| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:50 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:28 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Gary Levine connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Shen Tang knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Luna | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Ball State | Peter Williams comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-34 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Alberto Luna - foul #1 on Alberto Luna, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is hacked by Alberto Luna - foul #2 on Alberto Luna, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Augustus Stromski | |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Alberto Luna snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Leon Tyree and he's fouled by Benjamin Cross - foul #1 on Benjamin Cross, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Ronald Haddix, Gary Levine, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| 16:30 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Billy Robie lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 36-37 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Alan Tay | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stringfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alberto Luna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams is hacked by Eric Wilkinson - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Gary Levine (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Dwayne Williams, Billy Robie, James Stringfield, Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson, Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree | |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Gary Levine makes the floater from the right side | 38-39 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Richard Sims hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shen Tang | 38-42 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Gary Levine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 14:33 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Tay | 38-45 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is hacked by Richard Sims - foul #4 on Richard Sims, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF), Alberto Luna (PF) Alan Tay, Richard Sims | |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 13:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Augustus Stromski | 38-45 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #3 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG) Gary Levine | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| 13:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Eric Wilkinson steals the ball from Timothy Anderson | 38-46 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Shen Tang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Wilkinson | 38-48 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-48 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alan Tay | 38-51 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (SF), James Stringfield (PF), Keith Howard (C) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross, Timothy Anderson, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski | |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Joseph Johnson takes the ball from James Ragsdale | 41-51 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Billy Robie can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-51 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the floater from close range | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stringfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Gary Levine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Alberto Luna snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi is hacked by Joseph Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PF) Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SF), Colby Stotler (C) Eric Wilkinson, Alberto Luna | |
| 10:32 | Akron | Joseph Johnson picks off the pass by Colby Stotler | 41-53 |
| 10:17 | Ball State | Leon Tyree steps in front of the Billy Robie pass | 41-53 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Leon Tyree is fouled on the floor by Timothy Anderson - foul #4 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Dwayne Williams (SG), Benjamin Cross (SF), Peter Williams (C) Joseph Johnson, Gary Levine, Billy Robie, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Alan Tay, Colby Stotler | |
| 09:54 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Dwayne Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-56 |
| 09:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Shen Tang | 41-56 |
| 09:38 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Shen Tang and he's hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Leon Tyree | |
| 09:38 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:16 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-58 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dwayne Williams | 44-58 |
| 08:44 | Akron | James Ragsdale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shen Tang | 44-60 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | Peter Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Levine (SG), Billy Robie (PF) Dwayne Williams, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:01 | Akron | Shen Tang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-60 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Billy Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross misses the jumper from the right side | 44-60 |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Billy Robie gets the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Alberto Luna pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Alberto Luna hits the follow up shot | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Robie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alberto Luna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Augustus Stromski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie blows the layup but he's hacked by Alberto Luna - foul #3 on Alberto Luna, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (PG), Timothy Anderson (PF) Ronald Haddix, Benjamin Cross | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Richard Sims (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Augustus Stromski | |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | Billy Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 06:29 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Akron | James Ragsdale's layup is rejected by Timothy Anderson | 49-62 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by James Ragsdale is blocked by Timothy Anderson | 49-62 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson tips it but misses | 49-62 |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Billy Robie snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:53 | Akron | Gary Levine takes the ball from Reynaldo Rossi | 51-62 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Joseph Johnson lays it up and in set up by Gary Levine | 53-62 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Leon Tyree makes the jump hook from the baseline | 53-64 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Haddix (PG), Benjamin Cross (SF) Joseph Johnson, Billy Robie | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Leon Tyree | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses the jump hook in the paint | 53-64 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Peter Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Stringfield (C) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:45 | Akron | Augustus Stromski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Shen Tang | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Gary Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-66 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Benjamin Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Johnson (SG), Peter Williams (C) Gary Levine, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SF) Eric Wilkinson | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Cross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Akron | Shen Tang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Augustus Stromski can't finish the layup | 53-66 |
| 02:22 | Akron | James Ragsdale can't tip it in | 53-66 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Richard Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Shen Tang misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 53-66 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Alberto Luna steals it from Timothy Anderson | 53-66 |
| 01:13 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Richard Sims tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | Peter Williams scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Haddix | 55-68 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Augustus Stromski lays it up and in set up by James Ragsdale | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Ronald Haddix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 00:41 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson can't tip it in | 55-70 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Shen Tang snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cross | 55-70 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the turnaround from the baseline | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Shen Tang runs out the clock | 57-70 |