| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Bartlett inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Anthony Lynch hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Bartlett and he's fouled by Raymond Tomasini - foul #3 on Raymond Tomasini, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (PF) Raymond Tomasini | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Anthony Lynch makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Steven Ives clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Robert Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Charlie Lee is fouled on the floor by Richard Eubank - foul #2 on Richard Eubank, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Anthony Lynch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carlos Montalvo | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | James Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Trenton Hoss - foul #3 on Trenton Hoss, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Pickering (C) Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 18:53 | Ball State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Charlie Lee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlos Montalvo | 43-26 |
| 18:14 | Ball State | Richard Eubank connects on the jumper from the left side | 43-28 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Charlie Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | James Johnson grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Steven Ives misses the easy layup | 43-28 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:37 | Akron | James Johnson swats the layup by Anthony Lynch | 43-28 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses the tip | 43-28 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Michael Amann scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Anthony Lynch buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Bartlett and he's hacked by Todd Harris - foul #1 on Todd Harris, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (SG) Charlie Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Dustin Penniman (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF) Richard Eubank, Todd Harris, Michael Amann | |
| 17:13 | Akron | Anthony Lynch makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Arner | 46-34 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Kerry Baer drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bartlett | 48-34 |
| 16:27 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-34 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Bruce Pickering steals the ball from Steven Ives | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carlos Montalvo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Bartlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Penniman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Ives (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Robert Bartlett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 15:38 | Ball State | James Johnson grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Arner | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Bruce Pickering tips it home | 53-36 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Kerry Baer steals the ball from Christopher Crissman | 53-36 |
| 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) | |
| 14:44 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 14:39 | Ball State | Warren Arner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-36 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Robert Bartlett gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Robert Bartlett misses badly on a floater in the lane | 53-36 |
| 14:32 | Ball State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | Warren Arner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:07 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Baer | 56-39 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Warren Arner grabs the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Bruce Pickering steals it from Warren Arner | 56-39 |
| 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) | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Kerry Baer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Ives - foul #2 on Steven Ives, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Carlos Montalvo, Robert Bartlett, Anthony Lynch, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF), Raymond Tomasini (PF), Joseph Sander (C) Warren Arner, Dustin Penniman, Christopher Crissman, James Johnson, Steven Ives | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Trenton Hoss gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-39 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos can't tip it in | 56-39 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Joseph Sander grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Todd Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini tips it home | 56-41 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alfredo Ramos, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Kerry Baer | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:53 | Ball State | Todd Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Tomasini (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Sander (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | The 3pt attempt by Charlie Lee is denied by Todd Harris | 56-41 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Trenton Hoss tips it but misses | 56-41 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Amann | 56-41 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Joseph Sander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Bartlett (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Alfredo Ramos, Walter Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:57 | Akron | Charlie Lee connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Bartlett | 59-41 |
| 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) | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Richard Eubank clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher McLin - foul #1 on Christopher McLin, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG) Charlie Lee | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF) Todd Harris, Michael Amann | |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Richard Eubank makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 10:52 | Ball State | Richard Eubank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 10:20 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-43 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman misses the tip | 62-43 |
| 10:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Trenton Hoss | 62-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:02 | Akron | Robert Bartlett drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Trenton Hoss | 65-43 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 65-45 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Robert Bartlett, Anthony Lynch, Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Todd Harris (SG), Michael Amann (SF), James Johnson (PF) Richard Eubank, Christopher Crissman, Raymond Tomasini, Joseph Sander | |
| 09:00 | Ball State | Todd Harris misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-45 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Michael Amann hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Warren Arner steals the ball from Carlos Montalvo | 65-47 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Michael Amann buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Arner | 65-50 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Carlos Montalvo and he's fouled by Michael Amann - foul #2 on Michael Amann, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Carlos Montalvo, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Ives (C) Dustin Penniman | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Steven Ives grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Trenton Hoss takes the ball from Todd Harris | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Amann (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Ives (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Anthony Lynch misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos tips it back up and in | 69-50 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Michael Amann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Christopher McLin snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is hacked by Steven Ives - foul #3 on Steven Ives, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (PG), Kerry Baer (SG), Robert Bartlett (SF) Christopher McLin, Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Eubank (PG), Michael Barlowe (SG), Christopher Crissman (SF), Raymond Tomasini (PF), Joseph Sander (C) Warren Arner, Todd Harris, Michael Amann, James Johnson, Steven Ives | |
| 06:18 | Akron | Kerry Baer is hacked by Michael Barlowe - foul #1 on Michael Barlowe, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG) Michael Barlowe | |
| 06:18 | Akron | Kerry Baer makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Kerry Baer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-50 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Robert Bartlett scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Kerry Baer | 73-50 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #4 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Bruce Pickering (C) Kerry Baer, Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Johnson (SF) Christopher Crissman | |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Anthony Lynch tips it but misses | 73-52 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 04:58 | Akron | James Johnson steps in front of the Anthony Lynch pass | 73-52 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #3 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #5 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Kerry Baer (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF) Carlos Montalvo, Charlie Lee, Robert Bartlett, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG), Michael Barlowe (SG) Richard Eubank, Dustin Penniman | |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Raymond Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Kerry Baer is hacked by Joseph Sander - foul #4 on Joseph Sander, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Christopher Crissman (SF) Raymond Tomasini | |
| 04:13 | Akron | Kerry Baer makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Kerry Baer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Walter Keller is called for the reach on Joseph Sander - foul #1 on Walter Keller, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| 03:51 | Ball State | Kerry Baer picks off the pass by Joseph Sander | 75-53 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Kerry Baer lays it in | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Arner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Barlowe (fresh) SF - Christopher Crissman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Sander (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman clanks a shot in the paint | 77-53 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Bruce Pickering snags the defensive board | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos blows the layup | 77-53 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher Crissman | 77-53 |
| 02:56 | Ball State | James Johnson hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Bruce Pickering - foul #3 on Bruce Pickering, team foul #7 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Beals (C) Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Penniman (SG) Warren Arner | |
| 02:56 | Ball State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the driving attempt in the lane | 77-56 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Fredrick Beals snags the offensive board | 77-56 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the easy layup | 77-56 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Dustin Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-56 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | James Johnson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 77-56 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Kerry Baer pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Christopher Crissman is called for the reach on Alfredo Ramos - foul #1 on Christopher Crissman, team foul #9 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Jones (C) Walter Keller | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Shelby (PG) Michael Barlowe | |
| 02:02 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-56 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Fred Jones snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher McLin | 79-56 |
| 01:14 | Ball State | Charles Shelby is whistled for a carry | 79-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Fredrick Beals, Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Arner (PG) Charles Shelby | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos slams it home on a nice dish by Kerry Baer | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Walter Keller denies the turnaround by Dustin Penniman | 81-56 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the board | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Bruce Pickering comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 81-56 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Warren Arner snags the defensive board | 81-56 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Joseph Sander misses the jumpshot from the right side | 81-56 |
| 00:12 | Ball State | Christopher Crissman tips it home | 81-58 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Christopher McLin runs out the clock | 81-58 |