| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Saver (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | Matthew White misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 24-41 |
| 19:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ronald Hawkins | 24-41 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Matthew White knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lee French | 27-41 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-41 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Matthew White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-41 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-41 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:47 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 17:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Strickland | 28-41 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremiah Janzen | 30-41 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Hawkins - foul #2 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Bradley Kidd (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey (C) Robert Jefferson | |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey comes up short on the floater from close range | 30-42 |
| 16:33 | Akron | David Jackson gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:17 | Akron | John Thompson connects on the runner from the left block | 32-42 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 32-42 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill tips it in | 32-44 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG) Jeremiah Janzen | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (PG), Jonathan Flannagan (SG), Daryl Mestas (SF), Antonio Anthony (C) Robert King, Kenneth Saver, Richard Harrison, Jeffrey Hill | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daryl Mestas (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Steffey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Bradley Kidd - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson (C) Antonio Anthony | |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Lee French snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Lee French buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey is hacked by Ronald Hawkins - foul #3 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Michael Strickland, Bradley Kidd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert King (PG), Kenneth Saver (SG), Jeffrey Hill (PF) Dikembe Adeyemo, Daryl Mestas, Richard Steffey | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert King and the foul's on Matthew White - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison (SF) Jonathan Flannagan | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver makes the free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Lloyd Casey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Lee French misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-48 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Lee French - foul #3 on Lee French, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Lloyd Casey, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Strickland | 37-50 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Jeremiah Janzen takes the ball from Richard Harrison | 37-50 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Lovell | 40-50 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver is fouled on the floor by Michael Strickland - foul #2 on Michael Strickland, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SF) Larry Lovell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (SG), Daryl Mestas (SF), Jonathan Flannagan (PF), Richard Steffey (C) Kenneth Saver, Richard Harrison, Jeffrey Hill, Robert Jefferson | |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-50 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Mestas (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Steffey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Akron | John Thompson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Kidd | 42-52 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Bradley Kidd steals it from Richard Steffey | 42-52 |
| 11:03 | Akron | David Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't tip it in | 42-52 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daryl Mestas | 42-52 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Adeyemo | 42-55 |
| 10:24 | Akron | John Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Steffey - foul #1 on Richard Steffey, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Jeffrey Hill (PF) Robert King, Daryl Mestas, Jonathan Flannagan | |
| 10:24 | Akron | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:24 | Akron | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Harrison | 42-57 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Larry Lovell (PF) Bradley Kidd, John Thompson, Ronald Hawkins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Richard Steffey makes the shot from the left block set up by Kenneth Saver | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Akron | Richard Harrison steals the ball from Del Oliver | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Lee French gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Del Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), David Jackson (PF) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver, Larry Lovell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert King (PG), Robert Jefferson (C) Dikembe Adeyemo, Richard Steffey | |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by Lee French - foul #4 on Lee French, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (C) Lee French | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan (SF) Richard Harrison | |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hill makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Saver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Michael Strickland steals it from Kenneth Saver | 42-62 |
| 07:04 | Akron | David Jackson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Strickland | 44-62 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan lays it in on a great pass from Robert King | 44-64 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 06:23 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Saver grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Saver | 44-66 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) David Jackson, Bradley Kidd | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison (SF) Jonathan Flannagan | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew White - foul #3 on Matthew White, team foul #9 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo (PG), Jonathan Flannagan (SG), Richard Steffey (PF), Antonio Anthony (C) Robert King, Kenneth Saver, Jeffrey Hill, Robert Jefferson | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Dikembe Adeyemo takes the ball from Lloyd Casey | 44-68 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Antonio Anthony can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-68 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Bradley Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 04:10 | Akron | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 46-68 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Steffey | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Larry Lovell is fouled on the floor by Richard Steffey - foul #2 on Richard Steffey, team foul #3 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas (SF) Richard Harrison | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Adeyemo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Flannagan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daryl Mestas (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Richard Steffey (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Akron | John Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses the tip | 46-70 |
| 03:16 | Akron | John Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Bradley Kidd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Casey | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas's pass is intercepted by Larry Lovell | 49-70 |
| 02:37 | Akron | John Thompson is called for traveling | 49-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Del Oliver (SG) Larry Lovell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo is hacked by Lloyd Casey - foul #1 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #10 | 49-70 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Daryl Mestas is called for the reach on Bradley Kidd - foul #1 on Daryl Mestas, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Teachout (PG) Lloyd Casey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:56 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-71 |
| 01:55 | Akron | David Jackson tips it home | 51-71 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Daryl Mestas loses the dribble to John Thompson | 51-71 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Del Oliver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mario Teachout | 54-71 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan is hacked by Bradley Kidd - foul #2 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #11 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), Larry Lovell (PF) Mario Teachout, Del Oliver | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Larry Lovell is fouled on the floor by Daryl Mestas - foul #2 on Daryl Mestas, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Larry Lovell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adeyemo | 54-73 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Flannagan hits a turnaround from the baseline | 54-75 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-75 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 54-75 |