| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Cory Crouch (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) C - William Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez is fouled on the floor by William Ashley - foul #1 on William Ashley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Terry Bartlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Akron | James Wilson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Akron | James Wilson is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, William Rehberger, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is fouled on the floor by Edward Gragg - foul #1 on Edward Gragg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Williams is called for the reach on Gilbert McIver - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joel Spencer - foul #1 on Joel Spencer, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG) Edward Gragg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Spencer | 2-1 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | William Ashley blows the layup but he's hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #1 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #4 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Cory Crouch (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Akron | James Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 15:42 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher scores on a jump hook near the basket | 2-4 |
| 15:09 | Akron | William Rehberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | John Lane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-4 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Cory Crouch picks off the pass by William Rehberger | 2-4 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 2-4 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 13:18 | Akron | William Rehberger is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:49 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Jimmy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cody Belcher | 2-6 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Terry Bartlett steals it from Cody Belcher | 2-6 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Juan Zepeda drills a jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) SF - Cory Crouch (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 11:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 4-6 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | William Ashley snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the wide open shot from the right side | 4-8 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 4-8 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Rehberger (SG) Edward Gragg, Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Tony Davis (C) John Lane, Cory Crouch, William Ashley | |
| 09:23 | Akron | William Rehberger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett | 7-8 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, William Rehberger, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG) Raymond Smith | |
| 08:42 | Akron | Juan Zepeda drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Herbert Babin | 9-8 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is hacked by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (SF), William Ashley (C) Benjamin Homan, Tony Davis | |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Cory Crouch | 9-10 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Joel Spencer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 06:45 | Akron | James Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cory Crouch - foul #2 on Cory Crouch, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Joel Spencer, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SF) Cory Crouch | |
| 06:45 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 06:45 | Akron | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 10-10 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher's pass is intercepted by James Wilson | 10-10 |
| 06:19 | Akron | James Wilson hits the finger roll | 12-10 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by William Ashley is denied by Juan Zepeda | 12-10 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Ashley - foul #2 on William Ashley, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF) John Lane | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver dunks the ball on a nice dish by Benjamin Homan | 14-12 |
| 05:06 | Akron | William Rehberger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Spencer | 17-12 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the contested shot from the right wing set up by Benjamin Homan | 17-14 |
| 04:23 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | William Rehberger steps in front of the Benjamin Homan pass | 17-14 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses short on an open shot in the lane | 17-14 |
| 03:32 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 17-14 |
| 03:20 | Akron | William Rehberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ashley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Akron | William Rehberger drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | William Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher is hacked by Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), John Lane (SG), Tony Davis (C) Gilbert McIver, Raymond Smith, William Ashley | |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cody Belcher - foul #1 on Cody Belcher, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG) Edward Gragg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Daniel Clark (PF) Benjamin Homan, Cody Belcher | |
| 01:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Joel Spencer (PF) Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Edward Gragg - foul #2 on Edward Gragg, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Edward Gragg, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez is hacked by Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan (SF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, Tony Davis | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Herbert Babin is fouled on the floor by William Ashley - foul #3 on William Ashley, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) William Ashley | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher clanks a shot from the right block | 20-20 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |