| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 19:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 19-25 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 19-28 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Micheal Fox buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Galiano | 22-28 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck blows the layup | 22-28 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Micheal Fox pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Steven Galiano loses the dribble to Mathew Hoy | 22-28 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Steven Galiano snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by George Broussard - foul #1 on George Broussard, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Ranck | 24-30 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 26-30 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Broussard | 26-32 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits a shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Dustin Downey takes the ball from Bernard Williams | 28-32 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Steven Galiano knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Downey | 31-32 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Wilson Cadiz (C) Nigel Ned, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Kerry Ranck, George Broussard, Bernard Williams | |
| 14:12 | NC State | Steven Galiano is hacked by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Stanley Peterson steals the ball from Steven Galiano | 31-32 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Stanley Peterson blocks the short jumper by Wilson Cadiz | 31-32 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Steven Galiano lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Sharpe | 33-32 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Steven Galiano is called for the reach on Brandon Cantrell - foul #2 on Steven Galiano, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SF) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), George Broussard (PF) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson | |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kerry Ranck | 33-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Link (fresh) PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | NC State | Harry Link misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Ranck - foul #2 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Williams (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 11:26 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | George Broussard pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Steven Galiano steals it from Mathew Hoy | 35-37 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Harry Link misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Steven Galiano hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Wilson Cadiz - foul #2 on Wilson Cadiz, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Micheal Fox (SF), John Fisher (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Steven Galiano, Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Clifford Dawson (PF) Mathew Hoy, George Broussard | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Adam Wiley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Fisher | 39-38 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck hits a jump hook from close range | 39-40 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Chappell, Michael Musso, Kerry Ranck, Bernard Williams | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson is fouled on the floor by Adam Wiley - foul #3 on Adam Wiley, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (PF) Nigel Ned, John Fisher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Broussard (PF) Clifford Dawson | |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Brandon Cantrell picks off the pass by Adam Wiley | 42-40 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Wilson Cadiz (C) Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG) Brandon Cantrell | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Micheal Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Micheal Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mathew Hoy | 42-42 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe drills a floater from the right side | 44-42 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (C) Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck (SF), Bernard Williams (C) Adam Simmons, Stanley Peterson | |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 04:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Adam Wiley | 44-42 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Michael Musso picks off the pass by Dustin Downey | 44-42 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Musso | 44-44 |
| 03:30 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Dustin Downey is blocked by Bernard Williams | 44-44 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-44 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the shot from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kerry Ranck | 44-44 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Steven Galiano steals it from Michael Musso | 44-44 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Galiano | 46-44 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Sharpe is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy - foul #4 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | The jump hook by George Broussard is blocked by Adam Wiley | 46-46 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck tips it but misses | 46-46 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck is hacked by Adam Wiley - foul #4 on Adam Wiley, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy double dribbles | 46-46 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Adam Wiley wins the tip | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits the finger roll | 48-46 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Hoy | 48-48 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Micheal Fox is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Wilson Cadiz (C) Thomas Sharpe, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams is hacked by Wilson Cadiz - foul #3 on Wilson Cadiz, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF) George Broussard | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 48-49 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Dustin Downey loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Bernard Williams | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Wilson Cadiz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), George Broussard (PF), Bernard Williams (C) David Chappell, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Micheal Fox scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Sharpe | 50-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Micheal Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Steven Galiano scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Fox | 52-49 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Thomas Sharpe picks off the pass by George Broussard | 52-49 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe hits the finger roll | 54-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 54-49 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck tips it home | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kerry Ranck | 54-54 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Dustin Downey knocks in the jumper in the paint | 56-54 |