| Lineup | NC State | PG - Steven King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jimmy Schalk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Vincent Potter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Silver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Roger Silver inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Roger Silver misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Roger Silver gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Jimmy Schalk is called for the reach on William Tiernan - foul #1 on Jimmy Schalk, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Roger Silver is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Silver, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (SF) Roger Silver | |
| 18:44 | NC State | Chris Williamson is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Chow - foul #1 on Jonathon Chow, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 18:32 | NC State | The short jumper by Chris Williamson is denied by William Little | 31-27 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Chris Williamson tips it home | 33-27 |
| 18:12 | Akron | William Little scores on a runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Steven King is hacked by James Nuckolls - foul #1 on James Nuckolls, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Timothy Anderson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Timothy Anderson is called for the reach on James Nuckolls - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jones (SG), Jeffrey Bonnette (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Jimmy Schalk, Chris Williamson, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Michael Valentine's floater is knocked away by Charles Gardner | 35-29 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Jeffrey Bonnette grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Charles Gardner lays it in | 37-29 |
| 16:05 | Akron | John Eastman jams it | 37-31 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Steven King is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven King, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Schalk (SG), Christopher Haveman (SF), Chris Williamson (PF) Steven King, Vincent Potter, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Roger Silver (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) James Nuckolls, Michael Valentine, Joseph Simmons, John Eastman, William Little | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Jimmy Schalk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Haveman (fresh) PF - Chris Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Bonnette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Silver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Akron | Roger Silver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Jeffrey Bonnette gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Chris Williamson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 39-31 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Shane Renard lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathon Chow and the foul's on Chris Williamson - foul #1 on Chris Williamson, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Anderson (C) Jeffrey Bonnette | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Shane Renard misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Chris Williamson snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Robert Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jimmy Schalk | 42-33 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Shane Renard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Chris Williamson snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Timothy Anderson loses the dribble to William Tiernan | 42-33 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Shane Renard lays it up and in set up by William Tiernan | 42-35 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Shane Renard - foul #3 on Shane Renard, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven King (PG), Herbert Young (SG), Vincent Potter (SF), Jeffrey Bonnette (PF) Robert Jones, Jimmy Schalk, Christopher Haveman, Chris Williamson | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), John Eastman (PF), William Little (C) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| 13:01 | NC State | Timothy Anderson hits a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Michael Valentine - foul #1 on Michael Valentine, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Timothy Anderson misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Eastman | 44-35 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Roger Silver is fouled on the floor by Herbert Young - foul #1 on Herbert Young, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The jump hook by William Little is blocked by Timothy Anderson | 44-35 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Jeffrey Bonnette gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Herbert Young misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 12:10 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Potter | 44-35 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Steven King clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 11:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Little | 44-35 |
| 11:52 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by James Nuckolls is blocked by Timothy Anderson | 44-35 |
| 11:51 | Akron | John Eastman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Roger Silver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Michael Valentine grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Steven King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Herbert Young (fresh) SF - Vincent Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bonnette (fresh) 6 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Nuckolls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) SF - Roger Silver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Eastman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | John Eastman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Herbert Young double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Schalk (SG), Chris Williamson (PF) Herbert Young, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG) Michael Valentine, Roger Silver | |
| 10:58 | Akron | Jonathon Chow hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Vincent Potter is called for a backcourt violation | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Gardner (C) Jeffrey Bonnette | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:16 | Akron | James Nuckolls misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Chris Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Steven King knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 09:29 | Akron | William Tiernan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 09:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Gardner | 47-38 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Chris Williamson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-38 |
| 09:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jonathon Chow | 47-38 |
| 08:38 | Akron | John Eastman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 08:36 | Akron | William Little snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Jonathon Chow loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jones (PG), Herbert Young (SG), Christopher Haveman (SF), Jeffrey Bonnette (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Steven King, Jimmy Schalk, Vincent Potter, Chris Williamson, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (PG), James Marshall (SG), Roger Silver (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Jonathon Chow, William Tiernan, James Nuckolls, John Eastman, William Little | |
| 07:55 | NC State | Timothy Anderson's layup is rejected by Dustin Marmon | 47-38 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Timothy Anderson tips it home | 49-38 |
| 07:36 | Akron | The short jumper by Roger Silver is denied by Timothy Anderson | 49-38 |
| 07:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Christopher Haveman | 49-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Young (fresh) SF - Christopher Haveman (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Bonnette (fresh) 6 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Valentine (fresh) SG - James Marshall (fresh) SF - Roger Silver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | NC State | Michael Valentine picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bonnette | 49-38 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Dustin Marmon is called for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Schalk (SG), Chris Williamson (PF) Herbert Young, Jeffrey Bonnette | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), William Tiernan (SG) Michael Valentine, James Marshall | |
| 06:23 | NC State | The short jumper by Timothy Anderson is denied by Shane Renard | 49-38 |
| 06:22 | NC State | Chris Williamson misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Shane Renard gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Jonathon Chow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Chris Williamson gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Jimmy Schalk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven King (PG), Vincent Potter (SF), Jeffrey Bonnette (C) Robert Jones, Christopher Haveman, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Eastman (PF), William Little (C) Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Akron | William Tiernan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Jeffrey Bonnette pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Vincent Potter is hacked by John Eastman - foul #3 on John Eastman, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jones (SG) Jimmy Schalk | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:57 | NC State | Roger Silver is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #4 on Roger Silver, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Nuckolls (SF) Roger Silver | |
| 04:57 | NC State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Eastman | 49-38 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Chris Williamson is called for the reach on William Little - foul #2 on Chris Williamson, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Anderson (C) Chris Williamson | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Simmons (SF) Jonathon Chow | |
| 04:22 | Akron | John Eastman makes the 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Timothy Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Tiernan - foul #1 on William Tiernan, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Schalk (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Roger Silver (SF) William Tiernan, Joseph Simmons | |
| 03:59 | NC State | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Akron | James Nuckolls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (PF) John Eastman | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Timothy Anderson misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Little - foul #2 on William Little, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Williamson (PF) Jeffrey Bonnette | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathon Chow (PG), Dustin Marmon (C) Michael Valentine, William Little | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Steven King (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Schalk (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Vincent Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Williamson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathon Chow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nuckolls (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Silver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Chris Williamson steals the ball from James Nuckolls | 53-41 |
| 02:55 | NC State | Timothy Anderson blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 02:53 | Akron | James Nuckolls gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Timothy Anderson picks off the pass by Shane Renard | 53-41 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Timothy Anderson knocks in the turnaround from close range | 55-41 |
| 02:23 | Akron | James Nuckolls clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Timothy Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Chris Williamson hits a shot in the paint | 57-41 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Jonathon Chow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Vincent Potter pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Vincent Potter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-41 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Vincent Potter tips it home | 59-41 |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Nuckolls misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jimmy Schalk - foul #2 on Jimmy Schalk, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF) Jonathon Chow, Roger Silver | |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Nuckolls misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 01:05 | Akron | James Nuckolls makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Chris Williamson misses short on a runner in the paint | 59-42 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Shane Renard pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Shane Renard misses the easy layup | 59-42 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Chris Williamson pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State 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) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Chris Williamson jams it on a nice dish by Jimmy Schalk and he's hacked by Joseph Simmons - foul #2 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #10 | 61-42 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Chris Williamson misses the free throw | 61-42 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Shane Renard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Timothy Anderson swats the layup by Shane Renard | 61-42 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Dustin Marmon tips it home | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Steven King runs out the clock | 61-44 |