| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Michael Fetterman inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Bruce Page slams it home on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 31-48 |
| 19:20 | Akron | William Rehberger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-48 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:09 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Antonio Sanchez - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:49 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Michael Fetterman is called for the reach on Terry Bartlett - foul #3 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Rehberger, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:03 | Akron | Daniel Hamilton takes the ball from Antonio Sanchez | 33-50 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Bruce Page loses the dribble to Antonio Sanchez | 33-50 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Terry Bartlett's pass is intercepted by Michael Fetterman | 33-50 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled on the floor by Terry Bartlett - foul #3 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Daniel Hamilton, Bruce Page | |
| 16:49 | NC State | Jack Lagasse lays it up and in | 33-52 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-52 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Jack Lagasse snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Terry Bartlett - foul #4 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Terry Bartlett, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 16:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the free throw | 33-54 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 16:01 | Akron | James Wilson hits a floater in the lane | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Jack Lagasse blows the layup | 35-54 |
| 15:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 35-54 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-54 |
| 15:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Cammack | 35-54 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Jack Lagasse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-54 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the follow up shot | 35-56 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Edward Gragg is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Cammack - foul #1 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #3 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Edward Gragg, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bruce Page (PF) Thomas Joyce, Michael Fetterman | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Jack Lagasse steps in front of the William Rehberger pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 35-56 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Jack Lagasse lays it up and in | 35-58 |
| 14:21 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 14:17 | NC State | William Spencer steals it from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| 14:15 | Akron | William Spencer banks in the layup | 37-58 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-58 |
| 13:53 | Akron | William Rehberger grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Juan Zepeda hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Rehberger | 39-58 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Bruce Page misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-58 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Jack Lagasse is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #3 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, William Rehberger, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), David Gehring (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF), Daniel Hamilton (PF) Scott Brown, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 12:49 | Akron | Edward Gragg clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-58 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Michael Fetterman pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Bruce Page clanks a shot from the left block | 39-58 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton tips it back up and in | 39-60 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Lonnie Higby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Edward Gragg, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) David Gehring | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Scott Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Page | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | William Rehberger clanks a floater from the left side | 39-63 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton gets the rebound | 39-63 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 39-63 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the follow up shot | 39-65 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama double dribbles | 39-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Rehberger, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Thomas Joyce, Michael Fetterman | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-65 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton snags the offensive board | 39-65 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Bruce Page scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Scott Brown and the foul's on Juan Zepeda - foul #1 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #4 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Jimmy Cammack (C) Scott Brown, Daniel Hamilton | |
| 10:04 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 39-68 |
| 09:48 | Akron | William Rehberger splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by James Wilson | 42-68 |
| 09:29 | NC State | James Wilson steals it from Bruce Page | 42-68 |
| 09:25 | Akron | William Rehberger splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Gragg | 45-68 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Jack Lagasse's floater is tipped away by Antonio Sanchez | 45-68 |
| 09:14 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez knocks in the shot from the left block | 47-68 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente loses the dribble to Antonio Sanchez | 47-68 |
| 08:30 | Akron | William Rehberger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Edward Gragg tips it in | 49-68 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-68 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 08:02 | Akron | James Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 07:46 | NC State | William Rehberger steals the ball from Stephen Hogan | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Higby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Page (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Akron | James Wilson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Gragg | 51-68 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Bruce Page clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 07:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Gragg | 51-68 |
| 06:45 | Akron | William Rehberger scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Jimmy Cammack - foul #2 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Edward Gragg, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF), Daniel Hamilton (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| 06:45 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Scott Brown | 54-70 |
| 06:15 | Akron | William Rehberger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 06:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 54-70 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-70 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack grabs the offensive board | 54-70 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing and he's fouled by Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Jimmy Cammack | |
| 05:29 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:15 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is hacked by Michael Fetterman - foul #4 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #6 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:57 | Akron | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 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 and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Juan Zepeda steals the ball from Daniel Hamilton | 54-74 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Juan Zepeda - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #7 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF) Herbert Babin, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:22 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 04:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 54-74 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Jimmy Williams snags the defensive board | 54-74 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-74 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Thomas Joyce pulls down the rebound | 54-74 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Brown | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Page (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Jimmy Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-77 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Michael Fetterman pulls down the rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #6 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Michael Fetterman, Bruce Page | |
| 03:01 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez slams it home over the doubleteam | 56-79 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton double dribbles | 56-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| 02:12 | Akron | Michael Fetterman denies the turnaround by James Wilson | 56-79 |
| 02:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Cammack | 56-79 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Stephen Hogan is hacked by Herbert Babin - foul #1 on Herbert Babin, team foul #7 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jimmy Cammack - foul #3 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #8 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Daniel Hamilton (PF), Bruce Page (C) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 01:39 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 01:17 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Terry Bartlett - foul #5 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #8 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:17 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 01:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 56-82 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Bruce Page can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Sanchez - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #9 | 56-82 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-82 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 56-82 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Antonio Sanchez - foul #3 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #10 | 56-82 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | William Rehberger knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Wilson | 59-82 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 59-82 |