| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 19:41 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses short on a runner in the paint | 39-25 |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gene Torre | 39-25 |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Troy Wildenberg - foul #3 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Ernest Wood scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Karl Blackmore | 41-27 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | Louis Willbanks swats the layup by Charles Colangelo | 41-27 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:11 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Johnny Ickes pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Johnny Ickes buries a runner from the right block set up by David Howard and he's fouled by Shaun Bare - foul #1 on Shaun Bare, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Charles Lajoie (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:43 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses the free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:23 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the easy layup | 43-27 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Lajoie | 45-27 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip O'Haire, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Robert Andrews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-27 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London grabs the board | 45-27 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-27 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses short on a runner near the basket | 45-27 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Gene Torre - foul #1 on Gene Torre, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG) Shaun Bare | |
| 15:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy London (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Phillip O'Haire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-27 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 15:07 | NC State | David Howard lays it up and in and the foul's on Charles Colangelo - foul #2 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #4 | 49-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SF), Ross Krum (C) Timothy London, Charles Colangelo | |
| 15:07 | NC State | David Howard makes the free throw | 50-27 |
| 15:05 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland's pass is intercepted by Karl Blackmore in the backcourt | 50-27 |
| 14:52 | NC State | David Howard hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Karl Blackmore | 52-27 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Wood is called for the reach on Phillip O'Haire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #2 | 52-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:42 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-27 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Johnny Ickes snags the defensive board | 52-27 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Darryl Sigel - foul #1 on Darryl Sigel, team foul #5 | 52-27 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:21 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses the jumper from the left side | 54-27 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-27 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Ross Krum blocks the short jumper by Johnny Ickes | 54-27 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum gets the rebound | 54-27 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-27 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum gets the offensive rebound | 54-27 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Johnny Ickes swats the short shot by Gene Torre | 54-27 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the board | 54-27 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Johnny Ickes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 54-27 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg grabs the offensive board | 54-27 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Ernest Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip O'Haire | 54-27 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum snags the defensive board | 54-27 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | Brandon Kirkpatrick steals it from Darryl Sigel | 54-27 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick lays it up and in | 56-27 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire scores on a jumper from close range | 56-29 |
| 11:53 | NC State | David Cherry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG), Timothy London (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Gene Torre, Darryl Sigel, Phillip O'Haire, Ross Krum | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy London (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-31 |
| 11:11 | NC State | Daniel Winland steals it from David Howard | 56-31 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits the finger roll | 56-33 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lajoie - foul #2 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #3 | 58-33 |
| 10:31 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shaun Bare - foul #2 on Shaun Bare, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| 10:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 09:56 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-36 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Charles Lajoie connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Louis Willbanks | 62-36 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is fouled on the floor by Charles Lajoie - foul #3 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #4 | 62-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Darryl Sigel (SF), Adolph Sifuentes (C) Shaun Bare, Timothy London, Charles Colangelo | |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Sigel | 62-38 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Torre - foul #2 on Gene Torre, team foul #8 | 62-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum (PF) Phillip O'Haire | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland is alone and drills a runner from the right block | 63-40 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 07:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ross Krum | 63-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cherry (fairly fresh) SF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Sigel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ross Krum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adolph Sifuentes (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Darryl Sigel | 63-42 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits a shot from the free throw line | 65-42 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum blows the layup but he's hacked by David Cherry - foul #2 on David Cherry, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) Daniel Winland, Darryl Sigel, Adolph Sifuentes | |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't connect on a jumper from close range | 65-43 |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is hacked by Robert Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (PF) Ross Krum | |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses long on a floater from close range | 65-43 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Louis Willbanks pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Ernest Wood is hacked by Phillip O'Haire - foul #3 on Phillip O'Haire, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Brandon Kirkpatrick steps in front of the Gene Torre pass in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks scores on a jumper in the paint set up by David Howard and he's fouled by Timothy London - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #10 | 67-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #7 | 68-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SF) Timothy London | |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the board | 68-45 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), Adolph Sifuentes (C) Gene Torre, Charles Colangelo | |
| 04:23 | NC State | Charles Lajoie buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Karl Blackmore | 70-45 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #8 | 70-45 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaun Bare - foul #3 on Shaun Bare, team foul #11 | 70-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Darryl Sigel, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 03:49 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cherry (fresh) SF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Winland (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy London (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Krum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adolph Sifuentes (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 72-46 |
| 03:38 | NC State | David Cherry snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Adolph Sifuentes is called for the reach on Karl Blackmore - foul #2 on Adolph Sifuentes, team foul #12 | 72-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Ernest Wood (C) David Cherry, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, Adolph Sifuentes | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo clanks a shot from the baseline | 73-46 |
| 02:52 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 73-46 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 73-46 |
| 02:12 | NC State | David Howard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-46 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Karl Blackmore gets the offensive rebound | 73-46 |
| 01:59 | NC State | David Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-46 |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-46 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Johnny Ickes pulls down the rebound | 76-46 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Karl Blackmore is hacked by Gene Torre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Torre, team foul #13 | 76-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (PF) Ross Krum | |
| 01:41 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 01:41 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 77-46 |
| 01:27 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-49 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses long on a jumper from the left side | 77-49 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | David Howard can't connect on a jumper from close range | 77-49 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire blows the layup | 77-49 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire lays it up and in | 77-51 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Karl Blackmore runs out the clock | 77-51 |