| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Creason (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Raymond Scott's pass is intercepted by Jon Jones | 27-33 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Vincent Stepp is called for the reach on David Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Byron Barnes connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Murphy | 29-33 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Benjamin Cai is called for the reach on Jesse Macdonald - foul #2 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Byron Barnes connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Dan Creason | 31-36 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Aaron Hardin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | David Murphy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Michael Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Jon Jones gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Raymond Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Williams | 31-39 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Murphy | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald clanks a turnaround in the lane | 33-39 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Byron Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:03 | Ball State | Jon Jones knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Murphy | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Creason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Jon Jones is called for the reach on Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Jon Jones, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Donald Prill (SF), John Chamlee (PF), Lester Lee (C) Byron Barnes, Dan Creason, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Raymond Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Donald Prill gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Raymond Scott pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Vincent Stepp drills a shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Lester Lee can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Vincent Stepp - foul #4 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (SG) David Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG), Jesse Macdonald (C) Vincent Stepp, Raymond Scott | |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Lester Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Lester Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:45 | Akron | A charge is called on Danny Braggs - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Emory Oakley, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Ted Downard - foul #3 on Ted Downard, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG) Don Koerner | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Lester Stephenson | |
| 14:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Byron Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-44 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Timothy Regina gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Lester Lee steps in front of the Timothy Regina pass | 38-44 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Aaron Hardin steals the ball from Lester Lee | 38-44 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Timothy Regina buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Williams | 38-46 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Braggs - foul #3 on Danny Braggs, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Donald Prill, John Chamlee, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Michael Williams, Danny Braggs, Timothy Regina | |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:53 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG) Byron Barnes | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF) Willard Forbes | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Jesse Macdonald blocks the short jumper by Jon Jones | 40-46 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ted Downard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Creason (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Raymond Scott connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-48 |
| 11:31 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 11:29 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Lester Stephenson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Bennett | 40-50 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Ted Downard is hacked by Jesse Macdonald - foul #1 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG) Ted Downard | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Danny Braggs (PF) Aaron Hardin, James Bennett, Raymond Scott | |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Dan Creason clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 10:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Willard Forbes | 40-50 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits the finger roll set up by Willard Forbes and the foul's on David Murphy - foul #2 on David Murphy, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Chamlee (PF), Donald Prill (C) Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Regina (C) Jesse Macdonald | |
| 10:13 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | John Chamlee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Dan Creason is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Lester Stephenson | |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Timothy Regina hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dan Creason - foul #2 on Dan Creason, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Lee (C) Dan Creason | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:40 | Akron | Timothy Regina makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Timothy Regina misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Lester Lee grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Donald Prill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it in | 44-53 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | John Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | David Murphy knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Chamlee | 47-53 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Williams | 47-56 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses the jump hook near the basket | 47-56 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Timothy Regina pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Prill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Braggs | 47-59 |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses the floater from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Danny Braggs connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Donald Prill hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Murphy | 50-61 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Don Koerner (SG), Dan Creason (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) David Murphy, Byron Barnes, Donald Prill, John Chamlee, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Danny Braggs, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Vincent Stepp - foul #5 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Raymond Scott pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald blows the dunk but he's fouled by Benjamin Cai - foul #3 on Benjamin Cai, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Don Koerner scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Dan Creason | 52-63 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Lester Stephenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Jon Jones jams it set up by Benjamin Cai and the foul's on Raymond Scott - foul #3 on Raymond Scott, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG) Don Koerner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Jon Jones makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:51 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by James Bennett is blocked by Jon Jones | 55-63 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Dan Creason drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Cai | 58-63 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Lester Stephenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 04:32 | Akron | James Bennett tips it home | 58-65 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Jon Jones banks in the layup | 60-65 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG) Ted Downard | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Danny Braggs (PF) Lester Stephenson, James Bennett, Raymond Scott | |
| 04:04 | Akron | Aaron Hardin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Dan Creason clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-65 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Creason (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 60-67 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is hacked by Aaron Hardin - foul #3 on Aaron Hardin, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:19 | Ball State | Byron Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald is hacked by Jon Jones - foul #2 on Jon Jones, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Jon Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-69 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Aaron Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Danny Braggs | |
| 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) | |
| 02:11 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses the lay-in | 61-69 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cai | 61-69 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | The short jumper by Jon Jones is denied by Raymond Scott | 61-69 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Raymond Scott grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Michael Williams buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Hardin | 61-72 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Dan Creason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Jones | 61-72 |
| 01:06 | Ball State | Byron Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Don Koerner (SG), Donald Prill (SF), John Chamlee (PF), Lester Lee (C) David Murphy, Byron Barnes, Dan Creason, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Danny Braggs (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Aaron Hardin tips it back up and in | 61-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Donald Prill comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Timothy Regina knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Stephenson | 62-76 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Donald Prill's pass is intercepted by Lester Stephenson | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Aaron Hardin runs out the clock | 62-76 |