| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:41 | Akron | Arlie Parker snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Leroy Williams makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leland Hollingsworth and he's fouled by Ronald Fogarty - foul #1 on Ronald Fogarty, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Leroy Williams misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Arlie Parker - foul #1 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Arlie Parker double dribbles | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth loses the dribble to Mark Hughes | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Perry Natividad snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Arlie Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:22 | Akron | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Huang - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) John Tarleton | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Richard Jones (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Leroy Williams, James Brown | |
| 17:06 | Akron | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Huang - foul #3 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy (PF) Zhuang Huang | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SG) Leland Hollingsworth | |
| 17:00 | Akron | Eric Small misses the lay-in | 37-34 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Hughes | 37-34 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty lays it up and in set up by Paul Sellers and he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF), Thomas Love (C) Mark Hughes, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (SG) Arlie Parker | |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Shaun Fox drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Zane Benson | 40-37 |
| 16:11 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Sellers | 42-37 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Zane Benson's 3 pointer is rejected by Barry Geiger | 42-37 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Tweedy | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronald Fogarty (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) PF - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Love (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Kliebert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Small (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-37 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Eric Small grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Love - foul #1 on Thomas Love, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Ronald Fogarty, Barry Geiger, Timothy Tweedy, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Shaun Fox, Richard Jones, Eric Small | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Kliebert takes the ball from John Tarleton in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | Akron | James Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton is hacked by Perry Natividad - foul #1 on Perry Natividad, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG) Marvin Kliebert | |
| 14:33 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz buries a runner from the baseline set up by Zhuang Huang | 44-42 |
| 14:19 | Akron | James Brown clanks a floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 14:17 | Akron | James Brown misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sallu Abdulaziz and he's hacked by Perry Natividad - foul #2 on Perry Natividad, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG) Barry Geiger | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Arlie Parker connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Mark Hughes - foul #2 on Mark Hughes, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Leroy Williams | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:30 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sallu Abdulaziz, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Perry Natividad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Arlie Parker tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 13:10 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty lays it in on a great pass from Sallu Abdulaziz and he's hacked by Leland Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love (C) Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SF) Arlie Parker | |
| 13:10 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:57 | Akron | John Tarleton is called for the reach on Perry Natividad - foul #3 on John Tarleton, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Perry Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Perry Natividad drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leland Hollingsworth | 50-51 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 12:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Brown | 50-51 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Ronald Fogarty steals it from Marvin Kliebert | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zhuang Huang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Love (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Kliebert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Tarleton | 53-51 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Richard Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Perry Natividad clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:24 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Marvin Kliebert | 53-53 |
| 09:56 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Perry Natividad | 53-56 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Barry Geiger (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Ronald Fogarty, Mark Hughes, Zhuang Huang, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Shaun Fox (SG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones, James Brown | |
| 09:12 | Akron | Sallu Abdulaziz steals the ball from Leroy Williams | 53-56 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Zane Benson pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Timothy Tweedy denies the turnaround by Arlie Parker | 53-56 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Eric Small snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Arlie Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Williams picks off the pass by John Tarleton | 53-56 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Shaun Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Arlie Parker tips it in | 53-58 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-58 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Eric Small gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) PF - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Small (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Arlie Parker banks in the layup set up by Shaun Fox | 53-60 |
| 07:16 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Barry Geiger | 56-60 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Leroy Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Tweedy | 56-60 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | Arlie Parker picks off the pass by Barry Geiger | 56-60 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Barry Geiger is called for the reach on Zane Benson - foul #1 on Barry Geiger, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG), Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF), Thomas Love (C) Paul Sellers, Barry Geiger, Timothy Tweedy, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Marvin Kliebert (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Mohammed Plummer (C) Shaun Fox, Arlie Parker, Leroy Williams, Eric Small | |
| 06:19 | Akron | Zane Benson misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Zhuang Huang | 56-60 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Fogarty | 59-60 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love blows the layup | 59-60 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes tips it in | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Zhuang Huang picks off the pass by Zane Benson | 61-60 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the jumper from the right block set up by Mark Hughes | 63-60 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Zane Benson clanks a jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Zane Benson gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) John Tarleton, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones, Mohammed Plummer | |
| 04:29 | Akron | Arlie Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 04:28 | Akron | James Brown tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Fogarty | 66-62 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | Arlie Parker steals it from Mark Hughes | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Perry Natividad | 66-65 |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Arlie Parker - foul #1 on Arlie Parker, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Leroy Williams drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Leland Hollingsworth | 69-67 |
| 02:35 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Arlie Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Perry Natividad is called for the reach on Ronald Fogarty - foul #3 on Perry Natividad, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-67 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Arlie Parker can't tip it in | 74-67 |
| 01:00 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Natividad - foul #4 on Perry Natividad, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:59 | Akron | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | James Brown is called for traveling | 74-67 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Perry Natividad is called for the reach on Ronald Fogarty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Perry Natividad, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG) Perry Natividad | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Zane Benson is called for the reach on Zhuang Huang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zane Benson, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:28 | Akron | James Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-67 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton runs out the clock | 78-67 |