| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Long Hong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Douglas Eason can't tip it in | 23-37 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 19:27 | Akron | William Thaxton connects on the floater from the right side set up by Fredrick Conrad | 23-39 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | William Thaxton steals the ball from Long Hong | 23-39 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the follow up shot | 23-41 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-41 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Russell Jacobs knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Costillo | 23-43 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Russell Aubry can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Costillo - foul #2 on Edward Costillo, team foul #1 | 23-43 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Eason - foul #2 on Douglas Eason, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Douglas Eason pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 17:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 24-43 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Edward Costillo travels with the ball | 24-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Russell Aubry buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Nathanson | 26-43 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the follow up shot | 26-45 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| 16:22 | Ball State | James Hunsucker snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Long Hong misses short on a shot from the left side | 26-45 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Costillo | 26-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Costillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:37 | Ball State | James Hunsucker is hacked by William Thaxton - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Douglas Eason (C) Long Hong, Dale Nathanson, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Craig Delp (C) Fredrick Conrad, William Thaxton, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| 15:21 | Ball State | Douglas Eason's layup is rejected by Patrick Sims | 26-48 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Douglas Eason tips it in | 28-48 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Craig Delp knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 28-50 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-50 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Patrick Sims pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | James Hunsucker gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Craig Delp blocks the jumper by Douglas Eason | 28-50 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Craig Delp clanks a runner near the basket | 28-50 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Douglas Eason snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Douglas Eason's pass is intercepted by Orville Chittenden | 28-50 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Thomas Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Orville Chittenden | 28-52 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Tony Fox buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Mounce - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Tony Fox, Edward Mounce, Lawrence Arnold, James Hunsucker, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Patrick Sims, Craig Delp | |
| 12:49 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:32 | Ball State | Russell Aubry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 31-54 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Russo | 31-54 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-54 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Russell Jacobs knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 31-56 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Russell Jacobs swats the layup by Russell Aubry | 31-56 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 31-56 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Edward Costillo makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad and the foul's on Dino Russo - foul #1 on Dino Russo, team foul #3 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Hunsucker (C) Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Edward Costillo makes the free throw | 31-59 |
| 11:07 | Ball State | Russell Aubry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Douglas Eason (C) James Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Long Hong is called for the reach on Dave Marks - foul #3 on Long Hong, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Edward Costillo connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 31-62 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Russell Aubry can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Russell Jacobs - foul #1 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #3 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Dave Marks | |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 10:39 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 2nd free throw | 31-62 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 31-62 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Russell Aubry is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Russell Aubry, team foul #5 | 31-62 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #6 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (PG) Long Hong | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:18 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 31-63 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 31-63 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Douglas Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 31-63 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Douglas Eason misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-63 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Edward Costillo grabs the board | 31-63 |
| 09:49 | Akron | William Thaxton clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-63 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson grabs the board | 31-63 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Edward Mounce's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Delp | 31-63 |
| 09:34 | Ball State | Dino Russo snags the offensive board | 31-63 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Edward Mounce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Aubry | 34-63 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 09:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Delp | 34-63 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-63 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 34-65 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Dino Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-65 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Edward Costillo gets the rebound | 34-65 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Russell Jacobs buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from William Thaxton | 34-67 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Edward Costillo picks off the pass by Douglas Eason | 34-67 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't connect on a shot from the right block | 34-67 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it home | 34-69 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Eason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Costillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Fredrick Conrad takes the ball from Dale Nathanson | 34-69 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Thaxton | 34-72 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Douglas Eason buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dino Russo | 36-72 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #7 | 36-72 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SG), Victor Howe (SF), James Hunsucker (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Edward Mounce, Dale Nathanson, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Douglas Eason | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, William Thaxton, Edward Costillo, Craig Delp | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 36-73 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Hunsucker | 36-73 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #8 | 36-73 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Russell Jacobs | |
| 06:32 | Akron | Dave Marks can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-73 |
| 06:31 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Marks | 36-73 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Orville Chittenden is hacked by Casey Jensen - foul #3 on Casey Jensen, team foul #9 | 36-73 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Orville Chittenden makes the 1st free throw | 36-74 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Orville Chittenden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-75 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Casey Jensen comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #4 | 36-75 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 37-75 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-75 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Thomas Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Hunnicutt | 38-77 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Orville Chittenden is called for the reach on Victor Howe - foul #2 on Orville Chittenden, team foul #5 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:14 | Ball State | James Hunsucker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-77 |
| 05:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 38-77 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-77 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | James Hunsucker pulls down the rebound | 38-77 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Fox and he's fouled by Stephen Hunnicutt - foul #1 on Stephen Hunnicutt, team foul #6 | 40-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (SF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), William Thaxton (SG), Edward Costillo (SF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Thomas Johnson, Orville Chittenden | |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the free throw | 40-77 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Patrick Sims snags the defensive board | 40-77 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Casey Jensen - foul #4 on Casey Jensen, team foul #10 | 40-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG) Tony Fox | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (PF) Patrick Sims | |
| 04:11 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 40-78 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-78 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | Casey Jensen snags the defensive board | 40-78 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-78 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad snags the defensive board | 40-78 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Howe (fresh) PF - James Hunsucker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Thaxton | 40-81 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | James Hunsucker throws it down on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 42-81 |
| 03:23 | Akron | James Nesbitt takes the ball from Russell Jacobs | 42-81 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Nesbitt | 44-81 |
| 03:00 | Akron | James Nesbitt steals the ball from Russell Jacobs | 44-81 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Edward Mounce banks in the layup on a great pass from James Nesbitt | 46-81 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 46-81 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Casey Jensen pulls down the rebound | 46-81 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Victor Howe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-81 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-81 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Edward Mounce takes the ball from Edward Costillo | 46-81 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Victor Howe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-81 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the jumper from the left block | 48-81 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Dave Marks can't tip it in | 48-81 |
| 01:27 | Ball State | Edward Mounce snags the defensive board | 48-81 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Victor Howe comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-81 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-81 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 48-81 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-81 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Victor Howe scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hunsucker | 50-83 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 50-83 |