| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Colin Arnstein inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Mark Ross's pass is intercepted by Cameron Butterfield | 23-19 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Ross - foul #1 on Mark Ross, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Paul Shaw loses the dribble to Jerry Burrell | 25-19 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Paul Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Burrell - foul #1 on Jerry Burrell, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 17:17 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson hits a shot from the right side set up by Cameron Butterfield | 27-21 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Bruce Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Fred Bush | 27-23 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell can't tip it in | 27-23 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Cameron Butterfield | 27-23 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerry Burrell | 29-23 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Fred Bush is fouled on the floor by Vule Kopinski - foul #1 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Terrance Dull (SF), Andrew Allen (PF), Gregory Williams (C) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Browne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Whisenant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) C - Gregory Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Gregory Williams comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Browne - foul #1 on Robert Browne, team foul #3 | 29-23 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Gregory Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Bruce Phillips picks off the pass by Robert Browne | 29-24 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Bruce Phillips throws it down | 29-26 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 31-26 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Terrance Dull knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Allen | 31-29 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jerry Burrell, Robert Browne, Jackie Bearce, Ray Whisenant | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Cameron Butterfield swats the layup by Gregory Williams | 33-29 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Arredondo - foul #1 on Gilberto Arredondo, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski (PF) Terry Lang | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Gilberto Arredondo, Gregory Williams | |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Paul Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Andrew Brown is hacked by Marko Zeimetz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marko Zeimetz, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG) Marko Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Andrew Allen | |
| 13:28 | Akron | Bruce Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Ross | 33-32 |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Burrell | 35-32 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Bruce Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Ross | 35-35 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cameron Butterfield | 37-35 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Mark Ross misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Bruce Phillips tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Tate | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cameron Butterfield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Arnstein (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Akron | Vule Kopinski steps in front of the Fred Bush pass | 39-37 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Paul Shaw scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Ross | 39-39 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski scores on a turnaround from the left block | 41-39 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Shaun Robertson steals the ball from Mark Ross | 41-39 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Terrance Dull (SF), Andrew Allen (PF), Gregory Williams (C) Bruce Phillips, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| 09:57 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Arredondo - foul #2 on Gilberto Arredondo, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Gilberto Arredondo picks off the pass by Jackie Bearce | 41-39 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Robert Browne is called for the reach on Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Robert Browne, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Marko Zeimetz takes the ball from Andrew Brown | 41-39 |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz is hacked by Terrance Dull - foul #1 on Terrance Dull, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG) Marko Zeimetz, Robert Browne | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Gilberto Arredondo | |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-39 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jackie Bearce | 44-39 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Andrew Allen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ray Whisenant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Terrance Dull connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Brown | 44-45 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang is called for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Andrew Allen, Gregory Williams | |
| 06:45 | Akron | Mark Ross scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Colin Arnstein and he's fouled by Vule Kopinski - foul #2 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:25 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield double dribbles | 44-48 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Burrell - foul #2 on Jerry Burrell, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (SG) Edward Tate | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vule Kopinski | 44-49 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 46-49 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Fred Bush drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Ross | 46-52 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Ross - foul #2 on Mark Ross, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Robert Browne | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Terrance Dull (SG), Andrew Allen (SF) Bruce Phillips, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Paul Shaw hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG) Jerry Burrell | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Paul Shaw | |
| 04:12 | Akron | Fred Bush misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Andrew Brown steps in front of the Marko Zeimetz pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Andrew Brown banks in the layup | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Shaun Robertson | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marko Zeimetz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Dull (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Fred Bush misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #3 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Marko Zeimetz, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Gregory Williams | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Fred Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Andrew Allen snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Edward Tate steals the ball from Fred Bush | 53-58 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Bruce Phillips grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Bruce Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-60 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Allen | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Paul Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is denied on a layup by Cameron Butterfield | 53-60 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Vule Kopinski is blocked by Fred Bush | 53-60 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Colin Arnstein snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Fred Bush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Fred Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Colin Arnstein comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Vule Kopinski - foul #4 on Vule Kopinski, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Michigan | Bruce Phillips takes the ball from Cameron Butterfield | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't throw it down | 53-61 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 00:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Colin Arnstein | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is hacked by Jerry Burrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Burrell, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Gregory Williams (PF) Mark Ross, Fred Bush | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 00:09 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield is fouled on the floor by Gregory Williams - foul #3 on Gregory Williams, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bruce Phillips runs out the clock | 54-62 |