| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | The short jumper by Franklin Floyd is denied by John Carter | 38-33 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Jenkins | 38-36 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Blaine O'Banner steps in front of the Timothy Regina pass | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Regina | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | Akron | David Lofton tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits a floater in the paint set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 40-38 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Lofton - foul #2 on David Lofton, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Timothy Regina, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Carter | 40-43 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Lester Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Franklin Floyd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner | |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is fouled on the floor by Lester Stephenson - foul #1 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | David Lofton steals it from Ivan Zantow | 40-43 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Eric Patton steals it from Vincent Stepp | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lofton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Patton (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is fouled on the floor by Vincent Stepp - foul #1 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (PF) Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Walter Carlson (PF), Carl Tellier (C) Robert Jenkins, Ivan Zantow, Eric Patton, John Carter | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Ronald Wood steals it from Willard Forbes | 40-43 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kristopher Bostwick | 40-45 |
| 14:34 | Akron | James Bennett's floater is tipped away by Blaine O'Banner | 40-45 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Timothy Regina tips it in | 42-45 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 42-48 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Vincent Stepp clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Franklin Floyd travels with the ball | 42-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Ronald Wood | |
| 13:13 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Carl Tellier is denied by David Lofton | 42-51 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Timothy Regina grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Aaron Hardin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:51 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Jenkins | 42-54 |
| 12:33 | Akron | David Lofton misses the lay-in | 42-54 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 11:47 | Akron | David Lofton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Emory Oakley | 44-56 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Regina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Tellier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Emory Oakley - foul #1 on Emory Oakley, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), James Bennett (PF) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), John Carter (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner, Walter Carlson | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Willard Forbes connects on the jump hook from the left block | 46-57 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is hacked by David Lofton - foul #3 on David Lofton, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (C) David Lofton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (PF) Carl Tellier | |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Franklin Floyd grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 09:40 | Akron | James Bennett makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Stepp | 48-57 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Eric Patton | |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Franklin Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Carlson - foul #4 on Walter Carlson, team foul #1 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (PF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, James Bennett, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Eric Patton (PF) Ivan Zantow, Walter Carlson | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 48-61 |
| 08:23 | Akron | David Lofton hits a jumper in the lane | 50-61 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (PF) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, John Carter | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Eric Patton swats the layup by David Lofton | 50-61 |
| 07:24 | Akron | David Lofton hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. 10 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Eric Patton (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Timothy Regina pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:42 | Akron | James Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Jenkins | 52-61 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 3 from straight away | 52-61 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Emory Oakley, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (C) Eric Patton | |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Vincent Stepp blows the layup | 52-63 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Willard Forbes tips it in | 54-63 |
| 05:46 | Central Michigan | Timothy Regina steals it from Carl Tellier | 54-63 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Timothy Regina buries a fadeaway from close range | 56-63 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Timothy Regina picks off the pass by Kristopher Bostwick | 56-63 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Kristopher Bostwick is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #2 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (PF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Timothy Regina, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Ivan Zantow (SF), John Carter (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner, Carl Tellier | |
| 04:54 | Akron | Aaron Hardin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franklin Floyd | 58-63 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Jenkins | 58-66 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Aaron Hardin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #3 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier (PF) Walter Carlson | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 60-69 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Akron | Franklin Floyd's pass is intercepted by Ivan Zantow | 60-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-72 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Akron | Ivan Zantow is called for the reach on Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #4 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Timothy Regina (PF), James Bennett (C) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Lester Stephenson, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SF) Robert Jenkins, Ivan Zantow | |
| 02:55 | Akron | Emory Oakley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-72 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, Carl Tellier | |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick snags the offensive board | 63-72 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG) Emory Oakley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:49 | Akron | James Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Stepp | 66-72 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 66-75 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Timothy Regina hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 66-75 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson can't tip it in | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Vincent Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | James Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson is hacked by Franklin Floyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:29 | Akron | David Lofton drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Willard Forbes and he's fouled by John Carter - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #5 | 68-77 |
| 00:29 | Akron | David Lofton misses the free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter is hacked by Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #9 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Patton (PF) Walter Carlson | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Franklin Floyd scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Willard Forbes | 70-79 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is hacked by Franklin Floyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Vincent Stepp connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Franklin Floyd | 72-81 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is hacked by Franklin Floyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #11 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Franklin Floyd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Kristopher Bostwick takes the ball from Vincent Stepp | 72-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick runs out the clock | 72-83 |