| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Gregory Battiste steps in front of the John Garrison pass | 20-29 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Edward Davis connects on the shot near the basket set up by David Burkhead and the foul's on Kenneth Mount - foul #2 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Clifton Peters knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Owens | 23-32 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Gregory Battiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:08 | NC State | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Ralph Williams loses the dribble to David Burkhead | 23-32 |
| 17:49 | NC State | David Burkhead banks in the layup | 25-32 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Robinson and the foul's on Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:52 | NC State | David Burkhead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Logan Powers | 25-35 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, David Johnson, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Matthew Lewis gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Edward Davis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 27-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | John Garrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses long on a runner from the right block | 27-36 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Edward Davis can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Graig Gilliland | 27-36 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount clanks a turnaround from the right block | 27-36 |
| 14:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 27-36 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the jumper from the left block | 27-36 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), David Johnson (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), James Owens (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, Jeremy Santucci, Graig Gilliland | |
| 14:16 | NC State | Scott Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | James Owens can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 13:58 | NC State | James Lewis gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:33 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | James Owens snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Owens loses the ball out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 12:42 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Lewis swats the layup by James Owens | 29-36 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Jack Robinson is called for the reach on Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| 12:14 | NC State | David Burkhead connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Brown | 32-36 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Fred Zeh | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Gregory Battiste lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Glantz and the foul's on James Owens - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | John Garrison evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clifton Peters | 35-38 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Gregory Battiste lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-38 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Bill Glantz steals it from Kenneth Mount | 37-38 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Edward Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Jack Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 09:11 | NC State | David Burkhead is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Zeh - foul #2 on Fred Zeh, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| 08:49 | NC State | David Burkhead misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Matthew Lewis tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Fred Zeh can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Ralph Williams takes the ball from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Williams | 39-45 |
| 08:06 | NC State | David Burkhead is whistled for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Mount - foul #3 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 07:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | James Owens comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland tips it in | 41-47 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifton Peters | 41-47 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | David Burkhead is called for the reach on Clifton Peters - foul #1 on David Burkhead, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF), Edward Davis (C) Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Ralph Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 05:30 | NC State | David Burkhead's fadeaway is rejected by Graig Gilliland | 41-47 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 05:27 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 05:05 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 44-47 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ralph Williams gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Bill Glantz pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Ralph Williams denies the turnaround by Edward Davis | 44-47 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, David Johnson, Bruce Page, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the turnaround from close range | 44-49 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci hits a shot from the left side set up by Clifton Peters | 44-51 |
| 02:24 | NC State | David Burkhead is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) John Garrison | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Burkhead - foul #2 on David Burkhead, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:42 | NC State | David Burkhead misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Mount | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:08 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 00:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 44-57 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Clifton Peters takes the ball from David Johnson in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 44-57 |