| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Beckmann inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Ball State | John Beckmann blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Gibbs - foul #1 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Mark Gibbs grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Chris Larochelle clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Oliver Owen gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Travis July tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 18:54 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Chris Larochelle knocks in the turnaround from close range | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Richard Blades is fouled on the floor by Travis July - foul #1 on Travis July, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | John Beckmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Chris Larochelle snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Oliver Owen travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF) Chris Larochelle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (C) Greg Sellers | |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Steven Zanis blocks the short jumper by Thomas Kiser | 29-36 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Oliver Owen hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Travis July | 31-38 |
| 16:36 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Steven Zanis snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Steven Zanis tips it home | 33-38 |
| 15:55 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Scott Zeliff grabs the board | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Beckmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Murray Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Travis July can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Bernardo Romano | 33-38 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | John Beckmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Pearce | 33-38 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | The jump hook by John Beckmann is blocked by Oliver Owen | 33-38 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Scott Zeliff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Oliver Owen connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Travis July and he's hacked by John Beckmann - foul #2 on John Beckmann, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Paul Wimbush (C) Travis July, Mark Gibbs, Scott Zeliff, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Joseph Flanders (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Richard Blades, John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano | |
| 14:45 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Greg Sellers grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Murray Pearce scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Chris Larochelle - foul #1 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (C) Oliver Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Murray Pearce makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Murray Pearce gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Paul Wimbush blocks the short jumper by Greg Sellers | 35-41 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Chris Larochelle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Paul Wimbush clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Joseph Bouton is called for the reach on Thomas Kiser - foul #2 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Beckmann (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF) Thomas Kiser, Murray Pearce | |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Bernardo Romano picks off the pass by Paul Wimbush | 35-41 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Wallace | 35-43 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Greg Sellers | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Wimbush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Flanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace tips it home | 35-45 |
| 11:25 | Akron | John Beckmann steals the ball from Paul Wimbush | 35-45 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Robert Taylor snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Bernardo Romano swats the layup by Robert Taylor | 35-45 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Flanders | 35-45 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | John Beckmann hits a floater from the left side set up by Stephen Wallace | 35-47 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Robert Taylor scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by James Olsen and he's hacked by John Beckmann - foul #3 on John Beckmann, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Steven Zanis (C) James Olsen, Joseph Bouton, Chris Larochelle, Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), Murray Pearce (PF), Andrew Land (C) Stephen Wallace, Joseph Flanders, Bernardo Romano, Greg Sellers | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Richard Blades misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Mark Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Oliver Owen (PF) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Boaz (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF) John Beckmann, Andrew Land | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz hits a jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Mark Gibbs connects on the floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Richard Blades drills a runner near the basket | 40-51 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Murray Pearce - foul #2 on Murray Pearce, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG) Travis July | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Thomas Kiser, Timothy Boaz, Murray Pearce | |
| 08:19 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Richard Blades is fouled on the floor by Mark Gibbs - foul #2 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF), Paul Wimbush (C) Scott Zeliff, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (PF) Bernardo Romano | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Beckmann | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Blades (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Murray Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Murray Pearce blocks the short jumper by Chris Larochelle | 42-54 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Greg Sellers snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | Richard Blades is whistled for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG) Mark Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG), Bernardo Romano (PF) Richard Blades, Murray Pearce | |
| 06:50 | Akron | James Olsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Oliver Owen - foul #2 on Oliver Owen, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Zanis (C) Oliver Owen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (C) Greg Sellers | |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Zanis | 42-55 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Travis July misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano is hacked by James Olsen - foul #4 on James Olsen, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF) Travis July, Chris Larochelle | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG) Stephen Wallace | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Akron | Mark Gibbs comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Murray Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Bernardo Romano - foul #3 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (PF) Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Steven Zanis comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-57 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Steven Zanis gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Steven Zanis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-57 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Robert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser buries a floater from close range | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Akron | Mark Gibbs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Zeliff | 45-59 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Greg Sellers (C) Richard Blades, Murray Pearce | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Steven Zanis - foul #3 on Steven Zanis, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Joseph Flanders (SG), Timothy Boaz (SF), Murray Pearce (PF) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano | |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Paul Wimbush buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Murray Pearce - foul #3 on Murray Pearce, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Land (C) Greg Sellers | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Paul Wimbush makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Blades (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Flanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Boaz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Murray Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Land (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Paul Wimbush clanks a jump hook from close range | 48-64 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Murray Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-64 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Travis July is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Blades - foul #3 on Richard Blades, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Travis July misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andrew Land | 48-64 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Richard Blades misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders can't tip it in | 48-64 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Paul Wimbush's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Land | 48-64 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Murray Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Murray Pearce's floater is tipped away by Scott Zeliff | 48-64 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Travis July scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-64 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Travis July - foul #2 on Travis July, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Timothy Boaz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Paul Wimbush snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Scott Zeliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Andrew Land misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 51-65 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Paul Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-65 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Flanders | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Richard Blades runs out the clock | 51-65 |