| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Shen Tang | 35-28 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Haddix and he's fouled by James Ragsdale - foul #1 on James Ragsdale, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Shen Tang is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Gene Arceo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Haddix - foul #1 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Shen Tang comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is fouled on the floor by Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 17:13 | Akron | James Ragsdale is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF), Keith Howard (C) Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo | |
| 16:47 | Ball State | The jump hook by Keith Howard is blocked by Eric Wilkinson | 37-33 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Donald Lee gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 37-33 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Joseph Johnson (SG), Gene Arceo (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Alan Tay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Richard Sims tips it but misses | 37-33 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) C - Gene Arceo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Leon Tyree hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Gene Arceo - foul #2 on Gene Arceo, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Keith Howard | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leonard Robards | 38-35 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Alan Tay connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Augustus Stromski | 40-35 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg buries a shot from close range | 40-37 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Alan Tay tips it in | 42-37 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Keith Howard (PF), Billy Robie (C) Leonard Robards, Timothy Anderson, Jeffrey Dulberg, Gene Arceo | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:30 | Akron | James Ragsdale snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Akron | James Ragsdale buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Lee | 44-38 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | Gary Levine is fouled on the floor by Thomas Crum - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG) Joseph Johnson | |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Howard - foul #2 on Keith Howard, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Billy Robie | |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 3rd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Keith Howard gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Donald Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg (PF) Keith Howard | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg's pass is intercepted by Alan Tay | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dulberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Donald Lee comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Anderson - foul #3 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Alan Tay | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gene Arceo (C) Timothy Anderson | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Donald Lee misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-40 |
| 10:44 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Gene Arceo pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 10:37 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Gene Arceo grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:02 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 10:01 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 09:39 | Akron | James Ragsdale is fouled on the floor by Gary Levine - foul #1 on Gary Levine, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Joseph Johnson (SG), Timothy Anderson (SF), Keith Howard (PF) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 09:22 | Akron | Leon Tyree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Leonard Robards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (C) Gene Arceo | |
| 08:33 | Akron | Alberto Luna hits a driving attempt in the lane | 48-40 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Richard Sims's pass is intercepted by Timothy Anderson | 48-40 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | The jump hook by Billy Robie is blocked by Augustus Stromski | 48-40 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Alberto Luna pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Leonard Robards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Keith Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Robie (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Akron | Alberto Luna loses the dribble to Keith Howard | 48-40 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Leonard Robards misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Richard Sims lays it in and he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #4 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Gene Arceo (C) Leonard Robards, Joseph Johnson, Timothy Anderson, Keith Howard, Billy Robie | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Gary Levine is called for 3 seconds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:35 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shen Tang | 53-40 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 06:27 | Akron | James Ragsdale grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits a jump hook in the lane | 55-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Gene Arceo misses the floater from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-43 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Thomas Crum throws it down on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 57-43 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Gary Levine slams it home | 57-45 |
| 05:00 | Akron | James Ragsdale is hacked by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| 05:00 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Gene Arceo snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 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) | |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Thomas Crum pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Ragsdale | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Gary Levine buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Donald Lee lays it in | 61-47 |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Gary Levine blows the layup | 61-47 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Anderson | 61-47 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Gene Arceo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Levine | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Levine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Gene Arceo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Alan Tay is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Haddix - foul #3 on Ronald Haddix, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Robards (PG), Joseph Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Dulberg (PF), Keith Howard (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Gene Arceo | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 63-51 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Keith Howard can't tip it in | 65-51 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Dulberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Leonard Robards is hacked by Richard Sims - foul #2 on Richard Sims, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG) Shen Tang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Billy Robie (C) Jeffrey Dulberg | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Leonard Robards makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Leonard Robards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Alan Tay is whistled for traveling | 65-53 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Alan Tay pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Alberto Luna knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Leon Tyree | 67-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Keith Howard travels with the ball | 67-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Leonard Robards steps in front of the Richard Sims pass | 67-53 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Leonard Robards | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Alan Tay runs out the clock | 67-55 |