| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Paul Logue inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | John Davis clanks a shot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Charles Park gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Robert Winkfield travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| 19:11 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Chris Robertson snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Charles Park pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Charles Park drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Russell Bucholz and he's fouled by Chris Robertson - foul #1 on Chris Robertson, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Charles Park makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:35 | Ball State | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Chris Robertson grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons comes up short on the runner from the left block | 33-36 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Charles Park grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Charles Park is hacked by Paul Logue - foul #1 on Paul Logue, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (PG), Jimmy Newell (PF) Robert Winkfield, Vladimir Ignowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG) Arthur Simmons | |
| 16:46 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi (SG), Enam Ahluwalia (SF), John Spero (C) Russell Bucholz, Mauricio Gallo, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes (SF), Jonathon Turner (C) Paul Logue, John Davis | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Chris Robertson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Cespedes and the foul's on Wilfredo Rossi - foul #1 on Wilfredo Rossi, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Blake (SG) Jonathon Groover | |
| 16:26 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Jimmy Newell pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Chris Robertson is called for the reach on Jimmy Newell - foul #2 on Chris Robertson, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski (PF) John Spero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez (PF) Chris Robertson | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Fa Shih hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fa Shih (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Enam Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blake (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) C - Jonathon Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes's floater is tipped away by Vladimir Ignowski | 35-38 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-38 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Cespedes | 35-41 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Cespedes - foul #1 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Mauricio Gallo (SF), Charles Park (C) Fa Shih, Wilfredo Rossi, Vladimir Ignowski, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Jonathon Groover (SG), Paul Logue (SF), Chris Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) George Kollman, Robert Blake, Marvin Cespedes, Nathan Ybanez, Jonathon Turner | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Simmons, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Charles Park buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 14:09 | Ball State | Russell Bucholz steps in front of the Arthur Simmons pass in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia lays it in on a great pass from Russell Bucholz | 41-41 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Paul Logue comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Enam Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Enam Ahluwalia, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Newell (PF) Enam Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Paul Logue makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | Paul Logue makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Paul Logue - foul #2 on Paul Logue, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski (PF) Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:16 | Ball State | Paul Logue misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Chris Robertson tips it in | 42-45 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Russell Bucholz hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 42-45 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Robert Winkfield is called for a backcourt violation | 42-45 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Logue | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Vladimir Ignowski - foul #2 on Vladimir Ignowski, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (PG) Robert Winkfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes (PF) Chris Robertson | |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fa Shih | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fa Shih (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Paul Logue travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi (SG), Enam Ahluwalia (SF), Jimmy Newell (PF), John Spero (C) Russell Bucholz, Mauricio Gallo, Vladimir Ignowski, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Robert Blake (SG), Chris Robertson (PF), Jonathon Turner (C) Arthur Simmons, Jonathon Groover, Paul Logue, John Davis | |
| 10:52 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG) Enam Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Winkfield - foul #1 on Robert Winkfield, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 10:20 | Akron | The jumper by Robert Winkfield is denied by Jonathon Turner | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Akron | John Spero tips it in | 47-47 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Fa Shih clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Chris Robertson | 47-49 |
| 09:44 | Ball State | Wilfredo Rossi denies the turnaround by Jonathon Turner | 47-49 |
| 09:43 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Chris Robertson picks off the pass by Wilfredo Rossi | 47-51 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes makes the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Blake | 47-53 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Jimmy Newell scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Winkfield | 49-53 |
| 08:48 | Ball State | George Kollman loses the dribble to Robert Winkfield in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Fa Shih lays it in on a great pass from Robert Winkfield | 51-53 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | George Kollman misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfredo Rossi - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rossi, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Mauricio Gallo (SF), Vladimir Ignowski (PF), Charles Park (C) Robert Winkfield, Wilfredo Rossi, Jimmy Newell, John Spero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathon Groover (SG), Paul Logue (SF), Nathan Ybanez (PF), John Davis (C) Robert Blake, Marvin Cespedes, Chris Robertson, Jonathon Turner | |
| 08:31 | Ball State | George Kollman makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | George Kollman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Russell Bucholz scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fa Shih | 53-55 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | George Kollman banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathon Groover | 53-57 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Fa Shih can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 07:40 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi (PG) Fa Shih | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG) George Kollman | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Charles Park clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Paul Logue pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vladimir Ignowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the jumpshot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Logue - foul #3 on Paul Logue, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG) Wilfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Chris Robertson (PF) Nathan Ybanez | |
| 06:57 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | John Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 06:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Park | 54-59 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Chris Robertson steals it from Vladimir Ignowski | 54-59 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons can't connect on a runner in the paint | 54-59 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Charles Park's pass is intercepted by Paul Logue | 54-59 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Paul Logue drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Robertson | 54-62 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo can't tip it in | 54-62 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Charles Park misses the tip | 54-62 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Paul Logue pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:29 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Russell Bucholz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Robert Winkfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Logue - foul #4 on Paul Logue, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Fa Shih (SG), Wilfredo Rossi (SF), Jimmy Newell (PF), John Spero (C) Russell Bucholz, Mauricio Gallo, Vladimir Ignowski, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Robert Blake (SG), Marvin Cespedes (SF), Nathan Ybanez (PF), Jonathon Turner (C) Arthur Simmons, Jonathon Groover, Paul Logue, Chris Robertson, John Davis | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Robert Winkfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Robert Winkfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Blake | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Akron | Fa Shih buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Winkfield | 59-65 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | George Kollman buries a fadeaway from the left side | 59-67 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-67 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Wilfredo Rossi drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Fa Shih | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Winkfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fa Shih (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blake (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathon Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Robert Blake is called for traveling | 61-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Enam Ahluwalia (SF) Robert Winkfield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Jonathon Groover (SG), Chris Robertson (PF) George Kollman, Robert Blake, Nathan Ybanez | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Mauricio Gallo (SF), Vladimir Ignowski (PF), Charles Park (C) Wilfredo Rossi, Enam Ahluwalia, Jimmy Newell, John Spero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SF), John Davis (C) Marvin Cespedes, Jonathon Turner | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Fa Shih is fouled on the floor by Paul Logue - foul #5 on Paul Logue, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes (SF) Paul Logue | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Fa Shih makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Fa Shih makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Ball State | John Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo hits the finger roll | 65-67 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Chris Robertson lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathon Groover | 65-69 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Fa Shih banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mauricio Gallo | 67-69 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | John Davis's floater is tipped away by Charles Park | 67-69 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Chris Robertson tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 00:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mauricio Gallo | 67-69 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Charles Park can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jonathon Groover - foul #3 on Jonathon Groover, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Winkfield (PG) Fa Shih | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Charles Park makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Charles Park misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Chris Robertson grabs the board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Chris Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Winkfield - foul #2 on Robert Winkfield, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Winkfield - foul #3 on Robert Winkfield, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mauricio Gallo | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Vladimir Ignowski's layup is rejected by Marvin Cespedes | 68-70 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Mauricio Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 68-70 |