| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Luis Hardy inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 25-27 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | Dennis Bish denies the turnaround by Carmelo Castillo | 25-27 |
| 18:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 25-27 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Henry Downey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Downey, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | Leonard Watkins is called for the reach on Christopher Hickman - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo is fouled on the floor by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 25-27 |
| 17:56 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 17:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 25-27 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 17:10 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 16:44 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson | |
| 16:44 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:44 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | John Jones snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Daniel Crader scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Burris | 26-29 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Henry Downey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF) Curtis Davis, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Nottingham (C) John Jones | |
| 15:51 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo loses the dribble to Leonard Watkins | 26-29 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 28-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nottingham (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Daniel Crader blows the dunk but he's hacked by Henry Downey - foul #2 on Henry Downey, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Paul Burris, Carmelo Castillo, John Nottingham | |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Daniel Crader misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Daniel Crader makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Henry Downey is called for 3 seconds | 28-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Jones (C) Daniel Crader | |
| 15:00 | Memphis | John Jones misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-30 |
| 14:59 | Memphis | Gary Burns tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Peter Portis gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:21 | Memphis | John Jones knocks in the runner from close range set up by Robert Wilson | 28-34 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Henry Downey lays it in set up by Dennis Bish | 30-34 |
| 13:41 | Memphis | Peter Portis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Gary Burns, Peter Portis, Robert Wilson | |
| 13:23 | NC State | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hickman - foul #2 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-34 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Leonard Watkins tips it home | 32-34 |
| 12:38 | Memphis | Daniel Crader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 12:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 32-34 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 12:28 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Jones | 32-34 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Crader | 32-36 |
| 12:02 | NC State | Dennis Bish loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Robert Wilson (PF) Christopher Hickman, John Jones | |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Chad Peppers steals it from Daniel Crader | 32-36 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Chad Peppers throws it down | 34-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Crader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Paul Burris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Henry Downey can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 34-39 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Luis Hardy gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:57 | Memphis | Luis Hardy hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Burris | 34-41 |
| 10:42 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-41 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Luis Hardy snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | Daniel Crader misses the lay-in | 34-41 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Curtis Davis snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Chad Peppers's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jon Pickles (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Curtis Davis, Henry Downey, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Peter Portis (SF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Luis Hardy, Daniel Crader | |
| 09:58 | Memphis | John Jones misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Clark - foul #2 on Fred Clark, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Burns (SG) Carmelo Castillo | |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:37 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Peter Portis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Pickles - foul #2 on Jon Pickles, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Peter Portis misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Peter Portis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Chad Peppers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | Peter Portis buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Jones | 35-46 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Chad Peppers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 08:13 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Chad Peppers | 37-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Portis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Memphis | Gary Burns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | John Jones tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 07:09 | Memphis | Peter Portis hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 06:52 | NC State | John Jones is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SF), John Brooks (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Leonard Watkins, Henry Downey, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Gary Burns, Peter Portis, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:32 | NC State | John Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Peppers | 39-51 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Paul Burris and he's hacked by Chad Peppers - foul #4 on Chad Peppers, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) Chad Peppers | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Nottingham (C) John Jones | |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Paul Burris is called for the reach on Jon Pickles - foul #3 on Paul Burris, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| 05:32 | NC State | John Brooks drills a shot from the left side set up by Henry Downey | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Paul Burris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 05:07 | Memphis | Luis Hardy tips it but misses | 41-54 |
| 05:05 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Jon Pickles is denied on a layup by Daniel Crader | 41-54 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Dennis Bish hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Henry Downey is called for the reach on Luis Hardy - foul #3 on Henry Downey, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, John Nottingham | |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Curtis Davis gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 03:54 | NC State | John Brooks jams it on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 45-55 |
| 03:43 | Memphis | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Jon Pickles (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF) Curtis Davis, Henry Downey, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Portis (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Luis Hardy, Daniel Crader | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 03:25 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 45-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | NC State | Dennis Bish connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Peppers | 47-55 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Chad Peppers takes the ball from Peter Portis | 47-55 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the easy layup | 47-55 |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Peter Portis gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | Peter Portis scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Carmelo Castillo | 47-57 |
| 02:41 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF), John Brooks (PF) Jon Pickles, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Hardy (SF) Peter Portis | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | NC State | Henry Downey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 47-57 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Dennis Bish tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | John Jones throws it down | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Chad Peppers is hacked by Christopher Hickman - foul #3 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Henry Downey, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF), John Nottingham (C) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, John Jones | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 01:28 | Memphis | John Nottingham pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Memphis | Paul Burris is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Burris, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Peter Portis is called for the reach on Jon Pickles - foul #3 on Peter Portis, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Henry Downey (SF), John Brooks (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Gary Burns, Peter Portis, Daniel Crader, John Nottingham | |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Luis Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Henry Downey is called for the reach on Luis Hardy - foul #4 on Henry Downey, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Crader (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Henry Downey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to John Brooks | 51-61 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Chad Peppers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Peppers - foul #5 on Chad Peppers, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Chad Peppers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Portis (SF) Luis Hardy | |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Henry Downey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Carmelo Castillo | 54-63 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Dennis Bish is hacked by Peter Portis - foul #4 on Peter Portis, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Henry Downey, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG), John Nottingham (C) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo, John Jones | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Daniel Crader pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Paul Burris runs out the clock | 54-65 |