| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David West (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | George Perzanowski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | Raymond McCammon is denied on a dunk by David West | 27-30 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Jon Key pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Lance Ebert picks off the pass by Raymond McCammon | 27-30 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:42 | NC State | William Gravely hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gay | 29-32 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Lance Ebert is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-32 |
| 18:11 | NC State | William Gravely pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Raymond McCammon is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses the easy layup | 29-32 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Harry Messina pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:08 | NC State | William Gravely misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Steven Hensley connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lance Ebert | 29-34 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Harry Messina's pass is intercepted by David West | 29-34 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Steven Hensley is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Steven Hensley swats the short shot by Andrew Gay | 29-34 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Andrew Gay drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Messina and he's fouled by Steven Hensley - foul #3 on Steven Hensley, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), James Leland (SG), Raymond McCammon (C) Jon Key, William Gravely, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), David Mills (PF) Rodney Walden, Steven Hensley | |
| 15:29 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Raymond McCammon knocks in the shot from the right block set up by James Leland | 33-34 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Lowell Willis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lance Ebert out of a doubleteam | 33-37 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the fadeaway from close range | 33-37 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | David West snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Lowell Willis knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 13:53 | NC State | James Leland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-40 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | David Mills hits the finger roll set up by Lowell Willis | 33-42 |
| 13:17 | NC State | George Perzanowski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | George Perzanowski is called for the reach on Lance Ebert - foul #2 on George Perzanowski, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), William Gravely (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (C) Anthony Jones, James Leland, George Perzanowski, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Lowell Willis | |
| 12:44 | Auburn | The short jumper by David Mills is denied by Raymond McCammon | 35-42 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr drills a jumper from the right side set up by William Gravely | 37-42 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 12:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Hoerr | 37-42 |
| 11:56 | NC State | David Mills picks off the pass by Jon Key | 37-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Lance Ebert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 11:40 | NC State | William Gravely grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Jon Key misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Walden - foul #1 on Rodney Walden, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF) Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) David West | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Lance Ebert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 11:14 | NC State | William Gravely grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the dunk attempt | 39-42 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | David Mills drills a shot near the basket | 39-44 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Harry Messina comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Rodney Walden - foul #2 on Rodney Walden, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (PF) Jon Key, Matthew Hoerr, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (C) Joseph Simon | |
| 10:25 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | David Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF) James Gallego | |
| 09:48 | NC State | Harry Messina slams it home set up by George Perzanowski | 43-44 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | David Mills misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Raymond McCammon - foul #4 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF), Otis Shuff (C) Raymond McCammon, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG) Lance Ebert | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Andrew Gay buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 45-45 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David West misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Otis Shuff - foul #1 on Otis Shuff, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG) William Gravely | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lowell Willis (SG), James Gallego (SF) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner | |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David West makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | David West misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Mills - foul #4 on David Mills, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Charles Poythress, David Mills, David West | |
| 08:19 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Steven Hensley grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Lance Ebert loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (PF), Harry Messina (C) Andrew Gay, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) Steven Hensley | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Jon Key comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Mills | 45-46 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Lowell Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 07:09 | NC State | George Perzanowski gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:03 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses short on a floater from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Jon Key pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:49 | NC State | George Perzanowski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Lowell Willis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | David Mills tips it home | 45-48 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Jon Key misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Raymond McCammon hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | James Gallego travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), William Gravely (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) Jon Key, Anthony Jones, George Perzanowski, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles Poythress (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), David West (C) Lance Ebert, Lowell Willis, James Gallego, David Mills, Joseph Simon | |
| 05:41 | NC State | James Leland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Rodney Walden snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Steven Hensley is hacked by William Gravely - foul #2 on William Gravely, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Charles Poythress misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:01 | NC State | William Gravely gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Raymond McCammon knocks in the floater from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Michael Wagner is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), George Perzanowski (SF) James Leland, Matthew Hoerr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), James Gallego (SF), David Mills (PF) Charles Poythress, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 04:00 | NC State | The jump hook by George Perzanowski is blocked by James Gallego | 49-48 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Raymond McCammon tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:39 | NC State | George Perzanowski connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 51-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 6 ast. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond McCammon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | David Mills's fadeaway is rejected by George Perzanowski | 51-48 |
| 03:08 | NC State | George Perzanowski pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | NC State | George Perzanowski makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 53-48 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | David West misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 02:34 | NC State | David West steps in front of the Anthony Jones pass | 53-48 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a jump hook near the basket | 53-48 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 01:44 | NC State | George Perzanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:20 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Andrew Gay - foul #2 on Andrew Gay, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Raymond McCammon drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Auburn | David Mills makes the floater from the baseline | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | William Gravely is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Walden - foul #3 on Rodney Walden, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG) Jon Key | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Lance Ebert is called for the reach on George Perzanowski - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | NC State | William Gravely is hacked by Rodney Walden - foul #4 on Rodney Walden, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | NC State | William Gravely misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Raymond McCammon is called for the reach on James Gallego - foul #5 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Raymond McCammon | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:09 | Auburn | James Gallego misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Lance Ebert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Gallego | 55-52 |