| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lasalle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Inge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 16-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 16-24 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Richard Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Lester Gibbons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Crow and he's hacked by Arthur Inge - foul #3 on Arthur Inge, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (C) Arthur Inge | |
| 19:04 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | David Lasalle scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer and the foul's on Richard Wilbert - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Richard Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Lester Gibbons scores on a runner from the baseline | 21-26 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-26 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Orta | 21-26 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Richard Orta is called for the reach on Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Orta, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-26 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Wayt | 21-26 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Orta is blocked by John Saunders | 21-26 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Lester Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Lester Gibbons double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt (C) Richard Orta | |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Clyde Bunch, John Saunders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Rancourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (PF), Arthur Inge (C) David Powers, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (SG) Pablo Garcia | |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen is hacked by Richard Wilbert - foul #4 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | David Lasalle can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen tips it home | 24-30 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Donald Holt is hacked by Arthur Inge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Inge, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF), Richard Orta (C) Andrew Breen, Arthur Inge | |
| 14:17 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Richard Orta snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Walker - foul #3 on Dennis Walker, team foul #4 | 24-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Mark Lofgren hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-32 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Lasalle | 24-32 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | David Lasalle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darren McNeish | 24-34 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Patrick Garner is hacked by Darren McNeish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darren McNeish, team foul #4 | 24-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Darren McNeish, David Lasalle, Richard Orta | |
| 12:49 | NC State | Pablo Garcia steals the ball from Lester Gibbons | 24-34 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt connects on the shot from the right side | 24-36 |
| 12:23 | NC State | David Powers picks off the pass by Mark Lofgren in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Joseph Crow grabs the board | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Saunders (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Rancourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | John Saunders takes the ball from Daniel Wayt | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 10:55 | NC State | John Saunders snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Richard Wilbert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen lays it in on a nice dish by David Powers | 27-38 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-38 |
| 09:37 | NC State | John Saunders tips it but misses | 27-38 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Wilbert - foul #5 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren, Richard Wilbert, John Saunders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Richard Orta (C) David Powers, Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:08 | NC State | Patrick Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Lasalle (PF) Daniel Wayt | |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer loses the dribble to Clyde Bunch | 27-40 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Patrick Garner | 29-40 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 07:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 29-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Lasalle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Orta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:52 | NC State | Patrick Garner knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Garner - foul #1 on Patrick Garner, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Inge (C) Richard Orta | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Joseph Crow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Clyde Bunch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal (SF) Darren McNeish | |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge is whistled for traveling | 32-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF) Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:42 | NC State | Adam Ayers knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by David Lasalle - foul #1 on David Lasalle, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (SG) Ray Trojanowski | |
| 06:42 | NC State | Adam Ayers makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge is fouled on the floor by Adam Ayers - foul #1 on Adam Ayers, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SF) Kevin Brewer | |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:57 | NC State | David Lasalle steps in front of the Mark Lofgren pass | 35-44 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | David Lasalle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the board | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:22 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't finish the layup | 35-44 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | David Lasalle pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | The short jumper by David Lasalle is denied by Mark Lofgren | 35-44 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Breen | 35-44 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen banks in the layup | 35-46 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Patrick Garner is hacked by Arthur Inge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arthur Inge, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Richard Orta (C) Christopher Monreal, Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle, Arthur Inge | |
| 04:15 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 04:04 | NC State | John Saunders can't connect on a shot in the lane | 35-46 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Richard Orta snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Orta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:49 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-48 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | David Powers tips it in | 35-50 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Clyde Bunch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 37-50 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Wayt is blocked by John Saunders | 37-50 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Richard Orta pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Richard Orta blows the layup | 37-50 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Joseph Crow grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Powers - foul #1 on David Powers, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Samuel Anderson (C) Clyde Bunch, John Saunders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (PF) David Powers, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Richard Orta lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Brewer and the foul's on Samuel Anderson - foul #4 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Richard Orta makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Richard Orta denies the turnaround by Lester Gibbons | 38-53 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Samuel Anderson takes the ball from Andrew Breen | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Dennis Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer runs out the clock | 38-53 |