| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Bryan Climer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-19 |
| 19:48 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Climer | 34-19 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Erwin McCoy gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| 19:00 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros is hacked by Johnny Campbell - foul #2 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Bryan Climer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-19 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Johnny Campbell hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Billy Yates gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Sammy Carey travels with the ball | 36-21 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-21 |
| 17:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Sammy Carey | 36-21 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Billy Yates hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Rowlett | 39-24 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Carmine Tolson buries a floater from close range | 39-26 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-26 |
| 16:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Yarbrough | 39-26 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Carmine Tolson can't connect on a runner in the paint | 39-26 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Robert Clemons gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Bryan Climer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Yates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-26 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 15:07 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Campbell is blocked by Bryan Climer | 39-26 |
| 15:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Rowlett | 39-26 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses the floater from the left side | 39-26 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Carmine Tolson pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Carmine Tolson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Robert Clemons snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Ballesteros | 41-26 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Sammy Carey is fouled on the floor by Robert Clemons - foul #2 on Robert Clemons, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Raymond Yarbrough, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 13:38 | Akron | James Compo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Erwin McCoy snags the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Erwin McCoy loses the ball out of bounds | 41-26 |
| 12:32 | Akron | James Compo connects on the floater from the right block set up by Calvin Williams | 41-28 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is whistled for a carry | 41-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG) Jimmie Hodder | |
| 11:57 | Akron | John Sapp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-28 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Timothy Robertson tips it home | 41-30 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Calvin Williams takes the ball from Daniel Ballesteros | 41-30 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Guy Hunt (fresh) PF - Daniel Ballesteros (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Bryan Climer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) PF - James Compo (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Akron | Calvin Williams makes the jumper from close range set up by Raymond Yarbrough | 41-32 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Robert Clemons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Guy Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | Marlin Connolly (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Donald Moore (C) John Sapp, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 10:55 | Akron | Carmine Tolson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Donald Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Carmine Tolson drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Yarbrough | 41-34 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Bryan Climer is fouled on the floor by Donald Moore - foul #1 on Donald Moore, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SG) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Billy Yates (SF), James Compo (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Marlin Connolly, Jimmie Hodder, Carmine Tolson, Donald Moore | |
| 09:33 | NC State | Guy Hunt's pass is intercepted by Billy Yates | 41-34 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Sammy Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Guy Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros blows the layup but he's fouled by James Compo - foul #3 on James Compo, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SG) Raymond Yarbrough | |
| 08:34 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Compo | 42-34 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Billy Yates misses the easy layup | 42-34 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Johnny Campbell is called for the reach on Bryan Climer - foul #3 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Guy Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG), Timothy Robertson (PF) Johnny Campbell, James Compo | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Jimmie Hodder travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Rowlett (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Bryan Climer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) SG - Jimmie Hodder (fresh) SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Robert Clemons scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-34 |
| 06:50 | Akron | John Sapp misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Clemons - foul #3 on Robert Clemons, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Carmine Tolson (PF) Jimmie Hodder, Billy Yates, Sammy Carey | |
| 06:50 | Akron | John Sapp misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 06:50 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Robert Clemons connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Rowlett | 48-35 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Carmine Tolson hits a jumper from the left block | 48-37 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Timothy Robertson | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-37 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Bryan Climer pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Sammy Carey blocks the short jumper by Daniel Ballesteros | 48-37 |
| 04:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Billy Yates | 48-37 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Daniel Ballesteros is called for the reach on Raymond Yarbrough - foul #3 on Daniel Ballesteros, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| 04:33 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-37 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Guy Hunt picks off the pass by Billy Yates | 48-37 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Robert Clemons lays it in set up by Guy Hunt | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey slams it home on a nice dish by Raymond Yarbrough | 50-39 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Bryan Climer is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carey - foul #1 on Sammy Carey, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guy Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Bryan Climer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Johnny Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Clemons - foul #4 on Robert Clemons, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Jimmie Hodder (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Raymond Yarbrough, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 03:01 | Akron | James Compo scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jimmie Hodder | 53-41 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 02:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Robertson | 53-41 |
| 02:22 | Akron | John Sapp hits a shot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 01:48 | Akron | James Compo misses long on a shot in the lane | 55-43 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Bryan Climer snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Bryan Climer knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Guy Hunt | 57-43 |
| 01:10 | Akron | John Sapp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Guy Hunt - foul #2 on Guy Hunt, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Stephen Rowlett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:10 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:10 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Compo - foul #4 on James Compo, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | John Sapp is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Sapp, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 00:07 | Akron | John Sapp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Clemons - foul #5 on Robert Clemons, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Robert Clemons | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:07 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:07 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Erwin McCoy runs out the clock | 59-47 |