| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) SG - David Crowder (fresh) SF - John McEwan (fresh) PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Steven Zanis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Arthur Simpson takes the ball from Oliver Owen | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | David Crowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Gore and the foul's on Oliver Owen - foul #1 on Oliver Owen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Steven Zanis scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Chris Larochelle | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Oliver Owen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Chris Larochelle is called for the reach on Daniel Galiano - foul #1 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | John McEwan travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Oliver Owen is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gore - foul #1 on Lawrence Gore, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Oliver Owen connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | John McEwan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Mark Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Oliver Owen's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Gore | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Chris Larochelle tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | David Crowder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | David Crowder makes the floater from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Crowder - foul #1 on David Crowder, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), William Leaf (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, John McEwan, Daniel Galiano, Lawrence Gore | |
| 16:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casey Sansbury | 8-7 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Scott Zeliff tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Wimbush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) SF - William Leaf (fresh) PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe is hacked by Joseph Bouton - foul #1 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (C) Oliver Owen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Casey Sansbury | 10-9 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Thomas Sipe takes the ball from Robert Taylor | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | William Leaf makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Sansbury | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Travis July makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Scott Zeliff | 12-12 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William Leaf is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG) Travis July, Joseph Bouton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Thomas Sipe | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Mark Gibbs is hacked by David Crowder - foul #2 on David Crowder, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (SG), John McEwan (SF) David Crowder, William Leaf | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Mark Gibbs buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John McEwan - foul #1 on John McEwan, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Zanis (C) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano (PF) Jerry Sanders | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Mark Gibbs makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:32 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Wimbush | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Scott Zeliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John McEwan - foul #2 on John McEwan, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (PF) Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Leaf (SF) John McEwan | |
| 13:26 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | William Leaf lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Simpson | 15-14 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Mark Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders (PF) Daniel Galiano | |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Casey Sansbury | 15-16 |
| 12:04 | Akron | James Olsen buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Gibbs | 17-16 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | William Leaf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Zanis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Leaf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Gore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Mark Gibbs scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Zanis | 19-16 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Chris Larochelle knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Gibbs and the foul's on William Leaf - foul #1 on William Leaf, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Paul Wimbush (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Poppe (SG), William Duncanson (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF) Casey Sansbury, William Leaf, Lawrence Gore | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Chris Larochelle makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Oliver Owen - foul #2 on Oliver Owen, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Robert Taylor drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bouton | 24-18 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-18 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Paul Wimbush pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis July | 27-18 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG) Joseph Bouton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), William Leaf (SF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, William Duncanson, Daniel Galiano | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:09 | Akron | James Olsen misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Poppe | 27-23 |
| 08:49 | Akron | James Olsen is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF) Travis July, Scott Zeliff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore (C) Jerry Sanders | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe loses the ball out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerrell Lima (C) Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:12 | Akron | Casey Sansbury is called for the reach on James Olsen - foul #1 on Casey Sansbury, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Robert Taylor, Jerrell Lima | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG) Richard Poppe | |
| 08:12 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:12 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury's pass is intercepted by Chris Larochelle | 29-23 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Jerry Parodi buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Gibbs | 32-23 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | William Leaf misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Chris Larochelle gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Parodi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Leaf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Sipe (fresh) C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Akron | Mark Gibbs hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Olsen | 35-23 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | James Olsen picks off the pass by Arthur Simpson in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 06:49 | Akron | James Olsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Steven Zanis tips it back up and in | 37-23 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | William Leaf misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | William Leaf pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 06:02 | Akron | James Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Jerry Parodi, Steven Zanis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Poppe (SG), William Duncanson (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF), Jerry Sanders (C) Casey Sansbury, William Leaf, Thomas Sipe, Lawrence Gore | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-23 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Joseph Bouton gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Richard Poppe takes the ball from Joseph Bouton | 37-23 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | William Duncanson is hacked by Scott Zeliff - foul #1 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #6 | 37-23 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | The short jumper by William Duncanson is denied by Robert Taylor | 37-23 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 04:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Travis July | 37-23 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the lay-in | 37-23 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | William Duncanson misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-23 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | William Duncanson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano hits a jumper from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Travis July misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bouton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wimbush (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Duncanson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Galiano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Paul Wimbush pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Scott Zeliff misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 02:40 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 37-25 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Joseph Bouton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson is hacked by Paul Wimbush - foul #1 on Paul Wimbush, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Crowder (SG), John McEwan (SF), Thomas Sipe (PF), Lawrence Gore (C) Richard Poppe, William Duncanson, Daniel Galiano, Jerry Sanders | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Chris Larochelle misses the easy layup | 37-27 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Zanis - foul #1 on Steven Zanis, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG) Arthur Simpson | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Chris Larochelle is called for the reach on David Crowder - foul #2 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #9 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders (PF) Thomas Sipe | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Steven Zanis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Chris Larochelle clanks a jump hook in the paint | 37-29 |
| 00:22 | Akron | James Olsen grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Mark Gibbs tips it home | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John McEwan misses the fullcourt shot | 39-29 |