| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mark Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randal Delaney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Saldana (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 16-25 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | A charge is called on Jeremiah Janzen - foul #2 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #1 | 16-25 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #3 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #2 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SG) Jeremiah Janzen | |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Lee French blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Gardner - foul #2 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Lee French makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Lee French misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Saldana | 18-26 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana hits the finger roll and the foul's on Bradley Kidd - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #3 | 20-26 |
| 19:09 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana misses the free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:09 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Matthew White buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Strickland | 20-29 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Randal Delaney's layup is rejected by Lee French | 20-29 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Thomas Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner travels with the ball | 20-29 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Matthew White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-29 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Thomas Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Cole | 22-29 |
| 17:21 | Akron | David Jackson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Strickland | 22-31 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 25-31 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Matthew White makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 16:23 | Ball State | Mark Cole comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Matthew White pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:02 | Akron | David Jackson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-34 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mark Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randal Delaney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Saldana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Randal Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana lays it in | 27-34 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Bradley Kidd buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Strickland and he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Thomas (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Russell Palmatier (SF), Roy Jones (PF), Darwin Mitchell (C) Mark Cole, Thomas Smith, Phillip Gardner, Randal Delaney, Thomas Saldana | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Ronald Hawkins (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Matthew White, David Jackson, Lee French | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Bradley Kidd makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell tips it home | 29-37 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Bradley Kidd drills a 3 from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier misses the turnaround from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 14:09 | Akron | John Thompson gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:50 | Akron | John Thompson clanks a shot near the basket | 29-40 |
| 13:49 | Akron | John Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Bradley Kidd | 29-42 |
| 13:15 | Ball State | Roberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Roy Jones scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Roberto Russo | 31-42 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Roberto Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 11:48 | Akron | The short jumper by Ronald Hawkins is denied by Darwin Mitchell | 31-44 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Roberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Palmatier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Kidd (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Bradley Kidd steals it from Roy Jones | 31-44 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Bradley Kidd knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Casey | 31-46 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | William Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roberto Russo | 34-46 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Casey | 34-49 |
| 10:09 | Ball State | William Thomas buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Jones | 36-49 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-49 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 09:51 | Ball State | William Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Bradley Kidd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Thompson | 36-52 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Cole (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Phillip Gardner (SF), Thomas Saldana (C) William Thomas, Roberto Russo, Russell Palmatier, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, Ronald Hawkins, John Thompson | |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:11 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 08:55 | Ball State | Darwin Mitchell tips it home | 39-52 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Michael Strickland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Strickland, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Randal Delaney (PF) Darwin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Thomas Smith is fouled on the floor by Del Oliver - foul #1 on Del Oliver, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Lee French - foul #2 on Lee French, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana makes the 3rd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Thomas Saldana blocks the jumper by Michael Strickland | 42-52 |
| 07:54 | Ball State | Randal Delaney pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Thomas Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Mark Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randal Delaney (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) SF - Matthew White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner is hacked by Matthew White - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Phillip Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:19 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Matthew White comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-52 |
| 07:00 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Saldana | 43-52 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Mark Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Michael Strickland knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Randal Delaney grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Mark Cole is hacked by Lee French - foul #3 on Lee French, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Russo (SF) Phillip Gardner | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Larry Lovell (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF) Michael Strickland, Del Oliver, Matthew White, David Jackson | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Mark Cole makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Mark Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Larry Lovell's layup is rejected by Thomas Saldana | 45-55 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Randal Delaney lays it in | 47-55 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Roberto Russo | 47-55 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-55 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Thomas Saldana pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Randal Delaney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Lee French grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Lloyd Casey pass in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Ronald Hawkins is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Thomas (PG), Phillip Gardner (SF), Russell Palmatier (PF), Roy Jones (C) Mark Cole, Roberto Russo, Randal Delaney, Thomas Saldana | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (C) Lloyd Casey, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:49 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Phillip Gardner is called for the reach on Matthew White - foul #3 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Roberto Russo (SG) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Hawkins (PF) Larry Lovell | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Phillip Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Palmatier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Akron | Matthew White drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Strickland | 48-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | William Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Matthew White comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Phillip Gardner - foul #4 on Phillip Gardner, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SG), John Thompson (C) Jeremiah Janzen, Ronald Hawkins | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Matthew White makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Roberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier drills a jump hook near the basket | 50-58 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Smith (SG), Randal Delaney (PF), Thomas Saldana (C) Roberto Russo, Russell Palmatier, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 02:07 | Akron | Matthew White drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Janzen | 50-61 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Thomas Smith is hacked by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #4 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Cole (PG), Roberto Russo (SF), Russell Palmatier (PF), Roy Jones (C) William Thomas, Phillip Gardner, Randal Delaney, Thomas Saldana | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 51-61 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Bradley Kidd scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Jackson | 51-63 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Mark Cole misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #12 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Roberts (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Mark Cole misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Mark Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:41 | Akron | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Bradley Kidd is whistled for a carry | 51-63 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Roberto Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roberto Russo, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | John Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Kidd | 51-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Russell Palmatier connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Roberto Russo | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bradley Kidd runs out the clock | 53-66 |