| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fresh) SG - Inek Ziller (fresh) SF - Jesse Woodworth (fresh) PF - Dennis Borne (fresh) C - Gerald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Borne | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Zanis - foul #1 on Steven Zanis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Chris Larochelle gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Smith - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Walker (C) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:39 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | James Olsen picks off the pass by Jesse Woodworth | 0-1 |
| 18:22 | Akron | James Olsen lays it in | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller misses the jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller is hacked by James Olsen - foul #1 on James Olsen, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Akron | James Olsen travels in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 4-3 |
| 16:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Zanis | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Steven Zanis hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Olsen | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Mark Gibbs - foul #1 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Oliver Owen jams it on a great pass from Chris Larochelle | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Inek Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Woodworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Borne (fresh) C - Albert Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Albert Walker is called for the reach on Steven Zanis - foul #1 on Albert Walker, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (PG), William Stockwell (SG), Matthew Millwood (SF), John Bonanno (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Vernon Lind, Inek Ziller, Jesse Woodworth, Dennis Borne, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF) Chris Larochelle | |
| 14:42 | Akron | James Olsen is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 14:23 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG) Mark Gibbs | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Paul Wimbush knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Olsen | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Quincy Barlowe misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Travis July is fouled on the floor by Matthew Millwood - foul #1 on Matthew Millwood, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Inek Ziller (SG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Albert Walker (PF) Jeffrey Hooten, William Stockwell, Matthew Millwood, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) James Olsen, Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor | |
| 13:25 | Akron | Paul Wimbush can't connect on a runner from the left block | 9-9 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Albert Walker | 9-9 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker loses the dribble to Travis July | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Albert Walker | 9-9 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Jesse Woodworth is called for the reach on Chris Larochelle - foul #1 on Jesse Woodworth, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne (PF) John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Paul Wimbush | |
| 12:12 | Akron | Chris Larochelle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:58 | Akron | James Olsen misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Chris Larochelle tips it in | 9-11 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Inek Ziller - foul #2 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SG), William Stockwell (SF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Inek Ziller, Jesse Woodworth, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF) Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Hooten (fresh) SF - William Stockwell (fresh) PF - Dennis Borne (fresh) C - Quincy Barlowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis July (fresh) SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 11:23 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Scott Zeliff hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Zanis | 11-13 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Paul Wimbush grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Travis July grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:32 | Akron | James Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne misses the floater in the paint | 11-13 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Paul Wimbush pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Vernon Lind steals it from Scott Zeliff | 11-13 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 09:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Zanis | 11-13 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Vernon Lind steals the ball from Paul Wimbush | 11-13 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind jams it | 13-13 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Lind - foul #1 on Vernon Lind, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller (SG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Albert Walker (PF), John Bonanno (C) Vernon Lind, William Stockwell, Dennis Borne, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (PG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) James Olsen, Travis July, Steven Zanis | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Paul Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Paul Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Robert Taylor (C) Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Chris Larochelle buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (PG) Jeffrey Hooten | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG) James Olsen | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Travis July misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Albert Walker | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stockwell (fresh) SG - Inek Ziller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Woodworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bonanno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Chris Larochelle swats the shot by Albert Walker | 13-17 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne (PF) John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Steven Zanis (C) Joseph Bouton, Robert Taylor | |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Travis July makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Olsen | 14-20 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Chris Larochelle picks off the pass by Inek Ziller | 14-20 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Steven Zanis clanks a shot near the basket | 14-20 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Travis July hits the follow up shot | 14-22 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Oliver Owen is called for the reach on Dennis Borne - foul #1 on Oliver Owen, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Jeffrey Hooten (SG), Matthew Millwood (SF), John Bonanno (C) William Stockwell, Inek Ziller, Jesse Woodworth, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF) Travis July, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | John Bonanno misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Steven Zanis gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Olsen misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Vernon Lind - foul #2 on Vernon Lind, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller (SG) Vernon Lind | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:19 | Akron | James Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Dennis Borne pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Paul Wimbush snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | James Olsen blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Hooten | 14-23 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Scott Zeliff can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hooten - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hooten, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stockwell (PG), Jesse Woodworth (SF), Albert Walker (PF), Quincy Barlowe (C) Jeffrey Hooten, Inek Ziller, Dennis Borne, John Bonanno | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Oliver Owen (PF) James Olsen, Steven Zanis | |
| 04:16 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth tips it back up and in | 16-25 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Oliver Owen makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Travis July | 16-27 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood buries a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Bouton - foul #1 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind (PG), Gerald Smith (C) William Stockwell, Quincy Barlowe | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF) Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff | |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Vernon Lind (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Millwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Woodworth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Chris Larochelle's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Smith | 19-27 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Albert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Matthew Millwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 02:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Wimbush | 19-27 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Chris Larochelle can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Woodworth - foul #2 on Jesse Woodworth, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller (SG), Dennis Borne (PF) Matthew Millwood, Albert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Paul Wimbush | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Gibbs - foul #3 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Robert Taylor (PF) Mark Gibbs, Oliver Owen | |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Jesse Woodworth misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 02:09 | Akron | James Olsen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind is hacked by Steven Zanis - foul #2 on Steven Zanis, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten (SF) Jesse Woodworth | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG) Joseph Bouton | |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Vernon Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Steven Zanis buries a runner in the paint set up by Chris Larochelle | 22-31 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Chris Larochelle is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hooten - foul #1 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Albert Walker (C) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) Chris Larochelle, Robert Taylor | |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dennis Borne steals it from Travis July | 24-31 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 00:42 | Akron | James Olsen gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Scott Zeliff hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Olsen | 24-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Inek Ziller hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |