| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Eichorn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Boris Zody inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | NC State | The jump hook by Joel Eichorn is blocked by Vernon Schell | 39-41 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Willie Buscher gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Mead | 39-44 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Vernon Schell | 39-44 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Vernon Schell hits a jump hook from close range set up by Willie Buscher | 39-46 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Terry Mead can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-46 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Andrew Boyce gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Andrew Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Andrew Boyce pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is fouled on the floor by Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Vernon Schell, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SF), Joseph Koepke (PF) Boris Zody, Joel Eichorn | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:32 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst is denied on a layup by Terry Mead | 39-46 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Tyler Chadbourne is called for the reach on Willie Buscher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (SG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Vernon Schell drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Guy Mayes | 39-48 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Andrew Boyce comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Vernon Schell pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeffrey Gerst - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gerst, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF) Terry Mead, Vernon Schell | |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses the free throw | 39-50 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Guy Mayes steals the ball from Andrew Boyce in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Guy Mayes slams it home | 39-52 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Andrew Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Guy Mayes grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes jams it and he's fouled by Andrew Boyce - foul #3 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Zody (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Andrew Boyce, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Gordon Vaughn, Benny Jourdan | |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Joel Eichorn connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Humberto Maldonado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Eichorn (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Koepke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Willie Buscher can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Humberto Maldonado - foul #2 on Humberto Maldonado, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG) Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF) Tony Iglesias, Jason Brinson | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Willie Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Willie Buscher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Alberto Rodriguez steals the ball from Boris Zody | 41-57 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Tyler Chadbourne - foul #4 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Tyler Chadbourne, Joseph Koepke | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst loses the dribble to Guy Mayes | 41-59 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Vernon Schell is whistled for traveling | 41-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SG) Humberto Maldonado | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst scores on a floater from the right side set up by Malawa Afshari | 43-59 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Willie Buscher buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Vaughn | 43-62 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Gordon Vaughn doubles Jeffrey Gerst and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #2 | 43-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (SG), Joseph Koepke (PF) Boris Zody, Joel Eichorn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF) Terry Mead, Vernon Schell | |
| 13:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Boyce and he's fouled by Benny Jourdan - foul #2 on Benny Jourdan, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Jourdan | 46-62 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Malawa Afshari takes the ball from Gordon Vaughn | 46-62 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-62 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Malawa Afshari pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst blows the layup | 46-62 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benny Jourdan | 46-65 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Malawa Afshari scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-65 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Boyce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Humberto Maldonado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Malawa Afshari (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joseph Koepke (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gerst (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Zody (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Malawa Afshari, Joseph Koepke | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Terry Mead (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Tony Iglesias, Jason Brinson, Benny Jourdan | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Morrison | 49-67 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 49-67 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Joel Eichorn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Andrew Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-67 |
| 10:18 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zody | 49-67 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Andrew Boyce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Vernon Schell gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joel Eichorn - foul #2 on Joel Eichorn, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SG), Joseph Koepke (C) Humberto Maldonado, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Robert Morrison | |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Joseph Koepke misses the 3 from straight away | 49-69 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Guy Mayes grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-69 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it home | 49-71 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Andrew Boyce can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Joseph Koepke misses the tip | 49-71 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Vernon Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-71 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Joseph Koepke pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Andrew Boyce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez grabs the board | 49-71 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Terry Mead buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Guy Mayes and the foul's on Joel Eichorn - foul #3 on Joel Eichorn, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Boris Zody, Joel Eichorn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the free throw | 49-73 |
| 07:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gerst | 49-73 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Boyce (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joseph Koepke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Joseph Koepke slams it home set up by Malawa Afshari and the foul's on Terry Mead - foul #1 on Terry Mead, team foul #4 | 51-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (SG), Boris Zody (SF) Andrew Boyce, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF) Terry Mead | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Joseph Koepke makes the free throw | 52-73 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias is fouled on the floor by Boris Zody - foul #1 on Boris Zody, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 07:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Koepke | 52-73 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Boris Zody | 55-73 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-73 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Joseph Koepke is fouled on the floor by Jason Brinson - foul #1 on Jason Brinson, team foul #5 | 55-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Eichorn (PF) Joseph Koepke | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Robert Morrison | |
| 06:40 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 57-73 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan is whistled for traveling | 57-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG), Malawa Afshari (SF) Humberto Maldonado, Boris Zody | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vernon Schell (PF) Jason Brinson | |
| 06:12 | NC State | Andrew Boyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Chadbourne | 60-73 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Joel Eichorn steals it from Benny Jourdan | 60-73 |
| 05:47 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses long on a floater from close range | 60-73 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Willie Buscher pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Vernon Schell buries a shot from the right block | 60-75 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Joel Eichorn is whistled for a carry | 60-75 |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (SG) Andrew Boyce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Terry Mead (SF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Tony Iglesias, Benny Jourdan | |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-77 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the defensive board | 60-77 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Tyler Chadbourne is called for the reach on Terry Mead - foul #5 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #10 | 60-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG), Boris Zody (SF), Joseph Koepke (PF) Tyler Chadbourne, Malawa Afshari, Joel Eichorn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Jason Brinson (PF) Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell | |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Jason Brinson snags the offensive board | 60-78 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Guy Mayes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Mead | 60-81 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Andrew Boyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-81 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Guy Mayes's layup is rejected by Joseph Koepke | 63-81 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Humberto Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Boyce (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Koepke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-81 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Jason Brinson gets the rebound | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Koepke - foul #1 on Joseph Koepke, team foul #11 | 63-81 |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Boris Zody, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benny Jourdan (C) Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Jason Brinson steals it from Humberto Maldonado | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Malawa Afshari steals it from Terry Mead | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | NC State | Joseph Koepke connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Humberto Maldonado | 65-82 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Malawa Afshari steps in front of the Guy Mayes pass | 65-82 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Malawa Afshari hits the finger roll | 67-82 |
| 01:26 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-82 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan snags the offensive board | 67-82 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Guy Mayes comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Humberto Maldonado - foul #3 on Humberto Maldonado, team foul #12 | 67-82 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst (C) Joel Eichorn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Iglesias (SF) Terry Mead | |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Malawa Afshari | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Robert Morrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 69-85 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Guy Mayes takes the ball from Humberto Maldonado in the backcourt | 69-85 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Guy Mayes runs out the clock | 69-85 |