| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - William Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark tips it in | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Joel Spencer clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 31-40 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Joel Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 31-42 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Herbert Babin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-42 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #3 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Herbert Babin, Otha Zaspel, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Joseph Lown, Daniel Clark | |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Emmanuel Cox takes the ball from James Wilson | 31-44 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Joel Spencer is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (SF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Randy Witz (SF) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Richard Dillon | |
| 16:40 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses the dunk attempt | 31-47 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Christopher Ross is blocked by Marko Belkowski | 33-47 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Lonnie Higby gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Higby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama scores on a shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Fryman | 35-49 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:02 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-49 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz grabs the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the shot from the right side set up by Antonio Fryman | 35-51 |
| 13:55 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Fryman - foul #3 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Terry Bartlett, Dikembe Akiyama, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 13:55 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:55 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is hacked by John Mayville in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mayville, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown banks in the layup set up by Cory Crouch | 37-53 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama is called for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (SF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 37-53 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Herbert Babin - foul #1 on Herbert Babin, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 12:44 | Akron | William Spencer makes the contested jumper from the left wing set up by John Mayville | 39-54 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled on the floor by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 39-56 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Lonnie Higby is whistled for traveling | 39-56 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 3 pf. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the jumper from the right block | 39-56 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Joel Spencer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-56 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the easy layup | 42-56 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Herbert Babin snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 10:14 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Babin is blocked by Daniel Clark | 42-56 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark drills a jumper near the basket | 42-58 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Joel Spencer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Herbert Babin | 45-58 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-58 |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown snags the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Mayville - foul #4 on John Mayville, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Richard Dillon, Daniel Clark | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Antonio Fryman - foul #4 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Christopher Ross (PF) Antonio Fryman, Joseph Lown | |
| 07:52 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Jimmy Williams tips it in | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-59 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | William Spencer steps in front of the Emmanuel Cox pass | 47-59 |
| 07:25 | Akron | William Spencer hits the finger roll | 49-59 |
| 07:09 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross loses the dribble to Jimmy Williams | 49-59 |
| 06:52 | Akron | James Wilson is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 49-59 |
| 06:51 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch knocks in the floater from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama is hacked by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG) Cory Crouch, Raymond Smith | |
| 06:05 | Akron | James Wilson misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 49-61 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) James Wilson, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Jimmy Williams is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Emmanuel Cox | 49-61 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Juan Zepeda takes the ball from Antonio Fryman | 49-61 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Jimmy Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Spencer | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (C) James Vickers, Randy Witz, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:18 | Akron | James Wilson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't finish the layup | 54-62 |
| 03:56 | Akron | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Juan Zepeda's floater is knocked away by Christopher Ross | 54-62 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Juan Zepeda (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:08 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Richard Dillon takes the ball from James Wilson | 54-64 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Joseph Lown (PF) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Christopher Ross | |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Juan Zepeda is called for the reach on Daniel Clark - foul #4 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 02:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | James Vickers can't tip it in | 54-66 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Jimmy Williams snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 01:45 | Akron | James Vickers is called for the reach on William Spencer - foul #1 on James Vickers, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG) John Mayville | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:33 | Akron | William Spencer splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jimmy Williams | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | James Vickers is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | James Vickers misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:32 | Akron | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | James Vickers grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | William Spencer is called for the reach on James Vickers in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:03 | Akron | William Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Akiyama | 59-68 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled in the backcourt by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Juan Zepeda comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-70 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama tips it home | 61-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bartlett - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:49 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | James Vickers hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cory Crouch | 61-74 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Spencer | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 63-74 |