| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Arredondo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gilberto Arredondo - foul #3 on Gilberto Arredondo, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SG) Gilberto Arredondo | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Terrance Dull loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer's floater is tipped away by Fred Bush | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Fred Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Andrew Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Fred Bush is called for the reach on Jody Newburn - foul #1 on Fred Bush, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Terrance Dull - foul #2 on Terrance Dull, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Bush | 36-34 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Andrew Brown loses the dribble to Justin Thompson | 36-34 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson lays it in | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Terrance Dull can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Colin Arnstein gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Fred Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leandro Russo | 38-34 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble connects on the shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Terrance Dull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Ray Jackson (SG), Phillip Wilson (SF), Marlon Hamill (PF), David Dixon (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Jody Newburn, Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Shepherd (SG), Andrew Allen (PF), Adam Johnston (C) Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits the finger roll | 42-34 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Terrance Dull takes the ball from Ray Jackson | 42-34 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Terrance Dull misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Wilson - foul #1 on Phillip Wilson, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Ray Jackson, Phillip Wilson, Marlon Hamill, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (SG), Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Andrew Allen, Adam Johnston | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Terrance Dull makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Terrance Dull makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jay Shepherd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Arredondo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Dull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is hacked by Gilberto Arredondo - foul #4 on Gilberto Arredondo, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Gilberto Arredondo, Terrance Dull | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Fred Bush - foul #2 on Fred Bush, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the turnaround near the basket | 44-36 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Paul Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jody Newburn | 47-36 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Jay Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Leandro Russo - foul #1 on Leandro Russo, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SG) Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Jay Shepherd | |
| 14:05 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is fouled on the floor by Casimir Zimmer - foul #3 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Paul Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill (SF), David Dixon (C) Casimir Zimmer, Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SG), Andrew Allen (SF), Adam Johnston (C) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Paul Shaw | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Jackson | 49-36 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Terrance Dull's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jody Newburn | 49-36 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is hacked by Terrance Dull - foul #3 on Terrance Dull, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF) Justin Thompson, Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Shepherd (SG) Fred Bush | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Casimir Zimmer | 49-36 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Terrance Dull swats the short shot by Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-36 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Andrew Brown snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses the jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill tips it home | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Shepherd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Adam Johnston comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Dixon - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Ray Jackson (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Andrew Allen | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Adam Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Adam Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Shaw - foul #2 on Paul Shaw, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Adam Johnston | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Mark Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Fred Bush is fouled on the floor by Jody Newburn - foul #1 on Jody Newburn, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Fred Bush blows the layup | 52-40 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Paul Shaw hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Jay Shepherd gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Jay Shepherd's floater is knocked away by Jody Newburn | 52-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 52-42 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Fred Bush grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Mark Ross blows the layup | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Shepherd - foul #1 on Jay Shepherd, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Marlon Hamill (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Terrance Dull (SG), Andrew Allen (SF) Jay Shepherd, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Terrance Dull drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Carl Gamble | 56-45 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Andrew Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Bush | 56-48 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Paul Shaw blocks the short jumper by Casimir Zimmer | 56-48 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Terrance Dull grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Andrew Brown | 56-50 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Dull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Akron | Andrew Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Fred Bush tips it in | 56-52 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 06:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Bush | 56-52 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Paul Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Ray Jackson (SG), Phillip Wilson (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill, Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Adam Johnston (PF), Vincent Ruffin (C) Terrance Dull, Andrew Allen, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 58-52 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Vincent Ruffin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Adam Johnston is called for the reach on David Dixon - foul #3 on Adam Johnston, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Colin Arnstein can't connect on a floater in the lane | 60-55 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jody Newburn | 60-55 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | David Dixon drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Wilson | 62-55 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Adam Johnston lays it in on a nice dish by Colin Arnstein | 62-57 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo blows the layup | 62-57 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Adam Johnston misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Phillip Wilson | 62-57 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is fouled on the floor by Adam Johnston - foul #4 on Adam Johnston, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (SF) Phillip Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Shepherd (PG), Terrance Dull (SF), Andrew Allen (PF) Andrew Brown, Colin Arnstein, Vincent Ruffin | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn snags the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Jay Shepherd steps in front of the Casimir Zimmer pass | 62-57 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jay Shepherd | 62-59 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Dixon | 64-59 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Jay Shepherd misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Marlon Hamill (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Gilberto Arredondo, Adam Johnston | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Jay Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Jay Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marlon Hamill | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jay Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Dull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Terrance Dull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Shaw - foul #3 on Paul Shaw, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Jay Shepherd, Andrew Allen | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo misses the free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:52 | Akron | Colin Arnstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Thompson and the foul's on Colin Arnstein - foul #1 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Marlon Hamill, Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (SG), Andrew Allen (C) Terrance Dull, Paul Shaw | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Colin Arnstein hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Fred Bush | 72-64 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leandro Russo (C) David Dixon | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Allen | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo clanks a floater in the lane | 74-64 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Thompson | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jay Shepherd (PG), Terrance Dull (SF), Andrew Allen (PF), Adam Johnston (C) Andrew Brown, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Gilberto Arredondo takes the ball from Carl Gamble | 77-65 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Leandro Russo steals it from Gilberto Arredondo | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson runs out the clock | 77-65 |