| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Paul Antonio steps in front of the Michael Sass pass | 25-40 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Paul Antonio lays it in | 27-40 |
| 19:24 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Cai | 27-43 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Leiva | 30-43 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ted Downard | 30-45 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Gary Singer is called for the reach on Jesse Macdonald - foul #1 on Gary Singer, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Paul Antonio drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Willard Forbes | 33-45 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Willard Forbes pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Bernard Leiva comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Jon Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Willard Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (PF), Benny Smith (C) Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF), John Chamlee (C) Gary Singer, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 16:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Danny Braggs | 33-45 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Jeremy Stuart swats the short shot by Danny Braggs | 33-45 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Danny Braggs tips it in | 35-45 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Benny Smith gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Partee (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Sass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Thomas Partee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:27 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Stuart | 35-45 |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Sass | 35-47 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Bernard Leiva connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Willard Forbes | 37-47 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Willard Forbes - foul #3 on Willard Forbes, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Michael Sass, Jeremy Stuart, John Chamlee | |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Ted Downard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Benjamin Cai picks off the pass by Jesse Macdonald | 37-48 |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Danny Braggs is called for the reach on Gary Singer - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF) Benny Smith, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG) Ted Downard | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Gary Singer buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-51 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 37-51 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald tips it but misses | 37-51 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Thomas Partee buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gary Singer and the foul's on Paul Antonio - foul #2 on Paul Antonio, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG) Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Sass (SF) Gary Singer | |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Michael Sass steals it from Raymond Scott | 39-54 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Thomas Partee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Sass | 39-56 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Bernard Leiva drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Macdonald | 42-56 |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Murphy and he's fouled by Jesse Macdonald - foul #1 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Willard Forbes (SF) Bernard Leiva, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Thomas Partee, Jon Jones | |
| 12:05 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai makes the free throw | 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Jeremy Stuart blocks the short jumper by Benny Smith | 42-59 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Gary Singer gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Raymond Scott steals the ball from Michael Sass | 42-59 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Willard Forbes is hacked by Michael Sass - foul #2 on Michael Sass, team foul #2 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Danny Braggs (PF) Michael Williams, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Chamlee (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Jeremy Stuart swats the shot by Danny Braggs | 42-59 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Paul Antonio tips it but misses | 42-59 |
| 10:57 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the defensive board | 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 (+2) | |
| 10:33 | Ball State | Michael Sass connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Murphy | 42-62 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Benny Smith is fouled on the floor by John Chamlee - foul #2 on John Chamlee, team foul #3 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Michael Sass | |
| 10:09 | Akron | Bernard Leiva clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Jon Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | John Chamlee comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 42-62 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Benny Smith snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Singer - foul #2 on Gary Singer, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Willard Forbes, Benny Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Michael Sass (SF) David Murphy, Jeremy Stuart | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Jon Jones's pass is intercepted by Bernard Leiva | 43-62 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Raymond Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Leiva | 45-62 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Gary Singer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Danny Braggs - foul #3 on Danny Braggs, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (PG) Bernard Leiva | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, John Chamlee | |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:39 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Michael Sass hits the finger roll set up by David Murphy | 45-65 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Michael Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 45-65 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the board | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Antonio - foul #3 on Paul Antonio, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Lester Stephenson (PF), Benny Smith (C) Paul Antonio, Danny Braggs, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Michael Sass, Jon Jones | |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:16 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Benjamin Cai swats the shot by Lester Stephenson | 45-66 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Thomas Partee gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai comes up short on the jumper from close range | 45-66 |
| 06:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 45-66 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-66 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-66 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Bernard Leiva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stuart | 45-66 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is fouled on the floor by Willard Forbes - foul #4 on Willard Forbes, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) Michael Williams, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Michael Sass (SF), John Chamlee (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer, Benjamin Cai | |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Benny Smith clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-68 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stuart | 45-68 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | John Chamlee's pass is intercepted by Benny Smith | 45-68 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Bernard Leiva | 47-68 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Michael Sass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to John Chamlee | 47-68 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | John Chamlee is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #5 on Willard Forbes, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (PF) Michael Sass | |
| 04:38 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Michael Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 04:29 | Akron | James Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (PG), Byron Barnes (SF) Thomas Partee, Jeremy Stuart | |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Ted Downard scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Lester Stephenson clanks a floater from the right side | 47-73 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benny Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Bennett (fresh) C - Lester Stephenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Don Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Downard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Barnes (fresh) PF - Donald Prill (fresh) C - John Chamlee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Ted Downard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 03:12 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the lay-in | 47-73 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | James Bennett picks off the pass by Byron Barnes | 47-73 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the shot from close range set up by Danny Braggs | 49-73 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Don Koerner is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Ted Downard, John Chamlee | |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Don Koerner misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:02 | Akron | James Bennett gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Danny Braggs drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-73 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Byron Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Partee | 52-73 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses the jumper from close range | 52-73 |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart tips it in | 52-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-75 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 52-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses the jumper in the paint | 52-75 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart grabs the offensive board | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Don Koerner runs out the clock | 52-75 |