| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Larry Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Dunlap (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dustin Escarcega (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Verrill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dave Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Charles Ellis pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:30 | Akron | James Moore is called for 10 seconds | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega misses badly on a floater from the right block | 35-40 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Escarcega | 35-40 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Howard | 35-40 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SF) Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Crass (PG), Kelly Murphree (SG), Robert Howie (SF), David Rosol (PF), Bobby Ferguson (C) Larry Mills, Jeffery Dunlap, Dustin Escarcega, John Verrill, Dave Howard | |
| 18:20 | Akron | Andrew Cook comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ben Crass - foul #2 on Ben Crass, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG) James Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:20 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Wurth (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Fred Bradshaw, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:56 | Akron | Randall Gatto is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kelly Murphree misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kelly Murphree pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Edward Skinner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Gerard Greene tips it home | 39-42 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jumper by Kelly Murphree is denied by John Dunn | 39-42 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol tips it in | 39-44 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Randall Gatto scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Wurth | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gerard Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Wurth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Skinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ben Crass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Murphree (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Howie (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Rosol (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Ferguson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Crass is called for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Randall Gatto, Douglas Wurth, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price (PG), Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), John Verrill (PF), Dave Howard (C) Ben Crass, Kelly Murphree, Robert Howie, David Rosol, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The refs have stopped play. John Verrill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie (PF) John Verrill | |
| 15:39 | Akron | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Charles Ellis tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brett Price | 43-47 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Brett Price takes the ball from James Moore in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 14:59 | Akron | James Moore buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Howard's pass is intercepted by Charles Ellis | 46-47 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Robert Thornberry hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Andrew Cook can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Howard hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills (PG), David Rosol (PF) Brett Price, Robert Howie | |
| 13:58 | Akron | Gerard Greene connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Fred Bradshaw | 52-49 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Ellis steals it from Dustin Escarcega | 52-49 |
| 13:48 | Akron | David Rosol picks off the pass by Fred Bradshaw | 52-49 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Escarcega | 52-51 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dave Howard - foul #3 on Dave Howard, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG), Randall Gatto (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Gerard Greene, Douglas Wurth, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price (PG) Jeffery Dunlap | |
| 13:14 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Howard misses the jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 12:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Skinner | 54-51 |
| 12:48 | Akron | James Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brett Price - foul #4 on Brett Price, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Robert Thornberry (SF) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SG), John Verrill (PF) Brett Price, David Rosol | |
| 12:48 | Akron | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:48 | Akron | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Howard snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap is hacked by Robert Thornberry - foul #2 on Robert Thornberry, team foul #1 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG) James Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Crass (PG), Kelly Murphree (SG) Larry Mills, Jeffery Dunlap | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega makes the 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 11:48 | Akron | John Dunn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Robert Thornberry snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ben Crass (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Murphree (fresh) SF - Dustin Escarcega (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Verrill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dave Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Gerard Greene is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Skinner | 58-54 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Thornberry steals it from Ben Crass | 58-54 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Robert Thornberry banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Thornberry - foul #3 on Robert Thornberry, team foul #2 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills (PG), Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Bobby Ferguson (C) Ben Crass, Kelly Murphree, Dave Howard | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Andrew Cook blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Verrill | 60-59 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bobby Ferguson gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-59 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 08:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Ellis | 60-59 |
| 08:53 | Akron | James Moore connects on the open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw | 62-59 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Verrill | 62-61 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Ferguson - foul #2 on Bobby Ferguson, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Randall Gatto (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF) Fred Bradshaw, James Moore, Douglas Wurth, Andrew Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Crass (PG), Kelly Murphree (SG), David Rosol (SF), Robert Howie (C) Larry Mills, Jeffery Dunlap, Dustin Escarcega, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 08:36 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Murphree | 64-63 |
| 08:01 | Akron | David Rosol denies the turnaround by Charles Ellis | 64-63 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kelly Murphree | 64-63 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerard Greene picks off the pass by Ben Crass | 64-63 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Robert Thornberry is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Crass - foul #3 on Ben Crass, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Akron | John Dunn (C) Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price (PG), Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Dave Howard (C) Ben Crass, Kelly Murphree, John Verrill | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Robert Thornberry comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-63 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Dave Howard | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Skinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brett Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Dunlap (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Rosol (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Howie (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap banks in the layup on a great pass from Brett Price | 64-65 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-65 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 06:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 64-65 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Edward Skinner is open but misses the lay-in | 64-65 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Howard clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 64-65 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Edward Skinner grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 06:01 | Akron | John Dunn is fouled on the floor by Dave Howard - foul #4 on Dave Howard, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kelly Murphree (SG), Ben Crass (SF), John Verrill (PF) Jeffery Dunlap, Robert Howie, Dave Howard | |
| 05:44 | Akron | James Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-65 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kelly Murphree grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ben Crass | 64-67 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Wurth | 66-67 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol loses the dribble to Fred Bradshaw | 66-67 |
| 05:23 | Akron | James Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Bradshaw | 68-67 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brett Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-67 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Price - foul #5 on Brett Price, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills (PG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), Dave Howard (C) Brett Price, Ben Crass, David Rosol | |
| 04:58 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Ellis | 70-67 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Charles Ellis pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Charles Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Lionel Scheidt (SF), John Dunn (C) James Moore, Douglas Wurth, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Bobby Ferguson (C) Kelly Murphree, Dave Howard | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 04:02 | Akron | John Dunn grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Jeffery Dunlap is called for the reach on Gerard Greene in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Dunlap, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) Andrew Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:00 | Akron | Gerard Greene makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Gerard Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SF) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Crass (PF), Robert Howie (C) John Verrill, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 03:28 | Akron | The short jumper by John Dunn is denied by Robert Howie | 72-67 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie grabs the board | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Gatto (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Larry Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Dunlap (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dustin Escarcega (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ben Crass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Howie (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Dunlap | 72-70 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Dustin Escarcega steals the ball from Bill White | 72-70 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega blows the layup but he's fouled by John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #3 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Lionel Scheidt, Gerard Greene, Randall Gatto, John Dunn, Bill White | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill (PF), Dave Howard (C) Jeffery Dunlap, Robert Howie | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Robert Thornberry is fouled on the floor by Dave Howard - foul #5 on Dave Howard, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kelly Murphree (SG), David Rosol (SF), Bobby Ferguson (C) Ben Crass, Dustin Escarcega, Dave Howard | |
| 02:22 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Rosol pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andrew Cook steals it from Kelly Murphree | 72-72 |
| 01:59 | Akron | James Moore travels with the ball | 72-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap (SG), Dustin Escarcega (SF), Robert Howie (C) Kelly Murphree, David Rosol, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Andrew Cook gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Thornberry picks off the pass by Jeffery Dunlap | 72-72 |
| 01:09 | Akron | James Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Thornberry | 74-72 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 00:55 | Akron | James Moore snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | James Moore is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Cook and he's fouled by Jeffery Dunlap - foul #2 on Jeffery Dunlap, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Randall Gatto (SF) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| 00:28 | Akron | James Moore misses the free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Howie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Verrill grabs the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Dunlap can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Ellis | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF) Randall Gatto | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Larry Mills is called for the reach on Gerard Greene in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Mills, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Gerard Greene misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Gerard Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG) Gerard Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Akron | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Larry Mills is called for the reach on James Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Mills, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Randall Gatto (SF) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:04 | Akron | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Akron | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Escarcega hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-72 |