| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Christopher Thiel inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Akron | The jump hook by Christopher Thiel is blocked by Nicholas Stukes | 27-38 |
| 19:48 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski banks in the layup | 27-40 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Stukes - foul #2 on Nicholas Stukes, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:20 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | James Armstrong steps in front of the Jack Borrero pass | 28-40 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Hershel Moore blows the dunk | 28-40 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:11 | Ball State | Marc Osborne steals it from Charles Jelinski | 28-40 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Ben Morrow lays it up and in set up by Marc Osborne | 30-40 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-40 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Jack Borrero tips it home | 30-42 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Armstrong | 32-42 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Armstrong - foul #4 on James Armstrong, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Williams (PF), Justin Blackburn (C) Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:27 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Stone (SG), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF) Charles Jelinski | |
| 16:52 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Marx and the foul's on James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF) John Marx | |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Raymond Samuels knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 34-47 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the lay-in | 34-47 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Christopher Thiel connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 36-47 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 36-49 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Justin Blackburn is called for the reach on Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Justin Blackburn, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Stone (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Charles Jelinski (SF), David Elliott (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Richard Nevarez, Justin Blackburn, Jack Borrero, William Williams | |
| 14:25 | Akron | Nicholas Stukes swats the layup by Hershel Moore | 36-49 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Albert Hardy tips it home | 38-49 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes tips it home | 38-51 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Nicholas Stukes swats the layup by Hershel Moore | 38-51 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-51 |
| 13:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Hardy | 38-51 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Hershel Moore scores on a runner near the basket set up by James Stone | 40-51 |
| 12:39 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-51 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-51 |
| 12:30 | Ball State | Eric Lee grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, James Stone, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), Jack Borrero (PF), William Williams (C) Eric Lee, David Elliott, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 11:59 | Akron | Christopher Thiel loses the ball out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Nevarez and he's hacked by Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #2 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG) John Marx | |
| 11:37 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Nevarez - foul #3 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Blackburn (SF) Charles Jelinski | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Marc Osborne loses the dribble to Justin Blackburn | 40-54 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes (C) William Williams | |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Justin Blackburn denies the turnaround by Marc Osborne | 40-56 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Proctor | 40-58 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Richard Nevarez picks off the pass by Ben Morrow | 40-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-58 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-58 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Raymond Samuels connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Thiel | 42-58 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Ben Morrow is called for the reach on Richard Nevarez - foul #2 on Ben Morrow, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Charles Jelinski (SF), William Williams (PF) William Proctor, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Hershel Moore is called for the reach on Justin Blackburn - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF) Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Elliott (C) Justin Blackburn | |
| 08:47 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | William Williams tips it back up and in | 42-60 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Hershel Moore knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is whistled for a carry | 44-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Richard Nevarez, William Williams, David Elliott | |
| 07:51 | Akron | James Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 44-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (PF) Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:25 | Ball State | Eric Lee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Thiel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Jack Borrero snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | John Marx is fouled on the floor by Ben Morrow - foul #3 on Ben Morrow, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-62 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | John Marx is fouled on the floor by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG), William Williams (C) Charles Jelinski, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 06:22 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Christopher Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Christopher Thiel, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Justin Blackburn (C) John Marx, Jack Borrero | |
| 05:52 | Ball State | William Proctor is called for 10 seconds | 44-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses short on a turnaround from close range | 44-64 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Hershel Moore tips it but misses | 44-64 |
| 05:32 | Ball State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Proctor | 44-66 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Hershel Moore is fouled on the floor by William Proctor - foul #2 on William Proctor, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG), David Elliott (C) Richard Nevarez, Eric Lee | |
| 04:52 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the shot from the baseline set up by Albert Hardy | 46-66 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | William Proctor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Lawrence Draper snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 04:12 | Akron | James Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Raymond Samuels is called for the reach on Justin Blackburn - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #9 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG) William Parente | |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Justin Blackburn - foul #3 on Justin Blackburn, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF) Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SF) Justin Blackburn | |
| 03:49 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | William Proctor banks in the layup on a great pass from William Parente | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Proctor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Parente (fresh) PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Parente - foul #1 on William Parente, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Justin Blackburn (SF) William Proctor | |
| 02:57 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:31 | Ball State | William Williams's floater is tipped away by Hershel Moore | 50-68 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Elliott - foul #1 on David Elliott, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) David Elliott | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Marc Osborne picks off the pass by William Proctor | 52-68 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses long on a jumper from the right block | 52-68 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 52-68 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Eric Lee clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Marc Osborne - foul #3 on Marc Osborne, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Elliott (C) William Parente | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | William Proctor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Armstrong - foul #5 on James Armstrong, team foul #12 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:14 | Ball State | William Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | William Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Lisimba Adeyemo | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | William Proctor runs out the clock | 54-71 |