| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Graves (fresh) PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfred Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Richard Graves inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | David Bashaw is fouled on the floor by Samuel Anderson - foul #2 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom can't finish the layup | 39-23 |
| 19:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 39-23 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 42-23 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilbert - foul #2 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Wilbert - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom misses the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Richard Wilbert snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Alfred Rosenbloom is called for the reach on Lester Gibbons - foul #3 on Alfred Rosenbloom, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Philip Walters (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Thomas Steil (C) David Bashaw, Richard Graves, Samuel Batie, Alfred Rosenbloom | |
| 17:48 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lester Gibbons | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG) Malcolm Ford | |
| 17:14 | NC State | Lester Gibbons comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 45-24 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Philip Walters | 45-24 |
| 17:03 | Murray State | William Rowe drills a jumper from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Saunders | 47-26 |
| 16:25 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-26 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Mark Lofgren snags the defensive board | 47-26 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Philip Walters steps in front of the Mark Lofgren pass in the backcourt | 47-26 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Philip Walters misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-26 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Patrick Garner gets the rebound | 47-26 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is hacked by Steve Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #2 | 47-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Richard Graves (SF), Samuel Batie (PF) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe, Philip Walters, Thomas Steil | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Patrick Garner's pass is intercepted by David Bashaw | 47-26 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Graves (fresh) PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chad Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Chad Barnes connects on the floater from the left block | 47-28 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson blows the dunk but the foul's on Chad Barnes - foul #1 on Chad Barnes, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Tandy (C) Chad Barnes | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | David Bashaw hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Samuel Anderson lays it in set up by Mark Lofgren | 50-31 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Donald Holt is called for the reach on Malcolm Ford - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (SF) Richard Graves | |
| 14:23 | Murray State | David Bashaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG) David Bashaw | |
| 14:21 | NC State | Steve Hattaway picks off the pass by Lester Gibbons in the backcourt | 50-31 |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Samuel Batie misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Scott Tandy hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is hacked by Malcolm Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Alfred Rosenbloom (PF) Malcolm Ford, Samuel Batie | |
| 13:41 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Walker | 52-33 |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Scott Tandy's pass is intercepted by Joseph Crow | 52-33 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Lester Gibbons lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 54-33 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | William Rowe double dribbles | 54-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF) Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Thomas Steil (C) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe, Scott Tandy | |
| 12:41 | NC State | Richard Wilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Graves (SF), Samuel Batie (PF) Philip Walters, Thomas Steil | |
| 12:25 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom banks in the layup | 54-35 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Samuel Anderson scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Wilbert | 56-35 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Richard Graves clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Donald Holt hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Garner | 58-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Graves (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfred Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Murray State | Richard Graves's layup is rejected by Richard Wilbert | 58-35 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Clyde Bunch pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Clyde Bunch | 60-35 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Richard Graves loses the ball out of bounds | 60-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), William Rowe (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Scott Tandy (C) David Bashaw, Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Samuel Batie, Alfred Rosenbloom | |
| 10:35 | NC State | Joseph Crow travels with the ball | 60-35 |
| 10:21 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 60-38 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Chad Barnes gets the rebound | 60-38 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Philip Walters and the foul's on John Saunders - foul #2 on John Saunders, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway misses the free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Joseph Crow knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Saunders | 63-40 |
| 09:05 | Murray State | Philip Walters scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Mark Lofgren - foul #1 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Wilbert (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Samuel Batie (PF) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe, Chad Barnes | |
| 09:05 | Murray State | Philip Walters makes the free throw | 63-43 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Wilbert | 65-43 |
| 08:38 | Murray State | David Bashaw hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Tandy | 65-45 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-45 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the offensive board | 65-45 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Malcolm Ford - foul #3 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Richard Graves (SF), Thomas Steil (C) David Bashaw, Philip Walters, Scott Tandy | |
| 07:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Samuel Batie clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-45 |
| 07:38 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Murray State | Chad Barnes (PF) Samuel Batie | |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Malcolm Ford | 67-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Graves (fresh) PF - Chad Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Steil (fresh) | |
| 06:51 | NC State | Patrick Garner is hacked by Malcolm Ford - foul #4 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Alfred Rosenbloom (PF) Malcolm Ford, Chad Barnes | |
| 06:44 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Steil - foul #1 on Thomas Steil, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Clyde Bunch | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Samuel Batie (PF) Richard Graves, Thomas Steil | |
| 06:44 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is open and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 70-48 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | David Bashaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-48 |
| 06:02 | Murray State | David Bashaw grabs the offensive board | 70-48 |
| 05:56 | Murray State | David Bashaw is hacked by Samuel Anderson - foul #3 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #7 | 70-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Scott Tandy (C) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe | |
| 05:56 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Adam Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is called for a backcourt violation | 70-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Adam Ayers, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (PG), Richard Graves (SF), Chad Barnes (PF) David Bashaw, Alfred Rosenbloom, Samuel Batie | |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Chad Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (PG), Steve Hattaway (SG), Thomas Steil (C) Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Scott Tandy | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Patrick Garner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Bunch | 73-48 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Thomas Steil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Richard Wilbert, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Murray State | Josiah Browning (PF) Chad Barnes | |
| 03:55 | NC State | Clyde Bunch drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Walker | 75-48 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-48 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | NC State | Dennis Walker is fouled on the floor by Steve Hattaway - foul #2 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #8 | 75-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Clyde Bunch, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom (C) Thomas Steil | |
| 03:19 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 03:19 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Josiah Browning | 76-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Josiah Browning (fresh) C - Alfred Rosenbloom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom misses badly on a floater from the left block | 76-48 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Donald Holt is fouled on the floor by Philip Walters - foul #1 on Philip Walters, team foul #9 | 76-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Chad Barnes (C) Josiah Browning | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Philip Walters's pass is intercepted by John Saunders | 78-48 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Lester Gibbons dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Lofgren and the foul's on Steve Hattaway - foul #3 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #10 | 80-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:05 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 81-48 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Richard Wilbert blocks the short jumper by William Rowe | 81-48 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 81-48 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Patrick Garner is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 83-48 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Richard Wilbert steals it from Philip Walters | 83-48 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is hacked by Philip Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Walters, team foul #11 | 83-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:12 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 84-48 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 85-48 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Samuel Anderson is called for the reach on William Rowe - foul #4 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #8 | 85-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:55 | Murray State | William Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 85-49 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | William Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 85-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Joseph Crow buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lester Gibbons | 87-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Philip Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-49 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 87-49 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lester Gibbons runs out the clock | 87-49 |