| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Billy Yates inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 37-36 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Carmine Tolson snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Carmine Tolson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Sammy Carey swats the short shot by Cecil Fett | 37-36 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Billy Yates tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Michael Partridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Billy Yates | 41-40 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Sammy Carey gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses the jumper in the paint | 41-40 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Johnny Campbell tips it home | 43-40 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | David Burgess is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), James Compo (PF) Johnny Campbell, Carmine Tolson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:10 | Akron | Michael Partridge steals the ball from John Sapp | 43-40 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl McGraff | 43-43 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Sammy Carey misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Mioduszewski - foul #2 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Calvin Williams (SF) Raymond Yarbrough, Billy Yates | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Melvin Jobe (SG), Allen Rich (SF), Dustin Taggart (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, John Mioduszewski | |
| 16:15 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Edward Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:57 | Akron | James Compo pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Compo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sammy Carey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe tips it home | 45-45 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Johnny Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Allen Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Allen Rich | 45-48 |
| 14:17 | Akron | John Sapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Marlin Connolly (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, John Sapp, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Edward Jones, Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Cecil Fett | |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Robertson - foul #2 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 45-49 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Marlin Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Carmine Tolson drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Yarbrough | 47-49 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Marlin Connolly is hacked by David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), James Compo (C) Marlin Connolly, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| 12:39 | Akron | Billy Yates hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Yarbrough | 49-51 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | David Burgess drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Partridge | 49-54 |
| 11:54 | Akron | James Compo is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SF) Billy Yates | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF), Edward Jones (C) Allen Rich, John Mioduszewski | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Compo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Sapp - foul #2 on John Sapp, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Robertson (C) Carmine Tolson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (C) Edward Jones | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Timothy Robertson pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Michael Partridge takes the ball from Timothy Robertson | 49-55 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Michael Partridge lays it in | 49-57 |
| 10:57 | Akron | James Compo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses the tip | 49-57 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | James Compo denies the turnaround by Cecil Fett | 49-57 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:20 | Akron | John Sapp can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Burgess - foul #2 on David Burgess, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Sammy Carey (C) Johnny Campbell, Raymond Yarbrough, James Compo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Melvin Jobe (SG), Allen Rich (SF), John Mioduszewski (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Dustin Taggart | |
| 10:20 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:20 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is hacked by Sammy Carey - foul #2 on Sammy Carey, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Carmine Tolson (PF) Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Edward Jones is whistled for traveling | 51-57 |
| 09:32 | Akron | John Sapp misses the floater from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 09:30 | Akron | John Sapp grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:15 | Akron | John Sapp misses the easy layup | 51-57 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Carmine Tolson hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 53-60 |
| 08:32 | Akron | John Sapp hits the finger roll set up by Billy Yates | 55-60 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Jimmie Hodder steals it from John Mioduszewski | 55-60 |
| 07:57 | Akron | John Sapp connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Billy Yates | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) SF - Billy Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Jobe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Edward Jones connects on the runner from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 07:12 | Akron | John Sapp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Allen Rich pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Sammy Carey pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Carmine Tolson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Mioduszewski - foul #3 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (C) John Sapp, Jimmie Hodder, Billy Yates, Sammy Carey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Dustin Taggart (C) Edward Jones, Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, John Mioduszewski | |
| 06:45 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | David Burgess knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Earl McGraff | 59-64 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Johnny Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Cecil Fett pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Earl McGraff clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-64 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | The jump hook by David Burgess is blocked by Carmine Tolson | 62-64 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Carmine Tolson gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Carmine Tolson lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Yarbrough | 64-64 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | James Compo blocks the short jumper by David Burgess | 64-64 |
| 04:48 | Akron | James Compo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Calvin Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-64 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Michael Partridge is hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Billy Yates (SF), Timothy Robertson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Johnny Campbell, Calvin Williams, Carmine Tolson, James Compo | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Mioduszewski (C) Cecil Fett | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Michael Partridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (PF) Dustin Taggart | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Rich (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mioduszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Sammy Carey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Sammy Carey lays it in set up by John Sapp | 66-64 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | David Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Billy Yates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | Michael Partridge drills a 3 from the left corner set up by David Burgess | 66-67 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Sammy Carey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 66-67 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough snags the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Yates and the foul's on John Mioduszewski - foul #4 on John Mioduszewski, team foul #5 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Carmine Tolson (PF) John Sapp, Timothy Robertson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF) Allen Rich | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses the free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:43 | Ball State | Michael Partridge grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Earl McGraff | 68-69 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Billy Yates misses badly on a jumper from close range | 68-69 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Cecil Fett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 00:34 | Akron | John Mioduszewski takes the ball from Carmine Tolson | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Johnny Campbell is called for the reach on Earl McGraff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #5 | 70-71 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Billy Yates is called for the reach on Michael Partridge - foul #3 on Billy Yates, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Raymond Yarbrough is called for the reach on Michael Partridge - foul #3 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Billy Yates gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Billy Yates blows the layup but he's hacked by Earl McGraff - foul #3 on Earl McGraff, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Cecil Fett is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Campbell - foul #3 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey loses the dribble to David Burgess | 71-74 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Earl McGraff is hacked by Johnny Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #9 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (SG) Michael Partridge | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #4 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), Dustin Taggart (SF) Earl McGraff, David Burgess | |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | John Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Johnny Campbell comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 71-77 |