| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Link (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Leflore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Cabana (fresh) PF - Willard James (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Byrns inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | NC State | David Byrns hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Chad Peppers | 42-39 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 19:15 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-39 |
| 19:13 | NC State | John Link hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 19:04 | NC State | John Link grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:40 | NC State | David Byrns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 18:39 | NC State | David Byrns tips it home | 46-39 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:05 | NC State | John Link can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Willard James grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Link - foul #1 on John Link, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Henry Downey (SF), Donald Mrozek (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, David Byrns, John Link, Roy Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (SG), Alexander Wall (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana, Willard James, Marco Lee | |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Charles Sanderson drills a jump hook from the left block | 48-41 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Luther Heller loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SG) Richard Leflore | |
| 17:25 | NC State | Luther Heller is called for the reach on Charles Sanderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther Heller, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Sanderson | 50-41 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | John Vick misses the lay-in | 50-41 |
| 16:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Donald Mrozek | 50-41 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Donald Mrozek drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Sanderson | 52-41 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Hasler - foul #2 on Roy Hasler, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), David Byrns (SF), Dennis Bish (PF) Roy Hasler, Charles Sanderson, Henry Downey, Donald Mrozek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse (SG), Randy Cabana (SF), Marco Lee (C) Luther Heller, Kenneth Scott, John Vick | |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Dennis Bish travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Bollinger (C) Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Willard James (PF) Herman Hinton, Alexander Wall | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bob Brannigan | 52-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Bish (fresh) C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Cabana (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard James (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Marco Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | NC State | Randy Cabana steals the ball from Chad Peppers in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Marco Lee hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Roy Bollinger connects on the open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Peppers | 54-46 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Roy Bollinger - foul #3 on Roy Bollinger, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Henry Downey (SF), John Link (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, David Byrns, Dennis Bish, Roy Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (SG), Herman Hinton (SF), Kenneth Scott (C) Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana, Marco Lee | |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the 3rd free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Charles Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 54-48 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bob Brannigan | 54-48 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Willard James comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Herman Hinton is called for the reach on Lorenzo Lopez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Hinton, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG) Bob Brannigan | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Charles Sanderson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roy Hasler | 56-48 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Roy Hasler steals it from Kenneth Scott | 56-48 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Roy Hasler jams it | 58-48 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Herman Hinton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Herman Hinton, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), David Byrns (SF), Donald Mrozek (PF), Roy Bollinger (C) Charles Sanderson, Henry Downey, John Link, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Anderson (SG), Randy Cabana (SF), Alexander Wall (PF), John Vick (C) Luther Heller, Herman Hinton, Willard James, Kenneth Scott | |
| 13:27 | NC State | Richard Leflore is called for the reach on Roy Hasler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Leflore, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Byrns - foul #1 on David Byrns, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG) Roy Hasler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Willard James (PF) Richard Leflore, Craig Anderson, Alexander Wall | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Roy Bollinger can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Vick - foul #2 on John Vick, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Anderson (SF), Marco Lee (C) Randy Cabana, John Vick | |
| 12:25 | NC State | Roy Bollinger misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Roy Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 61-50 |
| 12:05 | NC State | David Byrns is open and buries a runner from close range set up by Chad Peppers | 63-50 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Marco Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Donald Mrozek snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byrns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Mrozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Bollinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Luther Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willard James (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Marco Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | NC State | Luther Heller is called for the reach on Chad Peppers - foul #3 on Luther Heller, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Henry Downey (SF), John Link (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Chad Peppers, Robert Johnson, David Byrns, Donald Mrozek, Roy Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Herman Hinton (SG), Alexander Wall (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Luther Heller, Floyd Grosse, Craig Anderson, Willard James, Marco Lee | |
| 10:56 | NC State | Charles Sanderson clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Herman Hinton - foul #4 on Herman Hinton, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse (SG), Randy Cabana (SF) Herman Hinton, Alexander Wall | |
| 10:56 | NC State | Charles Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Charles Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | John Vick makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Floyd Grosse is called for the reach on Roy Hasler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Grosse, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Alexander Wall (PF), Marco Lee (C) Bob Brannigan, Kenneth Scott, John Vick | |
| 10:22 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Marco Lee pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Floyd Grosse | 65-54 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Marco Lee picks off the pass by Henry Downey in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Randy Cabana hits the finger roll set up by Alexander Wall | 65-56 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Roy Hasler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Dennis Bish (PF) Roy Hasler, John Link | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (SG), Craig Anderson (SF) Floyd Grosse, Randy Cabana | |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Wall is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bish - foul #1 on Dennis Bish, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), David Byrns (SF) Charles Sanderson, Henry Downey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Marco Lee is denied on a layup by Lorenzo Lopez | 65-56 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez tips it in | 67-56 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Marco Lee misses badly on a shot from the left block | 67-56 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Dennis Bish snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 08:48 | NC State | David Byrns clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Craig Anderson grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 67-56 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Robert Johnson lays it up and in | 69-56 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Richard Leflore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Chad Peppers is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Heller - foul #4 on Luther Heller, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Donald Mrozek (PF), Roy Bollinger (C) Robert Johnson, Dennis Bish, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Randy Cabana (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Richard Leflore, Luther Heller, Craig Anderson, Alexander Wall, Marco Lee | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bob Brannigan | 69-59 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Donald Mrozek is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scott - foul #3 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Henry Downey (SF) Chad Peppers, David Byrns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SG), Willard James (PF) Floyd Grosse, John Vick | |
| 07:47 | NC State | Donald Mrozek makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Donald Mrozek misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) PF - Donald Mrozek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Hinton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Randy Cabana (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willard James (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Willard James's layup is rejected by Donald Mrozek | 70-59 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Roy Hasler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bob Brannigan - foul #3 on Bob Brannigan, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), John Link (PF) Charles Sanderson, Donald Mrozek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Roy Hasler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott misses the lay-in | 72-59 |
| 07:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Link | 72-59 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Robert Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-59 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Roy Bollinger grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Roy Bollinger scores on a jump hook near the basket | 77-59 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan is whistled for a carry | 77-59 |
| Subs | NC State | David Byrns (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Henry Downey, Roy Bollinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Leflore (PG), Floyd Grosse (SG), Craig Anderson (SF), John Vick (C) Bob Brannigan, Herman Hinton, Randy Cabana, Kenneth Scott | |
| 06:00 | NC State | Roy Hasler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Byrns | 79-59 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willard James | 79-62 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Donald Mrozek (PF) Roy Hasler, Robert Johnson, John Link | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 05:12 | NC State | David Byrns misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Anderson - foul #2 on Craig Anderson, team foul #12 | 79-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luther Heller (PG), Alexander Wall (PF), Marco Lee (C) Richard Leflore, Willard James, John Vick | |
| 05:12 | NC State | David Byrns makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 05:12 | NC State | David Byrns misses the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Marco Lee | 80-62 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Charles Sanderson takes the ball from Marco Lee | 80-62 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Charles Sanderson hits the finger roll | 82-62 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Marco Lee is called for traveling | 82-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Hasler (PG), Henry Downey (SF), John Link (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Chad Peppers, David Byrns, Donald Mrozek, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (SF) Craig Anderson | |
| 04:24 | NC State | Charles Sanderson drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Bish | 84-62 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Floyd Grosse can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 84-62 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Dennis Bish gets the rebound | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | NC State | John Link is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Marco Lee - foul #3 on Marco Lee, team foul #13 | 84-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), David Byrns (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Charles Sanderson, Henry Downey, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Craig Anderson (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), John Vick (C) Floyd Grosse, Herman Hinton, Alexander Wall, Marco Lee | |
| 03:36 | NC State | John Link misses the 1st free throw | 84-62 |
| 03:36 | NC State | John Link makes the 2nd free throw | 85-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roy Hasler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Byrns (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Link (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luther Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Link - foul #2 on John Link, team foul #6 | 85-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Mrozek (PF) John Link | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott misses the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 85-63 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Lorenzo Lopez connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 87-63 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Luther Heller is fouled on the floor by Roy Hasler - foul #3 on Roy Hasler, team foul #7 | 87-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (PG), Roy Bollinger (C) Roy Hasler, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Luther Heller makes the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Luther Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 87-65 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Bob Brannigan is called for the reach on Chad Peppers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bob Brannigan, team foul #14 | 87-65 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 88-65 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 89-65 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Luther Heller comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 89-65 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 89-65 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 89-65 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Donald Mrozek grabs the offensive rebound | 89-65 |
| 01:46 | NC State | David Byrns buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Johnson | 91-65 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Luther Heller is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Luther Heller, team foul #15 | 91-65 |
| Subs | NC State | John Link (PF) Donald Mrozek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Hinton (PG), Alexander Wall (SF) Bob Brannigan, Luther Heller | |
| 01:23 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 91-65 |
| 01:21 | NC State | John Link tips it home | 93-65 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Craig Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-65 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 93-65 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Craig Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 93-68 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Johnson tips it but misses | 93-68 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scott gets the rebound | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Craig Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 93-68 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Roy Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 93-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Chad Peppers runs out the clock | 93-68 |