| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) SG - John Carroll (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fresh) PF - Robert Petty (fresh) C - Robert Uhl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) SG - James Kelley (fresh) SF - Rodney Bartlett (fresh) PF - Alexander Whitney (fresh) C - John Legg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Robert Uhl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Alexander Whitney - foul #1 on Alexander Whitney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | John Carroll is called for the reach on James Kelley - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alexander Whitney - foul #2 on Alexander Whitney, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske (PF) Alexander Whitney | |
| 18:41 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Pepperdine | James Kelley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Travis Judd pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Robert Uhl knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by John Legg - foul #1 on John Legg, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to John Legg | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Uhl | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | NC State | James Kerner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | John Legg grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Petty | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Robert Wright steals the ball from James Kerner in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | Pepperdine | James Kerner steals it from John Legg | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | NC State | James Kerner misses the easy layup | 6-2 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Travis Judd tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 15:56 | Pepperdine | James Kelley misses the runner from the left block | 8-2 |
| 15:55 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Bartlett | 8-2 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fairly fresh) SG - John Carroll (fairly fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) SG - James Kelley (fairly fresh) SF - Rodney Bartlett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jeske (fairly fresh) C - John Legg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | James Kelley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:19 | NC State | James Kerner's pass is intercepted by Robert Wright | 8-2 |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | John Legg knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wright and he's hacked by Robert Uhl - foul #1 on Robert Uhl, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Stephen Pollitt (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) James Kerner, John Carroll, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines (PF) Brian Jeske | |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | John Legg makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Kyle Caines blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Garner | 8-5 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza tips it in | 10-5 |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | James Kelley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Amidon - foul #1 on James Amidon, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton (PF) John Legg | |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | James Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | James Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett is hacked by Nicholas Garner - foul #1 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn (PG) Robert Wright | |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Larry Osborn | 13-9 |
| 13:07 | NC State | James Kelley picks off the pass by Jonathan Cardoza | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn lays it up and in on a great pass from James Kelley | 13-11 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Larry Osborn picks off the pass by James Amidon in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | James Kelley jams it set up by Larry Osborn | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Rodney Bartlett picks off the pass by Robert Petty | 13-13 |
| 12:33 | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn lays it in set up by Rodney Bartlett | 13-15 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Larry Osborn is called for the reach on James Amidon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Osborn, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), John Carroll (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Wright (PG), Gregory Craighead (SF), Brian Jeske (PF), John Legg (C) James Kelley, Rodney Bartlett, Daniel Norton, Kyle Caines | |
| 12:07 | NC State | Robert Uhl comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 12:05 | Pepperdine | John Legg snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:46 | Pepperdine | John Carroll picks off the pass by Brian Jeske | 13-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) SG - John Carroll (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Osborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Craighead (fresh) PF - Brian Jeske (fresh) C - John Legg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | NC State | John Carroll misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | John Legg gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:04 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | NC State | James Kerner pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Robert Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) John Carroll, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman (PG), James Kelley (SG), Rodney Bartlett (SF), Kyle Caines (C) Robert Wright, Larry Osborn, Gregory Craighead, John Legg | |
| 10:42 | Pepperdine | James Kelley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:40 | NC State | James Amidon gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is hacked by Daniel Haberman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Haberman, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (SG) James Kerner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton (PF) Brian Jeske | |
| 10:17 | NC State | Robert Uhl clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 10:15 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Rodney Bartlett | 13-15 |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton makes the wide open runner in the paint | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Travis Judd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 09:50 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Robert Petty (PF) James Amidon, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske (PF), John Legg (C) Daniel Norton, Kyle Caines | |
| 09:28 | NC State | Robert Petty banks in the layup | 15-17 |
| 09:12 | Pepperdine | James Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 09:11 | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman tips it in | 15-19 |
| 09:06 | NC State | James Kerner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Kerner, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (SG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Wright (PG), Larry Osborn (SG), Gregory Craighead (SF) Daniel Haberman, James Kelley, Rodney Bartlett | |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Robert Petty loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Kerner, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton (PF), Kyle Caines (C) Brian Jeske, John Legg | |
| 08:18 | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-22 |
| 08:16 | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:13 | NC State | John Carroll is hacked by Daniel Norton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| 08:02 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 08:01 | NC State | John Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Travis Judd is fouled on the floor by Gregory Craighead - foul #1 on Gregory Craighead, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) John Carroll, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman (PG), James Kelley (SG), Rodney Bartlett (SF), Brian Jeske (PF) Robert Wright, Larry Osborn, Gregory Craighead, Daniel Norton | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) SG - James Amidon (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Daniel Haberman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bartlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jeske (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Caines (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Judd - foul #1 on Travis Judd, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) James Amidon, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Legg (C) Kyle Caines | |
| 07:07 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:07 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Robert Petty snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Nicholas Garner connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Jonathan Cardoza | 17-23 |
| 06:41 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Haberman | 17-25 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Brian Jeske is called for the reach on Nicholas Garner - foul #1 on Brian Jeske, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (PG) James Kerner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney (PF) Brian Jeske | |
| 06:37 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Daniel Haberman steals the ball from Stephen Pollitt | 17-25 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-25 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:13 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Petty is blocked by Alexander Whitney | 17-25 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt snags the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:50 | NC State | John Legg steals it from Stephen Pollitt | 17-25 |
| 05:30 | Pepperdine | Daniel Haberman hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Kelley | 17-27 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Robert Petty drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Carroll | 20-27 |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | James Kelley loses the dribble to Nicholas Garner | 20-27 |
| 04:35 | NC State | John Carroll lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Garner | 22-27 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Haberman | 22-29 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), James Amidon (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (PF) John Carroll, Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Wright (PG), Gregory Craighead (SG), Brian Jeske (SF), Kyle Caines (C) Daniel Haberman, James Kelley, Rodney Bartlett, John Legg | |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Uhl is called for the reach on Alexander Whitney - foul #2 on Robert Uhl, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:03 | NC State | James Kerner gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:58 | NC State | James Kerner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 03:39 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Petty - foul #1 on Robert Petty, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (C) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:39 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:39 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Petty | 22-31 |
| 03:25 | NC State | James Amidon misses long on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Craighead - foul #2 on Gregory Craighead, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn (SG), Daniel Norton (PF) Brian Jeske, Alexander Whitney | |
| 03:25 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 3rd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines grabs the board | 23-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) SG - James Amidon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Uhl (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Craighead (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Norton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Caines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 23-34 |
| 03:06 | NC State | James Amidon is hacked by Larry Osborn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Osborn, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett (SF), Alexander Whitney (PF) Gregory Craighead, Kyle Caines | |
| 03:06 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:06 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Rodney Bartlett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-34 |
| 02:35 | NC State | James Amidon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:32 | NC State | James Kerner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kerner, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (SG), Robert Petty (PF) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | Robert Uhl is called for the reach on Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Uhl, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Kelley (SG), Brian Jeske (PF), Kyle Caines (C) Larry Osborn, Alexander Whitney, Daniel Norton | |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:44 | Pepperdine | Robert Petty steals it from James Kelley | 25-35 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Rodney Bartlett denies the turnaround by Robert Petty | 25-35 |
| 01:33 | NC State | John Carroll grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Travis Judd is whistled for a carry | 25-35 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG) James Kerner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn (PG), Gregory Craighead (SF) Robert Wright, Rodney Bartlett | |
| 01:26 | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 01:12 | NC State | John Carroll drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Amidon | 28-35 |
| 00:43 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:03 | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Larry Osborn clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-35 |