| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from Rafael Santiago | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it home | 31-40 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 34-40 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the lay-in | 34-40 |
| 18:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Roberts | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Gregory Jones is called for the reach on Rafael Santiago - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| 17:54 | Akron | Rafael Santiago knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll loses the dribble to Wayne Anders | 37-40 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the finger roll | 39-40 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's layup is rejected by Chad Roberts | 39-40 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Rafael Santiago pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Wallace Judson is hacked by Steven Coll - foul #2 on Steven Coll, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG) David Whelan | |
| 16:30 | Akron | Willie Morton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Vic Godfrey, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), David Whelan (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Justin Cobb, Ernest Catoe | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Whelan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Mark Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-40 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones tips it in | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Arnold Mims buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 42-42 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Juan Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Mark Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Lowe | 45-42 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | David Whelan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, Juan Rosales, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, David Whelan, Gregory Jones | |
| 13:55 | Akron | Wallace Judson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| 13:55 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Wallace Judson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) James Davis, Steven Coll | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Wallace Judson is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:37 | Akron | Chad Roberts is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Juan Rosales (C) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Steven Coll | |
| 12:17 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 46-42 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | James Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Gregory Jones | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Steven Coll picks off the pass by Chad Roberts | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | James Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Akron | Arnold Mims can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Juan Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Arnold Mims buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Anders | 49-47 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | James Davis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lin Xiong | 49-49 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Wallace Judson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Juan Rosales - foul #2 on Juan Rosales, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Willie Morton (SF), Rafael Santiago (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Willie Morton hits a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it in | 55-52 |
| 09:42 | Akron | The jump hook by Juan Rosales is blocked by Gregory Jones | 55-52 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is hacked by Willie Morton - foul #2 on Willie Morton, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (PF) Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG) David Whelan | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones hits a driving attempt in the lane | 55-54 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Rafael Santiago tips it in | 57-54 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Arnold Mims grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 08:02 | Akron | George Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 57-56 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Arnold Mims clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-56 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Cobb and the foul's on Willie Morton - foul #3 on Willie Morton, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Juan Rosales (C) Tim Trojanowski, Arnold Mims, Willie Morton, George Lowe, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Gregory Jones | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Wallace Judson is fouled on the floor by Steven Coll - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Steven Coll, Lin Xiong | |
| 06:47 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Whelan | 57-59 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Wallace Judson grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Chad Roberts can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a turnaround from the left block | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Juan Rosales is called for the reach on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Juan Rosales, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Lin Xiong (SF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Juan Rosales - foul #4 on Juan Rosales, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Jones | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski tips it in | 59-61 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe's pass is intercepted by Wayne Anders | 59-61 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses the lay-in | 59-61 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 04:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Rosales | 59-61 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Juan Rosales double dribbles | 59-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Willie Morton (SF), George Lowe (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Morton steals the ball from Ernest Catoe | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Willie Morton is hacked by Ernest Catoe - foul #2 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Willie Morton makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Willie Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from David Whelan | 61-63 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| 02:36 | Akron | Wayne Anders buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Trojanowski | 63-63 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Catoe | 63-63 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | David Whelan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it in | 63-65 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Wayne Anders can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | David Whelan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Akron | Wallace Judson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski tips it home | 65-68 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Anders takes the ball from Danny Carreiro | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Rafael Santiago is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Tim Trojanowski | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is hacked by Wallace Judson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Roberts | 67-69 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Roberts | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Davis | 70-71 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Chad Roberts | 72-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-71 |