| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Daniel Trejo (fresh) SG - Marty Shields (fresh) SF - Billy Hunt (fresh) PF - Mark Martell (fresh) C - Jonathan Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - David Byrns (fresh) PF - John Link (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Bollinger - foul #1 on Roy Bollinger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | NC State | David Byrns misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Hunt - foul #1 on Billy Hunt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | NC State | David Byrns misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Fresno State | Mark Martell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | NC State | John Link grabs the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | NC State | David Byrns comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Fresno State | Mark Martell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Roy Bollinger gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Roy Bollinger knocks in the shot from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Marty Shields and he's hacked by David Byrns - foul #1 on David Byrns, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Roy Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Roy Bollinger's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Wells | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Fresno State | Mark Martell loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Robert Johnson dunks the ball | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Fresno State | Daniel Trejo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Mark Martell can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers is fouled on the floor by Daniel Trejo - foul #1 on Daniel Trejo, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matt Mullins (PG), Johnny Bonilla (SG), John Carter (SF), Ronald Warren (PF), Jerry Bryant (C) Daniel Trejo, Marty Shields, Billy Hunt, Mark Martell, Jonathan Wells | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) John Link, Roy Bollinger | |
| 16:34 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG) Chad Peppers | |
| 16:18 | Fresno State | Johnny Bonilla can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Donald Mrozek pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Matt Mullins is called for the reach on Roy Hasler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Mullins, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Henry Downey (SF) Robert Johnson, David Byrns | |
| 15:56 | NC State | Charles Sanderson hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roy Hasler | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matt Mullins (fresh) SG - Johnny Bonilla (fresh) SF - John Carter (fresh) PF - Ronald Warren (fresh) C - Jerry Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) C - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Fresno State | John Carter clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Downey - foul #1 on Henry Downey, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Daniel Trejo (PG), Billy Hunt (SF) Matt Mullins, Jerry Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Roy Bollinger (C) Roy Hasler, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 15:32 | Fresno State | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:32 | Fresno State | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Charles Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Charles Sanderson's pass is intercepted by Billy Hunt | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Fresno State | Donald Mrozek steps in front of the Ronald Warren pass | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Charles Sanderson makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Roy Bollinger and he's fouled by Johnny Bonilla - foul #1 on Johnny Bonilla, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Marty Shields (SG), Mark Martell (PF), Jonathan Wells (C) Johnny Bonilla, John Carter, Ronald Warren | |
| Subs | NC State | David Byrns (SF), John Link (PF) Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| 14:23 | NC State | Charles Sanderson misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:23 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:03 | Fresno State | Mark Martell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Link - foul #1 on John Link, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Robert Johnson (SG) Chad Peppers, Charles Sanderson | |
| 14:03 | Fresno State | Mark Martell makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Fresno State | Mark Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | NC State | David Byrns misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | NC State | David Byrns gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Trejo - foul #2 on Daniel Trejo, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matt Mullins (PG) Daniel Trejo | |
| Subs | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez (C) Roy Bollinger | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells connects on the jump hook in the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez lays it in set up by David Byrns | 12-13 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Marty Shields misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells tips it in | 14-13 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez is hacked by Mark Martell - foul #1 on Mark Martell, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Bonilla (SG), John Carter (SF), Ronald Warren (PF) Marty Shields, Billy Hunt, Mark Martell | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Donald Mrozek (PF), Roy Bollinger (C) Roy Hasler, John Link, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Robert Johnson blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Robert Johnson can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 11:51 | Fresno State | Matt Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matt Mullins (fresh) SG - Johnny Bonilla (fresh) SF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Fresno State | Matt Mullins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Donald Mrozek grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Roy Bollinger knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Byrns and the foul's on Matt Mullins - foul #2 on Matt Mullins, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (SG), Jerry Bryant (C) Matt Mullins, Jonathan Wells | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) David Byrns | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 11:12 | Fresno State | Jerry Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Mrozek | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Henry Downey gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Johnny Bonilla | 14-15 |
| 10:40 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:39 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:15 | Fresno State | Donald Mrozek steals the ball from Charles Robinson | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Robert Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Downey | 14-18 |
| 09:51 | Fresno State | Johnny Bonilla buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Robert Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:03 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren buries a jumper from the left side | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Bryant - foul #1 on Jerry Bryant, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Marty Shields (SG), Billy Hunt (SF), Mark Martell (PF), Jonathan Wells (C) Johnny Bonilla, John Carter, Ronald Warren, Jerry Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), David Byrns (SF), John Link (PF) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| 08:39 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:25 | Fresno State | Mark Martell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 19-23 |
| 08:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Byrns | 19-23 |
| 08:18 | NC State | David Byrns misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 08:16 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 08:10 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells tips it in | 21-23 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Roy Bollinger is fouled on the floor by Mark Martell - foul #2 on Mark Martell, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Bonilla (PG), Ronald Warren (PF) Charles Robinson, Mark Martell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:04 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:04 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:49 | Fresno State | David Byrns steals it from Billy Hunt | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Bonilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marty Shields (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Link (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | NC State | John Link drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Sanderson and he's hacked by Johnny Bonilla - foul #2 on Johnny Bonilla, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Jerry Bryant (PF) Johnny Bonilla, Ronald Warren | |
| Subs | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez (C) Roy Bollinger | |
| 07:30 | NC State | John Link misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:30 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:15 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells travels with the ball | 21-25 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Charles Sanderson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Link | 21-27 |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | Charles Sanderson steps in front of the Marty Shields pass | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | NC State | John Link buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Sanderson and he's fouled by Jerry Bryant - foul #2 on Jerry Bryant, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Warren (PF) Jerry Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Henry Downey (SF) Roy Hasler, Charles Sanderson, David Byrns | |
| 06:05 | NC State | John Link makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | Marty Shields misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren tips it home | 23-30 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Jonathan Wells takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 23-30 |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Marty Shields misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Link - foul #2 on John Link, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Carter (SF) Billy Hunt | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF) John Link | |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Marty Shields makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Marty Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-30 |
| 05:05 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:00 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez tips it in | 24-32 |
| 04:29 | Fresno State | Marty Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Billy Hunt (SF) Ronald Warren | |
| Subs | NC State | David Byrns (SF), Dennis Bish (C) Henry Downey, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 04:16 | NC State | David Byrns makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Mrozek and the foul's on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 04:16 | NC State | David Byrns makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:53 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Donald Mrozek snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 03:29 | NC State | David Byrns hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Sanderson | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Marty Shields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Wells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Fresno State | Billy Hunt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 03:12 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells gets the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:53 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Sanderson - foul #1 on Charles Sanderson, team foul #6 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Daniel Trejo (PG), Mark Martell (PF), Ronald Warren (C) Marty Shields, John Carter, Jonathan Wells | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), John Link (PF), Roy Bollinger (C) Chad Peppers, Charles Sanderson, Donald Mrozek, Dennis Bish | |
| 02:53 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:53 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:32 | NC State | John Link misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-37 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren is fouled on the floor by Roy Bollinger - foul #2 on Roy Bollinger, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Bonilla (SG), Michael Love (SF) Charles Robinson, Billy Hunt | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:11 | NC State | John Link loses the dribble to Daniel Trejo | 28-37 |
| 01:51 | Fresno State | Ronald Warren misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 01:50 | Fresno State | Mark Martell gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:35 | Fresno State | Daniel Trejo misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 01:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Roy Bollinger | 28-37 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Byrns drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Hasler | 28-39 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Mark Martell's pass is intercepted by Roy Hasler | 28-39 |
| 00:40 | NC State | John Link is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Billy Hunt (SF), John Carter (PF), Jerry Bryant (C) Michael Love, Mark Martell, Ronald Warren | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Henry Downey (SF), Donald Mrozek (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Roy Hasler, David Byrns, John Link, Roy Bollinger | |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | Robert Johnson steps in front of the Daniel Trejo pass | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Jerry Bryant is called for the reach on Chad Peppers - foul #3 on Jerry Bryant, team foul #13 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells (C) Jerry Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Jonathan Wells misses the halfcourt shot | 28-39 |