| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Lofton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brett Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Faul (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Loughran (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Akron | Raymond Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Thomas | 38-41 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Vincent Stepp clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Willard Forbes snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the dunk but the foul's on William Thomas - foul #2 on William Thomas, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG), Timothy Regina (C) Franklin Floyd, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Lee Wells (SG), Mark Vick (PF), Michael Kijowski (C) Brett Patterson, Anthony Faul, Steven Loughran, Joseph Scott | |
| 18:48 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Mark Vick | 38-41 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Vincent Stepp pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Raymond Scott is open but misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Willard Forbes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Emory Oakley is open and lays it up and in | 40-41 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Regina | 40-41 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Vincent Stepp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF), James Bennett (PF), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Emory Oakley, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (PG), Wayne Schaufelberge (SG), Thomas Degeorge (SF), Raymond Miller (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Antonio Arvizu, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Mark Vick, Michael Kijowski | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Degeorge drills a floater from the left side set up by Brett Patterson | 40-43 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Degeorge snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge is denied on a layup by David Lofton | 40-43 |
| 16:21 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) SG - Franklin Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bennett (fresh) C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brett Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Schaufelberge (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Degeorge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #1 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Anthony Faul (SG), William Thomas (SF), Steven Loughran (PF) Brett Patterson, Wayne Schaufelberge, Thomas Degeorge, Raymond Miller | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Joseph Scott swats the dunk try by Raymond Scott | 40-43 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Emory Oakley tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emory Oakley is called for the reach on Anthony Faul - foul #2 on Emory Oakley, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Regina (C) David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski (C) Joseph Scott | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Regina swats the short shot by Anthony Faul | 42-43 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Emory Oakley grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Thomas - foul #3 on William Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (PF), David Lofton (C) Wilbur Camper, Emory Oakley, Raymond Scott, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (PG), Lee Wells (SG), Thomas Degeorge (SF), Mark Vick (PF), Raymond Miller (C) Antonio Arvizu, Anthony Faul, William Thomas, Steven Loughran, Michael Kijowski | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:09 | Akron | James Bennett hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Hardin | 45-43 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Willard Forbes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Vick | 45-48 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Willard Forbes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lee Wells | 45-51 |
| 12:49 | Akron | David Lofton lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Emory Oakley (SF), Raymond Scott (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, Willard Forbes, James Bennett, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Anthony Faul (SG), Wayne Schaufelberge (SF), Steven Loughran (PF), Michael Kijowski (C) Brett Patterson, Lee Wells, Thomas Degeorge, Mark Vick, Raymond Miller | |
| 12:17 | Akron | Raymond Scott scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Franklin Floyd and he's hacked by Steven Loughran - foul #1 on Steven Loughran, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu hits a driving attempt from close range | 50-53 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Vincent Stepp's pass is intercepted by Antonio Arvizu in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran misses the easy layup | 50-53 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Timothy Regina snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Oakley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Antonio Arvizu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Faul (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Schaufelberge (fresh) PF - Steven Loughran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kijowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Antonio Arvizu is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp - foul #4 on Antonio Arvizu, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Franklin Floyd, Emory Oakley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (PG), William Thomas (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Antonio Arvizu, Anthony Faul, Michael Kijowski | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Brett Patterson is called for the reach on Anthony Foulk - foul #3 on Brett Patterson, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul (SG) Wayne Schaufelberge | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Timothy Regina misses the jumper from close range | 50-53 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Timothy Regina grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:54 | Akron | William Thomas takes the ball from Willard Forbes | 50-53 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran is fouled on the floor by Raymond Scott - foul #1 on Raymond Scott, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (PG), David Lofton (C) Vincent Stepp, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 10:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Scott | 50-53 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Raymond Scott drills a jumper from close range | 52-53 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Scott swats the layup by Joseph Scott | 52-53 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilbur Camper - foul #3 on Wilbur Camper, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Emory Oakley (SF), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Wilbur Camper, Anthony Foulk, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG), Wayne Schaufelberge (SF), Mark Vick (PF) Anthony Faul, William Thomas, Steven Loughran | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is hacked by Brett Patterson - foul #4 on Brett Patterson, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Thomas Degeorge (SF), Raymond Miller (PF), Michael Kijowski (C) Brett Patterson, Wayne Schaufelberge, Mark Vick, Joseph Scott | |
| 09:39 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Arvizu | 54-57 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Lee Wells steps in front of the Emory Oakley pass | 54-57 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski is hacked by Lester Stephenson - foul #1 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (SG) Lee Wells | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kijowski | 54-59 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Timothy Regina double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG) Emory Oakley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas (SF), Steven Loughran (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Thomas Degeorge, Raymond Miller, Michael Kijowski | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu misses the floater from the right side | 54-59 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Timothy Regina gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Timothy Regina knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Vincent Stepp and the foul's on Joseph Scott - foul #2 on Joseph Scott, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) Franklin Floyd, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (PG), Mark Vick (PF) Antonio Arvizu, Steven Loughran | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Timothy Regina makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Foulk is called for the reach on William Thomas - foul #1 on Anthony Foulk, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG) Wayne Schaufelberge | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Vick pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott misses the dunk attempt | 57-59 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Lofton (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brett Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Vick | 57-61 |
| 07:20 | Akron | William Thomas steals it from Anthony Foulk in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lofton takes the ball from William Thomas | 57-61 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Willard Forbes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Lester Stephenson (SF), James Bennett (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Anthony Foulk, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Antonio Arvizu (PG), Anthony Faul (SG), Thomas Degeorge (SF), Raymond Miller (PF), Michael Kijowski (C) Brett Patterson, Lee Wells, William Thomas, Mark Vick, Joseph Scott | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Lester Stephenson gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:17 | Akron | James Bennett misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Arvizu - foul #5 on Antonio Arvizu, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge (PG) Antonio Arvizu | |
| 06:17 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:17 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Schaufelberge | 59-63 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Aaron Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF), David Lofton (C) James Bennett, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Scott - foul #2 on Raymond Scott, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Patterson (PG), Steven Loughran (PF) Anthony Faul, Michael Kijowski | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Brett Patterson is called for the reach on Aaron Hardin - foul #5 on Brett Patterson, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG) Emory Oakley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG), William Thomas (SF), Michael Kijowski (C) Brett Patterson, Thomas Degeorge, Raymond Miller | |
| 05:30 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lofton is called for the reach on Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #2 on David Lofton, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilbur Camper (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (C) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Willard Forbes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wilbur Camper is called for the reach on Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #4 on Wilbur Camper, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), James Bennett (PF) Franklin Floyd, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul (SG), Joseph Scott (C) Lee Wells, Michael Kijowski | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Schaufelberge misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Regina | 64-67 |
| 04:33 | Akron | James Bennett lays it up and in set up by Wilbur Camper | 66-67 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Thomas | 66-70 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Wilbur Camper is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #2 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SF), David Lofton (C) Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Degeorge (SF), Mark Vick (PF) William Thomas, Steven Loughran | |
| 04:11 | Akron | Wilbur Camper makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Wilbur Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott hits a fadeaway from close range | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Wilbur Camper is hacked by Anthony Faul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Faul, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) Anthony Foulk | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (SG), Raymond Miller (PF) Anthony Faul, Mark Vick | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Wilbur Camper makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Wilbur Camper misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 69-72 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Stephenson - foul #2 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG) Wilbur Camper, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Kijowski (C) Joseph Scott | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Michael Kijowski - foul #1 on Michael Kijowski, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Thomas (SF) Thomas Degeorge | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Oakley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Schaufelberge (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kijowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller can't finish the layup | 71-74 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Lester Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Raymond Scott buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Emory Oakley | 74-74 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Scott is called for the reach on Raymond Miller - foul #3 on Raymond Scott, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), David Lofton (C) Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul (SG), Joseph Scott (C) Lee Wells, Michael Kijowski | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Franklin Floyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Scott | 77-76 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Miller tips it in | 77-78 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Wayne Schaufelberge steps in front of the Vincent Stepp pass in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran (PF) Raymond Miller | |
| 01:13 | Akron | David Lofton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #3 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #14 | 77-78 |
| 01:13 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:13 | Akron | David Lofton misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:13 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Scott | 78-78 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 78-78 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Willard Forbes tips it back up and in | 80-78 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willard Forbes takes the ball from Wayne Schaufelberge | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Raymond Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Raymond Scott tips it home | 82-78 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Scott is called for the reach on Anthony Faul - foul #4 on Raymond Scott, team foul #11 | 82-78 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Schaufelberge - foul #4 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #15 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG), James Bennett (PF) Franklin Floyd, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Faul drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Wayne Schaufelberge is called for the reach on Willard Forbes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Schaufelberge, team foul #16 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) Emory Oakley, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells (PG) Wayne Schaufelberge | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Loughran gets the rebound | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-82 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Wells clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-82 |