| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Amado Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | James Wright inbounds the ball | 20-20 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Houston - foul #2 on Paul Houston, team foul #1 | 20-20 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 19:40 | Hawaii | Amado Marino pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 19:11 | Hawaii | Paul Houston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 19:09 | Hawaii | Alberto Bruno snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 18:43 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Houston | 20-23 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-23 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Jim Blagg snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Curtis Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| 17:23 | Hawaii | Paul Houston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-23 |
| 17:22 | Hawaii | Amado Marino tips it home | 20-25 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Edward Simons is hacked by Amado Marino - foul #3 on Amado Marino, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (SF) James Wright | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn (C) Amado Marino | |
| 16:49 | NC State | Jim Blagg is hacked by Billy Tanberg - foul #1 on Billy Tanberg, team foul #3 | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 16:29 | NC State | Mathew Doby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez (SG) Eddie Ruggieri | |
| 16:08 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Joseph Kovach can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alberto Bruno - foul #4 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Curtis Johnston (PF) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Brian Halter (SF), James Enders (PF), Amado Marino (C) Alberto Bruno, Billy Tanberg, Elbert Thorn | |
| 15:46 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enrique Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Halter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Enders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Hawaii | Paul Houston connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Enrique Lopez and the foul's on Mathew Doby - foul #3 on Mathew Doby, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri (SG) Enrique Lopez | |
| 15:30 | Hawaii | Paul Houston makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Mathew Doby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (C) Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG) Paul Houston | |
| 14:52 | Hawaii | James Enders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 22-30 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-30 |
| 14:30 | Hawaii | Brian Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 14:02 | Hawaii | Brian Halter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-30 |
| 14:01 | Hawaii | Amado Marino tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 13:43 | NC State | James Wright is hacked by Amado Marino - foul #4 on Amado Marino, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Bobby Stanley, James Wright, Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Billy Tanberg (PF), Elbert Thorn (C) Robert Davis, James Enders, Amado Marino | |
| 13:20 | NC State | Joseph Kovach buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Simons | 25-32 |
| 12:55 | Hawaii | Brian Halter drills a driving attempt from the right block | 25-34 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Brian Halter is called for the reach on Edward Simons - foul #1 on Brian Halter, team foul #6 | 25-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF) Eddie Ruggieri, Brian Halter | |
| 12:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Elbert Thorn - foul #1 on Elbert Thorn, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:01 | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez is fouled on the floor by Curtis Johnston - foul #4 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 11:39 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Tanberg, team foul #8 | 28-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enrique Lopez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Elbert Thorn (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | NC State | Curtis Johnston can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-34 |
| 11:16 | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 10:51 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Enrique Lopez | 28-37 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Jim Blagg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 10:24 | Hawaii | Elbert Thorn grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 09:58 | Hawaii | Paul Houston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 09:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 28-37 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Curtis Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Edward Simons (C) James Wright, Curtis Johnston, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri (SG), James Enders (PF), Gary Schmucker (C) Enrique Lopez, Billy Tanberg, Elbert Thorn | |
| 09:24 | Hawaii | Alberto Bruno is fouled on the floor by Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Jim Blagg, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Curtis Johnston (PF) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG) Paul Houston | |
| 09:10 | Hawaii | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mathew Doby - foul #4 on Mathew Doby, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| 09:10 | Hawaii | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:10 | Hawaii | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Mathew Doby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 08:42 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Schmucker | 28-38 |
| 08:18 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri's pass is intercepted by Mathew Doby | 28-38 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Mathew Doby lays it up and in | 30-38 |
| 07:51 | Hawaii | James Enders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Bobby Stanley, Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Brian Halter (SF), Billy Tanberg (PF), Amado Marino (C) Robert Davis, Alberto Bruno, James Enders, Gary Schmucker | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Paul Houston takes the ball from Jim Blagg in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Brian Halter blows the dunk | 30-38 |
| 07:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 30-38 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is hacked by Billy Tanberg - foul #3 on Billy Tanberg, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Halter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Tanberg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Hawaii | Paul Houston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits a turnaround in the lane | 34-38 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Houston | 34-40 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Jim Blagg drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 37-40 |
| 05:51 | Hawaii | Amado Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (SF), Curtis Johnston (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, James Wright, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF) Eddie Ruggieri, Brian Halter | |
| 05:25 | NC State | Joseph Kovach travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| 05:08 | Hawaii | Paul Houston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Enrique Lopez steals the ball from Kevin Hitch | 37-40 |
| 04:44 | Hawaii | Enrique Lopez lays it up and in | 37-42 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Jim Blagg hits a floater from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 04:02 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri (SG), James Enders (PF), Elbert Thorn (C) Enrique Lopez, Billy Tanberg, Amado Marino | |
| 03:44 | Hawaii | Paul Houston misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 03:42 | NC State | James Wright gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the dunk attempt | 39-42 |
| 03:18 | NC State | Edward Simons can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Paul Houston pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Paul Houston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Enders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Thorn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Hawaii | Paul Houston is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Davis (PG) Paul Houston | |
| 02:46 | NC State | James Enders blocks the jumper by Mathew Doby | 39-42 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Mathew Doby can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Mathew Doby tips it home | 41-42 |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Bobby Stanley, Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Houston (PG), Billy Tanberg (PF), Amado Marino (C) Robert Davis, James Enders, Elbert Thorn | |
| 02:17 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 02:15 | NC State | James Wright grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 01:53 | NC State | James Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 01:51 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Billy Tanberg | 41-42 |
| 01:23 | Hawaii | Paul Houston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 01:15 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 41-42 |
| 00:46 | Hawaii | Billy Tanberg comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 00:44 | Hawaii | Amado Marino can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | Amado Marino is hacked by Jim Blagg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Blagg, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (PF) Mathew Doby | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Amado Marino is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Amado Marino misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Edward Simons pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Paul Houston | 41-42 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Paul Houston lays it in | 41-44 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Jim Blagg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |