| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Skyberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Job (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cordes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Curtis Cox misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | NC State | Curtis Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Curtis Cox's floater is tipped away by John Cordes | 35-32 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | John Cordes gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | John Cordes's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lee | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | NC State | William Job comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Curtis Cox grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Curtis Cox knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Thomas Lee | 37-32 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 17:46 | NC State | William Job pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | NC State | William Job hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Gene Stubbs - foul #3 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Gene Stubbs | |
| 17:23 | NC State | William Job misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | NC State | William Job misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | John Cordes grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:14 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Melvin Hansell - foul #2 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Keith (PG) George Skyberg | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (SG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Steven Featherstone, Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 16:52 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson is fouled on the floor by Scott Young - foul #1 on Scott Young, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Vance (C) Joe Mowery | |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Curtis Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Thomas Lee knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Job and he's hacked by Charles Stokely - foul #2 on Charles Stokely, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Charles Stokely can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Stephen Vance snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Keith (fresh) SG - Scott Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Job (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Cox (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 15:28 | NC State | William Job snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:04 | NC State | William Job is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Job, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | NC State | George Skyberg (PG) Charles Keith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson, Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | NC State | George Skyberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Job | 44-37 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Curtis Cox - foul #2 on Curtis Cox, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:00 | NC State | John Cordes steps in front of the Curtis Cox pass | 44-39 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Scott Young makes the floater from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Joe Mowery blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 13:03 | NC State | William Job grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Scott Young is hacked by Melvin Hansell - foul #3 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Job, Curtis Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 12:21 | NC State | Joe Mowery picks off the pass by Thomas Lee | 46-39 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Bobby Rose is called for the reach on Joe Mowery - foul #1 on Bobby Rose, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Keith (PG), Joseph Riedel (SF) George Skyberg, Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Stephen Vance (C) Gene Stubbs, Joe Mowery | |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Donald Melia hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Featherstone | 46-41 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Scott Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Keith (fresh) SG - Scott Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Riedel (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Featherstone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | DePaul | Stephen Vance clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Joseph Riedel grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Joseph Riedel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Charles Stokely misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Charles Keith - foul #2 on Charles Keith, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | NC State | George Skyberg (PG), Chen Xue (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), William Job (PF), Curtis Cox (C) Charles Keith, Scott Young, Joseph Riedel, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Donald Melia, Steven Featherstone, Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Charles Stokely misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Charles Stokely makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Melvin Hansell takes the ball from Curtis Cox | 46-42 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (SG) Charles Stokely | |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Curtis Cox banks in the layup | 48-43 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Donald Melia is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| 09:07 | NC State | William Job buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Cox | 51-43 |
| 08:50 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Melia | 51-45 |
| 08:26 | NC State | William Job slams it home | 53-45 |
| 08:00 | DePaul | John Cordes misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 07:59 | NC State | William Job gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Curtis Cox misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Cordes - foul #3 on John Cordes, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Keith (PG), Scott Young (SG), Joseph Riedel (SF), Bobby Rose (PF) George Skyberg, Chen Xue, Thomas Lee, William Job | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Donald Melia, Melvin Hansell, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Curtis Cox makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Curtis Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs is hacked by Charles Keith - foul #3 on Charles Keith, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Fountain (C) Curtis Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Keith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Scott Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Riedel (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | NC State | Bobby Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 06:49 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Charles Stokely snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Donald Fountain is called for the reach on Gene Stubbs - foul #1 on Donald Fountain, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | NC State | George Skyberg (PG), Thomas Lee (SF) Charles Keith, Joseph Riedel | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Mowery (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:03 | NC State | George Skyberg is hacked by Leroy Merganthaler - foul #2 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | NC State | William Job (PF), Curtis Cox (C) Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Cordes (C) Gene Stubbs | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Curtis Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Cordes - foul #4 on John Cordes, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Melvin Hansell (SF) Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Curtis Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Curtis Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Joe Mowery clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Curtis Cox grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Scott Young is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| 04:51 | DePaul | John Cordes makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 04:25 | NC State | William Job misses the shot near the basket | 56-51 |
| 04:24 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lee | 56-51 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Scott Young grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Curtis Cox can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Joe Mowery snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 03:19 | DePaul | Donald Melia's pass is intercepted by Scott Young | 56-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Skyberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Job (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Cox (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Featherstone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Hansell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joe Mowery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cordes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | NC State | William Job hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Joe Mowery - foul #2 on Joe Mowery, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Keith (PG), Joseph Riedel (SF), Donald Fountain (C) George Skyberg, Thomas Lee, Curtis Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Donald Melia, Steven Featherstone, Melvin Hansell, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| 03:08 | NC State | William Job misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Charles Stokely loses the dribble to William Job | 58-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Cox (C) Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:32 | NC State | Stephen Vance blocks the short jumper by William Job | 58-51 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Curtis Cox gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Christopher Wilson is called for the reach on Scott Young - foul #1 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | NC State | George Skyberg (PG), Thomas Lee (SF), Bobby Rose (PF) Charles Keith, Joseph Riedel, William Job | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Christopher Wilson, Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Scott Young makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Scott Young makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Joe Mowery hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Rose - foul #2 on Bobby Rose, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | NC State | William Job (PF) Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Curtis Cox snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | NC State | William Job clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 01:35 | DePaul | John Cordes pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Curtis Cox snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Curtis Cox connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from George Skyberg and the foul's on Steven Featherstone - foul #3 on Steven Featherstone, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Keith (PG), Chen Xue (SG), Joseph Riedel (SF), Bobby Rose (PF) George Skyberg, Scott Young, Thomas Lee, William Job | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Melvin Hansell, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Curtis Cox makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Charles Stokely comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-51 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Charles Stokely hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Chen Xue is hacked by Donald Melia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Melia, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Fountain (C) Curtis Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Chen Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 64-53 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Riedel - foul #1 on Joseph Riedel, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Donald Fountain pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Donald Fountain is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Melia - foul #4 on Donald Melia, team foul #12 | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Donald Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Donald Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Charles Stokely scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Joseph Riedel connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chen Xue and the foul's on Leroy Merganthaler - foul #3 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #13 | 68-56 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Joseph Riedel makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Donald Melia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 00:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bobby Rose | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Charles Keith runs out the clock | 69-56 |