| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Efren Milligan inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Richard Tremper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Daniel Litten snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Daniel Litten connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Sean Wade drills a turnaround from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Andy Moody is whistled for traveling | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Andy Moody - foul #1 on Andy Moody, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Richard Tremper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Dewey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:03 | Akron | John Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Andy Moody blows the layup but he's hacked by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Von Belski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (C) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| 17:04 | Ball State | Andy Moody scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Efren Milligan | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Von Belski makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Cunningham and the foul's on Daniel Litten - foul #3 on Daniel Litten, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF) John Cunningham, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG), Jim Eyre (C) Daniel Litten, Andy Moody | |
| 16:49 | Akron | Von Belski makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Gilberto Ferrari denies the turnaround by Jim Eyre | 38-34 |
| 16:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gilberto Ferrari | 38-34 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Jim Eyre makes the jumper near the basket set up by Maurice Milburn | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Efren Milligan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Robert Johnson blocks the short jumper by Michael Ewing | 38-36 |
| 15:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Frank Sanford | 38-36 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Frank Sanford lays it in | 38-38 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Jim Eyre grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Efren Milligan is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Sean Wade (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Michael Ewing, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Charles Brakebill (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Maurice Milburn, Efren Milligan, Robert Johnson, Jim Eyre | |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Ivan Patel picks off the pass by Daniel Litten | 38-38 |
| 14:28 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 40-38 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Andy Moody can't connect on a floater in the paint | 40-38 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Frank Sanford can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Frank Sanford hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 13:53 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Daniel Litten - foul #4 on Daniel Litten, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG) Daniel Litten | |
| 13:34 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Wade | 42-40 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Ivan Patel steals it from Andy Moody | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Cunningham | 44-40 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG), Dema Zorc (SF) Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Ball State | Efren Milligan (SF) Frank Sanford | |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Sean Wade grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Dewey Jones snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Maurice Milburn - foul #1 on Maurice Milburn, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF), Peter Gilbert (PF), Ryan Magno (C) Dema Zorc, Sean Wade, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Johnson (PF), Jim Eyre (C) Charles Brakebill, Richard Tremper | |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jim Eyre | 44-41 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Von Belski | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Von Belski hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn buries a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Magno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | John Cunningham drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Magno and the foul's on Jim Eyre - foul #1 on Jim Eyre, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (PF) Ryan Magno | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (SG) Andy Moody | |
| 11:20 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:01 | Ball State | Maurice Milburn scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Efren Milligan | 49-46 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Sean Wade tips it home | 51-46 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Von Belski - foul #1 on Von Belski, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Guillermo Ortiz (C) John Cunningham, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Watts (PG), Charles Brakebill (PF) Maurice Milburn, Jim Eyre | |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:25 | Ball State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Ivan Patel drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Guillermo Ortiz | 53-47 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Frank Sanford drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Efren Milligan | 53-49 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Ivan Patel tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | James Watts is fouled on the floor by Sean Wade - foul #4 on Sean Wade, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Peter Gilbert (PF) Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Richard Tremper (C) James Watts, Efren Milligan, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill is denied on a layup by Peter Gilbert | 55-49 |
| 08:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter Gilbert | 55-49 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Frank Sanford steals the ball from Ivan Patel | 55-49 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #2 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG) Michael Ewing, Ivan Patel | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Charles Brakebill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Peter Gilbert tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Frank Sanford snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Gilberto Ferrari steals the ball from Maurice Milburn | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Maurice Milburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Sanford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Brakebill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Frank Sanford - foul #1 on Frank Sanford, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (PF) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Litten (PG), Efren Milligan (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Maurice Milburn, Frank Sanford, Charles Brakebill | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Daniel Litten gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Efren Milligan lays it in on a nice dish by Andy Moody and he's hacked by Gilberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Gilberto Ferrari, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF), Ryan Magno (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Tremper - foul #3 on Richard Tremper, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jim Eyre (C) Richard Tremper | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Andy Moody connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Efren Milligan | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Dewey Jones scores on a 3 from straight away set up by John Cunningham | 60-56 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Robert Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Dewey Jones grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 05:52 | Akron | John Cunningham is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SG) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Maurice Milburn (SG), Frank Sanford (PF) Andy Moody, Robert Johnson | |
| 05:35 | Ball State | Daniel Litten misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | Efren Milligan snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Frank Sanford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Litten | 60-59 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Efren Milligan blocks the short jumper by Ryan Magno | 60-59 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Ivan Patel hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Daniel Litten makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Efren Milligan | 62-61 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Von Belski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 04:23 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Patel | 62-61 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Ivan Patel hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sean Wade | 65-61 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari, Ryan Magno | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Charles Brakebill (PF), Richard Tremper (C) Maurice Milburn, Frank Sanford, Jim Eyre | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Richard Tremper loses the ball out of bounds | 65-61 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Von Belski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dewey Jones | 68-61 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Daniel Litten can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Dewey Jones gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Litten (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Efren Milligan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brakebill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Tremper (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Sean Wade's pass is intercepted by Daniel Litten | 68-61 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Guillermo Ortiz picks off the pass by Charles Brakebill | 68-61 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Sean Wade clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Brakebill - foul #1 on Charles Brakebill, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Sean Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Efren Milligan snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Andy Moody travels with the ball | 68-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari (PF) Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Charles Brakebill swats the short shot by Von Belski | 68-61 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Daniel Litten grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Andy Moody buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Litten | 68-63 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the driving attempt in the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Tremper | 68-63 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the driving attempt from the left block | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:05 | Akron | A charge is called on Von Belski - foul #2 on Von Belski, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Sean Wade (PF) Gilberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Andy Moody scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Brakebill and he's fouled by Dewey Jones - foul #2 on Dewey Jones, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Andy Moody makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Von Belski misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Andy Moody gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | The jump hook by Daniel Litten is blocked by Guillermo Ortiz | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Efren Milligan gets the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 68-66 |