| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Lohr | 32-23 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Isaac Robinson loses the dribble to Dennis Breeden | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Isaac Robinson - foul #2 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:16 | Akron | John Komar pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Isaac Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Baker | 33-25 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 18:44 | Akron | John Komar snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:20 | Akron | David Labadie misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Bryner - foul #1 on John Bryner, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Solomon Pearson picks off the pass by David Labadie | 34-25 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-25 |
| 17:19 | Akron | John Komar grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Mark Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Labadie and he's fouled by Dennis Wareham - foul #1 on Dennis Wareham, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF), John Becker (PF) Nathan Myers, Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (SF), Rodney Barker (C) Isaac Robinson, John Komar | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Mark Baker makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | John Becker misses the dunk but the foul's on Rodney Barker - foul #1 on Rodney Barker, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Jerald Fregoso (PF) David Labadie, Mark Baker | |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:16 | Akron | John Bryner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato is fouled on the floor by Rodney Barker - foul #2 on Rodney Barker, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Michael Davidson (C) Carl Lohr, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF) John Bryner, Jerald Fregoso | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Cater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Charles Smith grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Edward Mayer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Woodrow Cater | 36-30 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Edward Mayer takes the ball from John Becker | 36-30 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Sato - foul #1 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Dikembe Sato, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater, Edward Mayer, Rodney Barker | |
| 14:29 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (SF) Isaac Robinson | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Scott Bostick steals the ball from John Komar | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Mark Baker pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Mark Baker drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Labadie | 36-34 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF) Edward Mayer | |
| 12:28 | Akron | David Labadie clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 12:26 | Akron | John Komar grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:01 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Irvin Walsh | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Akron | Isaac Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Dennis Breeden | 41-34 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Mark Baker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Baker, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (PF), Michael Davidson (C) Scott Bostick, Solomon Pearson, Irvin Walsh, Dennis Wareham, Dennis Breeden | |
| 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 | |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Lohr | 43-34 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Nathan Myers steals the ball from Edward Mayer | 43-34 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | John Becker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Sato | 45-34 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Charles Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 08:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Bryner | 45-34 |
| 08:54 | Akron | David Labadie hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Bryner | 45-36 |
| 08:40 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Davidson | 45-36 |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | Edward Mayer is called for the reach on Michael Davidson - foul #1 on Edward Mayer, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) Carl Lohr, John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) Edward Mayer, Rodney Barker | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Isaac Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh (SF) Nathan Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (SF) Isaac Robinson | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Bostick (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Walsh (fresh) PF - Dennis Wareham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 06:59 | Akron | John Komar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Mark Baker tips it home | 48-38 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Bostick and he's hacked by David Labadie - foul #1 on David Labadie, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Solomon Pearson | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Rodney Barker (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, John Komar | |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Mark Baker makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Smith | 51-40 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Baker | 51-40 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Irvin Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Mark Baker misses long on a floater from the right block | 51-40 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Wareham | 51-40 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Edward Mayer is called for the reach on Dennis Wareham - foul #2 on Edward Mayer, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr (PG), Solomon Pearson (SG), Nathan Myers (SF) Scott Bostick, Dikembe Sato, Irvin Walsh | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), John Komar (C) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater, Mark Baker, Rodney Barker | |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Akron | David Labadie scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Robinson | 53-43 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 04:43 | Akron | John Bryner gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 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) | |
| 04:30 | Akron | David Labadie clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Edward Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 04:09 | Akron | John Bryner scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Isaac Robinson | 53-45 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is fouled on the floor by John Komar - foul #2 on John Komar, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (PF) Dennis Wareham | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Akron | John Bryner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Lohr (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Solomon Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Komar (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr is hacked by John Komar - foul #3 on John Komar, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Davidson (C) Dennis Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Baker (PF), Rodney Barker (C) Edward Mayer, John Komar | |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Carl Lohr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Mark Baker lays it in on a great pass from David Labadie | 57-47 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG) Carl Lohr | |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (C) Rodney Barker | |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Isaac Robinson pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:18 | Akron | John Komar buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Isaac Robinson | 57-49 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham (PF), Dennis Breeden (C) John Becker, Michael Davidson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham is fouled on the floor by John Bryner - foul #2 on John Bryner, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Solomon Pearson | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Mark Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Isaac Robinson steals the ball from Scott Bostick | 60-49 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Mark Baker's floater is knocked away by Dennis Wareham | 60-49 |
| 00:51 | Akron | David Labadie tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 00:49 | Akron | John Bryner grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Akron | David Labadie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 00:43 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Baker | 60-49 |
| 00:41 | Akron | John Bryner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Labadie | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | John Bryner is called for the reach on Solomon Pearson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bryner, team foul #12 | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Solomon Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:32 | Akron | David Labadie misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Dennis Wareham knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Breeden | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Komar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-52 |