| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mingo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Burnell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Lawson inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Louis Barnes's floater is knocked away by John Mingo | 35-20 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Oscar Kemp can't tip it in | 35-20 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Oscar Kemp steals it from Bradley Burnell | 35-20 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Harold Eastman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Barnes - foul #2 on Louis Barnes, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Harold Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Harold Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Louis Barnes connects on the floater from the right side | 37-21 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Harold Eastman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-21 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Jerry Lawson pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Earl Lee misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-21 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Mingo | 37-21 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Kemp | 37-21 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Anthony Gillett snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Richard Pennypacker steals it from Jerry Lawson | 37-21 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Howard Lee clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Oscar Kemp pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses short on a jumper from close range | 37-21 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Howard Lee pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Howard Lee travels with the ball | 37-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF), Nicholas Evert (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (PG), Shannon Whaley (SG), Paul Golden (C) Howard Lee, Richard Pennypacker, Bradley Burnell | |
| 16:00 | Akron | Nicholas Evert is fouled on the floor by Paul Golden - foul #3 on Paul Golden, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Ullman (PF) Anthony Gillett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Patrick Lee (SF), Bennie Wright (C) Harold Eastman, John Mingo | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kerrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ullman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Bennie Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Brian Tyson is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Bennie Wright swats the layup by James Shorts | 37-21 |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Eric Robinson gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Paul Golden's pass is intercepted by David Kerrick | 37-21 |
| 15:20 | Akron | David Kerrick hits the finger roll | 39-21 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Paul Golden drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Shannon Whaley and he's fouled by Johnny Ullman - foul #4 on Johnny Ullman, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Lee (PG), John Mingo (PF), Bradley Burnell (C) Shannon Whaley, Patrick Lee, Bennie Wright | |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Paul Golden makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Earl Lee hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Evert | 42-24 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | John Mingo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Golden | 42-27 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Jerry Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-27 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Nicholas Evert grabs the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Shorts | 45-27 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Paul Golden drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Robinson | 45-30 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Louis Barnes is fouled on the floor by Bradley Burnell - foul #3 on Bradley Burnell, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Gillett (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker (SG), Harold Eastman (SF) Eric Robinson, Paul Golden | |
| 13:14 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the runner near the basket set up by Louis Barnes | 47-30 |
| 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) | |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker double dribbles | 47-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (PG), Paul Golden (C) Howard Lee, Bradley Burnell | |
| 12:28 | Akron | Anthony Gillett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louis Barnes | 50-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker's pass is intercepted by Earl Lee | 50-30 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Earl Lee blows the layup | 50-30 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Jerry Lawson grabs the offensive board | 50-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Earl Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-30 |
| 11:42 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Kemp | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Oscar Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mingo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Golden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Louis Barnes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-30 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | John Mingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF), Nicholas Evert (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Lee (PG), Bennie Wright (PF), Bradley Burnell (C) Eric Robinson, John Mingo, Paul Golden | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Anthony Gillett misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-30 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Nicholas Evert - foul #2 on Nicholas Evert, team foul #3 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (SG) Richard Pennypacker | |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Nicholas Evert pulls down the rebound | 52-31 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Anthony Gillett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Bradley Burnell | 52-31 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | Howard Lee misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 52-31 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Harold Eastman tips it in | 52-33 |
| 09:35 | Akron | James Shorts is fouled on the floor by Harold Eastman - foul #2 on Harold Eastman, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, Anthony Gillett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Golden (SF), John Mingo (PF) Harold Eastman, Bennie Wright | |
| 09:08 | Akron | Jerry Lawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Howard Lee grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | John Mingo's pass is intercepted by Louis Barnes | 52-33 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Nicholas Evert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Paul Golden gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Bradley Burnell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 52-35 |
| 07:56 | Akron | James Shorts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Nicholas Evert hits the follow up shot | 54-35 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | John Mingo connects on the floater from the left side | 54-37 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Earl Lee misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Gillett (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shannon Whaley (PG), Richard Pennypacker (SG), Harold Eastman (SF) Howard Lee, Eric Robinson, Bradley Burnell | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Earl Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Earl Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shannon Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Pennypacker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mingo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Golden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Jerry Lawson snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Louis Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-37 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Oscar Kemp tips it back up and in | 58-37 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Harold Eastman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Pennypacker | 58-39 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Earl Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | John Mingo pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Paul Golden connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Harold Eastman | 58-41 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | John Mingo grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Paul Golden misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-41 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker can't tip it in | 58-41 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Richard Pennypacker tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Louis Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Lee (PG), Bradley Burnell (C) Shannon Whaley, Paul Golden | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Harold Eastman can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Oscar Kemp - foul #2 on Oscar Kemp, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF), Johnny Ullman (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Anthony Gillett, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Robinson (PG), Shannon Whaley (SG), Bennie Wright (PF), Patrick Lee (C) Howard Lee, Richard Pennypacker, John Mingo, Bradley Burnell | |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Harold Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:49 | Ball State | Harold Eastman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Johnny Ullman grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Patrick Lee takes the ball from Brian Tyson | 61-44 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Harold Eastman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Nicholas Evert snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Brian Tyson - foul #4 on Eric Robinson, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Golden (PF) Harold Eastman | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Johnny Ullman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Golden - foul #4 on Paul Golden, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Johnny Ullman makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Johnny Ullman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kerrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ullman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shannon Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Golden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bennie Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Paul Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Eric Robinson hits the follow up shot | 63-46 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Johnny Ullman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-46 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Johnny Ullman tips it but misses | 63-46 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Golden | 63-46 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Eric Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 02:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Kerrick | 63-46 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Johnny Ullman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-46 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Paul Golden pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Evert - foul #3 on Nicholas Evert, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Shannon Whaley loses the dribble to David Kerrick | 63-46 |
| 01:21 | Akron | David Kerrick hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Tyson | 65-46 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Eric Robinson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Shorts - foul #3 on James Shorts, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Eric Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Johnny Ullman knocks in the jumper from the right side | 67-47 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Bennie Wright can't connect on a runner from the right block | 67-47 |
| 00:26 | Akron | James Shorts pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Brian Tyson runs out the clock | 67-47 |