| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Anthony Prather is called for the reach on Craig Delp - foul #2 on Anthony Prather, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 19:23 | Akron | William Thaxton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Russell Aubry snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | James Nesbitt is hacked by Dave Marks - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | Dino Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Mounce | 32-21 |
| 18:33 | Ball State | Craig Delp is called for the reach on Dino Russo - foul #2 on Craig Delp, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Edward Mounce hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-21 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Thomas Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Edward Mounce grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Anthony Prather scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #4 | 35-21 |
| 17:55 | Ball State | Anthony Prather makes the free throw | 36-21 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Dino Russo picks off the pass by Jeffrey Estevez | 36-21 |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is whistled for a carry | 36-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:09 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Thaxton and he's fouled by Edward Mounce - foul #2 on Edward Mounce, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:50 | Ball State | Russell Aubry comes up short on the shot from close range | 36-24 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Thomas Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 36-26 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | James Nesbitt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dino Russo | 39-26 |
| 16:18 | Akron | William Thaxton can't connect on a shot in the lane | 39-26 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 15:53 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Craig Delp hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dave Marks | 39-31 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Jeffrey Estevez denies the turnaround by James Nesbitt | 39-31 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Casey Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Russell Aubry gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the shot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Dave Marks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Thomas Johnson snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Craig Delp lays it in | 39-33 |
| 13:36 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:09 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Estevez | 39-36 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Thomas Johnson picks off the pass by Casey Jensen | 39-36 |
| 12:42 | Akron | William Thaxton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | Casey Jensen snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 12:25 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 12:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 39-36 |
| 11:58 | Akron | William Thaxton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Victor Howe (PF), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Tony Fox (fresh) SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) PF - Victor Howe (fresh) C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Ball State | Victor Howe is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Patrick Sims comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Patrick Sims tips it home | 39-40 |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Edgar Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Victor Howe grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tony Fox | 44-40 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Brian Prahl is fouled on the floor by Dale Nathanson - foul #2 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:23 | Akron | Brian Prahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Tony Fox is hacked by Edgar Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Patrick Sims gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Raymond Myers scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Aubry | 44-43 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson is fouled on the floor by Brian Prahl - foul #2 on Brian Prahl, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Woodrow Fagin (C) Tony Fox, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Tom Hendrix (SF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Joseph Yee | |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Woodrow Fagin blocks the jumper by William Thaxton | 46-43 |
| 08:06 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Nathanson | 46-43 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | Dino Russo travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Casey Jensen (C) Dale Nathanson, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF) Tom Hendrix, Patrick Sims | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Dave Marks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:17 | Ball State | Casey Jensen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Mounce | 49-44 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Dave Marks buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #3 on Russell Aubry, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin (C) Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:59 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:41 | Ball State | James Nesbitt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Nesbitt, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:12 | Akron | Edward Mounce steals the ball from Craig Delp | 49-47 |
| 06:08 | Ball State | James Nesbitt lays it in set up by Edward Mounce | 51-47 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Craig Delp clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Woodrow Fagin - foul #1 on Woodrow Fagin, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Russell Aubry (PF), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Edward Mounce, Lawrence Arnold, Casey Jensen, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| 05:46 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Tony Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Yee (C) Craig Delp | |
| 05:06 | Akron | William Thaxton is fouled on the floor by Russell Aubry - foul #4 on Russell Aubry, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF) Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez | |
| 05:06 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Tony Fox is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG) William Thaxton | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 04:30 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 51-49 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Anthony Prather gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 53-49 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Edward Mounce (SG) Tony Fox, Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Mounce - foul #3 on Edward Mounce, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Dino Russo clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:07 | Akron | William Thaxton drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jeffrey Estevez | 53-54 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Dino Russo knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Russell Aubry is called for the reach on Dave Marks - foul #5 on Russell Aubry, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (PF) Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dino Russo | 56-55 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Dino Russo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-55 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Edward Mounce is called for the reach on William Thaxton - foul #4 on Edward Mounce, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| 01:08 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:08 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Craig Delp steals it from Edward Mounce | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Craig Delp connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 56-59 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Edward Mounce clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | James Nesbitt is called for the reach on Craig Delp in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Nesbitt, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG) William Thaxton | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | James Nesbitt buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Mounce | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by James Nesbitt - foul #3 on James Nesbitt, team foul #13 | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | James Nesbitt comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-62 |