| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Andre Costa connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ross Eggleston | 32-35 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Nick Hunt gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Curtis Lyles splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Mathews | 34-38 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Gary Lane drills a turnaround from the right block | 36-41 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Joshua Osborne (PF), Robert Jones (C) Donald Willard, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Andre Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Curtis Lyles evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jose Prieto | 39-43 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 16:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cliff Morgan | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Jonathan Hill steals the ball from George Woods | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Andre Costa lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Andre Costa - foul #1 on Andre Costa, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Gary Lane, George Woods | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG), Nick Hunt (C) Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa | |
| 16:04 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Peter Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Peter Scott | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Paul Mathews drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Nick Hunt's layup is rejected by Cliff Morgan | 43-45 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Paul Mathews pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Clayton Craven (PF) Jose Prieto, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG) Jonathan Hill | |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (C) Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ross Eggleston (SG) Joshua Osborne | |
| 14:44 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:44 | Ball State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 14:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-48 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Curtis Lyles grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Ross Eggleston picks off the pass by Paul Mathews | 46-48 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Gary Lane pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ross Eggleston | 46-48 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Paul Mathews | 46-48 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the finger roll | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Clayton Craven pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | Curtis Lyles steals it from Ross Eggleston | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Jack Styles (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Andre Costa (SF), Joshua Osborne (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Donald Willard, Robert Jones, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joshua Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casimir Skokowski (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Jose Prieto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Frank Waters tips it home | 50-50 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Jack Styles is called for the reach on Andre Costa - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG) Ross Eggleston | |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Peter Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Andre Costa misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Jose Prieto buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Waters | 53-50 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill is hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #2 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne's layup is rejected by Clayton Craven | 53-50 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Frank Waters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Frank Waters misses long on an open floater from the right block | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joshua Osborne | 53-50 |
| 09:10 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), George Woods (C) Cliff Morgan, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Jonathan Hill, Andre Costa, Joshua Osborne, Casimir Skokowski | |
| 08:56 | Akron | George Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Casey (PF) Peter Scott | |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Nick Hunt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Willard | 53-52 |
| 08:24 | Akron | George Woods misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:23 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Nick Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven, George Woods | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andre Costa (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 07:46 | Akron | Andre Costa steals it from Frank Waters | 53-52 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston slams it home on a nice dish by Andre Costa | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Gary Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Akron | Curtis Lyles connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Gully | 56-54 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Casey misses the easy layup | 56-54 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Frank Waters loses the dribble to Nick Hunt | 56-54 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Gary Lane takes the ball from Nicholas Casey | 56-54 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Gary Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Andre Costa grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | Jonathan Lipps picks off the pass by Ross Eggleston | 56-54 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled on the floor by Ross Eggleston - foul #1 on Ross Eggleston, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Jack Styles (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Cliff Morgan (C) Curtis Lyles, Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully, Gary Lane, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Peter Scott (SG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Donald Willard, Ross Eggleston, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 05:56 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jose Prieto - foul #1 on Jose Prieto, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:50 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 56-56 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Peter Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 56-59 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 56-62 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 56-62 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Peter Scott makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 56-64 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Jack Styles, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Willard (PG), Ross Eggleston (SG), Andre Costa (SF), Nicholas Casey (PF), Nick Hunt (C) Jonathan Hill, Peter Scott, Joshua Osborne, Robert Jones, Casimir Skokowski | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 03:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Hunt | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Donald Willard misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Frank Waters - foul #2 on Frank Waters, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Donald Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Willard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Eggleston (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Nick Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Ross Eggleston takes the ball from Clayton Craven | 56-66 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 03:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Gully | 56-66 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Donald Willard steals it from Paul Mathews | 56-66 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Andre Costa connects on the 3 from straight away | 56-69 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-69 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Nick Hunt snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathan Hill (PG), Joshua Osborne (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Casimir Skokowski (C) Donald Willard, Andre Costa, Nicholas Casey, Nick Hunt | |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Ross Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps drills a 3 from straight away | 59-71 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Jonathan Lipps is called for the reach on Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Scott (SG) Ross Eggleston | |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Casimir Skokowski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Robert Jones misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #11 | 59-71 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:36 | Ball State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Gary Lane tips it back up and in | 61-72 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Joshua Osborne makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Scott | 61-74 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 00:52 | Akron | George Woods tips it in | 63-74 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Peter Scott is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lipps - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #12 | 63-74 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Peter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Peter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Jose Prieto buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Lane | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jonathan Hill runs out the clock | 66-76 |