edward Mayer, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (PF) Jack Llanas, John Becker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Charles Smith hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jan Christensen - foul #1 on Jan Christensen, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Jan Christensen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:38 | Akron | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Rodney Barker is called for the reach on Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Rodney Barker, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG), William Hone (SF) Charles Smith, Rodney Barker | |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Stevan Zempel is called for the reach on David Labadie - foul #1 on Stevan Zempel, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Dennis Breeden (C) Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), Willie Weidman (C) David Labadie, Edward Mayer | |
| 12:39 | Akron | Willie Weidman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 3 from straight away set up by Stevan Zempel | 14-10 |
| 12:07 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Komar (fairly fresh) C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | John Komar steals it from Stevan Zempel | 14-10 |
| 11:06 | Akron | John Komar is fouled on the floor by Nathan Myers - foul #1 on Nathan Myers, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (SG), Edward Mayer (PF), Rodney Barker (C) John Bryner, John Komar, Willie Weidman | |
| 10:57 | Akron | George Calhoun misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-10 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Rodney Barker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 17-10 |
| 10:12 | Akron | William Hone knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Barker | 17-12 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Edward Mayer - foul #2 on Edward Mayer, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG), Jerald Fregoso (SF), Willie Weidman (C) George Calhoun, William Hone, Edward Mayer | |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is fouled on the floor by Rodney Barker - foul #2 on Rodney Barker, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (PF) Rodney Barker | |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jerald Fregoso - foul #1 on Jerald Fregoso, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski is called for 3 seconds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), William Hone (SF) David Labadie, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 08:05 | Akron | Nathan Myers picks off the pass by Willie Weidman | 19-12 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Breeden | 22-12 |
| 07:36 | Akron | John Bryner drills a shot from the right wing set up by William Hone | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Komar (fairly fresh) C - Willie Weidman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is hacked by John Komar - foul #1 on John Komar, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (SG) John Bryner | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Willie Weidman lays it in on a nice dish by David Labadie | 24-16 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jan Christensen | 27-16 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Willie Weidman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Stevan Zempel (PF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG) David Labadie | |
| 06:24 | Akron | Willie Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Willie Weidman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 05:58 | Akron | John Komar snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:43 | Akron | John Becker is called for the reach on Willie Weidman - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Stevan Zempel, John Becker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:31 | Akron | William Hone is hacked by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG) George Calhoun | |
| 05:31 | Akron | William Hone misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-18 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Willie Weidman pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:56 | Akron | John Komar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-18 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:47 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 30-18 |
| 04:27 | Akron | John Komar misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Jan Christensen, Nathan Myers, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG), Jerald Fregoso (SF) John Bryner, William Hone | |
| 04:27 | Akron | John Komar misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:27 | Akron | John Komar makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 04:04 | Akron | David Labadie gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:44 | Akron | David Labadie misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-19 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits the follow up shot | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - George Calhoun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Labadie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) PF - John Komar (tiring) 1 pts. C - Willie Weidman (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Akron | John Komar knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Labadie | 32-21 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Sato | 35-21 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #9 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG), Mark Baker (PF), Edward Mayer (C) David Labadie, John Komar, Willie Weidman | |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | George Calhoun is called for the reach on Jack Llanas - foul #1 on George Calhoun, team foul #9 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), William Hone (SF) George Calhoun, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Mark Baker pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Edward Mayer connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Baker | 35-25 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Llanas and he's fouled by Mark Baker - foul #3 on Mark Baker, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Rodney Barker (C) Charles Smith, Mark Baker | |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:04 | Akron | John Bryner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-25 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 41-25 |
| 00:38 | Akron | John Bryner is called for traveling | 41-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Akron | George Calhoun (PG) David Labadie | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | William Hone takes the ball from Jan Christensen | 41-25 |
| 00:25 | Akron | John Bryner can't finish the layup | 41-25 |
| 00:24 | Akron | William Hone tips it in | 41-27 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 43-27 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Bryner can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 43-27 |