| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 19:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Russell Bucholz | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Frances Harris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Charles Park tips it in | 38-33 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ethan Wagner - foul #3 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Reed (PF) Ethan Wagner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Rodney Reed misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 38-35 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is whistled for a carry | 38-35 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Nick Rosol picks off the pass by Rodney Reed | 38-35 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-35 |
| 17:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 38-35 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Nick Rosol is called for the reach on Charles Park - foul #1 on Nick Rosol, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Charles Park travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Arthur Simmons, Nick Rosol | |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Ybanez and he's hacked by Frances Harris - foul #1 on Frances Harris, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG), Jimmy Newell (C) Russell Bucholz, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (PG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Rodney Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SF) Stewart Moses | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG) Nathan Ybanez | |
| 16:35 | Ball State | James Rohrer misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Rodney Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Jimmy Newell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Zarek Tarnowski - foul #2 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Tom Broadnax (PF) Frances Harris, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Rosol (C) Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 16:14 | Akron | Jimmy Newell makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:00 | Ball State | Jessie McLain is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jessie McLain, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Tom Broadnax, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG) Arthur Simmons | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Rohrer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Charles Park can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Russell Bucholz gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Stewart Moses connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Barton | 43-38 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Russell Bucholz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski is hacked by Charles Park - foul #2 on Charles Park, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG) Jerry Barton | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Jessie McLain, James Rohrer, Nick Rosol | |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski buries a shot in the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Stewart Moses connects on the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Arthur Simmons - foul #2 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SG) Russell Bucholz | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), James Rohrer (C) Ricardo Martin, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 14:10 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Charles Park is called for the reach on James Rohrer - foul #3 on Charles Park, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (C) Stewart Moses, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons's pass is intercepted by Roger Bissett | 48-42 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Roger Bissett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | James Rohrer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Rodney Reed is called for the reach on Arthur Simmons - foul #1 on Rodney Reed, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Newell (C) Ethan Wagner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), Nick Rosol (C) Arthur Simmons, James Rohrer | |
| 12:58 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:16 | Akron | Rodney Reed is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Ethan Wagner (PF) Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (PG), Zarek Tarnowski (PF) Jessie McLain, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 12:09 | Akron | Frances Harris misses the shot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Ethan Wagner tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Frances Harris - foul #2 on Frances Harris, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Rohrer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Akron | Nathan Ybanez is called for the reach on Stewart Moses - foul #1 on Nathan Ybanez, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG) Nathan Ybanez | |
| 11:53 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Stewart Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:27 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Russell Bucholz snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Charles Park's fadeaway is rejected by James Rohrer | 50-44 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Stewart Moses steals the ball from Zarek Tarnowski | 50-44 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Frances Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stewart Moses | 52-44 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Ethan Wagner blows the layup | 52-44 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Rosol | 52-44 |
| 10:13 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Frances Harris, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF) Ricardo Martin, James Rohrer, Nick Rosol | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Fa Shih drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Bissett | 55-44 |
| 09:47 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez lays it in on a great pass from Jessie McLain | 55-46 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Jerry Barton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Roger Bissett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Jerry Barton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Jimmy Newell snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Fa Shih misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-46 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Jerry Barton snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Fa Shih loses the dribble to Jessie McLain | 55-46 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Simmons | 55-48 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Jerry Barton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Fa Shih (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Reed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie McLain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Zarek Tarnowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-48 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jimmy Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Roger Bissett is hacked by Jessie McLain - foul #2 on Jessie McLain, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Jerry Barton, Fa Shih, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), James Rohrer (SF), Nick Rosol (C) Jessie McLain, Nathan Ybanez, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Roger Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:04 | Ball State | James Rohrer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 60-48 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:55 | Ball State | James Rohrer hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nick Rosol | 60-50 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Ethan Wagner knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Park | 62-50 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez hits a jump hook near the basket | 62-52 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Frances Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Nick Rosol gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | James Rohrer loses the dribble to Frances Harris | 62-52 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Roger Bissett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-52 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | James Rohrer knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Charles Park lays it up and in on a great pass from Stewart Moses | 64-55 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 64-55 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Frances Harris gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Esteban Rodriguez takes the ball from Roger Bissett | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Bissett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Stewart Moses (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Park (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rohrer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Rosol (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Charles Park grabs the board | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Akron | Stewart Moses connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Bissett | 67-55 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | James Rohrer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 03:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ethan Wagner | 67-55 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Frances Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Simmons - foul #3 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Roger Bissett, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jessie McLain (PG), Paul Logue (SG), Nathan Ybanez (SF), Zarek Tarnowski (PF), Jerry Holland (C) Arthur Simmons, Ricardo Martin, James Rohrer, Esteban Rodriguez, Nick Rosol | |
| 03:23 | Akron | Frances Harris misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:23 | Ball State | Jerry Holland grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Jimmy Newell swats the layup by Zarek Tarnowski | 67-55 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Paul Logue gets the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez grabs the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Charles Park (C) Fa Shih, Rodney Reed, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (SG), James Rohrer (C) Paul Logue, Jerry Holland | |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-55 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin tips it in | 67-57 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Ethan Wagner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ricardo Martin - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Ethan Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Ethan Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin double dribbles | 68-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Frances Harris, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SG), Jerry Holland (C) Ricardo Martin, Nathan Ybanez | |
| 01:44 | Akron | Fa Shih hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Rodney Reed misses the tip | 68-57 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Rodney Reed snags the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Roger Bissett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-57 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Barton - foul #1 on Jerry Barton, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Jessie McLain misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Logue | 68-57 |
| 01:10 | Ball State | James Rohrer is denied on a layup by Rodney Reed | 68-57 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Jerry Barton grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Rodney Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Barton | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Akron | Rodney Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Roger Bissett tips it in | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Jessie McLain comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-59 |