| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jack Styles inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Warren Dildy takes the ball from Thomas Knouse | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zapf | 26-25 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Thomas Knouse pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Thomas Clark steals the ball from Bruce Phillips | 26-25 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Cliff Morgan blocks the short jumper by Vule Kopinski | 26-25 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf buries a shot from the right block set up by Warren Dildy and he's fouled by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Jack Styles can't tip it in | 29-25 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark is hacked by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), George Woods (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Cliff Morgan | |
| 16:42 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield blows the layup | 29-25 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse blows the layup but he's fouled by Cameron Butterfield - foul #1 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (SF) Bruce Phillips, Jack Styles | |
| 16:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Edward Tate | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Edward Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Bush (fresh) PF - George Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 15:24 | Akron | George Woods hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 15:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Bush | 31-29 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the lay-in | 31-29 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski tips it in | 33-29 |
| 14:27 | Akron | George Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski banks in the layup and he's fouled by George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG), Warren Dildy (SG), Thomas Clark (C) Edward Tate, Nathaniel Gottfried, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Andrew Brown, George Woods, Thomas Knouse | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Alan Gully snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Bruce Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 39-33 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Cliff Morgan dunks the ball set up by Bruce Phillips | 39-35 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Gully | 42-37 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman loses the dribble to Jeffrey Bush | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zapf (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Fred Bush (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Cliff Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 42-40 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Alan Gully steals it from Igor Zapf | 42-40 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Igor Zapf | 42-40 |
| 10:08 | Central Michigan | Bruce Phillips steps in front of the Igor Zapf pass | 42-40 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Bruce Phillips banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski lays it up and in set up by Thomas Clark | 44-42 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Bruce Phillips double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (PG), Nathaniel Gottfried (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Jed McNew (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Michael Newman, Warren Dildy, Igor Zapf, Vule Kopinski, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan, Fred Bush | |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Thomas Knouse's pass is intercepted by Shaun Robertson | 44-42 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried hits the finger roll set up by Shaun Robertson | 46-42 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Thomas Knouse hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 08:30 | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Shaun Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jed McNew - foul #2 on Jed McNew, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Newman (PG) Edward Tate | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Newman | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Dildy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jed McNew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Akron | Bruce Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from George Woods | 49-45 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Jed McNew's layup is rejected by Jack Styles | 49-45 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield tips it in | 51-45 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Walter Spann pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Jed McNew, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski blows the layup | 51-45 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Cliff Morgan | 51-48 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:22 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:09 | Akron | The short jumper by Cliff Morgan is denied by Vule Kopinski | 52-48 |
| 04:07 | Akron | George Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:54 | Akron | George Woods lays it in on a great pass from Alan Gully | 52-50 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Cliff Morgan denies the turnaround by Thomas Clark | 52-50 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski tips it in | 54-50 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Alan Gully is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Alan Gully, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (SG) Warren Dildy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Bruce Phillips takes the ball from Vule Kopinski | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gottfried (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Igor Zapf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Alan Gully can't tip it in | 54-50 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark's pass is intercepted by Bruce Phillips | 54-50 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Alan Gully buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Woods | 54-53 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Newman and he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #5 on Alan Gully, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Warren Dildy (SG) Nathaniel Gottfried | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Alan Gully, George Woods | |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Thomas Clark makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Vule Kopinski takes the ball from Jack Styles | 57-53 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | Igor Zapf banks in the layup set up by Michael Newman | 59-53 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Jack Styles is fouled on the floor by Vule Kopinski - foul #1 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Lang (C) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Bruce Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Styles | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Phillips - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Jack Styles's pass is intercepted by Vule Kopinski | 63-56 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Bruce Phillips is called for the reach on Michael Newman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang is hacked by Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Walter Spann scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Bush | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman is hacked by Walter Spann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathaniel Gottfried (PF) Vule Kopinski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Nathaniel Gottfried, Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski snags the defensive board | 65-59 |