| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Von Belski inbounds the ball | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Clarence Kimball connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Ibanez | 18-40 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Clarence Kimball is called for the reach on Andy Moody - foul #2 on Clarence Kimball, team foul #1 | 18-40 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Andy Moody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-40 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee snags the offensive board | 18-40 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Andy Moody lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Ervin | 20-40 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Franklin Monty comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 20-40 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Albert Rieger tips it in | 20-42 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-42 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Albert Rieger pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:14 | Akron | Von Belski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-42 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Samuel Snow | 20-42 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Samuel Snow lays it in | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Franklin Monty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-44 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Samuel Snow comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Rieger - foul #1 on Albert Rieger, team foul #2 | 22-44 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Samuel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 17:15 | Akron | The jump hook by Clarence Kimball is blocked by Arthur Ellerbee | 24-44 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Albert Rieger grabs the offensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-44 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Clarence Kimball grabs the offensive board | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:37 | Akron | Richard Ibanez comes up short on the floater from the left block | 24-44 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Samuel Snow | 24-44 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | Samuel Snow hits the finger roll set up by Andy Moody | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:03 | Akron | Richard Ibanez buries a shot near the basket | 26-46 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | Andy Moody blows the dunk | 26-46 |
| 15:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Richard Ibanez | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Von Belski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Kimball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Richard Ibanez buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Monty | 26-49 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Andy Moody hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-49 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Von Belski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Samuel Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Franklin Monty steps in front of the Ronald Ervin pass in the backcourt | 29-49 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Andy Moody - foul #1 on Andy Moody, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Efren Milligan (SF), Norman Wiggins (PF), Lewis Grady (C) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Frank Sanford, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (PG), Fyodor Zillmer (SF), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Von Belski, Clarence Kimball, Albert Rieger | |
| 14:20 | Akron | Richard Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:06 | Akron | John Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-50 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Efren Milligan grabs the board | 29-50 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Lewis Grady misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-50 |
| 13:48 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 31-50 |
| 13:31 | Akron | John Stewart is whistled for a carry | 31-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (SF) Richard Ibanez | |
| 13:18 | Ball State | William Curtis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:05 | Akron | John Stewart misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Lewis Grady pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Pelton, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (SF) Norman Wiggins | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Stewart makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dewey Jones and he's fouled by Lewis Grady - foul #3 on Lewis Grady, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) William Curtis, Efren Milligan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Stewart makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 12:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Stewart | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:48 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 33-53 |
| 11:46 | Akron | John Stewart tips it in | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Grady (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fyodor Zillmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) PF - John Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Ellerbee | 36-55 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Dema Zorc can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-55 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee tips it but misses | 36-55 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Dewey Jones gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Dewey Jones is whistled for a carry | 36-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Samuel Snow (C) Thomas Pelton, Lewis Grady | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), Von Belski (SF), Clarence Kimball (PF), Albert Rieger (C) Fyodor Zillmer, Dewey Jones, Dema Zorc, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Albert Rieger pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Franklin Monty clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-55 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Clarence Kimball tips it but misses | 36-55 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses the tip | 36-55 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Albert Rieger blocks the short jumper by Samuel Snow | 36-55 |
| 09:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Rieger | 36-55 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses the jumper from the right side | 36-55 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Kimball - foul #3 on Clarence Kimball, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SF), Norman Wiggins (PF) Frank Sanford, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Franklin Monty scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Von Belski | 38-57 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-57 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Snow | 38-57 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Samuel Snow connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Efren Milligan steals the ball from Clarence Kimball | 41-57 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | Efren Milligan hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Richard Ibanez is hacked by Norman Wiggins - foul #1 on Norman Wiggins, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Efren Milligan, Norman Wiggins | |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), John Stewart (SF) Franklin Monty, Richard Ibanez, Von Belski | |
| 07:50 | Akron | John Stewart misses the shot from the left side | 43-57 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Albert Rieger tips it home | 43-59 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Fyodor Zillmer steals it from William Curtis in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Clarence Kimball banks in the layup set up by Fyodor Zillmer | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fyodor Zillmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Ball State | John Stewart steps in front of the Thomas Pelton pass | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:31 | Akron | William Curtis steals the ball from Fyodor Zillmer in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 07:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Rieger | 43-61 |
| 06:52 | Akron | John Stewart misses the easy layup | 43-61 |
| 06:50 | Akron | John Stewart hits the follow up shot | 43-63 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Ellerbee is blocked by Clarence Kimball | 43-63 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Dewey Jones gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Albert Rieger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Lewis Grady (PF), Efren Milligan (C) William Curtis, Thomas Pelton, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), Von Belski (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Fyodor Zillmer, Dewey Jones, Clarence Kimball, Albert Rieger | |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Andy Moody blows the dunk but he's hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #4 | 43-63 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 05:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Guillermo Ortiz | 44-63 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the lay-in | 44-63 |
| 05:37 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Efren Milligan is hacked by John Stewart - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (C) John Stewart | |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Franklin Monty picks off the pass by Andy Moody | 44-63 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Von Belski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-63 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Richard Ibanez gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz is hacked by Ronald Ervin - foul #2 on Ronald Ervin, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Norman Wiggins (PF) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Frank Sanford | |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Dema Zorc (SF) Franklin Monty, Richard Ibanez, Von Belski | |
| 04:05 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz tips it back up and in | 44-65 |
| 03:46 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the shot in the paint set up by William Curtis | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Grady (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fyodor Zillmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) PF - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Dewey Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Fyodor Zillmer | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins misses the jump hook in the paint | 46-68 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Lewis Grady pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | William Curtis travels with the ball | 46-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (SG) Efren Milligan | |
| Subs | Akron | John Stewart (PF) Sean Wade | |
| 02:15 | Akron | John Stewart knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Guillermo Ortiz | 46-71 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton loses the dribble to Dewey Jones | 46-71 |
| 01:59 | Akron | John Stewart blows the layup | 46-71 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Dema Zorc grabs the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Dema Zorc hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Jones | 46-73 |
| 01:18 | Ball State | Lewis Grady connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 48-73 |
| 00:57 | Akron | John Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SF) Earl Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-73 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Lewis Grady hits the follow up shot | 50-73 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | John Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-73 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton tips it back up and in | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer runs out the clock | 52-73 |