| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa is fouled on the floor by Kim Livingston - foul #1 on Kim Livingston, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Knisely (C) Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Bruce Ray gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Sheard - foul #2 on Randall Sheard, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Kim Livingston misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Fix | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Chad Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Florentino Yazzie (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Kim Livingston pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Chad Hodge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Fix | 32-39 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie throws it down | 34-39 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Chad Hodge is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Mohr - foul #3 on Melvin Mohr, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Bruce Ray (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Augustus Replenski, Florentino Yazzie, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Patrick Fix, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| 17:38 | NC State | Jack Fisher hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Kim Livingston snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Kim Livingston is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Dragan Ciesielski | 34-43 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Fisher - foul #1 on Jack Fisher, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Michael Bowersox (SF), Charles Greathouse (C) Antonio Hammond, Gustavo Costa, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Kim Livingston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Hager (PF) Bruce Ray | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG) Chad Hodge | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Bowersox | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bowersox (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Lenihan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Jack Fisher drills a fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Kim Livingston is called for the reach on Christopher Davenport - foul #2 on Kim Livingston, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Bruce Ray (PF) Matthew Kelly, Michael Bowersox, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Kim Livingston, Jack Fisher, Charles Ross | |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa is fouled on the floor by Robert Pace - foul #1 on Robert Pace, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Augustus Replenski (SF) Gustavo Costa | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Bruce Ray jams it against the doubleteam | 40-45 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Chad Hodge clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Augustus Replenski - foul #2 on Augustus Replenski, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Christopher Davenport, Augustus Replenski, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:22 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Kelly | 42-47 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Randall Sheard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Knisely - foul #2 on Timothy Knisely, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Christopher Davenport (SF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG) Chad Hodge | |
| 13:50 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is fouled on the floor by Randall Sheard - foul #3 on Randall Sheard, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Kim Livingston (SF) Patrick Fix, Robert Pace | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Randall Sheard grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Randall Sheard lays it up and in on a great pass from Dragan Ciesielski | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Dwayne Tart is called for the reach on Christopher Davenport - foul #2 on Dwayne Tart, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Knisely | 42-51 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Charles Ross snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Timothy Knisely takes the ball from Robert Pace | 42-51 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Robert Hager clanks a floater from the right side | 42-51 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Hammond (fresh) SF - Christopher Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Knisely (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Lenihan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely is fouled on the floor by Charles Ross - foul #1 on Charles Ross, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Bruce Ray (PF) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Christopher Davenport, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace, Jack Fisher | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Kim Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Kelly - foul #2 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Greathouse (C) Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:05 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Bowersox, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Costa (SF) Augustus Replenski | |
| Subs | NC State | Randall Sheard (C) Charles Ross | |
| 10:35 | NC State | Randall Sheard blows the dunk | 43-51 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Greathouse | 43-51 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dwayne Tart | 43-53 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Kelly out of a doubleteam | 46-53 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Charles Greathouse swats the short shot by Randall Sheard | 46-53 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Patrick Fix grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Chad Hodge clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-53 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Kim Livingston snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Patrick Fix clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 08:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chad Hodge | 46-53 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Randall Sheard can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gustavo Costa - foul #3 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Michael Bowersox, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF) Chad Hodge, Patrick Fix, Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart | |
| 08:11 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Robert Hager misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski grabs the board | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Knisely (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Lenihan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randall Sheard (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan drills a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Robert Hager - foul #1 on Robert Hager, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG), Bruce Ray (PF) Augustus Replenski, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Ross (C) Randall Sheard | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | A charge is called on Bruce Ray - foul #2 on Bruce Ray, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Greathouse (C) Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jack Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Antonio Hammond - foul #2 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jack Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jack Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Robert Hager loses the dribble to Eddy Lenihan | 46-59 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Charles Ross drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dragan Ciesielski and the foul's on Christopher Davenport - foul #1 on Christopher Davenport, team foul #10 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Augustus Replenski, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace, Jack Fisher | |
| 06:01 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Bruce Ray grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Bruce Ray blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Dwayne Tart - foul #3 on Dwayne Tart, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF) Melvin Mohr, Christopher Davenport | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Antonio Hammond is called for the reach on Patrick Fix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #11 | 48-61 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is hacked by Kim Livingston - foul #3 on Kim Livingston, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF) Antonio Hammond, Augustus Replenski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Chad Hodge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Bruce Ray jams it against the doubleteam | 51-62 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Charles Ross's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ray in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Bruce Ray can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dwayne Tart - foul #4 on Dwayne Tart, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Randall Sheard (C) Charles Ross | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Patrick Fix is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Fix, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SF), Robert Hager (PF) Melvin Mohr, Augustus Replenski, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF) Chad Hodge, Patrick Fix, Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart | |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond loses the dribble to Jack Fisher | 52-62 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Randall Sheard is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Hammond - foul #4 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:25 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Randall Sheard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bruce Ray | 52-63 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-63 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Jack Fisher is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Randall Sheard tips it in | 55-65 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Bruce Ray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the tip | 55-65 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Bruce Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #13 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Dwayne Tart (PF), Charles Ross (C) Eddy Lenihan, Jack Fisher, Randall Sheard | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Hammond (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Knisely (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Tart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Chad Hodge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Kelly - foul #3 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #14 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Antonio Hammond, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF) Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Davenport | 58-67 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses the fadeaway from the left side | 58-67 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Patrick Fix grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kim Livingston | 58-69 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-69 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Matthew Kelly is called for the reach on Chad Hodge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #15 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Augustus Replenski, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Fisher (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Chad Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Hodge - foul #3 on Chad Hodge, team foul #13 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG) Chad Hodge | |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Hammond - foul #5 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #16 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:14 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport is hacked by Kim Livingston - foul #4 on Kim Livingston, team foul #14 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Randall Sheard banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Patrick Fix | 65-75 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Bruce Ray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 65-75 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Randall Sheard snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Kim Livingston scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Patrick Fix and the foul's on Christopher Davenport - foul #2 on Christopher Davenport, team foul #17 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Bowersox (SG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Christopher Davenport, Gustavo Costa, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Eddy Lenihan, Jack Fisher | |
| 01:13 | NC State | Kim Livingston makes the free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-78 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely tips it but misses | 65-78 |
| 00:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kim Livingston | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Randall Sheard drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Fix | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Augustus Replenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Chad Hodge runs out the clock | 65-80 |