| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Victor Chong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Stephen Hogan connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jimmy Williams | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Edward Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Hogan | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jack Lagasse | 7-5 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hogan - foul #1 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| 17:36 | Akron | Johnny Daniell is hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #1 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:27 | Akron | Johnny Daniell loses the dribble to Thomas Joyce | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Matthew Lewis dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 9-5 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Edward Gragg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Akiyama | 9-8 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Edward Gragg is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Gragg, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF) William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell | |
| 16:45 | NC State | James Wilson is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (PF) James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 16:37 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnny Daniell - foul #1 on Johnny Daniell, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG) William Rehberger | |
| 16:37 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Lonnie Higby's pass is intercepted by Bill Glantz | 11-8 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Jack Lagasse lays it in on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 13-8 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Johnny Daniell blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) PF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 15:33 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Jack Lagasse drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Page and he's hacked by Antonio Sanchez - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 15:07 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Stephen Hogan is called for the reach on Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bill Glantz (SF) Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Dikembe Real, Lonnie Higby | |
| 14:30 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the contested jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Edward Davis double dribbles | 16-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Robert Elston | |
| 13:51 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Lonnie Higby pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Lonnie Higby can't tip it in | 16-12 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Antonio Sanchez - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 13:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 3rd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:45 | Akron | William Rehberger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Gragg | 18-15 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Victor Chong is whistled for a carry | 18-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (C) Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Edward Gragg, Johnny Daniell | |
| 12:25 | Akron | The jump hook by Dikembe Akiyama is blocked by Bruce Page | 18-15 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Edward Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 20-15 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Robert Elston lays it up and in set up by William Rehberger out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), James Wilson (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF) Miro Grzywinski, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Robert Elston makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Bruce Page connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Scott Brown | 22-18 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Jack Lagasse steals the ball from Juan Zepeda | 22-18 |
| 10:57 | NC State | Bill Glantz is fouled on the floor by Juan Zepeda - foul #1 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Dikembe Real, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Juan Zepeda | |
| 10:41 | NC State | Matthew Lewis comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Robert Elston snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Robert Elston double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Robert Elston | |
| 09:51 | NC State | Victor Chong is hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Johnny Daniell (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 09:51 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Dikembe Real connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Miro Grzywinski | 22-21 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Scott Brown drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Victor Chong | 25-21 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Edward Davis misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Elston - foul #1 on Robert Elston, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Lonnie Higby, Johnny Daniell | |
| 08:57 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Edward Gragg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Bill Glantz is called for the reach on Edward Gragg - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) James Wilson, Robert Elston | |
| 08:20 | Akron | William Rehberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Edward Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Johnny Daniell (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 07:59 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Johnny Daniell is denied on a layup by Matthew Lewis | 28-21 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 28-21 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Miro Grzywinski steps in front of the Bill Glantz pass | 28-21 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the easy layup | 28-21 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Bill Glantz can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Johnny Daniell tips it in | 28-23 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Elston - foul #2 on Robert Elston, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Johnny Daniell, Robert Elston | |
| 06:35 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:06 | Akron | William Rehberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Dikembe Real grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:53 | Akron | William Rehberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama loses the dribble to Stephen Hogan | 29-23 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-23 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it home | 31-23 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Edward Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Edward Davis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 04:44 | Akron | James Wilson jams it set up by Edward Gragg | 31-25 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Matthew Lewis drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 33-25 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Victor Chong steps in front of the Lonnie Higby pass | 33-25 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the easy layup | 33-25 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Edward Gragg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lonnie Higby | 33-27 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF) Edward Gragg, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3 from straight away set up by Bill Glantz | 37-27 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Dikembe Real is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 02:04 | NC State | Bruce Page loses the dribble to Robert Elston | 37-27 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Scott Brown picks off the pass by Miro Grzywinski | 37-27 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Jack Lagasse connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 39-27 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Jack Lagasse is called for the reach on Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Dikembe Akiyama picks off the pass by Matthew Lewis | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Dikembe Real comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-30 |