| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) PF - Michael Billy (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins inbounds the ball | 16-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits a shot from the right block | 18-31 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Michael Billy is hacked by Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | James Freeman's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:58 | Akron | Donnie Crispin takes the ball from Michael Sines in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses the dunk | 18-31 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Michael Sines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-31 |
| 18:05 | Florida State | James Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | James Freeman can't connect on a floater in the lane | 18-31 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Michael Sines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is hacked by Mario Moreno - foul #2 on Mario Moreno, team foul #2 | 18-31 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Wayne Anders picks off the pass by James Freeman out of a doubleteam | 18-31 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Zachary Taylor is called for the reach on Mario Moreno - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wayne Anders, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG), Donald Drakes (SF), Gregory Reed (PF) James Freeman, Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| 16:34 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Gregory Reed | 18-31 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Robert Wagner clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-31 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the board | 18-31 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Drakes (fresh) PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Curtis Hawkins is called for the reach on Robert Wagner - foul #3 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #3 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Michael Sines, Wallace Judson, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Donnie Crispin, Donald Drakes, Zachary Taylor | |
| 15:01 | Florida State | James Freeman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wagner | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:42 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Mario Moreno is blocked by Gregory Reed | 20-33 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Gregory Reed blocks the jumper by Tim Trojanowski | 20-33 |
| 14:28 | Florida State | Robert Farrington snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 14:09 | Florida State | James Freeman is fouled on the floor by Mario Moreno - foul #3 on Mario Moreno, team foul #4 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Wagner, Gregory Reed | |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by James Freeman out of the doubleteam | 20-35 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Mario Moreno clanks a shot from the left side | 20-35 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | James Freeman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chad Roberts - foul #3 on Chad Roberts, team foul #5 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SF), Gregory Reed (PF) Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| 13:06 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Sines | 22-36 |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin is fouled on the floor by Eric Camara - foul #2 on Eric Camara, team foul #6 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SF) James Freeman | |
| 12:07 | Florida State | Curtis Hawkins takes the ball from Robert Wagner | 22-36 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Rafael Santiago is whistled for traveling | 22-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Michael Sines | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Farrington (SF) Donald Drakes | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Wallace Judson - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #7 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wallace Judson, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Gregory Reed | |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the free throw | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Michael Billy is called for the reach on Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Billy, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Moreno (C) Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Reed (C) Zachary Taylor | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Mario Moreno can't finish the layup | 22-39 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Mario Moreno tips it home | 24-39 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Gregory Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Robert Wagner | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:46 | Akron | Michael Billy denies the turnaround by Mario Moreno | 24-39 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Mario Moreno pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the floater in the lane | 26-39 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | James Freeman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Billy | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:44 | Akron | Mario Moreno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Mario Moreno, team foul #8 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Willie Morton (SF), Eric Camara (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Curtis Hawkins, Chad Roberts, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG), Zachary Taylor (C) Donnie Crispin, Michael Billy | |
| 09:28 | Florida State | James Freeman is fouled on the floor by Eric Camara - foul #3 on Eric Camara, team foul #9 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Wayne Anders | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SF) Robert Farrington | |
| 09:28 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Rafael Santiago snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Michael Sines clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Eric Camara tips it back up and in | 28-42 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Drakes | 28-44 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Wallace Judson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Michael Sines, Willie Morton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (SF), Michael Billy (PF) James Freeman, Gregory Reed | |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Robert Wagner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-44 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Eric Camara gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Wallace Judson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor is called for 5 seconds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Chad Roberts (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Eric Camara, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF) Robert Wagner, Donald Drakes, Kenneth Nez | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:08 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 07:06 | Florida State | Michael Billy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Farrington | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Akron | Chad Roberts clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Mario Moreno tips it back up and in | 33-47 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | James Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Donnie Crispin and the foul's on Wayne Anders - foul #2 on Wayne Anders, team foul #10 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Reed (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Michael Billy, Zachary Taylor | |
| 05:47 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the free throw | 33-49 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Chad Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-49 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Eric Camara picks off the pass by James Freeman | 33-49 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Michael Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Eric Camara tips it back up and in | 35-49 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | James Freeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Gregory Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | James Freeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 04:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Eric Camara | 35-49 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Michael Sines loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Michael Sines, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SF), Zachary Taylor (C) James Freeman, Robert Farrington | |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Rafael Santiago blocks the short jumper by Zachary Taylor | 35-49 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor tips it home | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Willie Morton tips it but misses | 35-51 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Gregory Reed snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wagner out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #11 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Gregory Reed | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses the free throw | 35-53 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Rafael Santiago pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Robert Wagner buries a floater from close range set up by Michael Billy | 38-55 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Rafael Santiago comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 38-55 |
| 02:34 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Donald Drakes is fouled on the floor by Willie Morton - foul #2 on Willie Morton, team foul #12 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (SF) Willie Morton | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF) Donnie Crispin, Robert Wagner | |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Donald Drakes makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Donald Drakes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Rafael Santiago grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Juan Rosales drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Judson and he's fouled by Michael Billy - foul #3 on Michael Billy, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Donald Drakes | |
| 01:54 | Akron | Juan Rosales misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Michael Billy pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | James Freeman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-56 |
| 01:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Rosales | 40-56 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Rafael Santiago comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-56 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Michael Billy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Chad Roberts takes the ball from Donnie Crispin | 40-56 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Farrington | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 00:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Juan Rosales loses the dribble to Zachary Taylor | 40-56 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin runs out the clock | 40-56 |