| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Derrick Barker blocks the short jumper by Troy Lai | 29-24 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Philip Taylor snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 19:14 | NC State | David Reed is denied on a layup by Steve Johnson | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Troy Lai snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Philip Taylor clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 18:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Troy Lai scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Wiley | 29-26 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Philip Taylor clanks a floater from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it home | 29-28 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's pass is intercepted by Philip Taylor | 32-28 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Derrick Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Martin Beesley (SF), John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai | |
| 15:58 | UConn | Robert Wooton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Wiley | 32-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | John Fields double dribbles | 32-31 |
| 15:15 | UConn | John Wiley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Russell Farmer hits a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 14:36 | UConn | John Wiley hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Martin Beesley grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is denied on a layup by Nathan Reid | 35-36 |
| 13:58 | UConn | John Wiley snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Robert Wooton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, Martin Beesley, John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF), William Schuster (C) John Wiley, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid, Steve Johnson | |
| 13:29 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Stanley Oliver steals the ball from Fred Anderson | 35-37 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Troy Lai can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Anderson - foul #2 on Fred Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SG) Robert Wooton | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Anderson | 38-38 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Douglas Lurie is hacked by Fred Anderson - foul #3 on Fred Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (C) William Schuster | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Douglas Lurie hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Vaden | 38-40 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the wide open floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Douglas Lurie clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Anderson - foul #4 on Fred Anderson, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF) Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:13 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:53 | NC State | David Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG) Michael Vaden | |
| 10:27 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Fields - foul #2 on John Fields, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Martin Beesley (SF) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:27 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:27 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:58 | NC State | James Cooley's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Lai | 38-43 |
| 09:56 | NC State | John Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Russell Farmer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #1 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) David Reed, Martin Beesley, John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, Troy Lai, Steve Johnson | |
| 09:33 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 09:06 | NC State | Russell Farmer gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Reid - foul #3 on Nathan Reid, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fred Anderson | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | UConn | John Wiley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 07:07 | UConn | William Schuster snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 06:45 | UConn | John Wiley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Schuster | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Pili Mohd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Nathan Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Robert Wooton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is fouled on the floor by Robert Wooton - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), David Reed (SG), Martin Beesley (SF), John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Lawrence Shaw, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Troy Lai (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| 05:30 | NC State | David Reed is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| 05:09 | UConn | John Wiley is hacked by John Fields - foul #3 on John Fields, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Troy Lai jams it on a great pass from John Wiley | 45-51 |
| 04:29 | NC State | John Fields knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Reed and the foul's on Steve Johnson - foul #1 on Steve Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:29 | NC State | John Fields misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:29 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 47-51 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 04:07 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Beesley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Wiley | 47-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Wiley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | UConn | Troy Lai connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Steve Johnson | 47-53 |
| 03:20 | NC State | James Cooley is fouled on the floor by Douglas Lurie - foul #2 on Douglas Lurie, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Martin Beesley | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG) John Wiley | |
| 03:02 | NC State | James Cooley travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| 02:39 | UConn | John Fields steals it from Robert Wooton | 47-53 |
| 02:39 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Anderson | 50-53 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Troy Lai is fouled on the floor by Fred Anderson - foul #5 on Fred Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF) Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:01 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 01:32 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 01:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 50-55 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Derrick Barker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 01:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Stanley Oliver | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled on the floor by David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Wiley (PG), Michael Vaden (SF) Robert Wooton, Douglas Lurie | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Troy Lai pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Troy Lai is hacked by Philip Taylor - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Troy Lai picks off the pass by Derrick Barker | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Steve Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Pili Mohd - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Steve Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:38 | NC State | John Wiley is called for the reach on Pili Mohd - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Michael Vaden | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Pili Mohd splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Reed | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by David Reed - foul #3 on David Reed, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:21 | NC State | John Fields is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Fields, team foul #12 | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | David Reed is called for the reach on Michael Vaden in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Reed, team foul #13 | 53-60 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | John Fields double dribbles | 53-62 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Michael Vaden is hacked by Pili Mohd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pili Mohd, team foul #14 | 53-62 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Michael Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Derrick Barker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 00:05 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | John Wiley runs out the clock | 53-64 |