| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Thomas Ide takes the ball from Cecil Shelley | 37-34 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Ide | 39-34 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Randy Nix evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Cooley | 39-36 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Clyde Northrop scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Nathaniel Plaisance | 41-36 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Randy Nix is fouled on the floor by Clyde Northrop - foul #3 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #2 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Richard Crowley, Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-37 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Donald Cooley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randy Nix out of the doubleteam | 41-40 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor | |
| 16:56 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Randy Nix | 42-40 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Steven Egan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Egan, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Patrick Villalpando (PF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG), Tyler Arocho (C) Randy Nix, Cecil Shelley | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Todd Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Louis Crooks, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG) Louis Crooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Todd Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Crowley (fresh) SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Thomas Ide throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Richard Crowley, Thomas Ide | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Donald Cooley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hubert Stephens | 42-44 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is denied on a layup by Hubert Stephens | 42-44 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Todd Parker | 42-47 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Clyde Northrop lays it up and in and the foul's on Randy Nix - foul #1 on Randy Nix, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Thomas Ide (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Richard Traynor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 44-47 |
| 13:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 44-47 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Clyde Northrop scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Donald Cooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 13:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Johnny Dolphin | 46-47 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Thomas Ide's floater is tipped away by Cecil Shelley | 46-47 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Traynor - foul #1 on Richard Traynor, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Steven Egan, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Dean Durham (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF) Donald Cooley, Randy Nix, Terrance Davis | |
| 12:18 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Aaron Best is hacked by Cecil Shelley - foul #3 on Cecil Shelley, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG) Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (PF) Richard Traynor | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) PF - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Todd Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) SF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | Paul Oster clanks a floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff banks in the layup set up by Todd Parker | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Aaron Best is fouled on the floor by Hubert Stephens - foul #1 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Blake Ratcliff, Cecil Shelley | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Tyler Arocho - foul #3 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG) Dean Durham | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Randy Nix works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Randy Nix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Paul Oster gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Steven Egan lays it up and in set up by Paul Oster | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Terrance Davis connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Randy Nix | 54-55 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Arocho - foul #4 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Todd Parker, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| 09:25 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:25 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 55-55 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Clyde Northrop connects on the shot from the right block | 57-55 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the floater from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Clyde Northrop pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Randy Nix shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 57-57 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Traynor - foul #2 on Richard Traynor, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Thomas Ide, Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SG), Terrance Davis (SF) Randy Nix, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dolphin - foul #2 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG), Aaron Best (SF) Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Richard Crowley (fresh) SF - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cecil Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Donald Cooley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Aaron Best misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Traynor - foul #3 on Richard Traynor, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF) Richard Crowley, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses short on a shot from close range | 60-60 |
| 06:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 60-60 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Louis Crooks misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Donald Cooley double dribbles | 60-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Randy Nix (SG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Hubert Stephens (PF) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis, Richard Traynor | |
| 06:02 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Randy Nix out of the doubleteam | 60-62 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff, Cecil Shelley | |
| 04:43 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Tyler Arocho is blocked by Thomas Ide | 60-62 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Randy Nix evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 04:17 | Ball State | Donald Cooley gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Nathaniel Plaisance steals the ball from Donald Cooley | 60-62 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Thomas Ide is denied on a layup by Hubert Stephens | 60-62 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Nix (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 03:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clyde Northrop | 60-62 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Thomas Ide loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (PG), Blake Ratcliff (SF), Richard Traynor (PF), Cecil Shelley (C) Donald Cooley, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens, Tyler Arocho | |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Oster | 62-62 |
| 02:40 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Dennis Hunter (C) Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF) Todd Parker, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hunter - foul #3 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-63 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the tip | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Richard Traynor scores on a floater in the lane | 62-65 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Thomas Ide knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plaisance and the foul's on Richard Traynor - foul #4 on Richard Traynor, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG) Louis Crooks | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:56 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Donald Cooley scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 65-67 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is whistled for traveling | 65-67 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Steven Egan snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 65-67 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Northrop - foul #4 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Cecil Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Clyde Northrop clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Richard Traynor pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is hacked by Nathaniel Plaisance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Todd Parker (SF) Terrance Davis | |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Richard Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Donald Cooley runs out the clock | 68-71 |