| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Raymond Myers pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Joseph Yee is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Joseph Yee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 18:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Nathanson and he's hacked by Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Anthony Prather is called for the reach on Joseph Yee - foul #2 on Anthony Prather, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Mark Archambault misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Sarnosky - foul #2 on Joseph Sarnosky, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Mark Archambault misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Mark Archambault makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky tips it home | 43-44 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Raymond Myers buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 43-46 |
| 17:11 | Ball State | Anthony Prather misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-46 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Tom Hendrix gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:52 | Akron | William Thaxton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Archambault | 43-48 |
| 16:41 | Ball State | James Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by Mark Archambault | 43-48 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Myers | 43-51 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | James Nesbitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Joseph Yee pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Raymond Myers connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Thaxton | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Mark Archambault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (PG), Benjamin Davidson (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Joseph Sarnosky, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Efren Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) William Thaxton, Tom Hendrix, Raymond Myers, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Gregory Bryant grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Freeman | 44-56 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Timothy Williams travels with the ball | 44-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Fischer (PG) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:39 | Akron | Edgar Freeman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 14:38 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Tony Fox knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Norman Coates misses badly on a floater near the basket | 47-56 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Timothy Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Tony Fox can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 13:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Coates | 47-56 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Tony Fox - foul #1 on Tony Fox, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Joseph Sarnosky (C) Don Fischer, Tony Fox, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Efren Jackson, Norman Coates | |
| 13:21 | Akron | Gregory Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 13:07 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 13:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Yee | 47-57 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Thaxton and he's fouled by Benjamin Davidson - foul #1 on Benjamin Davidson, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Prather (C) Joseph Sarnosky | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Joseph Yee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Tom Hendrix picks off the pass by Dale Nathanson | 47-59 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Tom Hendrix hits the finger roll | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | James Nesbitt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dale Nathanson | 50-61 |
| 11:20 | Akron | William Thaxton is fouled on the floor by James Nesbitt - foul #2 on James Nesbitt, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Fischer (SF), Joseph Sarnosky (PF) Benjamin Davidson, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Mark Archambault (PF) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Gregory Bryant | |
| 11:02 | Akron | Dale Nathanson picks off the pass by Mark Archambault | 50-61 |
| 10:46 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 10:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mark Archambault | 50-61 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Edgar Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Nathanson - foul #1 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Woodrow Fagin (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (C) Joseph Yee | |
| 10:24 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Mark Archambault snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Mark Archambault buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Thaxton | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin loses the dribble to Mark Archambault | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 09:01 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Norman Coates - foul #2 on Norman Coates, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Don Fischer, Tony Fox, Joseph Sarnosky | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Mark Archambault | |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-66 |
| 08:30 | Ball State | James Nesbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 08:06 | Ball State | James Nesbitt double dribbles | 52-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson (SF), Anthony Prather (C) Lawrence Arnold, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (PG) Edgar Freeman | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Efren Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Estevez | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Efren Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Coates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the board | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:59 | Akron | Tom Hendrix scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Efren Jackson | 52-71 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | James Nesbitt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yee - foul #2 on Joseph Yee, team foul #4 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Mark Archambault (PF) Efren Jackson, Norman Coates | |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Timothy Williams's layup is rejected by Mark Archambault | 52-71 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | Timothy Williams tips it back up and in | 54-71 |
| 06:24 | Akron | William Thaxton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 54-71 |
| 06:23 | Ball State | Anthony Prather grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | A charge is called on Dale Nathanson - foul #2 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Tony Fox (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Joseph Sarnosky (PF) Dale Nathanson, Benjamin Davidson, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Gregory Bryant (C) Tom Hendrix, Joseph Yee | |
| 05:48 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses the dunk attempt | 54-71 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Mark Archambault grabs the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | James Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Estevez | 54-71 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 54-74 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-74 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Gregory Bryant gets the rebound | 54-74 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by William Thaxton | 54-76 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | James Nesbitt hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tony Fox | 57-76 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Edgar Freeman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Thaxton | 57-79 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Sarnosky (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 11 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Archambault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold buries a shot in the lane | 59-79 |
| 02:43 | Akron | William Thaxton travels with the ball | 59-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Fischer (PG), Benjamin Davidson (SF), Woodrow Fagin (PF), John Calaway (C) James Nesbitt, Lawrence Arnold, Joseph Sarnosky, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (PG), Efren Jackson (SG), Miladen Buczkowski (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Maria Gallo (C) William Thaxton, Edgar Freeman, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Gregory Bryant | |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Tony Fox is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Tony Fox, team foul #8 | 59-79 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Norman Coates loses the dribble to John Calaway | 59-79 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-79 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Norman Coates snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Maria Gallo misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on John Calaway - foul #1 on John Calaway, team foul #9 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky (PF) John Calaway | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG) Miladen Buczkowski | |
| 01:37 | Akron | Maria Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 59-80 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Maria Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky gets the rebound | 59-80 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Don Fischer is hacked by Efren Jackson - foul #1 on Efren Jackson, team foul #5 | 59-80 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Bryant (C) Maria Gallo | |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Don Fischer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-80 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Gregory Bryant snags the defensive board | 59-80 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-80 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Efren Jackson steps in front of the Benjamin Davidson pass | 59-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is hacked by Don Fischer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Fischer, team foul #10 | 59-80 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Joseph Sarnosky grabs the board | 59-81 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Edgar Freeman is called for the reach on Don Fischer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #6 | 59-81 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Tony Fox clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-81 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Gregory Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Tony Fox is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #3 on Tony Fox, team foul #11 | 59-81 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | Benjamin Davidson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Fischer | 62-83 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Raymond Myers runs out the clock | 62-83 |