| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zachary Kessler and he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the free throw | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:19 | Akron | David Crawford clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-20 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it but misses | 41-20 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 41-20 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler lays it in on a nice dish by Walker Butters and he's fouled by Leroy Cook - foul #1 on Leroy Cook, team foul #2 | 43-20 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler makes the free throw | 44-20 |
| 18:53 | Akron | David Crawford drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Newton | 44-23 |
| 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) | |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Havel | 47-23 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walker Butters - foul #2 on Walker Butters, team foul #1 | 47-23 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walker Butters | 47-23 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the dunk | 47-23 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-23 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-23 |
| 17:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Phillip Naughton | 47-23 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Walker Butters - foul #3 on Walker Butters, team foul #2 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| 17:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-25 |
| 16:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 47-25 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-25 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright snags the defensive board | 47-25 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | William Dunkle steals it from Zlatko Gostomski | 47-25 |
| 16:00 | Akron | William Dunkle scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from David Newton | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill connects on the floater from the right wing set up by David Dunkel | 49-27 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Leroy Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 15:23 | Akron | William Dunkle tips it home | 49-29 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | David Newton steps in front of the Richard Wright pass | 49-29 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-29 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Newton | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Dunkle - foul #1 on William Dunkle, team foul #3 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison, Leroy Cook | |
| 14:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| 14:24 | Akron | David Crawford misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 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) | |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer's pass is intercepted by William Dunkle | 52-32 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG) Brian Robey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Leroy Cook (C) William Dunkle | |
| 13:44 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 52-32 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett clanks a runner near the basket | 52-32 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | David Havel pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | David Crawford picks off the pass by David Havel | 52-32 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Leroy Cook scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Scott Birkholz | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-35 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:05 | Akron | Leroy Cook's floater is tipped away by Zachary Kessler | 52-35 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Scott Birkholz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Hawthorne and he's fouled by David Havel - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne, David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Neal Niblett | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Cook - foul #2 on Leroy Cook, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (PF) Leroy Cook | |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Naughton | 56-41 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Zlatko Gostomski and the foul's on Kenneth Harrison - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle, Jeffery Morrow | |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Phillip Naughton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-41 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 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) | |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zachary Kessler | 60-41 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton and he's hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Walker Butters (PF) David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters hits a jump hook from the right block | 62-44 |
| 08:27 | Akron | David Crawford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-44 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Richard Wright (C) Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Scott Birkholz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-44 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Robey | 64-44 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 64-44 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 64-44 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Leroy Cook gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses long on a floater in the lane | 64-44 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Hawthorne is called for the reach on David Dunkel - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Neal Niblett, Brian Robey, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne, Jeffery Morrow, Leroy Cook | |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Alan Smith gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Newton | 64-46 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Zachary Kessler | 66-46 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Phillip Naughton drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Newton | 66-49 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | David Havel blows the layup but the foul's on Phillip Naughton - foul #2 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #8 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), Ruben Harrill (PF) David Dunkel, Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:52 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton | 68-52 |
| 04:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Robey | 71-52 |
| 04:10 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Robey - foul #2 on Brian Robey, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Richard Wright (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), Jerry Hawthorne (SF), Jeffery Morrow (PF) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, William Dunkle | |
| 04:10 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:10 | Akron | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 03:46 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-53 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the tip | 71-53 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 71-53 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow tips it back up and in | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Wright | 74-55 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison is fouled on the floor by Ruben Harrill - foul #3 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG) Lowell Cantrell | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Wilson (PG), Charles Gleason (SF) David Newton, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ruben Harrill - foul #4 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is hacked by Charles Gleason - foul #1 on Charles Gleason, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell (C) Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell snags the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | The jumper by David Dunkel is denied by William Dunkle | 74-56 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Brian Robey denies the turnaround by Scott Birkholz | 74-56 |
| 01:57 | Akron | William Dunkle tips it home | 74-58 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel tips it in | 76-58 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Lowell Cantrell denies the turnaround by Charles Gleason | 76-58 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Robey | 79-58 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Gostomski - foul #1 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (PF) Lowell Cantrell | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (C) Charles Gleason | |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Robey | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #3 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #10 | 79-59 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's pass is intercepted by Brian Robey | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel runs out the clock | 80-59 |