| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) SF - Harold Green (fresh) PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) SG - Jack Petty (fresh) SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Greg Maclin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Harold Green can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Cambron - foul #1 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Harold Green makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Darrell Fessler takes the ball from Nicholas Cambron | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Greg Maclin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Nelson - foul #1 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Robert Kieffer double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Greg Maclin's fadeaway is rejected by Gordon Nelson | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Jack Petty gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Jack Christensen is fouled on the floor by Harold Green - foul #1 on Harold Green, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Jack Christensen is fouled on the floor by Wade Deleon - foul #1 on Wade Deleon, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Gordon Nelson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jack Christensen and he's fouled by Darrell Fessler - foul #1 on Darrell Fessler, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler scores on a runner from close range set up by Wade Deleon | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Wade Deleon scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Nicholas Cambron denies the turnaround by Darrell Ebling | 7-3 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jack Petty snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Jack Christensen loses the dribble to Darrell Fessler | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) SF - Harold Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Fessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) SF - Robert Kieffer (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Nicholas Cambron swats the layup by Wade Deleon | 7-3 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Jack Christensen pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Jack Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Harold Green, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Joseph Beamon (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Gordon Nelson, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Brian Steward steals it from Edmund Bluhm | 7-3 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | William Moller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Joseph Beamon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG), Greg Maclin (PF) William Moller, Rory Pounds, Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Brian Steward, Kenneth Bass | |
| 14:29 | Akron | Joseph Beamon makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Jaime Harris is hacked by Everett McLaughlin - foul #1 on Everett McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF), Darrell Fessler (C) Jaime Harris, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF) Everett McLaughlin | |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Harold Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Harold Green double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gordon Nelson (PF) Joseph Beamon | |
| 13:13 | Akron | Gordon Nelson clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Harold Green - foul #2 on Harold Green, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF) Harold Green | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:13 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 12:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Nicholas Cambron | 7-5 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jack Petty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Greg Maclin pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Greg Maclin comes up short on the floater in the paint | 7-5 |
| 12:29 | Ball State | Jaime Harris tips it home | 9-5 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Gordon Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Jack Petty hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Greg Maclin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Jack Petty gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Fessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kieffer (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Cambron (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Jack Christensen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Petty | 9-10 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Nicholas Cambron picks off the pass by Greg Maclin | 9-10 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Robert Kieffer clanks a floater from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Jack Petty snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Gordon Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Bradley Emmerich (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Jaime Harris, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Joseph Beamon (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Gordon Nelson, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 10:23 | Ball State | William Moller blows the layup but the foul's on Everett McLaughlin - foul #2 on Everett McLaughlin, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Brown (SG) Everett McLaughlin | |
| 10:23 | Ball State | William Moller makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | William Moller makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Beamon - foul #1 on Joseph Beamon, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG) William Moller, Rory Pounds | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Brian Steward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Brian Steward pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Brian Steward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Emmerich - foul #1 on Bradley Emmerich, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF) Bradley Emmerich | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:11 | Akron | Brian Steward makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Brian Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Darrell Ebling, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Fessler (C) Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG) Ernest Brown | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Wade Deleon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Ebling | 13-12 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 15-12 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Jack Christensen is hacked by Darrell Ebling - foul #2 on Darrell Ebling, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (SG), Greg Maclin (PF) Darrell Ebling, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon, Kenneth Bass | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Gordon Nelson grabs the board | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Gordon Nelson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Jaime Harris snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Greg Maclin is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG) Wade Deleon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:50 | Akron | Jack Petty makes the 3 from straight away | 15-17 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Jaime Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich (SF), Robert Weaver (C) Jaime Harris, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG) Jack Christensen | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Kieffer | 15-20 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Greg Maclin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-20 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Robert Weaver grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Raymond Touchstone is called for the reach on William Moller - foul #1 on Raymond Touchstone, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG) William Moller | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Robert Weaver comes up short on the runner near the basket | 15-20 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jack Petty | 15-22 |
| 04:56 | Ball State | Greg Maclin lays it in on a great pass from Rory Pounds | 17-22 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Wade Deleon scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Rory Pounds | 19-22 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Robert Kieffer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Greg Maclin | 19-22 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is hacked by Jack Petty - foul #1 on Jack Petty, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SG), Edmund Bluhm (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) Rory Pounds, Greg Maclin, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Brian Steward (SF), Joseph Beamon (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Gordon Nelson, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Wade Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Kenneth Bass comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 21-22 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Jack Christensen hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Beamon | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jaime Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Emmerich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edmund Bluhm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Touchstone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm hits a jumper from close range set up by Wade Deleon | 25-24 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Kenneth Bass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Beamon - foul #2 on Joseph Beamon, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Darrell Ebling (SG), Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF) Jaime Harris, Bradley Emmerich, Edmund Bluhm | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Brian Steward, Kenneth Bass | |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Joseph Beamon gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Harold Green is called for the reach on Jack Christensen - foul #3 on Harold Green, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Jaime Harris (SF) Wade Deleon, Harold Green | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rory Pounds | 29-26 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Jack Christensen clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Jack Petty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Christensen | 29-28 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Joseph Beamon buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Christensen | 29-30 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Rory Pounds is hacked by Jack Petty - foul #2 on Jack Petty, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Jaime Harris, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Joseph Beamon, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Rory Pounds makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Rory Pounds misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Kenneth Bass snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Robert Kieffer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |