| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Clarence Quesenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Kaiser (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Smithers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Saul Leon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Miles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Horstman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Zadd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Robert Butler inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Drexel | Robert Butler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Neil Miles - foul #1 on Neil Miles, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:37 | Drexel | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:37 | Drexel | Robert Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:37 | NC State | George Zadd grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Saul Leon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Patton and the foul's on Clarence Quesenberry - foul #1 on Clarence Quesenberry, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Saul Leon makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:56 | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Drexel | James Rankin tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Neil Miles drills a turnaround from the left block | 40-42 |
| 18:24 | Drexel | Steven Smithers misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 40-42 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Robert Horstman gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Neil Miles misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Neil Miles makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Neil Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:02 | Drexel | James Rankin gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:46 | Drexel | James Rankin misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-43 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Robert Horstman snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Neil Miles | 40-46 |
| 17:17 | Drexel | James Rankin is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Williams (PG), Terry Sarver (SF), Michael Trump (PF), Walter Schuyler (C) Clarence Quesenberry, Robert Butler, Steven Smithers, James Rankin | |
| Subs | NC State | Gene Whelan (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Kenneth Price (PF) Henry Patton, Neil Miles, Robert Horstman | |
| 16:52 | NC State | Eric Leber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Saul Leon tips it in | 40-48 |
| 16:28 | Drexel | Bob Williams buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Kaiser | 42-48 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Gene Whelan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Bob Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Howard Kaiser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sarver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Trump (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Schuyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Saul Leon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Leber (fresh) PF - Kenneth Price (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Zadd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Drexel | Kenneth Price steals the ball from Bob Williams | 42-51 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Kenneth Price misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Trump - foul #1 on Michael Trump, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry (PG), Robert Butler (SF), Steven Smithers (PF), James Rankin (C) Howard Kaiser, Terry Sarver, Michael Trump, Walter Schuyler | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG), Henry Patton (SG), Neil Miles (SF) Saul Leon, Gene Whelan, Eric Leber | |
| 15:20 | NC State | Kenneth Price misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Kenneth Price makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:57 | Drexel | Robert Butler buries a floater from the right block set up by Clarence Quesenberry | 44-52 |
| 14:40 | NC State | George Zadd lays it in set up by Henry Patton | 44-54 |
| 14:27 | Drexel | Bob Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-54 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Kenneth Price snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Kenneth Price comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Smithers - foul #2 on Steven Smithers, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Drexel | Howard Kaiser (SG) Bob Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:12 | NC State | Kenneth Price misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Kenneth Price makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 13:56 | Drexel | Howard Kaiser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Neil Miles snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Henry Patton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Zadd | 44-58 |
| 13:42 | Drexel | Robert Butler lays it in | 46-58 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Henry Patton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 13:21 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Robert Butler | 46-58 |
| 13:03 | Drexel | Robert Butler buries a jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 12:56 | NC State | George Zadd lays it in set up by Billy Seay and the foul's on James Rankin - foul #1 on James Rankin, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Williams (PG), Terry Sarver (SF) Clarence Quesenberry, Robert Butler | |
| Subs | NC State | Saul Leon (PG), Eric Leber (SF), Robert Horstman (PF) Billy Seay, Neil Miles, Kenneth Price | |
| 12:56 | NC State | George Zadd makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:39 | Drexel | Howard Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 12:37 | Drexel | Steven Smithers hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Robert Horstman comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Rankin - foul #2 on James Rankin, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Trump (PF), Walter Schuyler (C) Steven Smithers, James Rankin | |
| Subs | NC State | Gene Whelan (SG) Henry Patton | |
| 12:19 | NC State | Robert Horstman misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Robert Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 12:04 | Drexel | Gene Whelan steals it from Howard Kaiser | 50-62 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Bob Williams steals it from Robert Horstman | 50-62 |
| 11:39 | Drexel | Bob Williams throws it down | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Bob Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Howard Kaiser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Sarver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Trump (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Schuyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Saul Leon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Leber (fresh) PF - Robert Horstman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - George Zadd (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | NC State | Saul Leon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Saul Leon snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 11:06 | NC State | George Zadd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 11:04 | Drexel | Michael Trump snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 10:37 | Drexel | Walter Schuyler makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-62 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Robert Horstman can't finish the layup | 54-62 |
| 10:27 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Michael Trump | 54-62 |
| 10:21 | Drexel | Walter Schuyler buries a floater in the paint set up by Bob Williams | 56-62 |
| 09:55 | NC State | George Zadd drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Saul Leon | 56-65 |
| 09:36 | Drexel | Terry Sarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry (PG), Louis Sieligowski (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Steven Smithers (PF), James Rankin (C) Bob Williams, Howard Kaiser, Terry Sarver, Michael Trump, Walter Schuyler | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG), Henry Patton (SG), Neil Miles (SF), Kenneth Price (PF), Benjamin Hefner (C) Saul Leon, Gene Whelan, Eric Leber, Robert Horstman, George Zadd | |
| 09:29 | NC State | Robert Butler is called for the reach on Henry Patton - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 09:07 | Drexel | Louis Sieligowski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clarence Quesenberry | 59-67 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Henry Patton scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Seay | 59-69 |
| 08:40 | Drexel | Robert Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Quesenberry | 62-69 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Clarence Quesenberry steps in front of the Kenneth Price pass | 62-69 |
| 08:27 | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry banks in the layup | 64-69 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Henry Patton buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Seay | 64-72 |
| 07:55 | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Butler | 67-72 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Kenneth Price misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 07:48 | Drexel | James Rankin snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 07:30 | Drexel | Robert Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 07:28 | Drexel | James Rankin grabs the offensive board | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Clarence Quesenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Sieligowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Steven Smithers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Henry Patton (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Miles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Hefner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Drexel | Louis Sieligowski is denied on a layup by Neil Miles | 67-72 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Kenneth Price grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Henry Patton hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Neil Miles | 67-74 |
| 06:45 | Drexel | Steven Smithers hits a turnaround from the baseline | 69-74 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Billy Seay knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Price | 69-77 |
| 06:19 | Drexel | Steven Smithers misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Seay - foul #1 on Billy Seay, team foul #2 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Williams (PG), Howard Kaiser (SG), Terry Sarver (SF), Michael Trump (C) Clarence Quesenberry, Louis Sieligowski, Robert Butler, James Rankin | |
| Subs | NC State | Saul Leon (PG), Gene Whelan (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Robert Horstman (PF), George Zadd (C) Billy Seay, Henry Patton, Neil Miles, Kenneth Price, Benjamin Hefner | |
| 06:19 | Drexel | Steven Smithers makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 06:19 | Drexel | Steven Smithers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 06:06 | NC State | George Zadd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-77 |
| 06:04 | NC State | George Zadd tips it home | 71-79 |
| 05:43 | Drexel | Terry Sarver misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by George Zadd - foul #1 on George Zadd, team foul #3 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Drexel | Walter Schuyler (C) Steven Smithers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:43 | Drexel | Terry Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 05:43 | Drexel | Terry Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 05:23 | NC State | Bob Williams steps in front of the George Zadd pass | 73-79 |
| 05:19 | Drexel | Terry Sarver can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 73-79 |
| 05:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gene Whelan | 73-79 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Eric Leber knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Saul Leon and he's hacked by Walter Schuyler - foul #1 on Walter Schuyler, team foul #8 | 73-81 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Eric Leber makes the free throw | 73-82 |
| 04:51 | Drexel | Howard Kaiser comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-82 |
| 04:50 | NC State | George Zadd grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 04:44 | NC State | George Zadd scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gene Whelan | 73-84 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Walter Schuyler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-84 |
| 04:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Leber | 73-84 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Saul Leon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Leber | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:05 | Drexel | George Zadd takes the ball from Terry Sarver | 73-87 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Robert Horstman can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Walter Schuyler - foul #2 on Walter Schuyler, team foul #9 | 73-87 |
| Subs | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry (PG), Robert Butler (SF), Steven Smithers (PF), James Rankin (C) Bob Williams, Terry Sarver, Michael Trump, Walter Schuyler | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Patton (SG), Neil Miles (SF) Gene Whelan, Eric Leber | |
| 03:51 | NC State | Robert Horstman makes the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Robert Horstman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 03:51 | Drexel | James Rankin snags the defensive board | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Drexel | Howard Kaiser's pass is intercepted by Robert Horstman | 73-88 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Henry Patton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Smithers - foul #3 on Steven Smithers, team foul #10 | 73-88 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG), Kenneth Price (PF), Benjamin Hefner (C) Saul Leon, Robert Horstman, George Zadd | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Henry Patton misses the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Clarence Quesenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Kaiser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Steven Smithers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Billy Seay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Patton (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Price (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Hefner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Drexel | James Rankin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Benjamin Hefner - foul #2 on Benjamin Hefner, team foul #4 | 75-89 |
| 03:08 | Drexel | James Rankin makes the free throw | 76-89 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Benjamin Hefner lays it up and in set up by Henry Patton | 76-91 |
| 02:45 | Drexel | Steven Smithers connects on the floater in the paint | 78-91 |
| 02:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-91 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | NC State | Saul Leon (PG), Robert Horstman (PF) Billy Seay, Benjamin Hefner | |
| 02:27 | NC State | Robert Horstman buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Henry Patton | 78-93 |
| 02:10 | Drexel | Robert Horstman is called for the reach on Clarence Quesenberry - foul #3 on Robert Horstman, team foul #5 | 78-93 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Williams (PG), Terry Sarver (SG), George Kircher (SF), Michael Trump (PF), Walter Schuyler (C) Clarence Quesenberry, Howard Kaiser, Robert Butler, Steven Smithers, James Rankin | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG), Gene Whelan (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Benjamin Hefner (C) Saul Leon, Henry Patton, Neil Miles, Robert Horstman | |
| 01:54 | Drexel | Terry Sarver knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-93 |
| 01:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-93 |
| Subs | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry (PG), Howard Kaiser (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Steven Smithers (PF), James Rankin (C) Bob Williams, Terry Sarver, George Kircher, Michael Trump, Walter Schuyler | |
| Subs | NC State | Saul Leon (PG), Henry Patton (SG), Neil Miles (SF), Robert Horstman (PF), George Zadd (C) Billy Seay, Gene Whelan, Eric Leber, Kenneth Price, Benjamin Hefner | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Henry Patton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-93 |
| 01:39 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Steven Smithers | 81-93 |
| 01:21 | Drexel | Howard Kaiser is hacked by Henry Patton - foul #3 on Henry Patton, team foul #6 | 81-93 |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Williams (PG), Terry Sarver (SG), George Kircher (SF), Michael Trump (PF), Walter Schuyler (C) Clarence Quesenberry, Howard Kaiser, Robert Butler, Steven Smithers, James Rankin | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG), Gene Whelan (SG), Eric Leber (SF), Kenneth Price (PF), Benjamin Hefner (C) Saul Leon, Henry Patton, Neil Miles, Robert Horstman, George Zadd | |
| 01:06 | Drexel | George Kircher misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 81-93 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Eric Leber pulls down the rebound | 81-93 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Kenneth Price blows the layup | 81-93 |
| 00:55 | Drexel | Bob Williams gets the rebound | 81-93 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Drexel | George Kircher is fouled on the floor by Billy Seay - foul #2 on Billy Seay, team foul #7 | 81-93 |
| 00:50 | Drexel | George Kircher makes the 1st free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:50 | Drexel | George Kircher misses the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Kenneth Price pulls down the rebound | 82-93 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Billy Seay misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 82-93 |
| 00:24 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Michael Trump | 82-93 |
| 00:20 | Drexel | George Kircher drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Sarver | 85-93 |
| 00:20 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-93 |
| Subs | Drexel | Clarence Quesenberry (PG), Howard Kaiser (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Steven Smithers (PF), James Rankin (C) Bob Williams, Terry Sarver, George Kircher, Michael Trump, Walter Schuyler | |
| Subs | NC State | Saul Leon (PG), Henry Patton (SG), Neil Miles (SF), Robert Horstman (PF), George Zadd (C) Billy Seay, Gene Whelan, Eric Leber, Kenneth Price, Benjamin Hefner | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Henry Patton is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Quesenberry - foul #2 on Clarence Quesenberry, team foul #11 | 85-93 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | NC State | Billy Seay (PG) Saul Leon | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 1st free throw | 85-94 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Henry Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:11 | Drexel | Robert Butler knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Clarence Quesenberry | 88-95 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Billy Seay is hacked by Clarence Quesenberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Quesenberry, team foul #12 | 88-95 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Billy Seay makes the 1st free throw | 88-96 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Billy Seay makes the 2nd free throw | 88-97 |
| 00:02 | Drexel | Steven Smithers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 88-97 |
| 00:01 | Drexel | James Rankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-97 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | The clock runs out | 88-97 |