| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Bearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Trotter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Kim Livingston inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Kim Livingston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Sean Thomas misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Sean Thomas tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Patrick Fix is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Johnny Jones | 36-37 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Sean Thomas misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Sean Thomas tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Timothy Trotter tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Charles Williams gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chad Hodge - foul #4 on Chad Hodge, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG) Chad Hodge | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Sean Thomas pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Patrick Fix gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Kim Livingston is denied on a layup by Johnny Jones | 36-39 |
| 17:17 | NC State | Randall Sheard misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Sean Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 36-41 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Fix | 38-41 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Dwayne Tart swats the short shot by Johnny Jones | 38-41 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Randall Sheard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-41 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Randall Sheard grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:42 | NC State | Randall Sheard comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 38-41 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Kim Livingston misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 15:40 | NC State | Randall Sheard snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Lenihan (fresh) SG - Patrick Fix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Sheard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Bearce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Trotter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:21 | NC State | Dwayne Tart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Patrick Fix, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Carl Jennings (SG), Tracy Livingston (SF), Larry Wettstein (PF), John Hendricks (C) Thomas Bearce, Charles Williams, Timothy Trotter, Johnny Jones, Sean Thomas | |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Carl Jennings drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Boatner | 38-44 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan blows the layup | 38-44 |
| 14:38 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Livingston | 38-44 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Kim Livingston can't throw it down | 38-44 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Tracy Livingston grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein is fouled on the floor by Jack Fisher - foul #2 on Jack Fisher, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Dragan Ciesielski steals the ball from John Hendricks | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Jack Fisher is fouled on the floor by John Hendricks - foul #2 on John Hendricks, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Pace (SF) Kim Livingston | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Bearce (PG) Leo Boatner | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Robert Pace is hacked by Larry Wettstein - foul #1 on Larry Wettstein, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG) Eddy Lenihan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Williams (SG), Sean Thomas (C) Carl Jennings, John Hendricks | |
| 12:54 | NC State | Charles Ross misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Wettstein - foul #2 on Larry Wettstein, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Fix (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Dragan Ciesielski, Jack Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:54 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Charles Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pace | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Tart | 39-44 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Charles Ross scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Fix | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Chad Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Patrick Fix shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Pace | 44-44 |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Livingston (SF), Jack Fisher (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Robert Pace, Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Timothy Trotter (SF), Johnny Jones (PF), John Hendricks (C) Thomas Bearce, Tracy Livingston, Larry Wettstein, Sean Thomas | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Trotter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Hendricks (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | NC State | Chad Hodge knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Fix | 46-44 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Charles Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Fix - foul #3 on Patrick Fix, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Patrick Fix | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Randall Sheard misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by John Hendricks - foul #3 on John Hendricks, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Bearce (PG), Carl Jennings (SG), Sean Thomas (C) Leo Boatner, Charles Williams, John Hendricks | |
| 10:21 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Johnny Jones's floater is tipped away by Randall Sheard | 48-45 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Timothy Trotter gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Timothy Trotter scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bearce | 48-48 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Chad Hodge's pass is intercepted by Carl Jennings in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Johnny Jones makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Trotter | 48-50 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Randall Sheard is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Fix (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Dragan Ciesielski, Jack Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Williams (SG) Carl Jennings | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Johnny Jones travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Kim Livingston blows the wide open layup | 48-50 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Randall Sheard gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Patrick Fix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Kim Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Patrick Fix works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Thomas Bearce grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Timothy Trotter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Patrick Fix grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Livingston (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Sheard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Bearce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Trotter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Sean Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:56 | NC State | Chad Hodge misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sean Thomas | 48-50 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Charles Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Chad Hodge, Patrick Fix, Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Carl Jennings (SG), Tracy Livingston (SF), Larry Wettstein (PF), John Hendricks (C) Thomas Bearce, Charles Williams, Timothy Trotter, Johnny Jones, Sean Thomas | |
| 06:20 | NC State | The jump hook by Jack Fisher is blocked by John Hendricks | 48-50 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Leo Boatner comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Jack Fisher grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Robert Pace is fouled on the floor by Tracy Livingston - foul #1 on Tracy Livingston, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Jack Fisher comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Robert Pace misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Larry Wettstein | 48-50 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Tracy Livingston's floater is tipped away by Charles Ross | 48-50 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jack Fisher pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Tracy Livingston snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | John Hendricks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace, Jack Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Bearce (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Sean Thomas (C) Leo Boatner, Carl Jennings, John Hendricks | |
| 03:56 | NC State | Chad Hodge knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kim Livingston | 51-50 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Tracy Livingston blows the layup | 51-50 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Charles Williams can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Patrick Fix hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Hodge | 54-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Livingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Bearce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tracy Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Wettstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Sean Thomas drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Kim Livingston misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Randall Sheard (C) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Trotter (SF), Johnny Jones (PF) Tracy Livingston, Larry Wettstein | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Johnny Jones drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Williams and he's fouled by Dwayne Tart - foul #2 on Dwayne Tart, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Johnny Jones makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Chad Hodge connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Fix | 57-55 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Patrick Fix is called for the reach on Johnny Jones - foul #4 on Patrick Fix, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Charles Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Kim Livingston pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Randall Sheard scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Chad Hodge and the foul's on Sean Thomas - foul #3 on Sean Thomas, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Randall Sheard misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Johnny Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Timothy Trotter gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Sean Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Trotter | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Patrick Fix is hacked by Thomas Bearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bearce, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Kim Livingston blocks the jumper by Johnny Jones | 61-57 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Charles Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Johnny Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Jones | 61-57 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Charles Williams drills a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Bearce | 61-60 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Patrick Fix is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Johnny Jones gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Sean Thomas's pass is intercepted by Kim Livingston | 61-60 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Thomas Bearce is called for the reach on Patrick Fix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bearce, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-60 |