| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Haywood Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Thomas Ide inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Jimmie McEachin picks off the pass by Clyde Northrop | 30-27 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is fouled on the floor by Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Aaron Best (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 18:41 | Akron | Aaron Best double dribbles | 32-27 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Aaron Best steps in front of the Eric Devoe pass | 32-27 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Aaron Best can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG) Richard Crowley | |
| 18:18 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Aaron Best connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nathaniel Plaisance | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Eric Devoe picks off the pass by Paul Oster | 36-31 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Paul Oster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Jimmie McEachin swats the layup by Nathaniel Plaisance | 36-31 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #2 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Charles Ray (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF), Vincente Esposito (C) Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis, Jimmie McEachin, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Clyde Northrop hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Patrick Villalpando and he's hacked by Ryan Noel - foul #1 on Ryan Noel, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Steven Perine | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SF) Aaron Best | |
| 16:26 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel's floater is tipped away by Patrick Villalpando | 37-33 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Thomas Ide gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmie McEachin - foul #1 on Jimmie McEachin, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders lays it up and in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is hacked by Vincente Esposito - foul #2 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SF) Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 15:14 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Crooks | 39-37 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Louis Crooks gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Steven Egan hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Charles Ray is called for the reach on Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Eric Devoe (SG), Jimmie McEachin (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Charles Ray, Ryan Noel, Timothy Sanders, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:47 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oster | 41-39 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-39 |
| 13:30 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 41-39 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Steven Perine | 43-39 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Steven Egan loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (SF) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Thomas Ide (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Louis Crooks steals it from Jimmie McEachin | 43-39 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Louis Crooks lays it up and in | 43-41 |
| 12:03 | Central Michigan | Charles Ray scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmie McEachin | 45-41 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Eric Devoe, Charles Ray, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Timothy Sanders | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Steven Egan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Haywood Davis (SF) Steven Perine, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) Charles Ray, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG) Clyde Northrop | |
| 10:21 | Akron | Steven Egan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nathaniel Plaisance | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Thomas Ide, Dennis Hunter | |
| 09:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF) Ryan Noel, Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster | |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Steven Egan snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Clyde Northrop knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steven Egan | 47-45 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (C) Eric Devoe, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 08:15 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Thomas Ide grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Dennis Hunter throws it down and he's fouled by Haywood Davis - foul #1 on Haywood Davis, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito (C) Haywood Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG) Thomas Ide | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Dennis Hunter makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Egan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Oster | 49-52 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Paul Oster steals the ball from Ryan Noel | 49-52 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Paul Oster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Haywood Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (C) Steven Perine, Timothy Sanders, Jimmie McEachin | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Aaron Best (SF) Richard Crowley, Thomas Ide | |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the dunk but he's fouled by Haywood Davis - foul #2 on Haywood Davis, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Ray (PG), Jimmie McEachin (PF) Ryan Noel, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best | |
| 05:21 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Charles Ray | 51-54 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Northrop | 51-56 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Perine (PG), Ryan Noel (SG), Timothy Sanders (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Charles Ray, Eric Devoe, Haywood Davis, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Thomas Ide | |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clyde Northrop - foul #1 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG) Clyde Northrop | |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Aaron Best misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 03:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Best | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Perine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmie McEachin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Egan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Dolphin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Steven Egan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vincente Esposito | 52-56 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Best - foul #2 on Aaron Best, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Haywood Davis (SF), Bruce Johnson (C) Ryan Noel, Jimmie McEachin, Vincente Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Thomas Ide loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin (PF) Timothy Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Steven Perine misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 02:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 53-56 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Eric Devoe is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #3 on Eric Devoe, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Perine | 56-58 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin hits a turnaround in the paint | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is hacked by Steven Perine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Perine, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is hacked by Steven Perine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Perine, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Perine - foul #3 on Steven Perine, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SF), Aaron Best (PF) Thomas Ide, Steven Egan | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Johnson | 60-67 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Jimmie McEachin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Clyde Northrop snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance runs out the clock | 60-67 |