| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) C - Frank Boeding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Michael Fetterman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jo-Long Zhou | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Andrew Macon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Zavala | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Kasey Rector steals the ball from Daniel Hamilton | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Kevin Jayne pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Andrew Macon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Michael Fetterman grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Spencer Hobbs | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jayne - foul #1 on Kevin Jayne, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Terry Shingleton, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:43 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Kevin Jayne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) SF - Steven Harris (fresh) PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) C - John Ferrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Ferrier - foul #1 on John Ferrier, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Kevin Jayne | |
| 15:21 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:03 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch throws it down set up by Jo-Long Zhou | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs's fadeaway is rejected by John Ferrier | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch loses the dribble to Spencer Hobbs | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Joshua Finch is called for the reach on Daniel Hamilton - foul #1 on Joshua Finch, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Steven Harris, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Kevin Jayne (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Spencer Hobbs | |
| 13:28 | NC State | Andrew Macon scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Cammack | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Andrew Macon is hacked by Gustavo Zavala - foul #1 on Gustavo Zavala, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF) Andrew Macon, Freddie Wampler | |
| 12:21 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack buries a floater from close range set up by Kevin Jayne and he's fouled by Terry Shingleton - foul #1 on Terry Shingleton, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | Daniel Hamilton steps in front of the Gustavo Zavala pass | 7-14 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 11:32 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rodney Reese (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) C - Frank Boeding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #1 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) Rodney Reese | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (PG), Spencer Hobbs (C) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:23 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector banks in the layup on a great pass from Jo-Long Zhou | 10-14 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Andrew Macon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG), Steven Harris (SF) Terry Shingleton, Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Kevin Jayne | |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-14 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Jo-Long Zhou picks off the pass by Andrew Macon | 10-14 |
| 08:37 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), Gustavo Zavala (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Rodney Reese, Steven Harris, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF) Andrew Macon, Freddie Wampler | |
| 08:09 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett misses long on a runner in the lane | 10-14 |
| 08:07 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs is fouled on the floor by John Ferrier - foul #2 on John Ferrier, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF) John Ferrier | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (PG), Kevin Jayne (PF) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Finch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Jayne - foul #2 on Kevin Jayne, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Kevin Jayne | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 06:53 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Kasey Rector - foul #1 on Kasey Rector, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Frank Boeding (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Spencer Hobbs | |
| 06:32 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton tips it in | 11-18 |
| 06:08 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese is hacked by Andrew Macon - foul #1 on Andrew Macon, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF) Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:56 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch lays it in and the foul's on Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) Terry Shingleton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:56 | Saint Louis | Joshua Finch misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Steven Harris steals it from Michael Fetterman | 13-18 |
| 05:27 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Harris | 15-18 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Steven Harris, Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Spencer Hobbs (PF) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton | |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Rodney Reese | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF), Dale Brown (PF) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 04:11 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Andrew Macon | 15-20 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Macon | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) SF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dale Brown - foul #1 on Dale Brown, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Kevin Jayne (PF) Freddie Wampler, Daniel Hamilton, Dale Brown | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs banks in the layup | 17-24 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Reese | 19-24 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Steven Harris (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Terry Shingleton, Gustavo Zavala, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Macon | 21-26 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector is hacked by Kevin Jayne - foul #3 on Kevin Jayne, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding (C) Joshua Finch | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF), Dale Brown (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Andrew Macon, Kevin Jayne, Spencer Hobbs | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dale Brown | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-28 |