| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek inbounds the ball | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-21 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Aaron Best gets the offensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Blake Ratcliff is called for the reach on Aaron Best - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #1 | 41-21 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Thomas Ide drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Zajicek | 41-24 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 44-24 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 44-24 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 44-24 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:47 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-24 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Egan - foul #3 on Steven Egan, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (PF) Steven Egan | |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 17:30 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Thomas Ide drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dennis Hunter | 44-26 |
| 17:12 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't throw it down | 44-26 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-26 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Cory Callison is whistled for a carry | 44-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF), Norman Mahr (C) Chad Zajicek, Dennis Hunter | |
| 16:13 | Akron | Aaron Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG) Thomas Ide | |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho is hacked by Carl Becker - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-26 |
| 15:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Carl Becker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 14:59 | Ball State | Patrick Villalpando picks off the pass by Steven Mendel | 44-28 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Norman Mahr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Jenkins | 44-30 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Steven Mendel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Aaron Best is hacked by Tyler Arocho - foul #2 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 14:00 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the lay-in | 44-30 |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Donald Cooley snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Terrance Davis tips it in | 46-30 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Dennis Hunter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 13:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 46-30 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Cory Callison - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG) Carl Becker | |
| 12:52 | Akron | Thomas Ide can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 12:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Blake Ratcliff | 46-30 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Donald Cooley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terrance Davis | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:30 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a floater from just outside the lane | 49-32 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Cory Callison knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 51-32 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG) Harold Jenkins | |
| 12:05 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is called for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Thomas Ide steals it from Blake Ratcliff | 53-33 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Thomas Ide loses the dribble to Donald Cooley | 53-33 |
| 10:28 | Ball State | Richard Traynor loses the dribble to Chad Zajicek | 53-33 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-33 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Blake Ratcliff | 53-33 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Cory Callison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-33 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Aaron Best grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Steven Egan drills a 3 from straight away set up by Aaron Best | 53-36 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Patrick Villalpando blocks the short jumper by Richard Traynor | 53-36 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the follow up shot | 55-36 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Aaron Best hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Zajicek | 55-38 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Ide - foul #1 on Thomas Ide, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Richard Traynor, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Norman Mahr (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan | |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Carl Becker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 57-38 |
| 08:09 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-38 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits the follow up shot | 57-40 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Steven Mendel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 07:29 | Ball State | Terrance Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tyler Arocho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Dennis Hunter takes the ball from Steven Mendel | 57-40 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Dennis Hunter is fouled on the floor by Hubert Stephens - foul #1 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (PF) Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Steven Egan (PF) Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 07:00 | Akron | Steven Egan is denied on a layup by Hubert Stephens | 57-40 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Dennis Hunter can't tip it in | 57-40 |
| 06:57 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Terrance Davis knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Traynor | 59-40 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Thomas Ide scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Terrance Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-42 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Carl Becker knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Hubert Stephens - foul #2 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Tyler Arocho (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Harold Jenkins, Dennis Hunter | |
| 05:46 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:24 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG) Carl Becker | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Steven Egan clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Cooley - foul #3 on Donald Cooley, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Patrick Villalpando (C) Harold Jenkins, Norman Mahr | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tyler Arocho | 62-46 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 62-46 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Donald Cooley steps in front of the Thomas Ide pass | 62-46 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Best - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Walker (SF), Robert Stokes (C) Donald Cooley, Richard Traynor, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SG), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan | |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Ryan Washington can't connect on a shot in the paint | 64-46 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cory Callison | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses the easy layup | 66-46 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Dean Durham comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Carl Becker knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #3 on Cory Callison, team foul #8 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Richard Traynor (C) Cory Callison, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:56 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Richard Traynor's floater is knocked away by Ryan Washington | 66-49 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Ryan Washington pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Norman Mahr dunks the ball set up by Carl Becker | 66-51 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Richard Traynor scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dean Durham | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-51 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho grabs the board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-51 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho tips it home | 70-51 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Ryan Washington travels with the ball | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Dean Durham runs out the clock | 70-51 |