| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Richard Garrett inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Francis White makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Pritchett | 29-33 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Garrett - foul #2 on Richard Garrett, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Richard Tilly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Richard Garrett is called for the reach on Rex Hayden - foul #3 on Richard Garrett, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins (SF) Richard Garrett | |
| 18:25 | Florida State | Francis White is called for the reach on Kevin Griffith - foul #3 on Francis White, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Brunner (C) Francis White | |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Tilly - foul #3 on Richard Tilly, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (PG) Richard Tilly | |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Charlie Brunner pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Kevin Griffith takes the ball from Charlie Brunner | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms lays it up and in set up by Kevin Griffith | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Peter Hanley steals the ball from Dennis Thoms | 34-33 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Peter Hanley throws it down | 34-35 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms scores on a 3 from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Peter Hanley | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-38 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Jenkins | 39-40 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is hacked by Charlie Brunner - foul #2 on Charlie Brunner, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Roy Harris (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Mark McClester (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Tilly (PG), David Mason (SG), Richard Garrett (SF), Roger Skaggs (PF), Francis White (C) Peter Hanley, Felipe Rodriguez, Benjamin Jenkins, Clarence Pritchett, Charlie Brunner | |
| 14:19 | Florida State | John Lemay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Cambell and he's fouled by Francis White - foul #4 on Francis White, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pritchett (PF) Francis White | |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Akron | David Mason is hacked by Mark McClester - foul #1 on Mark McClester, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (SG) David Mason | |
| 13:23 | Akron | Richard Tilly shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Richard Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Mark McClester is called for the reach on Richard Tilly - foul #2 on Mark McClester, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Mark McClester | |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins (PF), Charlie Brunner (C) Clarence Pritchett, Roger Skaggs | |
| 12:50 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins double dribbles | 42-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Griffith (SG) Paul Cambell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Griffith | 44-40 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Richard Garrett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Richard Garrett tips it in | 44-42 |
| 11:46 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Charlie Brunner grabs the board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | John Lemay is called for the reach on Richard Garrett - foul #1 on John Lemay, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Thoms (SF) John Lemay | |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Clarence Pritchett (PF) Peter Hanley, Charlie Brunner | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Dennis Thoms steps in front of the Richard Garrett pass | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith blows the layup but the foul's on Felipe Rodriguez - foul #1 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Berryman (PF), Martin Pinkston (C) Gregory Sawyer, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Richard Tilly's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Martin Pinkston | 45-42 |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Felipe Rodriguez is called for the reach on Steven Berryman - foul #2 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Roy Harris (SG) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (PG), Roger Skaggs (SF), Charlie Brunner (C) Richard Tilly, Richard Garrett, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Steven Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Steven Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Charlie Brunner grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:51 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Paul Cambell is fouled on the floor by Clarence Pritchett - foul #1 on Clarence Pritchett, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer (PF) Steven Berryman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Paul Cambell makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Paul Cambell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Roger Skaggs takes the ball from Paul Cambell | 48-45 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Charlie Brunner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is hacked by Charlie Brunner - foul #3 on Charlie Brunner, team foul #10 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Matthew Henderson (C) Paul Cambell, Roy Harris, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Tilly (PG), Richard Garrett (SF), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Peter Hanley, Roger Skaggs, Clarence Pritchett | |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Dennis Thoms steps in front of the Richard Tilly pass | 50-45 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms jams it | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Richard Tilly scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Brunner | 52-48 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith is hacked by Felipe Rodriguez - foul #3 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Lemay (SF) Dennis Thoms | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (SG), Clarence Pritchett (PF), Francis White (C) Felipe Rodriguez, Benjamin Jenkins, Charlie Brunner | |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Akron | Peter Hanley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Francis White snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Peter Hanley is hacked by Gregory Sawyer - foul #2 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (C) Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:13 | Akron | Francis White misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett tips it in | 54-50 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rex Hayden - foul #1 on Rex Hayden, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF) John Lemay, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG) Peter Hanley | |
| 05:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-52 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Richard Garrett connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Felipe Rodriguez | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Roy Harris (SG), Matthew Henderson (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (PG), Roger Skaggs (SF), Benjamin Jenkins (PF), Charlie Brunner (C) Richard Tilly, Richard Garrett, Clarence Pritchett, Francis White | |
| 03:30 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Skaggs (fresh) PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Florida State | Paul Cambell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Harris | 59-54 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-54 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Matthew Henderson | 59-54 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Martin Pinkston (C) Paul Cambell, Roy Harris, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Tilly (PG), Richard Garrett (SF), Clarence Pritchett (PF), Francis White (C) Peter Hanley, Roger Skaggs, Benjamin Jenkins, Charlie Brunner | |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Francis White snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Gregory Sawyer | 61-56 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:01 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 61-56 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffith | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Rex Hayden hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 61-56 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Dennis Thoms steals it from Felipe Rodriguez | 63-56 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Rex Hayden lays it up and in set up by Dennis Thoms | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Francis White gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Richard Tilly shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 00:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Garrett | 65-56 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 65-56 |