| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Gregory Irvine inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Harold Hess comes up short on the floater from the right side | 29-23 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Gregory Irvine gets the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 19:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 29-23 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Warren Haywood connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Hess | 29-26 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Scott Sailer can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 29-26 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Warren Haywood pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Hess - foul #1 on Harold Hess, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Scott Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Harold Hess knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Haywood and the foul's on Charles Blanchard - foul #2 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Harold Hess misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Jack Levitt snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Irvine - foul #1 on Gregory Irvine, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Warren Haywood pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Harold Hess buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Scott Sailer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Gregory Irvine gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Levitt - foul #2 on Jack Levitt, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Phillip Dunston (PF), Terry Ivy (C) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) Tarek Gorsuch, Gregory Irvine, Michael Shick | |
| 16:36 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by David Kitts - foul #2 on David Kitts, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) Harold Hess | |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Kitts | 34-34 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Terry Ivy is denied on a layup by Wallace Kane | 34-34 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Wallace Kane grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Kane (fresh) 5 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Warren Haywood misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Terry Ivy | 34-34 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wallace Kane - foul #3 on Wallace Kane, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Scott Sailer (PF) Albert Livermore, Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Michael Shick (C) James Thibeault, Patrick McNeal, Wallace Kane, Warren Haywood | |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:25 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Gregory Irvine grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Joseph Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Garret Milazzo | 34-34 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Gregory Irvine takes the ball from Garret Milazzo | 34-34 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Harold Hess is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Blanchard (SG), Jack Levitt (C) Garret Milazzo, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG) David Kitts | |
| 14:32 | Ball State | Scott Sailer hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Levitt | 36-34 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Michael Shick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Scott Sailer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Jack Levitt hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Wallace | 38-37 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Jack Levitt scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Terry Ivy | 40-37 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch scores on a jumper from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Frank Hardman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Ivy | 43-39 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Joseph Wallace scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Tarek Gorsuch | 43-41 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Terry Ivy loses the dribble to Harold Hess | 43-41 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Harold Hess hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Michael Shick is called for the reach on Scott Sailer - foul #2 on Michael Shick, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Greg Hutchinson (PF), Phillip Dunston (C) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Terry Ivy, Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (PF), Warren Haywood (C) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace, Michael Shick | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Kane (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Patrick McNeal pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Wallace Kane clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Phillip Dunston - foul #1 on Phillip Dunston, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Wallace Kane makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Wallace Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Wallace Kane makes the 3rd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston lays it in | 45-45 |
| 10:46 | Akron | James Thibeault can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Phillip Dunston | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Albert Livermore's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Haywood | 45-45 |
| 10:17 | Akron | James Thibeault gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | Akron | James Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Albert Livermore pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Livermore | 47-45 |
| 09:21 | Akron | David Kitts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Wallace Kane tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Albert Livermore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Patrick McNeal is called for the reach on Albert Livermore - foul #1 on Patrick McNeal, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Scott Sailer (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Greg Hutchinson, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Michael Shick (C) David Kitts, James Thibeault, Patrick McNeal, Wallace Kane, Warren Haywood | |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Sailer and the foul's on Michael Shick - foul #3 on Michael Shick, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Harold Hess is fouled on the floor by Charles Blanchard - foul #3 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Ivy (SF) Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Gregory Irvine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Jack Levitt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Shick - foul #4 on Michael Shick, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Levitt (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Shick (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Akron | Joseph Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:26 | Ball State | Jack Levitt snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Frank Hardman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez (SF) Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Warren Haywood (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Michael Shick | |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez's pass is intercepted by Gregory Irvine | 52-45 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Harold Hess misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:49 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Jack Levitt buries a runner near the basket | 54-45 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Warren Haywood's floater is tipped away by Johnathan Tavarez | 54-45 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Warren Haywood tips it home | 54-47 |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jack Levitt is hacked by Gregory Irvine - foul #2 on Gregory Irvine, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Shick (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) Gregory Irvine, Joseph Wallace | |
| 05:58 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 54-47 |
| 05:39 | Akron | David Kitts buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Harold Hess | 54-49 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo double dribbles | 54-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Dunston (PF), Terry Ivy (C) Scott Sailer, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG), Patrick McNeal (SF) Harold Hess, Warren Haywood | |
| 04:57 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 04:56 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Kane | 54-49 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Patrick McNeal scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Tarek Gorsuch | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Terry Ivy comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-51 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick McNeal | 54-54 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Scott Sailer (PF) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Gregory Irvine (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) David Kitts, Patrick McNeal, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Ivy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Irvine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Gregory Irvine makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harold Hess | 54-57 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | Scott Sailer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Harold Hess misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Blanchard | 56-57 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Jack Levitt (C) Terry Ivy, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Scott Sailer hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Wallace - foul #4 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Scott Sailer misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Joseph Wallace grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Harold Hess scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Joseph Wallace takes the ball from Scott Sailer | 58-60 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Warren Haywood drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Tarek Gorsuch | 58-62 |
| 01:04 | Ball State | Jack Levitt connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Hardman | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Joseph Wallace makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Frank Hardman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Sailer | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Harold Hess is hacked by Frank Hardman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Hardman, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Harold Hess is fouled on the floor by Frank Hardman - foul #3 on Frank Hardman, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Gregory Irvine is hacked by Charles Blanchard - foul #4 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Gregory Irvine makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Gregory Irvine picks off the pass by Johnathan Tavarez | 63-65 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Gregory Irvine lays it up and in | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Gregory Irvine steps in front of the Frank Hardman pass | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Gregory Irvine is hacked by Charles Blanchard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG) Charles Blanchard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Gregory Irvine misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Jack Levitt grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Frank Hardman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Scott Sailer grabs the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Harold Hess steals it from Scott Sailer | 63-67 |