| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kyle Fairfield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Degennaro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Rene (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Dikembe Awai inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Akron | Joseph Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 33-35 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne misses badly on a runner in the lane | 33-35 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Joseph Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jon Gibson | 33-37 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Joseph Baker swats the shot by Emmett Degennaro | 33-37 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Jon Gibson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Joseph Baker gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Dikembe Awai's floater is tipped away by Andrew Horne | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Jon Gibson picks off the pass by Andrew Horne | 33-37 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Jon Gibson banks in the layup | 33-39 |
| 17:35 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Fairfield | 36-39 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Gary Ogg picks off the pass by Joseph Baker | 36-39 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (PG), Roman Cox (C) Kyle Fairfield, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), John Messer (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Jon Gibson, Lewis Richardson, Dikembe Awai, Joseph Baker, Brian Rene | |
| 16:50 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli's layup is rejected by Andrew Riley | 36-39 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Roman Cox grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Messer - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau (SF), Bradley Cardinale (C) Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Riley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Carl Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bradley Cardinale - foul #1 on Bradley Cardinale, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese (SF) Gary Ogg | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil (C) John Messer | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau knocks in the jumper from the left block | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Garf Price (fresh) SG - Randall Bilodeau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Cardinale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) SG - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Klingbeil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Akron | Randall Bilodeau picks off the pass by Mario Martinez in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Garf Price buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli loses the dribble to Bradley Cardinale | 42-40 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Garf Price clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli misses the easy layup | 42-40 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Mattos - foul #1 on James Mattos, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Andrew Riley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Garf Price, Randall Bilodeau, Roman Cox, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), John Messer (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Mario Martinez, Jeremy Fanelli, Carl Smith | |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil's pass is intercepted by Andrew Riley | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | John Messer is called for the reach on Anthony Marchese - foul #3 on John Messer, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro (SF) Anthony Marchese | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) James Mattos, John Messer, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| 14:05 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley lays it in | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Jon Bowman pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Dikembe Awai hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jon Gibson | 46-42 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield is hacked by Jon Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Gibson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), John Messer (SF), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Jon Gibson, Lewis Richardson, Dikembe Awai, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Mattos | 46-42 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Kyle Fairfield is called for the reach on Mario Martinez - foul #2 on Kyle Fairfield, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Lewis Richardson (SG) Mario Martinez, James Mattos | |
| 12:23 | Akron | Lewis Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (PG) Kyle Fairfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) John Messer, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Jon Gibson takes the ball from Garf Price in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley knocks in the jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Dikembe Awai connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jon Gibson | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Garf Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Degennaro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jon Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Lewis Richardson pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Riley | 48-45 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Garf Price | 51-45 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Lewis Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Lewis Richardson gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Lewis Richardson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 51-48 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley lays it in on a great pass from Garf Price and the foul's on Jon Bowman - foul #4 on Jon Bowman, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield (PG), Randall Bilodeau (SG), Anthony Marchese (SF), Roman Cox (C) Garf Price, Gary Ogg, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), John Messer (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Jon Gibson, Lewis Richardson, Dikembe Awai, Jon Bowman, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Mario Martinez is hacked by Randall Bilodeau - foul #1 on Randall Bilodeau, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale (C) Andrew Riley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:27 | Akron | John Messer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Roman Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield tips it home | 56-51 |
| 08:52 | Akron | John Messer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Mattos | 56-54 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:30 | Akron | James Mattos grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Carl Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Bradley Cardinale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Carl Smith is hacked by Randall Bilodeau - foul #2 on Randall Bilodeau, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (PG), Gary Ogg (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Andrew Riley (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Kyle Fairfield, Randall Bilodeau, Anthony Marchese, Roman Cox, Bradley Cardinale | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Lewis Richardson (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Jon Bowman (PF), Brian Rene (C) Mario Martinez, James Mattos, John Messer, Carl Smith, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Garf Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Degennaro (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) 4 pf. C - Brian Rene (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Dikembe Awai lays it up and in and he's hacked by Andrew Horne - foul #1 on Andrew Horne, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Dikembe Awai makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Garf Price is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SF) Dikembe Awai | |
| 06:52 | Akron | Lewis Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Rene | 58-60 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Jon Bowman is called for the reach on Gary Ogg - foul #5 on Jon Bowman, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield (PG) Garf Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Baker (PG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Carl Smith (PF) Lewis Richardson, John Messer, Jon Bowman | |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Joseph Baker steals the ball from Emmett Degennaro | 58-60 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Joseph Baker is hacked by Andrew Horne - foul #2 on Andrew Horne, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roman Cox (C) Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SG), John Messer (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Dikembe Awai, Carl Smith, Brian Rene | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 58-60 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | Roman Cox misses the fadeaway in the paint | 58-60 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Joseph Baker's floater is tipped away by Andrew Riley | 58-60 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kyle Fairfield | 61-60 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Joseph Baker misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Fanelli | 61-60 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | Akron | John Messer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Jon Gibson tips it but misses | 61-60 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kyle Fairfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ogg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Degennaro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Riley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roman Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Messer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-60 |
| 03:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lewis Richardson | 61-60 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Jon Gibson is fouled on the floor by Roman Cox - foul #2 on Roman Cox, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (PG), Michael Decker (SG), Randall Bilodeau (SF), Anthony Marchese (PF), Andrew Horne (C) Kyle Fairfield, Gary Ogg, Emmett Degennaro, Andrew Riley, Roman Cox | |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Brian Rene (C) Lewis Richardson, John Messer, Joseph Baker, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 03:06 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Anthony Marchese | 61-61 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Randall Bilodeau travels with the ball | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG) Jon Gibson | |
| 02:29 | Akron | Brian Rene comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg (SG), Emmett Degennaro (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Michael Decker, Randall Bilodeau, Anthony Marchese | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (SG), Andrew Klingbeil (C) James Mattos, Brian Rene | |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Emmett Degennaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Carl Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Lewis Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 01:38 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-61 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Mario Martinez pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Andrew Riley snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg is whistled for a carry | 61-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Joseph Baker (PF), Brian Rene (C) Mario Martinez, Carl Smith, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Jon Gibson scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Garf Price - foul #1 on Garf Price, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kyle Fairfield (PG) Garf Price | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Gary Ogg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brian Rene | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Brian Rene is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Fairfield - foul #3 on Kyle Fairfield, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Brian Rene misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Andrew Horne misses long on a fullcourt shot | 61-64 |