| Lineup | NC State | PG - Micheal Fox (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Gil (fresh) SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Edward Rottman inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Steven Galiano is fouled on the floor by Shon Newberry - foul #2 on Shon Newberry, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 31-25 |
| 19:12 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry is hacked by Edward Rottman - foul #2 on Edward Rottman, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:53 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Terry Gil is denied by Lawrence Whitlock | 31-25 |
| 18:51 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:38 | Northeastern | Terry Gil connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Shon Newberry | 31-27 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Dustin Downey is whistled for traveling | 31-27 |
| 18:13 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Galiano | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson's pass is intercepted by Micheal Fox in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Cegielski - foul #1 on Michael Cegielski, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 17:51 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:32 | Northeastern | Terry Gil is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Adam Wiley (PF) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (SG) Terry Gil | |
| 17:12 | NC State | Robert Rhodes is called for the reach on Adam Wiley - foul #2 on Robert Rhodes, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Lane (SF), Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Shon Newberry, Lee Brown, Michael Cegielski | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harry Link | 38-27 |
| 16:52 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 38-27 |
| 16:50 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses long on a runner from close range | 38-29 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock tips it home | 40-29 |
| 16:15 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dan Thompson | 40-31 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Harry Link can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 16:00 | Northeastern | Michael Lane snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rhodes (fresh) SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Gransky (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson clanks a floater from close range | 40-31 |
| 15:38 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:15 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock drills a turnaround from close range set up by Adam Wiley | 42-33 |
| 14:48 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky is whistled for a carry | 42-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Dustin Downey (PF) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Adam Wiley, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Terry Gil (SG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes, Michael Lane, Melvin Jones, Greg Gransky | |
| 14:38 | NC State | The jump hook by Dustin Downey is blocked by Lee Brown | 42-33 |
| 14:36 | Northeastern | Charley Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:20 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Edward Rottman pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow can't finish the layup | 42-33 |
| 13:59 | Northeastern | Charley Waller gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:54 | Northeastern | Lee Brown misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Dustin Downey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Snow | 45-33 |
| 13:17 | Northeastern | Daniel Snow picks off the pass by Terry Gil | 45-33 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Shon Newberry is called for the reach on Steven Galiano - foul #3 on Shon Newberry, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock (C) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (PG) Charley Waller | |
| 12:48 | NC State | Dustin Downey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Micheal Fox | 48-33 |
| 12:30 | Northeastern | Daniel Snow is called for the reach on Shon Newberry - foul #4 on Daniel Snow, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Harry Link (SG), Adam Wiley (SF) Micheal Fox, Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG) Terry Gil | |
| 12:23 | Northeastern | Lee Brown banks in the layup and he's fouled by Adam Wiley - foul #1 on Adam Wiley, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| 12:23 | Northeastern | Lee Brown makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:02 | NC State | Dustin Downey banks in the layup on a great pass from Nigel Ned | 50-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Wiley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rhodes (fresh) SF - Shon Newberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Cegielski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson drills a jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Dustin Downey can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 11:36 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:11 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 11:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 50-38 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Nigel Ned is fouled on the floor by Shon Newberry - foul #4 on Shon Newberry, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (SF) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Robert Rhodes, Shon Newberry, Lee Brown, Michael Cegielski | |
| 10:45 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Galiano | 52-38 |
| 10:28 | Northeastern | Lawrence Whitlock denies the turnaround by Michael Lane | 52-38 |
| 10:26 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky tips it home | 52-40 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Terry Gil steals it from Lawrence Whitlock | 52-40 |
| 10:08 | Northeastern | Michael Lane buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Thompson | 52-43 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Galiano | 54-43 |
| 09:37 | Northeastern | Dustin Downey is called for the reach on Melvin Jones - foul #1 on Dustin Downey, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Robert Rhodes (PF) Dan Thompson, Greg Gransky | |
| 09:18 | Northeastern | Michael Lane misses the fadeaway near the basket | 54-43 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock tips it in | 56-43 |
| 08:40 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Charley Waller steals it from Edward Rottman | 56-43 |
| 08:21 | Northeastern | Terry Gil hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charley Waller | 56-45 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Micheal Fox knocks in the floater from the left side | 58-45 |
| 07:45 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones is hacked by Dustin Downey - foul #2 on Dustin Downey, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Harry Link (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Micheal Fox, Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Terry Gil, Michael Lane, Robert Rhodes, Melvin Jones | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Edward Rottman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charley Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northeastern | Charley Waller can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Adam Wiley - foul #2 on Adam Wiley, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| 07:35 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:35 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Harry Link connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nigel Ned | 60-47 |
| 07:00 | Northeastern | Adam Wiley steals it from Lee Brown | 60-47 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Michael Cegielski is called for the reach on Nigel Ned - foul #2 on Michael Cegielski, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (PF) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG) Charley Waller | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Harry Link is hacked by Terry Gil - foul #3 on Terry Gil, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (SG) Terry Gil | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Lee Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 06:27 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:07 | Northeastern | Dustin Downey is called for the reach on Shon Newberry - foul #3 on Dustin Downey, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| 06:07 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:07 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Adam Wiley snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Michael Cegielski is called for the reach on Harry Link - foul #3 on Michael Cegielski, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (C) Nigel Ned, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:45 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:35 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Cegielski and he's hacked by Harry Link - foul #1 on Harry Link, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| 05:35 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Dustin Downey is hacked by Robert Rhodes - foul #3 on Robert Rhodes, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG) Harry Link | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG), Michael Lane (SF) Robert Rhodes, Shon Newberry | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:16 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:01 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Lee Brown is denied by Daniel Snow | 64-50 |
| 05:00 | Northeastern | Lee Brown snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 04:55 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski travels with the ball | 64-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (PF) Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Lee Brown, Michael Cegielski | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Terry Gil steals the ball from Micheal Fox in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 04:37 | Northeastern | Terry Gil is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Terry Gil, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG) Dan Thompson | |
| 04:10 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-50 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock can't tip it in | 64-50 |
| 04:08 | Northeastern | Michael Lane gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:59 | Northeastern | Terry Gil makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charley Waller | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | NC State | Daniel Snow buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Fox | 66-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. PF - Edward Rottman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (tiring) 17 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charley Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Terry Gil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Gransky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Northeastern | Terry Gil travels with the ball | 66-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Harry Link (SG), Adam Wiley (C) Micheal Fox, Steven Galiano, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Robert Rhodes (SG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Charley Waller, Terry Gil, Michael Lane, Melvin Jones, Greg Gransky | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Rhodes - foul #4 on Robert Rhodes, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:50 | Northeastern | Lee Brown buries a floater from close range | 67-55 |
| 02:50 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Steven Galiano (SG) Nigel Ned, Harry Link | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG) Robert Rhodes | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Micheal Fox is hacked by Lee Brown - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #12 | 67-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Benny Collins (SF) Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Robert Rhodes (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Dan Thompson, Terry Gil, Shon Newberry, Lee Brown, Michael Cegielski | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:12 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 69-55 |
| 02:10 | Northeastern | Michael Lane misses the tip | 69-55 |
| 02:08 | Northeastern | Charley Waller gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:00 | Northeastern | Michael Lane is denied on a layup by Adam Wiley | 69-55 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Benny Collins gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Harry Link makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Robert Rhodes - foul #5 on Robert Rhodes, team foul #13 | 71-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gale Johnson (PG) Robert Rhodes | |
| 01:43 | NC State | Harry Link makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:19 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky misses badly on a floater from close range | 72-55 |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones can't tip it in | 72-55 |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | Gale Johnson can't tip it in | 72-55 |
| 01:16 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Harry Link hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nigel Ned | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northeastern | Gale Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 00:44 | Northeastern | Gale Johnson hits the follow up shot | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Harry Link buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nigel Ned | 78-59 |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-59 |
| 00:15 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky grabs the offensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:13 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gale Johnson | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nigel Ned runs out the clock | 78-61 |