| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Escarcega (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Green (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Cook | 46-39 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Andrew Cook snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Andrew Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Andrew Cook double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SF), Brian Moore (C) Dustin Escarcega, Jason Green | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tommy Stacey | 46-42 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Noble | 46-45 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is hacked by Robert Noble in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Noble, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Fred Bradshaw, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell (SG), Marin Poplawski (SF), Donald McKone (C) Tommy Stacey, Robert Noble, Phillip Smith | |
| 17:32 | Akron | John Dunn clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Brian Moore - foul #1 on Brian Moore, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega (SF), Jason Green (C) Jeffery Dunlap, Brian Moore | |
| 17:32 | Akron | John Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:32 | Akron | John Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald McKone | 48-47 |
| 16:52 | Akron | James Moore hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Marin Poplawski - foul #1 on Marin Poplawski, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) Gerard Greene, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG) Donald McKone | |
| 16:52 | Akron | James Moore misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Marin Poplawski swats the short shot by John Dunn | 50-47 |
| 15:59 | Akron | John Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Skinner (fairly fresh) C - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Russell (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Dustin Escarcega (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Marin Poplawski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | John Dunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Edward Skinner gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Dustin Escarcega is called for the reach on Fred Bradshaw - foul #2 on Dustin Escarcega, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) James Moore, Robert Thomas, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble (SG), Jeffery Dunlap (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Brian Moore (C) Tom Russell, Dustin Escarcega, Marin Poplawski, Jason Green | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 50-47 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Robert Noble | 50-47 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jeffery Dunlap - foul #2 on Jeffery Dunlap, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega (SF) Tommy Stacey | |
| 14:41 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Charles Ellis pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Charles Ellis loses the dribble to Robert Noble | 52-47 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Ronald Venegas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Noble and the foul's on Andrew Cook - foul #3 on Andrew Cook, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) Ronald Venegas, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski (SF), Donald McKone (PF), Vincent Schafer (C) Dustin Escarcega, Phillip Smith, Brian Moore | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Andrew Cook connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Bradshaw | 54-49 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble travels with the ball | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG) Gerard Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell (PG) Jeffery Dunlap | |
| 12:35 | Akron | Robert Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone hits the finger roll set up by Robert Noble | 54-51 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Robert Thomas is hacked by Robert Noble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Noble, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Dustin Escarcega (SF) Robert Noble, Marin Poplawski | |
| 12:18 | Akron | Edward Skinner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 57-51 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell tips it home | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Dustin Escarcega (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Donald McKone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Vincent Schafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Robert Thomas travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG) Fred Bradshaw, James Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Phillip Smith (PF), Jason Green (C) Tom Russell, Donald McKone, Vincent Schafer | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Edward Skinner snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Robert Thomas clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dustin Escarcega - foul #3 on Dustin Escarcega, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski (SG) Dustin Escarcega | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-53 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Gerard Greene misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Robert Thomas tips it but misses | 59-55 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey misses the floater from the left side | 59-55 |
| 10:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Cook | 59-55 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Andrew Cook clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Charles Ellis tips it home | 61-55 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffery Dunlap | 61-58 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Robert Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Gerard Greene, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell (SG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), Brian Moore (PF), Vincent Schafer (C) Marin Poplawski, Jeffery Dunlap, Phillip Smith, Jason Green | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-58 |
| 09:12 | Akron | John Dunn gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:56 | Akron | John Dunn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 08:54 | Akron | Robert Thornberry grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Robert Thornberry drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw and he's fouled by Dustin Escarcega - foul #4 on Dustin Escarcega, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (SF), Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SF), Donald McKone (C) Dustin Escarcega, Vincent Schafer | |
| 08:31 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 08:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Ellis | 64-58 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Charles Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Dunlap - foul #3 on Jeffery Dunlap, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Andrew Cook (PF) Lionel Scheidt, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith (PF) Brian Moore | |
| 08:14 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap lays it in on a nice dish by Tommy Stacey | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Dunlap (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald McKone (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Charles Ellis comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 64-60 |
| 07:42 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Venegas | 64-60 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Charles Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Dunlap - foul #4 on Jeffery Dunlap, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Lionel Scheidt (SF), Edward Skinner (PF) Fred Bradshaw, James Moore, Andrew Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski (PG), Robert Noble (SG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), Jason Green (C) Tommy Stacey, Tom Russell, Jeffery Dunlap, Donald McKone | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Smith | 65-63 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits a 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Venegas is called for the reach on Robert Noble - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #2 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), John Dunn (C) Ronald Venegas, Lionel Scheidt, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Moore (PF), Vincent Schafer (C) Phillip Smith, Jason Green | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Dunn - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #3 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG) Gerard Greene, Edward Skinner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:25 | Akron | John Dunn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega is fouled on the floor by Ronald Venegas - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #4 | 68-65 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Dustin Escarcega is denied by Robert Thomas | 68-65 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Noble | 68-65 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Robert Thornberry grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Schafer snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Thornberry steals it from Marin Poplawski | 68-65 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Robert Thomas clanks a runner from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Lionel Scheidt (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Edward Skinner (C) Fred Bradshaw, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Robert Thornberry, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Tom Russell (SF), Donald McKone (PF), Jason Green (C) Marin Poplawski, Dustin Escarcega, Brian Moore, Vincent Schafer | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:30 | Akron | James Moore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-66 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jason Green | 68-66 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tom Russell | 68-68 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Tom Russell picks off the pass by Edward Skinner | 68-68 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tommy Stacey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tom Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Donald McKone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Akron | Edward Skinner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-70 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald McKone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Charles Ellis (C) James Moore, Gerard Greene, Lionel Scheidt, Edward Skinner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (PG), Phillip Smith (PF) Tommy Stacey, Donald McKone | |
| 02:46 | Akron | Andrew Cook knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 70-70 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 70-70 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tom Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (PF), John Dunn (C) Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marin Poplawski (PG), Brian Moore (PF), Vincent Schafer (C) Tom Russell, Phillip Smith, Jason Green | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Robert Thomas scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Venegas | 72-70 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Noble is called for traveling | 72-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Robert Thornberry, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Stacey (PG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), Phillip Smith (PF), Jason Green (C) Marin Poplawski, Jeffery Dunlap, Brian Moore, Vincent Schafer | |
| 01:15 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses short on an open floater from the left side | 72-70 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jason Green | 72-70 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Ronald Venegas snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Jason Green is called for the reach on Charles Ellis - foul #2 on Jason Green, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Cook - foul #4 on Andrew Cook, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Dustin Escarcega is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Dustin Escarcega, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Robert Thornberry (PF) Fred Bradshaw, Andrew Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SF) Dustin Escarcega | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Noble | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Tommy Stacey is called for the reach on Ronald Venegas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Stacey, team foul #13 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Andrew Cook (PF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Tommy Stacey is called for the reach on Robert Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Stacey, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap clanks a halfcourt shot | 80-77 |