| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) SG - John Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Travis Judd inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Sean Starkey swats the short shot by John Carroll | 27-34 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 27-34 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | James Kerner is called for the reach on Willie Longacre - foul #1 on James Kerner, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Travis Judd is called for the reach on Travis Brumbelow - foul #1 on Travis Judd, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | John Carroll takes the ball from Willie Longacre | 27-34 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Robert Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Willie Longacre and the foul's on Robert Petty - foul #3 on Robert Petty, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Petty | |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:49 | NC State | John Carroll scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Kerner | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the contested jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Germain | 32-36 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Germain - foul #2 on Robert Germain, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Stephen Pollitt (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) James Kerner, John Carroll, Travis Judd | |
| 17:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| 16:39 | NC State | James Amidon's pass is intercepted by Andrew Cobb | 32-37 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), John Carroll (SG) James Amidon, Stephen Pollitt | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Robert Germain | |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SF), Robert Petty (PF) Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | NC State | Sean Starkey steals the ball from Robert Uhl | 34-37 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is fouled on the floor by Robert Petty - foul #4 on Robert Petty, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Robert Petty | |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Garner is called for the reach on Travis Brumbelow - foul #2 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) John Carroll, Robert Uhl | |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Cobb | 36-37 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Andrew Cobb steals it from Jonathan Cardoza | 36-37 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Amidon - foul #1 on James Amidon, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Shane Callas (PF), Freddie Robinson (C) Andrew Cobb, Travis Brumbelow, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (PG), Robert Uhl (PF) James Kerner, Travis Judd | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:07 | NC State | John Carroll is hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SF) Nicholas Garner | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Robert Uhl blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Germain - foul #3 on Robert Germain, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow (PF) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:43 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-38 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Travis Judd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:54 | NC State | James Amidon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 37-41 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Amidon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Uhl (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 10:48 | NC State | John Carroll misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #1 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), Stephen Pollitt (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) John Carroll, James Amidon, Travis Judd | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:07 | NC State | The short jumper by Robert Uhl is denied by Clayton Ellis | 40-41 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't connect on a runner in the paint | 40-41 |
| 09:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Uhl | 40-41 |
| 09:42 | NC State | James Kerner's layup is rejected by Travis Brumbelow | 40-41 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow blows the layup over the doubleteam | 40-41 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Robert Uhl pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:52 | NC State | James Kerner misses the shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Pollitt - foul #1 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (SG), Travis Judd (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:46 | NC State | John Carroll grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Robert Uhl is fouled on the floor by Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:19 | NC State | Travis Judd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 41-41 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the finger roll set up by Sean Starkey | 43-41 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Robert Germain steps in front of the John Carroll pass | 43-41 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey banks in the layup set up by Andrew Cobb and the foul's on Nicholas Garner - foul #3 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Robert Petty (PF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) James Kerner, Nicholas Garner, Robert Uhl | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | NC State | Robert Petty is hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Robert Petty buries a floater from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Carroll - foul #3 on John Carroll, team foul #10 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG) James Amidon | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:13 | NC State | John Carroll makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Cobb | 51-46 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Sean Starkey steps in front of the Travis Judd pass | 51-46 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas drills a floater near the basket set up by Freddie Robinson | 53-46 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Travis Judd buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses long on a floater near the basket | 53-49 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Robert Petty gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Robert Petty can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey travels with the ball | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Stephen Pollitt (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Kerner, John Carroll, Travis Judd, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 03:22 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 53-49 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on James Amidon - foul #2 on James Amidon, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (C) Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Uhl (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG) Robert Germain | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), John Carroll (SG) James Amidon, Stephen Pollitt | |
| 02:46 | NC State | John Carroll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is denied on a layup by Robert Petty | 55-51 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas tips it in | 57-51 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Willie Longacre takes the ball from Nicholas Garner | 57-51 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SF) Nicholas Garner | |
| 01:17 | NC State | James Kerner is hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Willie Longacre, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 01:17 | NC State | James Kerner makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:17 | NC State | James Kerner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Petty - foul #5 on Robert Petty, team foul #12 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Petty | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | John Carroll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | James Kerner is called for the reach on Sean Starkey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kerner, team foul #13 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cardoza | 59-52 |
| 00:41 | NC State | John Carroll buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Uhl | 59-54 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is hacked by John Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Carroll, team foul #14 | 59-54 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:32 | NC State | John Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Uhl pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Travis Judd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | James Kerner is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kerner, team foul #15 | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Andrew Cobb picks off the pass by John Carroll | 63-54 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Cobb | 65-54 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Robert Uhl comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb runs out the clock | 65-54 |