| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Michael Cobb inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Gerald Dulac is hacked by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Donald Hobbs (C) Dema Gliwski, Michael Cobb, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:25 | Akron | Dikembe Real is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Elston (C) Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:11 | NC State | Robert Elston denies the turnaround by Matthew Lewis | 32-32 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Victor Chong knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Davis and the foul's on Robert Elston - foul #2 on Robert Elston, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerald Dulac (PF) Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:53 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Dikembe Real makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Hobbs | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Lewis | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Donald Hobbs hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Elston | 37-38 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Dulac - foul #2 on Gerald Dulac, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF) Miro Grzywinski, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Matthew Lewis swats the shot by Dikembe Real | 37-40 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Thomas Joyce grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Thomas Joyce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Gerald Dulac is fouled on the floor by Victor Chong - foul #2 on Victor Chong, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SG), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Donald Hobbs | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Gerald Dulac is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Dikembe Real knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Elston | 39-40 |
| 15:52 | NC State | James Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Elston | 39-40 |
| 15:50 | NC State | James Lewis tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 15:49 | NC State | James Lewis tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Dikembe Real double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF) Miro Grzywinski, Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:06 | NC State | James Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Robert Elston gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:40 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis buries a driving attempt from the right block | 39-44 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Robert Elston's floater is tipped away by Bruce Page | 39-44 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Elston | 39-44 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Michael Cobb snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:50 | NC State | James Lewis's pass is intercepted by Donald Hobbs | 39-44 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Dema Gliwski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Michael Cobb, Donald Hobbs, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 12:29 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Victor Chong knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 41-46 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Johnny Daniell gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Dema Gliwski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the shot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 11:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Antonio Sanchez | 41-46 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Dema Gliwski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 10:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Johnny Daniell | 41-46 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Dema Gliwski is hacked by Victor Chong - foul #3 on Victor Chong, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF) Dema Gliwski, Miro Grzywinski, Johnny Daniell, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Jeffrey Puente, Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Gerald Dulac drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Cobb | 43-46 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Edward Gragg steals the ball from Scott Brown | 43-46 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Michael Cobb is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gerald Dulac | 46-46 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 08:32 | NC State | James Lewis snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | NC State | James Lewis is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Michael Cobb, Gerald Dulac | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, James Lewis | |
| 08:05 | Akron | Bill Glantz steps in front of the Donald Hobbs pass | 46-46 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Bruce Page can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Johnny Daniell gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Bruce Page swats the layup by Miro Grzywinski | 46-46 |
| 07:29 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Gerald Dulac (PF) Dikembe Real, Donald Hobbs | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Victor Chong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Edward Gragg's pass is intercepted by Bill Glantz | 46-48 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Victor Chong misses long on a runner in the lane | 46-48 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Robert Elston gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Victor Chong hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 46-48 |
| 05:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gerald Dulac | 46-48 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Edward Davis clanks a runner from the left block | 46-48 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Johnny Daniell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Matthew Lewis steals it from Gerald Dulac out of a doubleteam | 46-48 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the fadeaway from the right block | 46-50 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Miro Grzywinski, Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Bruce Page clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Michael Cobb grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Donald Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (SG) William Rehberger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:53 | Akron | Dema Gliwski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses badly on a shot in the lane | 46-50 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Michael Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Dema Gliwski is hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Gerald Dulac (C) Dikembe Real, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (SF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG) Dema Gliwski | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, James Lewis | |
| 02:40 | NC State | Victor Chong blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Gerald Dulac grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 51-53 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Gerald Dulac banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by William Rehberger | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | NC State | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Donald Hobbs | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page | |
| 01:32 | NC State | Victor Chong drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis and he's fouled by Antonio Sanchez - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Michael Cobb buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Dulac | 55-56 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is hacked by Antonio Sanchez - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Gerald Dulac swats the short shot by Matthew Lewis | 55-56 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | NC State | Dema Gliwski is called for the reach on Edward Davis - foul #1 on Dema Gliwski, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Miro Grzywinski - foul #1 on Miro Grzywinski, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:05 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Sanchez | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Dulac | 58-58 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Akron | Dema Gliwski's floater is knocked away by Victor Chong | 58-58 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Gerald Dulac pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Dulac | 60-58 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Victor Chong misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Antonio Sanchez - foul #3 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Miro Grzywinski, Michael Cobb, Gerald Dulac, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Elston | 60-59 |
| 03:52 | Akron | William Rehberger loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 60-62 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Scott Brown steals the ball from Robert Elston | 60-62 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Victor Chong banks in the layup set up by Scott Brown | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Akron | Donald Hobbs hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 62-64 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 62-64 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Donald Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Akron | Dikembe Real is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell, Donald Hobbs, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Bruce Page | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Victor Chong loses the ball out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Gerald Dulac connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Sanchez | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Victor Chong drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Gerald Dulac hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Miro Grzywinski | 67-66 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Matthew Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Sanchez | 67-66 |