| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Dennis Breeden steals the ball from Mark Baker | 23-34 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is whistled for a carry | 23-34 |
| 18:55 | Akron | David Labadie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 18:53 | Akron | John Bryner tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Mark Baker is called for the reach on Solomon Pearson - foul #3 on Mark Baker, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (PF) Mark Baker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden travels with the ball | 23-34 |
| 18:01 | Akron | John Komar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-34 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | David Labadie is called for the reach on Scott Bostick - foul #2 on David Labadie, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Isaac Robinson snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Edward Mayer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Wareham - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Barker (C) John Komar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| 17:13 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Mayer | 25-34 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 25-37 |
| 16:10 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | John Becker snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Breeden | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Akron | John Bryner misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 15:36 | Akron | David Labadie misses the tip | 25-39 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | John Becker pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Edward Mayer pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 15:08 | Akron | John Bryner is fouled on the floor by Dennis Breeden - foul #1 on Dennis Breeden, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, Isaac Robinson, Rodney Barker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, John Becker, Dennis Breeden | |
| 14:45 | Akron | Woodrow Cater misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Davidson | 25-39 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerald Fregoso (SF) Edward Mayer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Cater | 25-39 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Charles Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Woodrow Cater | 27-39 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerald Fregoso, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG), Edward Mayer (SF) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh, Michael Davidson | |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers clanks a turnaround in the lane | 27-39 |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Mark Baker gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Mark Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-39 |
| 12:13 | Akron | John Komar grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 11:57 | Akron | David Labadie loses the dribble to Dennis Breeden | 27-39 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is hacked by John Komar - foul #1 on John Komar, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF), Rodney Barker (C) Mark Baker, John Komar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-39 |
| 11:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Mayer | 27-39 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Edward Mayer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Labadie | 30-39 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 30-41 |
| 10:11 | Akron | David Labadie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-41 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Isaac Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Scott Bostick and he's fouled by Edward Mayer - foul #2 on Edward Mayer, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, Edward Mayer, Rodney Barker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Irvin Walsh (SF), Dennis Wareham (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Nathan Myers, John Becker, Dennis Breeden | |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Mark Baker makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Irvin Walsh - foul #2 on Irvin Walsh, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerald Fregoso (SF) Isaac Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| 08:33 | Akron | Mark Baker misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Mark Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Charles Smith misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Lohr - foul #2 on Carl Lohr, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG), Edward Mayer (SF) Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Davidson | 36-46 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Baker - foul #4 on Mark Baker, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF) Charles Smith, Edward Mayer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (C) Michael Davidson | |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Komar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Akron | Mark Baker misses the dunk attempt | 36-48 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Mark Baker tips it home | 38-48 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Irvin Walsh | 38-50 |
| 06:15 | Akron | John Bryner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 06:14 | Akron | John Komar tips it home | 40-50 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-53 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Akron | David Labadie misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-53 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 05:30 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF) Carl Lohr, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh | |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 05:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 40-53 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Mark Baker drills a jumper from the left block | 42-53 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Scott Bostick and he's fouled by John Komar - foul #2 on John Komar, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:21 | Akron | John Bryner drills a 3 from straight away | 45-56 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Wareham | 45-58 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Akron | John Komar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Labadie - foul #3 on David Labadie, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Edward Mayer (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, Isaac Robinson, Mark Baker, John Komar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Solomon Pearson, Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 03:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerald Fregoso | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Woodrow Cater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - John Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Woodrow Cater can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Irvin Walsh | 45-62 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Woodrow Cater lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerald Fregoso | 47-62 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-62 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Woodrow Cater's pass is intercepted by Scott Bostick | 47-62 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh slams it home on a great pass from Scott Bostick | 47-64 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG) Scott Bostick | |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso is called for traveling | 47-64 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson misses the easy layup | 47-64 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Davidson - foul #1 on Michael Davidson, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr runs out the clock | 49-64 |