| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Paul Mathews tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Walter Spann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Pablo Castaneda | 36-42 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 40-42 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Paul Mathews is whistled for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (SG), Greg Moon (SF), Hank Hanna (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Andrew Wright | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Cliff Morgan - foul #2 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Bauer | 43-44 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 16:12 | Akron | George Woods pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Gary Lane is fouled on the floor by Greg Moon - foul #2 on Greg Moon, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Mark Eggert, Walter Wade | |
| 15:48 | Akron | William Bauer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cliff Morgan | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by Jonathan Lipps - foul #2 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) William Bauer, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Hank Hanna, Ronald Biller | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 15:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Knouse | 46-44 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) Greg Moon | |
| 14:37 | Akron | Paul Mathews is hacked by Mark Quinn - foul #3 on Mark Quinn, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Clayton Craven is fouled on the floor by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Freddy Bozek, Andrew Wright | |
| 14:02 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Paul Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cliff Morgan - foul #3 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Mark Quinn, Ronald Biller | |
| 12:54 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 49-45 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright is fouled on the floor by George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) William Bauer, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Greg Moon | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 49-48 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda grabs the board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Hank Hanna - foul #1 on Hank Hanna, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Eggert, Freddy Bozek, Andrew Wright | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Biller | 50-51 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Walter Spann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Thomas Knouse can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Alan Gully is called for the reach on Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (PG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Pablo Castaneda, Hank Hanna | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Walter Spann pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn knocks in the jumper from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Freddy Bozek steals the ball from Thomas Knouse | 50-53 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Greg Moon buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Quinn | 50-55 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | William Bauer steals it from Ronald Biller | 53-55 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Clayton Craven is called for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, William Bauer, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Andrew Wright (C) Walter Wade, Mark Quinn, Greg Moon, Ronald Biller | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Alan Gully buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps | 56-57 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda drills a jumper from the right side set up by Hank Hanna | 56-59 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Cliff Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG) Freddy Bozek | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it home | 58-61 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Wright | 58-64 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-64 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Paul Mathews buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Lipps | 61-64 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to George Woods | 61-64 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it but misses | 61-64 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-64 |
| 03:57 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Walter Spann is called for the reach on Mark Eggert - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is fouled on the floor by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Walter Spann comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-65 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Biller (C) Andrew Wright | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (C) Ronald Biller | |
| 02:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits a floater from close range set up by Clayton Craven | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Walter Spann is called for the reach on Pablo Castaneda - foul #4 on Walter Spann, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Gully | 63-66 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Clayton Craven connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits a jumper from the free throw line | 68-69 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Wright, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Walter Spann is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 70-72 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the fadeaway from the right side | 70-72 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright is hacked by Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Mathews, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Spann | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright is hacked by Walter Spann in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Spann, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Freddy Bozek denies the turnaround by Clayton Craven | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is hacked by Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Mathews, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled on the floor by Mark Eggert - foul #3 on Mark Eggert, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |