| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Sison inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Thomas Daniel connects on the open shot in the paint | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Carl Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Jessie Pompa | 34-34 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Kermit Godwin and the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:57 | Akron | James Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:36 | Akron | A charge is called on Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Ellis (C) Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Roy Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Ray Mallet pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Justin Ellis blocks the short jumper by David Sison | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Akron | James Peacock pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Ray Mallet works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Baker | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | Clemson | Thomas Daniel is called for the reach on Landon Brown - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF) James Fiorillo, Landon Brown, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 17:24 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin drills a 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the lay-in but the foul's on Henry Delarosa - foul #2 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Jonathan Estep (SF) Carl Baker, David Sison | |
| 17:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:12 | Clemson | Justin Ellis pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Estep - foul #1 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Roy Gray (SF) Robert Sykes, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) Ray Mallet | |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Roy Gray connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Fiorillo | 42-36 |
| 16:37 | Akron | James Peacock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Garrett | 42-39 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | James Fiorillo is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Garrett - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Roy Gray, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SF) James Peacock | |
| 16:25 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Ellis (C) Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Modesto Russo is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Roy Gray (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Henry Delarosa, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), David Sison (SF) Jonathan Estep, Timothy Doggett | |
| 15:43 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Modesto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Carl Baker is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 15:18 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Roy Gray, Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Ray Mallet (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks, Modesto Russo | |
| 14:58 | Akron | Carl Baker travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:47 | Akron | David Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses badly on a floater from the right block | 45-42 |
| 14:34 | Akron | James Peacock gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Carl Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 13:49 | Akron | James Peacock snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Justin Ellis picks off the pass by Carl Baker | 45-44 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Justin Ellis lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Looney | 47-44 |
| 13:08 | Akron | David Sison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 47-44 |
| 13:07 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Landon Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:50 | Akron | David Sison pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:33 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | Clemson | Justin Ellis snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:25 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Wayne Looney pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on David Sison - foul #2 on David Sison, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Timothy Doggett (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, David Sison, Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:17 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Terry Brooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Kyle Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Timothy Doggett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Delarosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Doggett (fresh) PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Modesto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Clemson | Timothy Doggett takes the ball from Robert Gates | 48-44 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Timothy Doggett lays it in | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Robert Gates is hacked by Jonathan Estep - foul #2 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Roy Gray (SF) John Hunt, Henry Delarosa | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG) Timothy Doggett | |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Robert Gates makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Robert Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Terry Brooks | 49-46 |
| 10:41 | Akron | James Peacock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Ellis (C) Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Terry Brooks, Modesto Russo | |
| 10:06 | Akron | James Peacock misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Thomas Daniel tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Roy Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | James Peacock steps in front of the Robert Gates pass | 49-49 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Robert Gates is called for the reach on Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Robert Gates, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), David Sison (SF) Kyle Garrett, Jonathan Estep | |
| 09:17 | Akron | James Peacock works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Kermit Godwin - foul #3 on Kermit Godwin, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Justin Ellis (C) John Hunt, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:17 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:17 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:17 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Robert Gates tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Carl Baker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 08:51 | Clemson | Justin Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | Roy Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kermit Godwin | 54-50 |
| 08:30 | Akron | James Peacock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Gates | 54-50 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Justin Ellis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Baker - foul #3 on Carl Baker, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF) Robert Sykes, Roy Gray | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Terry Brooks (C) James Peacock, Thomas Daniel | |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Justin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Justin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Terry Brooks's dunk attempt is rejected by Justin Ellis | 56-50 |
| 07:52 | Clemson | Robert Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:46 | Clemson | Terry Brooks picks off the pass by John Hunt | 56-50 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Carl Baker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 07:26 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Godwin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Delarosa (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Clemson | Ray Mallet picks off the pass by Robert Gates | 56-50 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Kyle Garrett buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Kermit Godwin - foul #4 on Kermit Godwin, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Roy Gray (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) John Hunt, Henry Delarosa, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SF), Modesto Russo (C) David Sison, Ray Mallet | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:03 | Clemson | Robert Gates buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Terry Brooks comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Gates - foul #2 on Robert Gates, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Kermit Godwin, Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG) Jonathan Estep | |
| 06:57 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:50 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Modesto Russo makes the jumper from the baseline set up by James Peacock | 58-57 |
| 06:29 | Clemson | Carl Baker is called for the reach on James Fiorillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Baker, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF) Landon Brown, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, Modesto Russo | |
| 06:29 | Clemson | James Fiorillo misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Terry Brooks gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from close range | 58-57 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Jonathan Estep can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 06:05 | Clemson | James Fiorillo gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:47 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Roy Gray (SF), Justin Ellis (C) James Fiorillo, Henry Delarosa, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF), Ray Mallet (PF) Jonathan Estep, Terry Brooks | |
| 05:32 | Akron | David Sison makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Gates - foul #3 on Robert Gates, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Robert Gates, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (PG) Kyle Garrett | |
| 05:32 | Akron | David Sison misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | Wayne Looney snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Roy Gray makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Looney | 61-59 |
| 04:55 | Akron | James Peacock double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 61-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Kermit Godwin (SG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Robert Gates (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Roy Gray, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Terry Brooks (C) James Peacock, Thomas Daniel | |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Carl Baker is called for the reach on Kermit Godwin - foul #5 on Carl Baker, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG) James Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG) Carl Baker | |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:34 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 04:15 | Clemson | John Hunt snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Ray Mallet comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Ellis - foul #1 on Justin Ellis, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Roy Gray (SF), Wayne Looney (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) John Hunt, Kermit Godwin, Henry Delarosa, Robert Gates, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Timothy Doggett (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Jonathan Estep, David Sison, Terry Brooks | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:26 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Ray Mallet pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - James Fiorillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Gray (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is hacked by Roy Gray - foul #2 on Roy Gray, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Clemson | Kermit Godwin (SG), Robert Gates (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Landon Brown, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (PF) Ray Mallet | |
| 03:05 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | Roy Gray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:54 | Clemson | Robert Gates snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:35 | Clemson | Roy Gray hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Henry Delarosa (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Roy Gray, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF), Ray Mallet (PF) Timothy Doggett, Modesto Russo | |
| 02:19 | Akron | James Peacock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:59 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Thomas Daniel pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Robert Sykes takes the ball from James Peacock | 65-62 |
| 01:18 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ray Mallet | 65-62 |
| 00:56 | Akron | David Sison misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Akron | James Peacock can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 00:54 | Akron | David Sison pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses badly on a shot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Robert Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Garrett - foul #2 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SF) Robert Gates | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Kyle Garrett is called for the reach on Kermit Godwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Sykes, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:21 | Clemson | Kermit Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Peacock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet is hacked by Henry Delarosa - foul #3 on Henry Delarosa, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Robert Gates (PF), Jessie Pompa (C) James Fiorillo, Roy Gray, Justin Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Kyle Garrett is called for the reach on John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | Roy Gray (SF), Justin Ellis (C) Robert Gates, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:11 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:05 | Akron | James Peacock misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | James Peacock is called for the reach on Henry Delarosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Peacock, team foul #14 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Clemson | James Fiorillo (PG) John Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | Clemson | Henry Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 71-64 |