| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Albert Hardy steals it from Michael Walla | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth throws it down on a nice dish by John Marx and the foul's on Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Cedric Baltz's pass is intercepted by John Marx | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo loses the ball out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Marx | 7-0 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Michael Walla steals it from Lawrence Draper | 7-0 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Marx | 10-0 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Albert Hardy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-0 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the shot from close range | 10-0 |
| 17:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Medeiros | 10-0 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Ben Morrow blows the layup but the foul's on Marshall Warnick - foul #2 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Matthew Welty (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:47 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Eric Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Marx | 13-2 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Ben Morrow clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-2 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Ben Morrow hits the follow up shot | 13-4 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is whistled for a carry | 13-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Howard Allen (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) C - Howard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Dennis Bui is hacked by William Proctor - foul #1 on William Proctor, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF) Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Lawrence Draper lays it in on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 13-6 |
| 15:13 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 13-6 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Eric Lee gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy tips it in | 15-6 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Dennis Bui buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 15-8 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | The jumper by Matthew Welty is denied by Bryan Hart | 15-8 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Terence Dupuy - foul #1 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), William Parente (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) Eric Lee, William Proctor, Michael Walla, Matthew Welty, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui, Bryan Hart | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the jump hook near the basket | 15-9 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | John Marx is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Ben Morrow steals the ball from Howard Allen | 15-9 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | John Marx misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Howard Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Parente (fresh) PF - Howard Allen (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Ben Morrow double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Matthew Welty (PF) William Parente, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Nathaniel Medeiros, Ben Morrow | |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth's pass is intercepted by Dennis Bui | 15-9 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Dennis Bui loses the dribble to Michael Walla | 15-9 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Paul Hollandsworth and the foul's on Dennis Bui - foul #1 on Dennis Bui, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (C) Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Nevarez - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart | |
| 10:29 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ben Morrow - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, James Stone | |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lisimba Adeyemo | 20-13 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | John Marx hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terence Dupuy and he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG), Howard Allen (C) Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| 09:43 | Ball State | John Marx makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 09:16 | Ball State | James Stone denies the turnaround by Howard Allen | 23-15 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Allen - foul #1 on Howard Allen, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels, James Stone | |
| 08:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #2 on Bryan Hart, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Welty (PF) Michael Walla | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:22 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 08:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Hollandsworth | 25-16 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Matthew Welty is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG) Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Matthew Welty makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:59 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Ben Morrow is fouled on the floor by William Proctor - foul #2 on William Proctor, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SF), Howard Allen (C) William Proctor, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | William Parente clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Ben Morrow | |
| 07:35 | Ball State | William Parente misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | William Parente misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Draper | 26-21 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | William Parente is hacked by Lawrence Draper - foul #2 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Terence Dupuy (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | William Parente misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Stone | 27-21 |
| 06:27 | Akron | James Armstrong knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Hardy | 27-24 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | John Marx is called for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) William Parente | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Albert Hardy, James Stone | |
| 05:54 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits a shot from the right wing set up by Ben Morrow | 27-26 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | John Marx knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Nevarez | 30-26 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is hacked by Terence Dupuy - foul #2 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Howard Allen (PF) Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (SF) Lawrence Draper | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Michael Walla buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Hollandsworth | 32-28 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Raymond Samuels clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 32-28 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Albert Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Parente (SF), Matthew Welty (PF) John Marx, Michael Walla, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Albert Hardy, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| 04:06 | Ball State | William Parente comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 04:04 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:40 | Akron | James Stone makes the jumper from close range set up by Lawrence Draper | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Parente (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) 1 pts. C - Howard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Lawrence Draper steals it from William Parente | 32-30 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Lawrence Draper slams it home | 32-32 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses short on a floater in the lane | 32-32 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | Eric Lee grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Matthew Welty buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 02:32 | Akron | James Stone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Matthew Welty clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Richard Nevarez, William Parente, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lawrence Draper, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Matthew Welty makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Albert Hardy is fouled on the floor by Michael Walla - foul #1 on Michael Walla, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:01 | Akron | Albert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Marshall Warnick | 35-33 |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Michael Walla clanks a floater from the right side | 35-33 |
| 01:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Bui | 35-33 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Dennis Bui can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-33 |
| 01:10 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 35-33 |
| 00:58 | Akron | James Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) Albert Hardy | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | James Armstrong is called for the reach on John Marx - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #11 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Matthew Welty (C) William Proctor, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Michael Walla tips it home | 37-33 |
| 00:03 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for 3 seconds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Raymond Samuels | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a halfcourt shot | 37-33 |