| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek inbounds the ball | 14-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Ryan Noel is called for the reach on Thomas Ide - foul #1 on Ryan Noel, team foul #1 | 14-34 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-34 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vincente Esposito | 14-34 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Egan - foul #3 on Steven Egan, team foul #1 | 14-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (PF) Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 14-35 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 14-35 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the rebound | 14-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:31 | Akron | Ryan Noel steals the ball from Aaron Best | 14-35 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel lays it in | 14-37 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the fadeaway from the right block | 14-37 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Dennis Hunter snags the offensive board | 14-37 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 16-37 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Devoe, team foul #2 | 16-37 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Thomas Ide drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Zajicek | 19-37 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Sanders and he's hacked by Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #2 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McGahan (PF) Timothy Sanders | |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito misses the free throw | 19-39 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits a runner from the left block set up by Patrick Villalpando | 21-39 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | James McGahan tips it back up and in | 21-41 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the jumpshot from the left side | 21-41 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 21-41 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Aaron Best is called for the reach on Eric Devoe - foul #1 on Aaron Best, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Steven Egan (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF) Ryan Noel, Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor, Vincente Esposito | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) SG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James McGahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Kerry | 21-43 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Norman Mahr banks in the layup set up by Harold Jenkins and the foul's on James McGahan - foul #1 on James McGahan, team foul #3 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG) Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:20 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the free throw | 24-43 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Haywood Davis | 24-46 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Timothy Sanders blocks the short jumper by Norman Mahr | 24-46 |
| 14:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Best | 24-46 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Harold Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-46 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Carl Becker is called for the reach on Fred Kerry - foul #2 on Carl Becker, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Aaron Best, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG), Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Fred Kerry, George Anderson, Timothy Sanders, James McGahan | |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Steven Egan takes the ball from Haywood Davis | 27-46 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Steven Egan can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-46 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders (PF) Haywood Davis | |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Aaron Best grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Chad Zajicek lays it up and in | 29-46 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-48 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Aaron Best is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Aaron Best, team foul #6 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF) Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor | |
| 11:48 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-48 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Haywood Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Best - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #7 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (C) Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McGahan (C) Vincente Esposito | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 29-49 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Thomas Ide scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Villalpando | 32-49 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Chad Zajicek picks off the pass by Ryan Noel | 32-49 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Aaron Best misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Sanders - foul #1 on Timothy Sanders, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Haywood Davis, George Anderson, Timothy Sanders | |
| 10:29 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor is hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #8 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Patrick Villalpando (SF) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the easy layup | 33-51 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | James McGahan gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe is hacked by Carl Becker - foul #3 on Carl Becker, team foul #9 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG) Ryan Noel | |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Aaron Best's pass is intercepted by Vincente Esposito | 33-52 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Carl Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Carl Becker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Carl Becker loses the dribble to Eric Devoe | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Fred Kerry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James McGahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Carl Becker - foul #4 on Carl Becker, team foul #10 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF), Timothy Sanders (PF), Charles Bell (C) Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor, James McGahan, Vincente Esposito | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Thomas Ide connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-55 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel (PG) Fred Kerry | |
| 06:12 | Akron | George Anderson steps in front of the Chad Zajicek pass | 38-55 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis's layup is rejected by Norman Mahr | 38-55 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 05:42 | Akron | The jump hook by Harold Jenkins is blocked by George Anderson | 38-55 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Norman Mahr tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel misses long on a shot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders tips it but misses | 40-55 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Thomas Ide gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Devoe (SG), Clifford Taylor (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Haywood Davis, George Anderson, Charles Bell | |
| 04:49 | Akron | Dennis Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel buries a jumper near the basket | 40-57 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-57 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Noel | 40-57 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Vincente Esposito can't finish the layup | 40-57 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Clifford Taylor tips it in | 40-59 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Chad Zajicek's pass is intercepted by Vincente Esposito | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Noel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Devoe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders is denied on a layup by Steven Egan | 40-59 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Thomas Ide snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Steven Egan can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Timothy Sanders gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Ryan Noel is whistled for traveling | 40-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry (PG), Haywood Davis (SG), George Anderson (SF), James McGahan (PF), Charles Bell (C) Ryan Noel, Eric Devoe, Clifford Taylor, Timothy Sanders, Vincente Esposito | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Carl Becker travels with the ball | 40-59 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Becker - foul #5 on Carl Becker, team foul #11 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 02:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 40-60 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | George Anderson pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Bell | 40-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando is hacked by George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Aaron Best comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Ryan Washington tips it in | 42-62 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis is fouled on the floor by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #12 | 42-62 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | George Anderson is called for the reach on Ryan Washington - foul #4 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the 3 from straight away | 42-64 |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Haywood Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry is hacked by Aaron Best in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Best, team foul #13 | 42-64 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 00:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 42-64 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-64 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Ryan Washington swats the dunk try by Haywood Davis | 42-64 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Fred Kerry is called for the reach on Harold Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Kerry, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Fred Kerry runs out the clock | 44-64 |