| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | James Fisher inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Akron | Charles Creasey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:30 | Akron | James Roberts tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | James Fisher is called for the reach on Richard Davis - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Douglas Keller travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Richard Magana connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Davis | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Keller | 34-33 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Richard Magana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Richard Magana can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Keller | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Charles Creasey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Douglas Keller tips it home | 36-33 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Richard Magana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Keller | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Joseph Dessert's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Purcell | 36-33 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Cox | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | Akron | James Roberts's layup is rejected by Ronnie Purcell | 36-35 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Richard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Richard Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by Richard Magana - foul #2 on Richard Magana, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Harry Sisk (PG), Jeffery Corns (SF) Joseph Dessert, James Fisher | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG), William Head (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF), James Anderson (C) Richard Magana, Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell, Jeremy Truss | |
| 13:27 | Akron | James Roberts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Douglas Keller can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | James Anderson gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Joseph Peele knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Joseph Peele picks off the pass by James Roberts | 36-41 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | William Head lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Peele | 36-43 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Harry Sisk buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Keller | 39-43 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | William Head misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Jeffery Corns gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Jack Stone picks off the pass by Charles Creasey | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harry Sisk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Corns (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Head (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Ball State | William Head misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 11:05 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Rasnick - foul #1 on Robert Rasnick, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (C) Charles Creasey, Jeffery Corns, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, William Head, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick | |
| 10:46 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Richard Magana knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Cox | 40-46 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Fisher | 43-46 |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Joseph Dessert steals the ball from John Cox | 43-46 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Harry Sisk hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Dessert | 45-46 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Richard Magana shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | James Anderson misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 09:04 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Giordano | 45-46 |
| 08:35 | Akron | James Fisher double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Roberts (C) Harry Sisk, Douglas Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Andres Giordano knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Dessert | 47-46 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | James Fisher steps in front of the Richard Davis pass | 47-46 |
| 07:13 | Akron | James Roberts connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Creasey | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Andres Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Ball State | Richard Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Richard Davis is called for the reach on Charles Creasey - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Harry Sisk (PG), Jeffery Corns (SF), David McMullen (PF) Joseph Dessert, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 06:07 | Akron | Harry Sisk misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Jeffery Corns tips it in | 51-49 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Richard Magana is fouled on the floor by Harry Sisk - foul #1 on Harry Sisk, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF) David McMullen | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG), James Anderson (C) Richard Magana, Jeremy Truss | |
| 05:36 | Ball State | Jeffery Corns steals the ball from Joseph Peele | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | Akron | James Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-49 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Peele | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Corns - foul #3 on Jeffery Corns, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), James Fisher (SF) Charles Creasey, Jeffery Corns | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF) Jack Stone, William Head, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick | |
| 04:43 | Ball State | James Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:21 | Akron | James Roberts connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Dessert | 53-51 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Richard Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 04:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Douglas Keller scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Dessert | 55-51 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Richard Magana evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 03:37 | Akron | James Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:15 | Akron | John Cox is called for the reach on James Fisher - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Andres Giordano (C) Harry Sisk, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Charles Creasey is hacked by Richard Davis - foul #4 on Richard Davis, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Andres Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:35 | Akron | Andres Giordano drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Dessert | 57-51 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Richard Magana evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Dessert - foul #1 on Joseph Dessert, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG), James Roberts (C) Joseph Dessert, Douglas Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Douglas Keller (PF) Samuel Moore, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Anderson (C) Jeremy Truss | |
| 01:46 | Akron | Charles Creasey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | James Anderson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Keller - foul #3 on Douglas Keller, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:25 | Ball State | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:10 | Akron | James Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Purcell | 60-55 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Cox | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Richard Davis tips it home | 60-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Richard Magana gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | John Cox misses the 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Joseph Dessert grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by Richard Magana in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Magana, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Richard Magana is called for the reach on Joseph Dessert - foul #4 on Richard Magana, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Charles Creasey knocks away the 3 by Richard Davis | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | Akron | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:06 | Akron | James Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Magana - foul #5 on Richard Magana, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG) Richard Magana | |
| 00:06 | Akron | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jack Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |