| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Vieira (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Belanger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Bermudez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Arthur Vieira inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Arthur Vieira misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Richard Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Arthur Vieira comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Belanger - foul #3 on William Belanger, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (SG) William Belanger | |
| 19:14 | NC State | Arthur Vieira misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Arthur Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Vieira takes the ball from Junior Brown | 37-28 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Richard Gault drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Vieira | 40-28 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Richard Shelton snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Richard Shelton buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bruno Francis and the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 17:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to Arthur Vieira | 43-28 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Davis - foul #2 on Ricky Davis, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce (SF) Junior Brown | |
| 17:25 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:10 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-28 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ricky Davis | 45-31 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bruno Francis - foul #2 on Bruno Francis, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Dale Collett (PF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Gregory Atlas, Robert Gresham, Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (SG), Junior Brown (SF), Jimmy Streeter (PF) Ray Wilkinson, Fernando Bermudez, Lawrence Brown | |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Murray (fresh) SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Vieira (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Collett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Siems (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Carmouche (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Junior Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Charles Murray misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Junior Brown - foul #3 on Junior Brown, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG) Ricky Davis | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Charles Murray misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Charles Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Junior Brown | 48-33 |
| 15:12 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown buries a 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:03 | NC State | William Belanger is called for the reach on Richard Gault - foul #4 on William Belanger, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jonas Olson (SG) William Belanger | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Philip Siems can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-36 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:42 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Arthur Vieira grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Arthur Vieira travels with the ball | 48-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Ray Wilkinson (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Lee Carmouche, Jonas Olson, Thomas Bruce | |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter makes the floater in the lane | 48-38 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Murray | 51-38 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter misses long on a shot from the right block | 51-38 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown is called for 5 seconds | 51-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Robert Gresham (PF), Richard Shelton (C) Charles Murray, Gregory Atlas, Dale Collett, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Aaron Thomas (SF), Fernando Bermudez (PF) Junior Brown, Jimmy Streeter | |
| 12:58 | NC State | Bruno Francis buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Vieira | 53-38 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruno Francis - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce (SF) Aaron Thomas | |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:20 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Richard Gault - foul #2 on Richard Gault, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (SG) Ricky Davis | |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Richard Gault misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Vieira (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ray Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lee Carmouche (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Bermudez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fernando Bermudez | 53-42 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Robert Gresham gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Richard Gault misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez hits a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Bruno Francis - foul #4 on Bruno Francis, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Philip Siems (SF) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Arthur Vieira | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Junior Brown (SF), Jimmy Streeter (C) Ray Wilkinson, Thomas Bruce, Lawrence Brown | |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Richard Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Robert Gresham comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:02 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter is fouled on the floor by Charles Murray - foul #2 on Charles Murray, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (SG), Dale Collett (PF) Robert Gresham, Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon (C) Fernando Bermudez | |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Philip Siems pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Thomas Dixon's pass is intercepted by Ricky Davis | 53-44 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 53-44 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Siems | 53-44 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Gregory Atlas gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Gregory Atlas is hacked by Junior Brown - foul #4 on Junior Brown, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Arthur Vieira (SF), Robert Gresham (PF), Richard Shelton (C) Thomas Dixon, Gregory Atlas, Dale Collett, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Fernando Bermudez (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Lee Carmouche, Junior Brown, Jimmy Streeter, Patrick Jordon | |
| 08:17 | NC State | Richard Shelton clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 53-44 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:09 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Gresham - foul #2 on Robert Gresham, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Charles Murray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Arthur Vieira pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Thomas Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Richard Shelton tips it in | 55-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Vieira (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fernando Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis can't connect on a shot in the paint | 55-44 |
| 07:41 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Brown buries a jumper from close range | 55-46 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Robert Gresham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Thomas Dixon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Junior Brown (SF) Ray Wilkinson, Thomas Bruce | |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Robert Gresham steals the ball from Fernando Bermudez | 55-46 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Bruno Francis travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (PG) Ricky Davis | |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Bruno Francis grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Gregory Atlas's pass is intercepted by William Belanger | 55-46 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Junior Brown | 55-49 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Arthur Vieira lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruno Francis | 57-49 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 04:52 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Belanger | 57-52 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Arthur Vieira can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 04:12 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Belanger | 57-55 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Arthur Vieira misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Junior Brown - foul #5 on Junior Brown, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Dale Collett (PF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Gregory Atlas, Robert Gresham, Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Lee Carmouche (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Jimmy Streeter (PF), Patrick Jordon (C) Ray Wilkinson, William Belanger, Junior Brown, Fernando Bermudez, Lawrence Brown | |
| 03:46 | NC State | Arthur Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Arthur Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Vieira (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Collett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Siems (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Carmouche (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Jordon (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce loses the dribble to Charles Murray | 59-55 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Lee Carmouche picks off the pass by Arthur Vieira | 59-55 |
| 02:57 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Charles Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Charles Murray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Lee Carmouche, Patrick Jordon | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:43 | NC State | Richard Gault knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bruno Francis | 61-55 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Gresham (PF), Richard Shelton (C) Dale Collett, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez (PF) Jimmy Streeter | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 61-55 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Richard Shelton grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Gresham drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bruno Francis | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 01:27 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger tips it home | 63-57 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Arthur Vieira is hacked by Fernando Bermudez - foul #1 on Fernando Bermudez, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Arthur Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Arthur Vieira makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger is hacked by Richard Shelton - foul #2 on Richard Shelton, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Richard Gault is hacked by William Belanger in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Belanger, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SF), Dale Collett (PF) Arthur Vieira, Robert Gresham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (SG) William Belanger | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:54 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Vieira (SF), Robert Gresham (PF) Gregory Atlas, Dale Collett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce grabs the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis is hacked by Richard Shelton - foul #3 on Richard Shelton, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Richard Gault is hacked by Ray Wilkinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Wilkinson, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SF), Dale Collett (PF) Arthur Vieira, Robert Gresham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Bermudez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Wilkinson | 67-63 |
| 00:39 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Vieira (SF), Robert Gresham (PF) Gregory Atlas, Dale Collett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Richard Gault is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Wilkinson - foul #3 on Ray Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fernando Bermudez | 68-65 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Ricky Davis is called for the reach on Bruno Francis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Davis, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ricky Davis | 70-68 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Ricky Davis is called for the reach on Bruno Francis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Davis, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson misses the 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Robert Gresham snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Robert Gresham is hacked by Ricky Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Davis, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (SG) Ricky Davis | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Robert Gresham makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Robert Gresham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-68 |