| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the jumper from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Russell Jacobs drills a runner from the baseline set up by Fredrick Conrad | 23-34 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Russell Jacobs - foul #2 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 25-35 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG) James Marsh | |
| 17:44 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | William Whaley double dribbles | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 17:10 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| 16:45 | Akron | Trevor Johnson blows the dunk | 28-35 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| 16:28 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits a 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Randy Howell swats the layup by Edward Costillo | 29-38 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) SG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Brian Prahl picks off the pass by Kenneth Rosas | 29-38 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt jams it set up by Brian Prahl | 31-38 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it in | 31-40 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Terry Koerner steals it from Edward Costillo | 31-40 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the finger roll set up by Terry Koerner | 31-42 |
| 14:53 | Akron | James Marsh picks off the pass by Edward Costillo | 31-42 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is hacked by Edward Costillo - foul #2 on Edward Costillo, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Stephen Hunnicutt, Edward Costillo, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the lay-in | 31-42 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead loses the ball out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Russell Jacobs drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Trevor Johnson | 33-42 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Jacobs swats the short shot by William Whaley | 33-42 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Russell Jacobs tips it home | 35-44 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | William Whaley is called for the reach on Trevor Johnson - foul #3 on William Whaley, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Terry Koerner is called for the reach on Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Terry Koerner, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Darrel Villarreal picks off the pass by Edward Costillo | 35-46 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | James Marsh throws it down on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 35-48 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Brian Prahl is called for traveling | 35-48 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas's dunk attempt is rejected by Craig Delp | 35-48 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Craig Delp swats the layup by Darrel Villarreal | 35-48 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Patrick Sims gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Patrick Sims hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #2 on Randy Howell, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF) Brian Prahl, Stephen Hunnicutt, Edward Costillo, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen White knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad drills a shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 08:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 42-50 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Stephen White is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 08:26 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the finger roll set up by Stephen White and he's hacked by Patrick Sims - foul #2 on Patrick Sims, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Trevor Johnson and he's fouled by Stephen White - foul #4 on Stephen White, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 46-52 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Edward Costillo (SF) Fredrick Conrad, Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 07:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 46-52 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Brian Prahl | 48-52 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Terry Koerner is blocked by Edward Costillo | 48-52 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Brian Prahl pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Craig Delp is called for the reach on Terry Koerner - foul #2 on Craig Delp, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Stephen Hunnicutt, Edward Costillo, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Trevor Johnson | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is fouled in the backcourt by Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 55-52 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley | |
| 04:13 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Lawrence Broadhead denies the turnaround by Fredrick Conrad | 55-52 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal throws it down set up by Michael Harvey | 55-54 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner double dribbles | 56-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Brian Prahl hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Stephen Hunnicutt, Edward Costillo, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-54 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Trevor Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fredrick Conrad | 61-54 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | James Marsh connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Richard Gokey swats the layup by Dave Marks | 61-56 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Stephen White buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Marsh | 61-58 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Marsh | 61-58 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey's pass is intercepted by Russell Jacobs | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Dave Marks is hacked by Stephen White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen White, team foul #12 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (PF) Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Stephen White | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Marsh | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | William Whaley blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | James Marsh can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Marsh buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 61-61 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (PF) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Russell Jacobs wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the jumper from the left block | 63-61 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | William Whaley buries a shot from the left block set up by Darrel Villarreal | 63-63 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Dave Marks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is fouled on the floor by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't connect on a shot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 63-63 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | James Marsh drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled on the floor by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 03:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Patrick Sims travels with the ball | 65-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Randy Howell | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Darrel Villarreal - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 01:58 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | James Marsh clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 69-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | James Marsh drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the easy layup | 69-73 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is hacked by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Richard Gokey | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by William Whaley - foul #4 on William Whaley, team foul #15 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Richard Gokey (PF) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 3rd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is fouled in the backcourt by Fredrick Conrad - foul #4 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Johnson | 74-77 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Richard Gokey | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on James Marsh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Hunnicutt | 77-79 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is hacked by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #13 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 77-80 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 77-80 |