| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton snags the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the shot from the baseline | 32-18 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the tip | 32-18 |
| 19:02 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 32-18 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Andrew Macon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Spencer Hobbs | 35-18 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Garry Gearhart | 35-20 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Hamilton | 38-20 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Macon - foul #1 on Andrew Macon, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Macon | 40-22 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Spencer Hobbs swats the layup by Radomil Chudzinski | 40-22 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the follow up shot | 40-24 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs misses the dunk attempt | 40-24 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton tips it but misses | 40-24 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the offensive board | 40-24 |
| 16:16 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Hamilton is blocked by Garry Gearhart | 40-24 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Andrew Macon takes the ball from Gerald Ricco | 40-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Jayne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-24 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Michael Fetterman tips it in | 42-24 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Dale Brown (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Kevin Jayne, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Garry Gearhart | |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Ashley Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-24 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack is fouled on the floor by Mwai Abdur - foul #4 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Mwai Abdur | |
| 14:19 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-24 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Andrew Macon gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack lays it in on a great pass from Dale Brown | 45-24 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Dale Brown - foul #2 on Dale Brown, team foul #3 | 45-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF) Andrew Macon, Freddie Wampler | |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Brown | 47-25 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the lay-in | 47-25 |
| 12:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Fetterman | 47-25 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dale Brown - foul #3 on Dale Brown, team foul #4 | 47-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Spencer Hobbs (PF) Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Weldon Ruffin, Ashley Peters | |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 47-26 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs is hacked by James Chiesa - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (PG), Kevin Jayne (PF) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:44 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gerald Ricco - foul #1 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #4 | 47-27 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | James Chiesa grabs the board | 47-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-27 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the offensive board | 47-27 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Daniel Hamilton steals the ball from Bruce Bennett | 47-27 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is hacked by James Chiesa - foul #3 on James Chiesa, team foul #5 | 47-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Mistretta (SF), Ashley Peters (C) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-27 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 47-27 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | James Chiesa hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Garry Gearhart out of a doubleteam | 47-30 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-30 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | James Chiesa grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Ashley Peters comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Spencer Hobbs - foul #1 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Andrew Macon, Freddie Wampler, Kevin Jayne | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF) James Chiesa, Radomil Chudzinski, William Mistretta | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs loses the ball out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-31 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Michael Fetterman buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Hamilton | 50-31 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 50-31 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton tips it home | 52-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-31 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 52-31 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett and he's hacked by Dale Brown - foul #4 on Dale Brown, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (PG), Kevin Jayne (PF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Matthew Jarrett, Dale Brown, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Weldon Ruffin, Garry Gearhart | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Spencer Hobbs | 52-33 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Macon | 55-33 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG) Michael Fetterman | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), William Mistretta (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) Gerald Ricco, Mwai Abdur, Bruce Bennett | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Freddie Wampler | 57-36 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Ashley Peters double dribbles | 57-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Kevin Jayne | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:10 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Garry Gearhart - foul #2 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #7 | 57-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:10 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:10 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Ashley Peters buries a driving attempt in the lane | 59-38 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Kevin Jayne (PF) Freddie Wampler, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Bruce Bennett (PF) William Mistretta, Ashley Peters | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled on the floor by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Bruce Bennett steals it from Kevin Jayne | 59-40 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Michael Fetterman gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Macon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Macon | 61-40 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-40 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Kevin Jayne pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Macon | 63-40 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Spencer Hobbs is called for the reach on Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #8 | 63-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF), Dale Brown (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Matthew Jarrett, Kevin Jayne, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Weldon Ruffin, James Chiesa | |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Dale Brown gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Dale Brown is hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #8 | 63-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Spencer Hobbs (C) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:50 | NC State | Dale Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Dale Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses long on an open floater in the lane | 65-40 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is whistled for traveling | 65-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jayne (PF) Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:08 | NC State | 3 seconds is called on Kevin Jayne | 65-40 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-40 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Michael Fetterman snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Andrew Macon misses short on a floater from the right side | 65-40 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Michael Fetterman picks off the pass by Radomil Chudzinski | 65-40 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton throws it down on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 67-40 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 67-42 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Andrew Macon runs out the clock | 67-42 |