| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Badgett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ditch (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Desmond Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Desmond Burger takes the ball from David Burkhead | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:16 | NC State | David Johnson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Edward Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Desmond Burger - foul #2 on Desmond Burger, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles buries a 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | NC State | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Gregory Battiste can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 18:11 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:57 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson connects on the 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Brown | 34-38 |
| 17:25 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Burkhead | 34-38 |
| 17:05 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Badgett - foul #1 on Michael Badgett, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bobby Cloutier (PG), Nathan Mowbray (PF), Zachary Lawton (C) Michael Badgett, Joseph Ditch, Desmond Burger | |
| 17:05 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Kansas State | Zachary Lawton grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:52 | Kansas State | David Burkhead picks off the pass by Zachary Lawton | 35-38 |
| 16:47 | NC State | David Johnson can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 16:46 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Bill Glantz loses the ball out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Thorne (SG), Steven Boyster (PF) Joshua Anderson, Dwayne Bolles | |
| 15:53 | Kansas State | James Thorne comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Burkhead | 35-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bobby Cloutier (fresh) SG - James Thorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Mowbray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Boyster (fresh) 5 pts. C - Zachary Lawton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | NC State | David Burkhead knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 38-41 |
| 15:17 | Kansas State | Bobby Cloutier's pass is intercepted by David Johnson | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:35 | NC State | David Burkhead is hacked by Bobby Cloutier - foul #2 on Bobby Cloutier, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, David Johnson, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), Joshua Anderson (SG), Dwayne Bolles (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Bobby Cloutier, James Thorne, Nathan Mowbray, Steven Boyster, Zachary Lawton | |
| 14:21 | NC State | Joseph Ditch steals it from Gregory Battiste | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | Scott Brown steals it from Joshua Anderson | 38-41 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Scott Brown lays it in | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Bruce Page scores on a turnaround from the left block | 42-41 |
| 13:31 | Kansas State | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Joshua Anderson - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:22 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 13:20 | NC State | Gregory Battiste gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Gregory Battiste shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joseph Ditch - foul #1 on Joseph Ditch, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 12:52 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Badgett and he's hacked by David Burkhead - foul #4 on David Burkhead, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | NC State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Bill Glantz is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bobby Cloutier (PG) Michael Badgett | |
| 11:53 | NC State | David Burkhead hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Johnson | 45-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bobby Cloutier (fresh) SG - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ditch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Desmond Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 45-43 |
| 11:38 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 45-43 |
| 11:29 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch hits a runner in the paint set up by Joshua Anderson | 45-45 |
| 11:17 | NC State | Bruce Page's floater is tipped away by Desmond Burger | 45-45 |
| 11:16 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:55 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bobby Cloutier | 45-48 |
| 10:37 | NC State | David Johnson double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), James Thorne (SG), Nathan Mowbray (SF), Steven Boyster (PF), Zachary Lawton (C) Bobby Cloutier, Joshua Anderson, Dwayne Bolles, Joseph Ditch, Desmond Burger | |
| 10:15 | Kansas State | James Thorne tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Thorne, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses long on a floater from close range | 45-48 |
| 09:52 | Kansas State | Nathan Mowbray gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:40 | Kansas State | Nathan Mowbray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Gregory Battiste's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Steven Boyster | 45-48 |
| 09:02 | Kansas State | Matthew Lewis steals the ball from Steven Boyster | 45-48 |
| 08:36 | NC State | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bobby Cloutier (PG), Joshua Anderson (SG), Dwayne Bolles (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) Michael Badgett, James Thorne, Nathan Mowbray, Steven Boyster, Zachary Lawton | |
| 08:24 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 08:23 | NC State | David Burkhead pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Johnson and he's hacked by Desmond Burger - foul #3 on Desmond Burger, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF) David Johnson, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 07:54 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:37 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Edward Davis pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bobby Cloutier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ditch (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Desmond Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Burkhead | 50-48 |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Burkhead - foul #5 on David Burkhead, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG), Scott Brown (SG), James Lewis (C) David Burkhead, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), Nathan Mowbray (PF) Bobby Cloutier, Joseph Ditch | |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Bruce Page double dribbles | 50-49 |
| 06:17 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett is hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Zachary Lawton (C) Desmond Burger | |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 50-49 |
| 06:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 50-49 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Nathan Mowbray is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Nathan Mowbray, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Thorne (SG) Joshua Anderson | |
| 06:07 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Johnson | 55-49 |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | Nathan Mowbray is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Thorne | 55-51 |
| 04:54 | NC State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 04:53 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Johnson | 58-51 |
| 04:28 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Edward Davis (C) Gregory Battiste, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson (SG), Joseph Ditch (PF), Desmond Burger (C) James Thorne, Nathan Mowbray, Zachary Lawton | |
| 04:26 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 04:03 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:59 | Kansas State | Michael Badgett misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-51 |
| 03:57 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Edward Davis snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Edward Davis clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 03:27 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - David Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Badgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Bolles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ditch (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Desmond Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Kansas State | Edward Davis steals the ball from Joseph Ditch | 58-51 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 61-51 |
| 02:35 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson is fouled on the floor by Scott Brown - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bobby Cloutier (PG) Michael Badgett | |
| 02:22 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger blows the layup but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Thorne (SG), Nathan Mowbray (SF), Steven Boyster (PF) Joshua Anderson, Dwayne Bolles, Joseph Ditch | |
| 02:22 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:22 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:22 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 02:22 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 02:11 | NC State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (PF), Edward Davis (C) David Johnson, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Badgett (PG), Joshua Anderson (SG), Dwayne Bolles (SF), Joseph Ditch (PF) Bobby Cloutier, James Thorne, Nathan Mowbray, Steven Boyster | |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Brown - foul #4 on Scott Brown, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Joseph Ditch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:35 | NC State | David Johnson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Gregory Battiste tips it home | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Kansas State | Desmond Burger is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane | 63-56 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Scott Brown knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Johnson | 65-56 |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | Joshua Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Badgett | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Joshua Anderson is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Thorne (SG) Joshua Anderson | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | Kansas State | James Thorne shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Bolles | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | NC State | James Thorne is called for the reach on Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thorne, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Kansas State | James Thorne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:29 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles is called for traveling | 69-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Edward Davis is hacked by Michael Badgett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Badgett, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Dwayne Bolles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-62 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Michael Badgett is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Badgett, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | Kansas State | James Thorne clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 72-62 |
| 00:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Johnson runs out the clock | 72-62 |