| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fred Gibson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Fred Gibson knocks in the floater from the left block | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson drills a shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Cameron | 34-35 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Fred Conder loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Anthony Dale takes the ball from Gary Bright | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Anthony Dale clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:13 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hall | 34-35 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Arthur Brown swats the shot by Anthony Dale | 34-35 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | Michael Hall picks off the pass by Arthur Brown | 34-37 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Fred Gibson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Brawner | 34-39 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Fred Conder steals it from Shawn Boucher | 34-39 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Fred Gibson buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Brawner and the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) David Brawner, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 16:31 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-42 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Fred Conder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Randy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Stephen Longoria (SG), Leonard Jones (SF) Randy Johnson, Fred Conder, Fred Gibson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses short on a floater from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Leonard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | James Perkins's pass is intercepted by Stephen Longoria | 34-42 |
| 14:45 | Akron | The short jumper by Leonard Jones is denied by Ronald Austin | 34-42 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Leonard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Stephen Longoria clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is hacked by John Steele - foul #4 on John Steele, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Gary Bright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Shawn Boucher | 37-42 |
| 13:51 | Akron | The short jumper by Michael Hall is denied by Arthur Brown | 37-42 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:44 | Ball State | Gary Bright buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 40-42 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Anthony Dale drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Longoria - foul #4 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Fred Gibson (SF) Randy Johnson, Stephen Longoria | |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Akron | The short jumper by Fred Gibson is denied by Arthur Brown | 42-45 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) David Brawner | |
| 12:01 | Akron | Gary Bright steals the ball from Michael Hall | 42-47 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Arthur Brown tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Arthur Brown steps in front of the Michael Hall pass | 44-50 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is fouled on the floor by Randy Johnson - foul #3 on Randy Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), James Perkins (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Ronald Austin can't throw it down | 44-50 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Frank Luciano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:10 | Akron | David Brawner makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Johnson | 44-52 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG) Randy Johnson | |
| 09:33 | Akron | Fred Conder clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | James Perkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Ronald Austin misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Joseph Moore snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Frank Luciano clanks a floater from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey lays it up and in | 46-52 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Fred Nguyen swats the short shot by Frank Luciano | 46-52 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Moore - foul #2 on Joseph Moore, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Arthur Brown (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, James Perkins, Ronald Austin | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Michael Hall knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Fred Gibson | 47-54 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron (SF) Jerry Mickey | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Stephen Longoria (SG) Randy Johnson, Fred Conder | |
| 07:20 | Akron | Shawn Boucher steps in front of the Anthony Dale pass | 47-54 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | John Steele is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG) Stephen Longoria | |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron jams it on a nice dish by Gary Bright | 51-54 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Fred Gibson buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hall | 51-56 |
| 06:35 | Ball State | Gary Bright clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Shawn Boucher steals it from Fred Gibson | 51-56 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher lays it up and in | 53-56 |
| 06:02 | Akron | David Brawner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:40 | Akron | John Steele is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jerry Mickey (C) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (C) Fred Gibson, Anthony Dale | |
| 05:22 | Akron | Arthur Brown denies the turnaround by Stephen Longoria | 53-56 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 55-56 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Stephen Longoria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Gary Bright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Joseph Moore denies the turnaround by Jerry Mickey | 55-56 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Arthur Brown can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Joseph Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | Akron | John Steele misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Boucher - foul #1 on Shawn Boucher, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), James Perkins (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Frank Luciano (C) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Michael Hall | |
| 04:09 | Akron | John Steele misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Steele - foul #5 on John Steele, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG) John Steele | |
| 03:40 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is fouled on the floor by Randy Johnson - foul #4 on Randy Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Dale (C) Frank Luciano | |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Randy Johnson steals it from Fred Nguyen | 55-57 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Randy Johnson banks in the layup | 55-59 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | James Perkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Arthur Brown (PF) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Michael Hall (PF) Randy Johnson, Joseph Moore | |
| 02:57 | Akron | Fred Conder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Anthony Dale snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 02:38 | Akron | David Brawner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hall - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:57 | Akron | The jump hook by Michael Hall is blocked by Arthur Brown | 60-62 |
| 01:56 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Dale | 60-62 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Anthony Dale's pass is intercepted by Gary Bright | 60-62 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-62 |
| 01:30 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Fred Conder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Ball State | Gary Bright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Anthony Dale - foul #4 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Anthony Dale steps in front of the Arthur Brown pass | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | David Brawner is hacked by Gary Bright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Bright, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:02 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:02 | Akron | David Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |