| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Romeo Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Berthold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Griner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | James Griner picks off the pass by Cecil Sullivan | 20-18 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Sammy Carey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the tip | 20-18 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | John Berthold hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-21 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Joe Kaneshiro steals the ball from John Sessions | 20-21 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro knocks in the runner in the paint set up by John Berthold | 20-23 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Merle Samuel - foul #1 on Merle Samuel, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | John Berthold drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Carmine Tolson's pass is intercepted by Romeo Ortiz | 22-26 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz banks in the layup | 22-28 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey is called for a backcourt violation | 22-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Hardison (PF) Carmine Tolson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG), Derek Felts (C) Romeo Ortiz, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | John Berthold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 16:28 | Akron | John Sessions is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Sessions, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sessions, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Waldrep (SG), Leo Bee (SF), Chen Qian (C) Merle Samuel, John Berthold, James Griner | |
| 16:08 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts knocks in the floater from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 15:50 | Akron | John Sapp buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Perry Hardison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Waldrep (fresh) SF - Leo Bee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Felts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen Qian (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is hacked by Timothy Robertson - foul #1 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF) Raymond Yarbrough, Cecil Sullivan, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz (PG), Merle Samuel (SG), John Berthold (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Donald Fraley, Peter Waldrep, Leo Bee, Chen Qian | |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Carlos Liggins - foul #2 on Carlos Liggins, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG) John Sapp | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 15:10 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Billy Yates gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Joe Kaneshiro takes the ball from Carlos Liggins | 25-30 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Carmine Tolson snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Carlos Liggins drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Carlos Liggins is called for the reach on Merle Samuel - foul #3 on Carlos Liggins, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Cecil Sullivan (SF), Sammy Carey (C) Carlos Liggins, Billy Yates, Perry Hardison | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leo Bee (SF), James Griner (PF) John Berthold, Derek Felts | |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | James Griner knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Romeo Ortiz | 27-32 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Carmine Tolson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cecil Sullivan | 30-32 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 12:25 | Akron | John Sessions drills a shot from the left side set up by Carmine Tolson | 32-32 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Raymond Yarbrough steals it from Romeo Ortiz | 32-32 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Sessions | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Romeo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle Samuel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Bee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Griner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Carmine Tolson gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Joe Kaneshiro steals it from Cecil Sullivan | 34-32 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Sammy Carey is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Carlos Liggins (SG), Perry Hardison (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sessions, Raymond Yarbrough, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (PG), Peter Waldrep (SG), John Berthold (SF), Derek Felts (PF), Chen Qian (C) Romeo Ortiz, Merle Samuel, Leo Bee, James Griner, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | John Berthold scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Waldrep | 34-35 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Timothy Robertson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Chen Qian - foul #1 on Chen Qian, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF) Cecil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:26 | Akron | Timothy Robertson makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | John Berthold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 09:00 | Akron | John Sapp gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Carlos Liggins buries a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Donald Fraley - foul #2 on Donald Fraley, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Sammy Carey (C) Billy Yates, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leo Bee (SF), James Griner (PF) Peter Waldrep, Chen Qian | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Carlos Liggins makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Derek Felts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley tips it in | 40-37 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Carlos Liggins hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is hacked by John Sapp - foul #2 on John Sapp, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Cecil Sullivan (SF) Carlos Liggins | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (SG) Leo Bee | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Yarbrough takes the ball from James Griner | 43-37 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough lays it in | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Perry Hardison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Berthold (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Griner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Felts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Perry Hardison is called for the reach on John Berthold - foul #2 on Perry Hardison, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Timothy Robertson (PF), James Compo (C) John Sapp, Perry Hardison, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz (PG), Peter Waldrep (SF), Leo Bee (PF), Chen Qian (C) Donald Fraley, John Berthold, James Griner, Derek Felts | |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Robertson - foul #2 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:35 | Akron | James Compo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 06:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Leo Bee | 45-39 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 05:52 | Akron | James Compo is hacked by Chen Qian - foul #2 on Chen Qian, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Timothy Robertson, James Compo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), John Berthold (SF), James Griner (PF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Merle Samuel, Peter Waldrep, Leo Bee, Chen Qian | |
| 05:39 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:12 | Akron | John Sessions misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Sammy Carey hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | James Griner drills a shot in the lane | 47-43 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Romeo Ortiz - foul #3 on Romeo Ortiz, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Carlos Liggins (SG) John Sessions, Raymond Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (SG) Romeo Ortiz | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | James Griner's pass is intercepted by Cecil Sullivan | 48-43 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the dunk attempt | 48-43 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan tips it home | 50-43 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | John Berthold makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 03:18 | Akron | A charge is called on John Sapp - foul #3 on John Sapp, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Perry Hardison (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Cecil Sullivan, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz (PG), Leo Bee (SF), Derek Felts (PF), Chen Qian (C) Donald Fraley, John Berthold, James Griner, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Liggins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Perry Hardison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Romeo Ortiz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Bee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derek Felts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen Qian (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Leo Bee takes the ball from Timothy Robertson | 50-46 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Romeo Ortiz makes the floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Cecil Sullivan (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Carlos Liggins, Perry Hardison, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Berthold (SF), James Griner (PF), Joe Kaneshiro (C) Leo Bee, Derek Felts, Chen Qian | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | John Berthold grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | John Berthold misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 01:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Carmine Tolson | 50-48 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Joe Kaneshiro blocks the short jumper by Cecil Sullivan | 50-48 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Carmine Tolson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Sammy Carey - foul #1 on Sammy Carey, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Carmine Tolson knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Sessions and the foul's on James Griner - foul #1 on James Griner, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Merle Samuel - foul #2 on Merle Samuel, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro lays it up and in and he's hacked by Sammy Carey - foul #2 on Sammy Carey, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 56-57 |