| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller inbounds the ball | 39-22 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Shaw steals the ball from Stephen Melusky | 39-22 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-22 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Jonathan Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Brian Ellis grabs the offensive board | 39-22 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Jonathan Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Shaw | 41-22 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | William Jones's fadeaway is rejected by James Cooley | 41-22 |
| 18:36 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Cooley | 41-22 |
| 18:18 | NC State | James Cooley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Melusky - foul #3 on Stephen Melusky, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) William Jones, Stephen Melusky, Kevin Gibson | |
| 18:18 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 18:18 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp gets the rebound | 41-22 |
| 18:11 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is called for traveling | 41-22 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Aaron Murphy - foul #2 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG) Randall Rhoads | |
| 17:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Jonathan Wright - foul #3 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG) William Jones | |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff misses the free throw | 43-24 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Brian Ellis gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-24 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 43-24 |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller buries a floater from the right side | 43-26 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Jonathan Wright buries a shot from the baseline set up by Brian Ellis and he's hacked by Earl Neff - foul #2 on Earl Neff, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Kevin Gibson (C) Randall Rhoads, Alan Miller | |
| 16:20 | NC State | Jonathan Wright makes the free throw | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | William Jones is hacked by Martin Beesley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Kevin Gibson | |
| 15:56 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 15:38 | NC State | Derrick Barker tips it back up and in | 48-26 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Wright - foul #4 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp (PF) Earl Neff | |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Ellis | 51-28 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 14:42 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp hits the follow up shot | 51-30 |
| 14:21 | NC State | James Cooley splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Beesley | 53-30 |
| 14:08 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-30 |
| 14:07 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall tips it in | 53-32 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Derrick Barker is called for traveling | 53-32 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) William Jones, Aaron Murphy, Kirk Tripp | |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff can't finish the layup | 53-32 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the board | 53-32 |
| 13:07 | NC State | David Reed connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Ellis | 55-32 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-32 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Philip Taylor snags the defensive board | 55-32 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Philip Taylor connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Reed | 57-32 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alan Miller | 57-34 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Philip Taylor scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by David Reed | 59-34 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-34 |
| 11:52 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brian Ellis (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Melusky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Philip Taylor comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 59-34 |
| 11:36 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller grabs the board | 59-34 |
| 11:14 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-34 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 59-34 |
| 10:43 | NC State | The refs have stopped play. James Cooley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 59-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), Jonathan Wright (PF), John Fields (C) Brian Ellis, Philip Taylor, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF) Randall Rhoads, Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff | |
| 10:43 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Reed | 62-34 |
| 10:30 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is called for traveling | 62-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Fred Anderson (SF) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:14 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 62-34 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy pulls down the rebound | 62-34 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-34 |
| 10:00 | NC State | John Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 62-34 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Martin Beesley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-34 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy is fouled on the floor by Fred Anderson - foul #1 on Fred Anderson, team foul #4 | 62-34 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-34 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Martin Beesley pulls down the rebound | 62-34 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-34 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 62-34 |
| 09:07 | Valparaiso | A charge is called on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #4 | 62-34 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG) Martin Beesley, Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:49 | NC State | John Fields knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw | 64-34 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-36 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Aaron Murphy steps in front of the John Fields pass | 64-36 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Wright - foul #5 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #5 | 64-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF) Derrick Barker, Jonathan Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Aaron Murphy, Alan Miller | |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 64-37 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 64-37 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw pulls down the rebound | 64-37 |
| 07:56 | NC State | David Reed scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Shaw | 66-37 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | William Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (C) John Fields | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Kevin Gibson (C) William Jones, Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the dunk but he's fouled by Earl Neff - foul #3 on Earl Neff, team foul #5 | 66-37 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Gibson (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | Fred Anderson steals the ball from Randall Rhoads | 67-37 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-37 |
| 07:02 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Taylor | 67-37 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Gibson - foul #1 on Kevin Gibson, team foul #6 | 67-37 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:48 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 06:45 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads is hacked by David Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #6 | 68-37 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy drills a 3 from the left wing | 68-40 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Fred Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Reed | 70-40 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Randall Rhoads | 70-42 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Brian Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 70-42 |
| 05:30 | NC State | John Fields connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Reed | 72-42 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Kevin Gibson is called for traveling | 72-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Philip Taylor (PF) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Carlton Watkins (C) Kirk Tripp, Kevin Gibson | |
| 05:03 | NC State | Philip Taylor drills a jump hook in the lane | 74-42 |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | Philip Taylor denies the turnaround by Earl Neff | 74-42 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Brian Ellis snags the defensive board | 74-42 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earl Neff - foul #4 on Earl Neff, team foul #7 | 74-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (C) Brian Ellis, Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SF), Kevin Gibson (C) Alan Miller, Carlton Watkins | |
| 04:17 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-42 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-42 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kevin Gibson | 75-42 |
| 04:04 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Melusky | 75-44 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-44 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff snags the defensive board | 75-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Neff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Gibson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-44 |
| 03:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Philip Taylor | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Beesley | 78-44 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #7 | 78-44 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Fred Anderson (C) Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Carlton Watkins (C) Kevin Gibson | |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky misses the 1st free throw | 78-44 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the 2nd free throw | 78-45 |
| 02:37 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-45 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the offensive board | 78-45 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Fred Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by David Reed | 80-45 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy is hacked by Martin Beesley - foul #2 on Martin Beesley, team foul #8 | 80-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Brian Ellis (SF), John Fields (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Kevin Gibson (C) Stephen Melusky, Carlton Watkins | |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 80-45 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 80-45 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Philip Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #9 | 80-45 |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-45 |
| 01:22 | Valparaiso | Kevin Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 80-45 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-45 |
| 01:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Shaw | 80-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Philip Taylor clanks a floater from the right wing | 80-45 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff grabs the board | 80-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-48 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Reed runs out the clock | 80-48 |