| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | David Whelan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Mark Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Jay Ford hits a shot from close range | 36-42 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Coll | 38-42 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Charles Creasey is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Roberts | 38-45 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), George Lowe (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, James Roberts | |
| 17:22 | Akron | Danny Gardiner is called for the reach on Jay Ford - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Mark Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-45 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | David Whelan gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | David Whelan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steven Coll | 41-45 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 16:31 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Ford | 41-45 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | David Whelan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Jay Ford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Whelan | 43-45 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Douglas Keller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Samuel Moore is called for the reach on Alberto Giordano - foul #3 on Samuel Moore, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, George Lowe | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey hits a shot from the left block set up by Steven Coll and the foul's on Charles Creasey - foul #2 on Charles Creasey, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones (C) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Vic Godfrey blocks the short jumper by Jay Ford | 46-45 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 48-45 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Gregory Jones blocks the short jumper by Andres Giordano | 48-45 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Andres Giordano hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a floater from close range | 48-47 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Jay Ford gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Fisher | 48-50 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Mark Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Fisher | 48-53 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Jay Ford - foul #2 on Jay Ford, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), James Roberts (PF), George Lowe (C) Mark Thomas, Charles Creasey, Andres Giordano, Jay Ford | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | James Roberts takes the ball from David Whelan after a doubleteam | 48-53 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by David Whelan - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (SF) James Fisher | |
| 12:48 | Akron | George Lowe misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Joseph Dessert hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is hacked by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Andres Giordano (PF) Samuel Moore, George Lowe | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 12:16 | Akron | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by David Whelan - foul #4 on David Whelan, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG) Joseph Dessert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | Douglas Keller connects on the floater from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the shot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Thomas steals the ball from Joshua Warwick | 48-57 |
| 11:01 | Akron | James Roberts's layup is rejected by Gregory Jones | 48-57 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey is hacked by Andres Giordano - foul #4 on Andres Giordano, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), James Fisher (SF), George Lowe (PF), Jay Ford (C) Charles Creasey, Douglas Keller, Andres Giordano, James Roberts | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick lays it in on a great pass from Steven Coll | 50-57 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled on the floor by Joshua Warwick - foul #1 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:09 | Akron | Jay Ford drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Moore | 50-59 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick blows the layup | 50-59 |
| 09:54 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Marcelino Bianchi picks off the pass by Jay Ford | 50-59 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Ford - foul #3 on Jay Ford, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Roberts (PF) Mark Thomas, Samuel Moore, George Lowe | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Jay Ford is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (SF) James Fisher | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-59 |
| 08:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 52-59 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Charles Creasey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is wide open and dunks the ball | 54-62 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Charles Creasey can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Ford (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones scores on a shot from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Dessert - foul #1 on Joseph Dessert, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF), George Lowe (C) Joseph Dessert, Charles Creasey, Douglas Keller, James Roberts, Jay Ford | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Mark Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 06:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to George Lowe | 57-62 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Steven Coll steals the ball from James Fisher | 57-62 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi buries a jumper from the right block set up by David Whelan | 59-62 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Andres Giordano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (C) James Fisher, George Lowe | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 05:33 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 59-62 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Samuel Moore is fouled on the floor by Joshua Warwick - foul #2 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), Jay Ford (C) Mark Thomas, Samuel Moore, Andres Giordano | |
| 05:07 | Akron | Charles Creasey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Whelan - foul #5 on David Whelan, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:07 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 59-64 |
| 04:52 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:42 | Akron | James Roberts dunks the ball and the foul's on Joshua Warwick - foul #3 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF) Douglas Keller | |
| 04:42 | Akron | James Roberts makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the easy layup | 59-67 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses the tip | 59-67 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Jay Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-67 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Ford - foul #4 on Jay Ford, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), George Lowe (PF), Douglas Keller (C) Joseph Dessert, James Roberts, Jay Ford | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Steven Coll steps in front of the Charles Creasey pass | 61-67 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey lays it in set up by Steven Coll | 63-67 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the jumper from the right side | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Warwick (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Coll (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - George Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Keller (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Alberto Giordano | 65-69 |
| 03:02 | Akron | James Fisher is hacked by Alberto Giordano - foul #1 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Andres Giordano (PF) Charles Creasey, Douglas Keller | |
| 03:02 | Akron | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:02 | Akron | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi lays it up and in | 67-70 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Ford (C) George Lowe | |
| 02:36 | Akron | Jay Ford buries a fadeaway from the right block | 67-72 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Vic Godfrey (C) Joshua Warwick, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Douglas Keller (SF) Samuel Moore, James Fisher | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Douglas Keller snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jay Ford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Caro - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF) Douglas Keller | |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Charles Creasey steals the ball from Joshua Warwick | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:10 | Akron | Mark Thomas is fouled on the floor by Joshua Warwick - foul #4 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 00:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Coll - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #11 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG) Mark Thomas | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-77 |
| 00:42 | Akron | James Fisher is hacked by Joshua Warwick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG) Joshua Warwick | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (C) Jay Ford | |
| 00:42 | Akron | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:42 | Akron | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alberto Giordano | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, James Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Steven Coll is called for the reach on James Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Coll, team foul #13 | 74-78 |
| 00:33 | Akron | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:33 | Akron | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #5 on Steven Coll, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PG) Steven Coll | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), James Roberts (C) Mark Thomas, Jay Ford | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by Danny Gardiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #15 | 74-79 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-80 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Andres Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG) Charles Creasey | |
| 00:18 | Akron | James Fisher is hacked by Danny Gardiner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #16 | 74-80 |
| 00:18 | Akron | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:18 | Akron | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is hacked by Kevin Caro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Caro, team foul #17 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Ford (C) James Roberts | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jay Ford gets the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #18 | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-84 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Mark Thomas runs out the clock | 77-84 |