| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Devlin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) PF - Douglas Raabe (fresh) C - Peter Benson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Samuel Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | NC State | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on Lester Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Morehead State | Peter Benson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Wilbert - foul #1 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Donald Holt loses the dribble to Douglas Raabe | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Morehead State | Richard Wilbert blocks the short jumper by Peter Benson | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Peter Benson gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Donald Holt picks off the pass by Douglas Raabe | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Donald Holt is hacked by Michael Devlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Devlin, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Morehead State | Peter Benson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Joseph Crow gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Richard Wilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner is denied on a layup by Samuel Anderson | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Joseph Crow connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Wilbert | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Joseph Crow pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | NC State | Lester Gibbons can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:49 | Morehead State | Peter Benson misses the floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner tips it in | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on Lester Gibbons - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Andrew Jones, Michael Devlin, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | James Berwick grabs the board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Frank Robinson (fresh) SG - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) SF - Herschel Kissel (fresh) PF - Charles Rose (fresh) C - James Berwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Herschel Kissel, team foul #4 | 4-3 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | James Berwick makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Robinson and he's fouled by John Saunders - foul #1 on John Saunders, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG) Herschel Kissel | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, John Saunders | |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | James Berwick misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Dennis Walker gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Harvey Wells takes the ball from Joseph Crow in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson lays it in on a great pass from Harvey Wells | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Harvey Wells steals it from Joseph Crow | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Adam Ayers pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Adam Ayers loses the dribble to Frank Robinson in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Lester Gibbons - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Devlin (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Aaron Hutt (PF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, Dennis Walker | |
| 13:53 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Samuel Anderson scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 11-8 |
| 13:14 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:13 | Morehead State | Peter Benson can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Richard Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Harvey Wells picks off the pass by Donald Holt in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 12:58 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF) Harvey Wells, Michael Devlin, Jonathan Turner, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| 12:30 | NC State | Adam Ayers hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Garner | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Morehead State | Donald Holt steals it from Herschel Kissel | 11-10 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Patrick Garner is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Bunch | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) SF - Herschel Kissel (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Raabe (fairly fresh) C - Aaron Hutt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Clyde Bunch - foul #1 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Herschel Kissel, Douglas Raabe, Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF), Dennis Walker (C) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 11:19 | Morehead State | Dennis Walker is called for the reach on Oliver Burkholder - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Charles Rose grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:46 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:42 | NC State | Richard Wilbert is hacked by Frank Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, James Berwick | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker | |
| 10:17 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 14-15 |
| 09:52 | Morehead State | Charles Rose can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Joseph Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson dunks the ball set up by Joseph Crow and he's fouled by Peter Benson - foul #1 on Peter Benson, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), James Berwick (C) Harvey Wells, Jonathan Turner, Charles Rose, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Clyde Bunch (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren, Richard Wilbert | |
| 09:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:10 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clyde Bunch - foul #2 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), John Saunders (C) Clyde Bunch, Samuel Anderson | |
| 09:10 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:10 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Herschel Kissel is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #2 on Herschel Kissel, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG) Herschel Kissel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:56 | NC State | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | NC State | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:41 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder's pass is intercepted by Patrick Garner | 15-20 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:11 | NC State | John Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Donald Holt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-20 |
| 07:44 | NC State | John Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Devlin (tiring) SF - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Raabe (fairly fresh) C - James Berwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) C - John Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 06:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 15-23 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Lester Gibbons scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Garner and he's fouled by James Berwick - foul #1 on James Berwick, team foul #9 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Charles Rose (PF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Michael Devlin, Douglas Raabe, James Berwick | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 06:40 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | Charles Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 06:08 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't throw it down | 15-26 |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Oliver Burkholder | 15-26 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-26 |
| 05:46 | Morehead State | Peter Benson tips it back up and in | 17-26 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 05:24 | Morehead State | Peter Benson snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:14 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Oliver Burkholder | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Peter Benson steps in front of the Samuel Anderson pass | 19-26 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Charles Rose is blocked by Samuel Anderson | 19-26 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Jonathan Turner is called for the reach on Mark Lofgren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), Aaron Hutt (PF) Harvey Wells, Jonathan Turner, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Adam Ayers (PF), Dennis Walker (C) Clyde Bunch, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:26 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:17 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder hits the finger roll | 21-27 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Joseph Crow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is hacked by Michael Devlin - foul #2 on Michael Devlin, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Herschel Kissel (SF), James Berwick (C) Frank Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Adam Ayers | |
| 03:45 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:29 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin knocks in the shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Joseph Crow is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Devlin - foul #3 on Michael Devlin, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner (SF) Michael Devlin | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF) Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| 03:26 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt misses the easy layup | 23-29 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herschel Kissel (fresh) SF - Jonathan Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hutt (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Berwick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Morehead State | James Berwick misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Richard Wilbert gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Richard Wilbert tips it home | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones is hacked by Richard Wilbert - foul #2 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (SG), Douglas Raabe (PF), Charles Rose (C) Herschel Kissel, Aaron Hutt, James Berwick | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert, Dennis Walker | |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Clyde Bunch connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Patrick Garner | 23-33 |
| 01:33 | Morehead State | Samuel Anderson steals the ball from Andrew Jones | 23-33 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Jonathan Turner is called for the reach on Donald Holt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #13 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SF) Andrew Jones, Jonathan Turner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Douglas Raabe is called for the reach on Adam Ayers - foul #1 on Douglas Raabe, team foul #14 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Peter Benson (C) Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| 01:13 | NC State | Adam Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Adam Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:01 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Robinson | 26-35 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Mark Lofgren gets the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Garner | 26-37 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Charles Rose clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Mark Lofgren gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-37 |