| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Eustice inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | William Little loses the dribble to Lawrence Hall | 33-39 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall misses short on a shot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 19:32 | Akron | William Tiernan pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:17 | Akron | David Eustice connects on the jumper from close range | 35-39 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems is fouled on the floor by William Little - foul #2 on William Little, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG) William Joseph | |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Adam Herrick steals it from Christopher Weems | 35-39 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Cataldo - foul #2 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman | |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Tiernan | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | Akron | William Little scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long lays it up and in | 38-41 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Richard Cataldo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 38-41 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Riley | 38-41 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Adam Herrick is fouled on the floor by Lavern Davis - foul #2 on Lavern Davis, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, David Eustice, Richard Cataldo, William Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Dave Jarman is called for the reach on Michael Valentine - foul #1 on Dave Jarman, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Michael Valentine's pass is intercepted by Dave Jarman | 38-41 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall throws it down on a great pass from Dave Jarman | 38-43 |
| 15:52 | Akron | William Joseph picks off the pass by Michael Valentine | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 15:18 | Akron | James Marshall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | William Joseph comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Shane Renard gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Don Corona is hacked by Dave Jarman - foul #2 on Dave Jarman, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Richard Cataldo (PF), William Little (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Samuel Johnson (C) Lawrence Hall, William Joseph, Christopher Weems | |
| 14:29 | Akron | The jump hook by Don Corona is blocked by Samuel Johnson | 38-45 |
| 14:28 | Akron | William Tiernan tips it home | 40-45 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Don Corona pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Don Corona is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF) Don Corona | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), William Joseph (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Samuel Johnson | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Michael Jones is called for 3 seconds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF) Dave Jarman, Michael Jones | |
| 13:18 | Akron | David Eustice misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Akron | David Eustice connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Tiernan | 43-45 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | William Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-45 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Robert Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Tiernan | 43-45 |
| 12:14 | Akron | David Eustice comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 11:53 | Akron | David Eustice makes the floater from the right side set up by Adam Herrick | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Tiernan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Eustice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Cataldo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Long (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall hits the finger roll set up by Geoffrey Long and the foul's on Adam Herrick - foul #3 on Adam Herrick, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, David Eustice, Richard Cataldo, William Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Guy Sholar (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Don Corona connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Marshall and the foul's on Dave Jarman - foul #3 on Dave Jarman, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG) Lawrence Hall | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Don Corona makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson tips it home | 48-50 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Dustin Marmon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Michael Valentine tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Shane Renard gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Michael Jones steals it from Michael Valentine | 48-50 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Shane Renard grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Guy Sholar is called for the reach on Don Corona - foul #2 on Guy Sholar, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Tiernan (SG), David Eustice (SF), William Little (C) Michael Valentine, Don Corona, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Guy Sholar, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| 09:33 | Akron | David Eustice misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 09:31 | Akron | William Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:14 | Akron | David Eustice misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:13 | Akron | James Marshall snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Shane Renard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 48-50 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis is fouled on the floor by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), Richard Cataldo (PF) James Marshall, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Robert Riley (SF) Lavern Davis, Dave Jarman | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:23 | Akron | William Little snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:03 | Akron | William Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Robert Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Hall | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Tiernan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Eustice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Long (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Richard Cataldo misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Hall - foul #2 on Lawrence Hall, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF) William Tiernan, David Eustice | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Guy Sholar (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Guy Sholar hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Hall | 50-55 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Michael Valentine is hacked by Lawrence Hall - foul #3 on Lawrence Hall, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (C) William Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lawrence Hall, Guy Sholar, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| 06:40 | Akron | Michael Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Michael Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Weems | 52-55 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Richard Cataldo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dave Jarman | 52-59 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Richard Cataldo drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Valentine | 54-59 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Richard Cataldo snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | William Tiernan (SG), David Eustice (SF), William Little (C) Michael Valentine, Don Corona, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Guy Sholar (SG), Robert Riley (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| 04:24 | Akron | William Tiernan's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Jones | 54-59 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Robert Riley hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 03:37 | Akron | William Tiernan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 03:35 | Akron | William Little tips it in | 56-61 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Cataldo (PF) Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Edwin Angle (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Guy Sholar, Robert Riley, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Angle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the fadeaway near the basket | 56-63 |
| 03:04 | Akron | William Little is fouled on the floor by Christopher Weems - foul #3 on Christopher Weems, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lawrence Hall, Edwin Angle | |
| 03:04 | Akron | William Little misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | William Joseph connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Geoffrey Long | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Akron | David Eustice hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cataldo | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Little - foul #3 on William Little, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG) Adam Herrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Robert Riley (SG) Lavern Davis, William Joseph | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Akron | William Tiernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG) Robert Riley | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 59-66 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Eustice - foul #1 on David Eustice, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | Akron | William Tiernan gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | David Eustice makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Herrick | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | William Joseph is hacked by William Tiernan in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tiernan, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SF) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems is fouled on the floor by Richard Cataldo - foul #3 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:28 | Akron | A charge is called on David Eustice - foul #2 on David Eustice, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF) Robert Riley | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Herrick - foul #4 on Adam Herrick, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:21 | Akron | David Eustice buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Tiernan | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Adam Herrick is called for the reach on Dave Jarman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Herrick, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG) Adam Herrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:12 | Akron | William Tiernan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 00:11 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to William Little | 65-73 |
| 00:07 | Akron | William Tiernan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-73 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis runs out the clock | 65-73 |