| Lineup | NC State | PG - Devin Stimson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Manuel Renteria (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Sluss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Monty Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Major (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | Devin Stimson is called for the reach on Jonathan Graddy - foul #1 on Devin Stimson, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Archie Marshall connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Lemelle and the foul's on Devin Stimson - foul #2 on Devin Stimson, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Monty Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 19:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Curtis Jolliff | 29-24 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Archie Marshall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 29-24 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Manuel Renteria grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Manuel Renteria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Devin Stimson misses the tip | 29-24 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Charlie Sluss tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Devin Stimson steals the ball from Archie Marshall | 29-24 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Devin Stimson makes the contested shot from the right side | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Archie Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Marshall | 31-24 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Archie Marshall comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Monty Wilson snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Manuel Renteria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Stork (SG), William Merrill (SF), Curtis Browder (PF), Alfred Zindell (C) Manuel Renteria, Charlie Sluss, Monty Wilson, James Major | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SG), Jason Burress (PF) Harold Lemelle, John Cobb | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Timothy Stork grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Curtis Browder is whistled for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | NC State | William Rutledge (SG) Devin Stimson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:47 | Akron | A charge is called on Jonathan Graddy - foul #3 on Jonathan Graddy, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tony Lacey (PF) Jason Burress | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Timothy Stork (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Rutledge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Browder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Zindell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Josh Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Timothy Stork scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Jonathan Graddy - foul #4 on Jonathan Graddy, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Manuel Renteria (SG), Charlie Sluss (SF), James Major (C) William Rutledge, William Merrill, Alfred Zindell | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Burress (C) Jonathan Graddy | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Timothy Stork makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Archie Marshall buries a floater from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Manuel Renteria splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Curtis Browder and the foul's on Josh Jones - foul #2 on Josh Jones, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (PG), Monty Wilson (PF) Timothy Stork, Curtis Browder | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG) Josh Jones | |
| 15:06 | NC State | Manuel Renteria makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Devin Stimson steals it from Curtis Jolliff | 38-26 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Devin Stimson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Monty Wilson | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Akron | Tony Lacey's pass is intercepted by Charlie Sluss | 40-26 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Charlie Sluss banks in the layup | 42-26 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Monty Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Charlie Sluss comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Burress - foul #1 on Jason Burress, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Stork (SG), Curtis Browder (PF), Alfred Zindell (C) Manuel Renteria, Monty Wilson, James Major | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SG), John Cobb (PF) Harold Lemelle, Jason Burress | |
| 13:36 | NC State | Charlie Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Charlie Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:19 | Akron | Tony Lacey loses the ball out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | NC State | William Merrill (SF) Charlie Sluss | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:08 | NC State | Curtis Browder misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Josh Jones - foul #3 on Josh Jones, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG) Archie Marshall | |
| 13:08 | NC State | Curtis Browder makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Curtis Browder misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 13:08 | Akron | John Cobb snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-26 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Curtis Browder gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Tony Lacey steps in front of the Alfred Zindell pass | 45-26 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cobb | 45-29 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Devin Stimson blows the layup | 45-29 |
| 12:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Josh Jones | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:56 | Akron | Tony Lacey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-29 |
| 11:55 | NC State | William Merrill gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Devin Stimson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 45-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Manuel Renteria (SG), Charlie Sluss (SF), Monty Wilson (PF), James Major (C) Devin Stimson, William Merrill, Curtis Browder, Alfred Zindell | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (PG), Harold Lemelle (SG), Jason Burress (C) Melvin McDonald, Curtis Jolliff, Tony Lacey | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Timothy Stork (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Monty Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Major (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josh Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Burress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Charlie Sluss picks off the pass by Jason Burress | 45-29 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Manuel Renteria scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Stork | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Akron | Josh Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Archie Marshall snags the offensive board | 48-29 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Jason Burress misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Major - foul #1 on James Major, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | NC State | William Merrill (PG) Timothy Stork | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF) Josh Jones | |
| 10:48 | Akron | Jason Burress makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Jason Burress makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Charlie Sluss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charlie Sluss, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Lemelle | 48-34 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Manuel Renteria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 09:44 | NC State | James Major can't tip it in | 48-34 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Harold Lemelle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Renteria - foul #2 on Manuel Renteria, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (PG), Curtis Browder (PF) William Merrill, Monty Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (C) Jason Burress | |
| 09:39 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Manuel Renteria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 48-35 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Charlie Sluss gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Devin Stimson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 48-35 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Archie Marshall gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Curtis Browder steps in front of the Archie Marshall pass | 48-35 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Curtis Browder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Stork (SG), Monty Wilson (PF), Alfred Zindell (C) Manuel Renteria, Charlie Sluss, James Major | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Christopher Snyder (SG), Tony Lacey (C) Archie Marshall, Harold Lemelle, Curtis Jolliff | |
| 08:19 | Akron | Melvin McDonald knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cobb | 48-38 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Josh Jones steals it from Alfred Zindell | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Akron | Melvin McDonald knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Devin Stimson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Stork (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Browder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monty Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Zindell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Melvin McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Snyder (fresh) SF - Josh Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Cobb (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Timothy Stork double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Manuel Renteria (SG), Charlie Sluss (SF), James Major (C) Timothy Stork, Monty Wilson, Alfred Zindell | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Josh Jones, John Cobb | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff lays it in set up by Melvin McDonald and the foul's on Curtis Browder - foul #2 on Curtis Browder, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Curtis Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Charlie Sluss's floater is tipped away by Curtis Jolliff | 48-43 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Christopher Snyder snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits a shot from the right side | 48-45 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Curtis Jolliff is called for the reach on Manuel Renteria - foul #3 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Stork (PG), Alfred Zindell (PF) Devin Stimson, Curtis Browder | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (PG), Harold Lemelle (SG) Melvin McDonald, Christopher Snyder | |
| 06:10 | NC State | Timothy Stork knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Renteria | 51-45 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Curtis Jolliff is called for the reach on Charlie Sluss - foul #4 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (PG), Monty Wilson (PF) Manuel Renteria, James Major | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Burress (PF) Tony Lacey | |
| 05:36 | NC State | Charlie Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:36 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Monty Wilson | 51-47 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Devin Stimson clanks a shot from the right side | 51-47 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Archie Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Alfred Zindell grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Devin Stimson banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Timothy Stork and he's fouled by Archie Marshall - foul #3 on Archie Marshall, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Browder (SF) Charlie Sluss | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (SG), Josh Jones (SF) Harold Lemelle, Curtis Jolliff | |
| 04:51 | NC State | Devin Stimson makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Melvin McDonald misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Curtis Browder snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Devin Stimson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Archie Marshall - foul #4 on Archie Marshall, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Manuel Renteria (SG), James Major (C) Timothy Stork, Alfred Zindell | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Snyder (SG) Archie Marshall | |
| 04:07 | NC State | Devin Stimson misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Devin Stimson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Melvin McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | NC State | William Merrill (PG) Devin Stimson | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG), Curtis Jolliff (SF), Tony Lacey (PF) Christopher Snyder, Josh Jones, Jason Burress | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Curtis Browder hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Merrill | 57-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Renteria (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Browder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monty Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Major (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Melvin McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Manuel Renteria drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Monty Wilson | 59-49 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (PG), Charlie Sluss (SF) William Merrill, Curtis Browder | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (PG), John Cobb (PF) Melvin McDonald, Tony Lacey | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Harold Lemelle travels with the ball | 59-49 |
| 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) | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Archie Marshall is called for the reach on Manuel Renteria - foul #5 on Archie Marshall, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Christopher Snyder (SG), Josh Jones (SF), Tony Lacey (PF), Jason Burress (C) Archie Marshall, Harold Lemelle, Curtis Jolliff, John Cobb, Jonathan Graddy | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Manuel Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Manuel Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Devin Stimson is called for the reach on Melvin McDonald - foul #3 on Devin Stimson, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Melvin McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Major | 61-49 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Monty Wilson is hacked by Josh Jones - foul #4 on Josh Jones, team foul #11 | 61-49 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Monty Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Monty Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Christopher Snyder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 01:23 | NC State | James Major pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Devin Stimson's pass is intercepted by Josh Jones | 63-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Jason Burress misses the easy layup | 63-49 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Monty Wilson snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Devin Stimson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Charlie Sluss misses the tip | 63-49 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Monty Wilson hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Jason Burress travels with the ball | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Devin Stimson runs out the clock | 65-49 |