| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SF - Benny Silvester (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Benny Silvester inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the dunk but he's fouled by Eric Wick - foul #2 on Eric Wick, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Mark Luo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Curtis Johnston scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Pili Mohd | 27-29 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Jim Blagg loses the dribble to William Conway | 27-29 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Michael Hammond swats the layup by Eric Wick | 27-29 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Benny Silvester pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Curtis Johnston can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Wick - foul #3 on Eric Wick, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:12 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is whistled for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Benny Silvester | |
| 16:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Blagg | 27-33 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | William Conway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| 16:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Johnston | 27-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | NC State | Curtis Johnston lays it in set up by Michael Hammond | 27-35 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | William Conway is fouled on the floor by Pili Mohd - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), Benny Silvester (SF), David Dallas (PF) Pili Mohd, Curtis Johnston, Michael Hammond | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #4 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF), Curtis Johnston (C) David Dallas, Kevin Hitch | |
| 13:41 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 31-36 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Curtis Johnston connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Jim Blagg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is fouled on the floor by Michael Hammond - foul #1 on Michael Hammond, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (PF) Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, Benny Silvester | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Bernard Farish steps in front of the Kevin Hitch pass | 33-41 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Conway | 33-41 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Pili Mohd - foul #3 on Pili Mohd, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Benny Silvester (SF), David Dallas (PF) Jim Blagg, Michael Hammond, Kevin Hitch | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Curtis Johnston gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 09:45 | NC State | William Conway swats the layup by Curtis Johnston | 33-41 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Pili Mohd pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd tips it in | 33-43 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Mark Luo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernard Farish | 36-43 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF) David Dallas | |
| 08:38 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Eric Wick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Curtis Johnston | |
| 08:07 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is fouled on the floor by Eric Wick - foul #4 on Eric Wick, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Pili Mohd is hacked by William Conway - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF), Eric Wick (C) William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 36-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Pili Mohd double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Curtis Johnston (SF) Russell Farmer, Benny Silvester | |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Jim Blagg pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Mark Luo swats the shot by Jim Blagg | 36-44 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Michael Hammond can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Mark Luo drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Jim Blagg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Curtis Johnston | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the shot from the left block | 38-47 |
| 05:23 | NC State | Jim Blagg snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Jim Blagg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Farish and he's hacked by Pili Mohd - foul #4 on Pili Mohd, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), William Conway (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), Benny Silvester (SF), David Dallas (PF) Pili Mohd, Michael Hammond, Kevin Hitch | |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-47 |
| 04:21 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Johnston | 41-47 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | William Conway can't throw it down but he's fouled by Curtis Johnston - foul #2 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Curtis Johnston | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:25 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benny Silvester (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Dallas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the shot from the baseline | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Conway and he's fouled by David Dallas - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF) David Dallas | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 02:31 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wesley Pearce, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG), Curtis Johnston (C) Russell Farmer, Kevin Hitch | |
| 02:02 | NC State | Jim Blagg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Jim Blagg, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Curtis Johnston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benny Silvester | 46-51 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Pili Mohd is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Conway | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 49-51 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it home | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston throws it down on a nice dish by Jim Blagg | 51-53 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Curtis Johnston denies the turnaround by Walter Peterson | 51-53 |