| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Bassett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson 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 (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Akron | John Komar drills a fadeaway from the right side | 31-33 |
| 19:39 | Clemson | Felix Ramos's fadeaway is rejected by John Komar | 31-33 |
| 19:38 | Clemson | David Bassett can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Akron | John Komar snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-33 |
| 19:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Bassett | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Bassett | 34-33 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Isaac Robinson drills a floater from close range | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Clemson | Felix Ramos connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Kallas | 36-35 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Felix Ramos banks in the layup set up by David Kallas | 38-35 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Isaac Robinson is hacked by Donald Jernigan - foul #2 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Aaron Wildman (SG), Mario Williams (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| 17:10 | Akron | David Bassett steals it from William Dunkle | 38-35 |
| 16:56 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG) Isaac Robinson | |
| 16:45 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Akron | William Dunkle can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Bassett - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) David Bassett | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), John Komar (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Mario Williams | |
| 16:27 | Akron | William Dunkle makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:27 | Akron | William Dunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:13 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Williams (PF) Phillip Naughton | |
| 16:01 | Clemson | Felix Ramos buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Mario Williams blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 15:40 | Akron | John Komar grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 15:35 | Akron | John Komar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Kallas - foul #1 on David Kallas, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF), Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle, Mario Williams | |
| 15:35 | Akron | John Komar makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:35 | Akron | John Komar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:35 | Clemson | Davis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | David Kallas scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Bassett | 45-38 |
| 14:46 | Akron | David Kallas blocks the jumper by Alan Smith | 45-38 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Aaron Wildman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:35 | Akron | John Komar snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Davis Carter steals the ball from Scott Birkholz | 45-38 |
| 13:57 | Clemson | David Bassett hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Felix Ramos and he's hacked by Isaac Robinson - foul #1 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Mario Williams (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Aaron Wildman, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| 13:57 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:52 | Akron | David Newton's pass is intercepted by Felix Ramos in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 13:49 | Clemson | David Bassett misses the easy layup | 48-38 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:42 | Akron | David Kallas picks off the pass by Mario Williams | 48-38 |
| 13:21 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-38 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:57 | Akron | David Newton is fouled on the floor by Donald Jernigan - foul #3 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG), Dominic Marino (SF) Donald Jernigan, David Bassett | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Isaac Robinson | |
| 12:37 | Akron | Mario Williams clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David Kallas - foul #2 on David Kallas, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Mario Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Mario Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:18 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Snyder | 51-40 |
| 12:14 | Akron | David Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Davis Carter comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:04 | Clemson | Davis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Aaron Wildman clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on David Kallas - foul #3 on David Kallas, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG), David Bassett (SF) Terry Snyder, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF), John Komar (C) David Newton, William Dunkle, Mario Williams | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Kallas (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Komar - foul #2 on John Komar, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 11:28 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:28 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Isaac Robinson buries a floater from the left side set up by Scott Birkholz and he's fouled by Davis Carter - foul #1 on Davis Carter, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (SG) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 11:09 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:47 | Clemson | The jump hook by Davis Carter is blocked by Aaron Wildman | 55-45 |
| 10:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 55-45 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Davis Carter - foul #2 on Davis Carter, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF), Mike Marshall (PF) David Bassett, Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Aaron Wildman | |
| 10:26 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:18 | Clemson | Isaac Robinson denies the turnaround by David Kallas | 55-46 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Alan Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dominic Marino | 55-46 |
| 09:38 | Clemson | Felix Ramos clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #3 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, John Komar | |
| 09:38 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:38 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:24 | Akron | David Newton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 09:22 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Terry Snyder | 57-46 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Dominic Marino misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 08:58 | Akron | David Newton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 08:56 | Clemson | Dominic Marino snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 08:41 | Clemson | Mario Williams takes the ball from Mike Marshall | 57-46 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 57-49 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 57-49 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Dominic Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Dominic Marino can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Alan Smith - foul #4 on Alan Smith, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Davis Carter (PF) Felix Ramos, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Aaron Wildman (SF), John Komar (C) David Newton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith | |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Dominic Marino misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:09 | Clemson | Dominic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dominic Marino - foul #2 on Dominic Marino, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | Davis Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Wildman | 58-51 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | Mike Marshall tips it home | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 06:59 | Clemson | Mike Marshall pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:49 | Clemson | Mike Marshall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Davis Carter | 62-51 |
| 06:26 | Akron | David Bassett takes the ball from John Komar | 62-51 |
| 06:23 | Clemson | Terry Snyder hits the finger roll set up by David Bassett | 64-51 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne lays it up and in | 64-53 |
| 05:39 | Clemson | Mike Marshall comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 64-53 |
| 05:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Williams | 64-53 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), David Kallas (C) Terry Snyder, Mike Marshall | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Jerry Hawthorne, Phillip Naughton, Mario Williams | |
| 05:27 | Akron | John Komar misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 05:25 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Wildman | 64-53 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses the shot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 05:10 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:03 | Clemson | David Kallas drills a jumper from the left block | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Akron | Isaac Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (PF) Davis Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (C) John Komar | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Clemson | David Kallas hits a runner from the left block | 68-53 |
| 04:01 | Akron | William Dunkle's fadeaway is rejected by Dominic Marino | 68-53 |
| 04:00 | Akron | William Dunkle misses the tip | 68-53 |
| 03:59 | Akron | William Dunkle gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Alan Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Birkholz | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Clemson | Felix Ramos buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Bassett | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallas (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Wildman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Akron | The jump hook by Aaron Wildman is blocked by Dominic Marino | 70-56 |
| 03:05 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | Isaac Robinson picks off the pass by David Bassett | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Akron | The jump hook by Isaac Robinson is blocked by Dominic Marino | 70-56 |
| 02:41 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 02:19 | Clemson | Dominic Marino hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Felix Ramos | 72-56 |
| 02:08 | Akron | William Dunkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-56 |
| 02:07 | Clemson | Dominic Marino snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 01:53 | Clemson | Felix Ramos drills a shot from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Scott Birkholz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 01:44 | Clemson | David Bassett snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Birkholz - foul #4 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG), Mike Marshall (PF), Adrian Groce (C) Donald Jernigan, David Bassett, David Kallas | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith | |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:05 | Akron | David Newton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-56 |
| 01:04 | Clemson | Mike Marshall pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Terry Snyder loses the dribble to William Dunkle | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Mario Williams is whistled for traveling | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the shot in the paint | 76-56 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Mario Williams scores on a jumper from close range | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Felix Ramos runs out the clock | 76-58 |