| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) SF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Norman Adger is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Norman Adger, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (SG) Norman Adger | |
| 19:31 | Akron | Billy McGloin misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Priestley - foul #1 on Robert Priestley, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Billy McGloin misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Billy McGloin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:31 | Ball State | Robert Eng pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Leo Campbell steals it from John Stanton | 25-31 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Ryan Mounts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Billy McGloin grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Billy McGloin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger McMorran | 28-31 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Roger McMorran grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 18:01 | Akron | James Thibeault can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Stanton - foul #1 on John Stanton, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| 18:01 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:01 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Stanton | 29-31 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Gordon Casey is hacked by Ryan Mounts - foul #3 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Riley Peterson (C) Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Carlos Perkins (C) John Stanton | |
| 17:17 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Robert Eng grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Gordon Casey is fouled on the floor by Roger McMorran - foul #2 on Roger McMorran, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Gabriel Giordano (C) Roger McMorran | |
| Subs | Ball State | Brent Issac (C) Robert Eng | |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Robert Priestley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Perkins | 29-31 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Riley Peterson steals it from Brent Issac | 29-31 |
| 16:34 | Akron | James Thibeault lays it up and in on a nice dish by Billy McGloin | 31-31 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Robert Priestley drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 31-34 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Leo Campbell jams it | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Greg Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Issac (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Robert Priestley loses the dribble to James Thibeault | 33-34 |
| 15:30 | Akron | James Thibeault misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Roger McMorran (PF), Ryan Mounts (C) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Riley Peterson, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (PG), Norman Adger (SG), David Zorc (SF), Robert Eng (PF), John Stanton (C) Robert Priestley, Gordon Casey, Greg Hutchinson, Carlos Perkins, Brent Issac | |
| 15:30 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:30 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Robert Eng gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Robert Eng hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Ryan Mounts loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Hawke (SF) James Thibeault | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Norman Adger drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowler | 34-39 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Don Hawke connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Kitts | 37-39 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | David Zorc is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Zorc, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) Don Hawke | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), Greg Hutchinson (SF) Kenneth Bowler, David Zorc | |
| 13:40 | Akron | Ryan Mounts banks in the layup | 39-39 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Stanton misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ryan Mounts - foul #4 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), Leo Campbell (SF), Riley Peterson (C) David Kitts, Dikembe Arizmendi, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG) Gordon Casey | |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | John Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Roger McMorran pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Robert Eng blocks the short jumper by James Thibeault | 39-40 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Riley Peterson snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Leo Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Gabriel Giordano (C) Roger McMorran | |
| Subs | Ball State | Carlos Perkins (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Eng, John Stanton | |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Leo Campbell - foul #1 on Leo Campbell, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Robert Priestley knocks in the floater from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Billy McGloin loses the dribble to Norman Adger in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Robert Priestley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Greg Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Issac (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Akron | James Thibeault hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Giordano | 41-42 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins's pass is intercepted by Riley Peterson | 41-42 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Leo Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gabriel Giordano - foul #1 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SG), Don Hawke (SF), Roger McMorran (PF) Billy McGloin, James Thibeault, Leo Campbell, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (SG), Robert Eng (PF), John Stanton (C) Norman Adger, Carlos Perkins, Brent Issac | |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Eng - foul #2 on Robert Eng, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Keith O'Brien (C) Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Zorc (SF) Greg Hutchinson | |
| 10:52 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Keith O'Brien denies the turnaround by Gordon Casey | 45-44 |
| 10:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arizmendi | 45-44 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Keith O'Brien comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | David Zorc grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 09:37 | Ball State | John Stanton is fouled on the floor by Keith O'Brien - foul #1 on Keith O'Brien, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), James Thibeault (SG), Leo Campbell (SF), Riley Peterson (C) Dikembe Arizmendi, David Kitts, Don Hawke, Keith O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler (PG), Carlos Perkins (C) Robert Priestley, John Stanton | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Riley Peterson - foul #1 on Riley Peterson, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Adger (SG), Greg Hutchinson (SF) Gordon Casey, David Zorc | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Robert Eng snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 08:57 | Akron | James Thibeault grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:48 | Akron | The jump hook by Riley Peterson is blocked by Carlos Perkins | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Norman Adger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Roger McMorran swats the short shot by Robert Eng | 45-46 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Roger McMorran gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Billy McGloin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Kenneth Bowler loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Gabriel Giordano (PF), Keith O'Brien (C) Roger McMorran, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG), John Stanton (C) Kenneth Bowler, Robert Eng | |
| 07:34 | Akron | John Stanton takes the ball from Gabriel Giordano | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Billy McGloin takes the ball from John Stanton | 45-46 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Keith O'Brien misses the dunk but the foul's on John Stanton - foul #2 on John Stanton, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Riley Peterson (PF) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (SG), David Zorc (SF), Robert Eng (PF) Norman Adger, Greg Hutchinson, Carlos Perkins | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Keith O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Keith O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Robert Priestley misses the 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Robert Eng grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Riley Peterson takes the ball from Gordon Casey | 47-46 |
| 05:58 | Akron | David Kitts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Arizmendi | 50-46 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | David Kitts is called for the reach on Robert Priestley - foul #1 on David Kitts, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger McMorran (PF), Ryan Mounts (C) Riley Peterson, Keith O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ball State | Norman Adger (SG), Carlos Perkins (C) Gordon Casey, John Stanton | |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Robert Priestley makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Robert Priestley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Robert Priestley steals it from David Kitts in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Robert Eng banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Priestley | 50-50 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Roger McMorran hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 50-50 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Roger McMorran pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Roger McMorran misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 04:50 | Akron | James Thibeault tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | David Zorc snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Carlos Perkins clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Robert Eng can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), Leo Campbell (SF) David Kitts, Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (SF), John Stanton (C) David Zorc, Carlos Perkins | |
| 04:16 | Akron | Robert Eng blocks the short jumper by Ryan Mounts | 50-50 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Robert Priestley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Adger | 50-53 |
| 03:36 | Akron | James Thibeault drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Campbell | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Priestley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Adger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Eng (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - John Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Ryan Mounts steals it from Norman Adger | 52-53 |
| 02:54 | Akron | James Thibeault is hacked by John Stanton - foul #3 on John Stanton, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gordon Casey (PG), Carlos Perkins (PF), Brent Issac (C) Robert Priestley, Robert Eng, John Stanton | |
| 02:54 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Eng (PF), John Stanton (C) Carlos Perkins, Brent Issac | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Gordon Casey can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | John Stanton snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | Robert Eng hits the finger roll on a great pass from Greg Hutchinson | 54-55 |
| 02:09 | Akron | James Thibeault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Norman Adger clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Thibeault - foul #3 on James Thibeault, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Priestley (PG) Gordon Casey | |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Norman Adger makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Norman Adger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:56 | Ball State | Robert Eng pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson lays it up and in on a great pass from John Stanton | 54-58 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Ryan Mounts is fouled on the floor by John Stanton - foul #4 on John Stanton, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Ryan Mounts makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Ryan Mounts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Billy McGloin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | John Stanton knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Greg Hutchinson | 58-60 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Billy McGloin is fouled on the floor by John Stanton - foul #5 on John Stanton, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Carlos Perkins (C) John Stanton | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Billy McGloin makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Billy McGloin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Leo Campbell comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 60-62 |