| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Davis (fresh) PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Wilebski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Micheal Fox inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | Otis Stone misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 19:43 | NC State | John Fisher hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Otis Stone - foul #3 on Otis Stone, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Burkey (SG) Otis Stone | |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:51 | NC State | John Fisher buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Burkey | 32-29 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons lays it up and in set up by Dennis Wilebski and the foul's on Edward Burkey - foul #2 on Edward Burkey, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-29 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is called for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronnie Foutch (PF) John Fisher | |
| 17:02 | NC State | Edward Burkey misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Williams - foul #1 on Bernard Williams, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Edward Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Edward Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy and he's hacked by Thomas Sharpe - foul #1 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Joseph Smith (SG) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons | |
| Subs | NC State | Wilson Cadiz (C) Joe Ward | |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Edward Burkey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bernard Williams, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Rader (PF) Bernard Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Stone (SG), John Fisher (PF) Edward Burkey, Ronnie Foutch | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Roland Rader (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Wilebski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Otis Stone is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #4 on Otis Stone, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG) David Chappell, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Burkey (SG), Joe Ward (C) Otis Stone, Wilson Cadiz | |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 15:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Fisher | 37-33 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sharpe | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Davis | 39-36 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Adam Simmons picks off the pass by Joe Ward | 39-36 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Micheal Fox takes the ball from Mathew Hoy | 39-36 |
| 13:41 | NC State | John Fisher slams it home on a nice dish by Micheal Fox | 39-38 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Roland Rader clanks a shot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Joe Ward gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Dennis Wilebski steals the ball from John Fisher | 39-38 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 41-38 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Micheal Fox comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Roland Rader double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Christopher Zion (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), George Broussard (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Peter Davis, Roland Rader, Dennis Wilebski | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronnie Foutch (PF), Wilson Cadiz (C) John Fisher, Joe Ward | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Zion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Burkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Foutch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Micheal Fox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Zion - foul #1 on Christopher Zion, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Edward Burkey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Ronnie Foutch tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-41 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Christopher Zion snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Peter Davis (SF), Dennis Wilebski (C) David Chappell, Joseph Smith, Christopher Zion, George Broussard | |
| Subs | NC State | Harvey Easterday (SG), Joe Ward (C) Thomas Sharpe, Wilson Cadiz | |
| 09:30 | NC State | Joe Ward can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams's floater is knocked away by Micheal Fox | 41-41 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 43-41 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Harvey Easterday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Rader (PF), George Broussard (C) Bernard Williams, Dennis Wilebski | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), John Fisher (PF) Harvey Easterday, Ronnie Foutch | |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Hoy and he's fouled by Edward Burkey - foul #3 on Edward Burkey, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Stone (SG) Edward Burkey | |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Ward | 45-41 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Thomas Sharpe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Roland Rader snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Roland Rader (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otis Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Fox (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | George Broussard makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Micheal Fox is hacked by Peter Davis - foul #1 on Peter Davis, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Bernard Williams (PF), Dennis Wilebski (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Roland Rader, George Broussard | |
| Subs | NC State | Wilson Cadiz (C) Joe Ward | |
| 06:10 | NC State | David Chappell picks off the pass by Otis Stone | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | David Chappell slams it home | 49-41 |
| 05:46 | NC State | John Fisher clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | David Chappell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Otis Stone scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Fisher | 49-44 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 49-44 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:20 | NC State | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Williams - foul #3 on Bernard Williams, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Christopher Zion (SF), Roland Rader (PF), George Broussard (C) David Chappell, Joseph Smith, Peter Davis, Bernard Williams, Dennis Wilebski | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Burkey (PG), Ronnie Foutch (SF), Joe Ward (C) Thomas Sharpe, Micheal Fox, Wilson Cadiz | |
| 04:20 | NC State | John Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:20 | NC State | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons's pass is intercepted by Edward Burkey | 49-45 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Edward Burkey blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Ronnie Foutch gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Ronnie Foutch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harvey Easterday (SG), Wilson Cadiz (PF) Otis Stone, John Fisher | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Zion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Rader (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Broussard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Edward Burkey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Easterday (fresh) SF - Ronnie Foutch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Ward - foul #3 on Joe Ward, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Williams (PF), Dennis Wilebski (C) Roland Rader, George Broussard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Peter Davis (SF) Christopher Zion | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Otis Stone (SG), Micheal Fox (SF) Edward Burkey, Harvey Easterday, Wilson Cadiz | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Micheal Fox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons banks in the layup set up by Peter Davis | 53-45 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Micheal Fox drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Stone | 53-48 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Peter Davis loses the dribble to Thomas Sharpe | 53-48 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Ronnie Foutch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Sharpe | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Otis Stone is called for the reach on Adam Simmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Otis Stone, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Burkey (SG), John Fisher (PF) Otis Stone, Ronnie Foutch | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:27 | NC State | John Fisher's layup is rejected by Peter Davis | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Peter Davis grabs the board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Sharpe is called for the reach on Peter Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Cohn (PF) Bernard Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:08 | NC State | Micheal Fox shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Burkey - foul #4 on Edward Burkey, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Williams (PF) Peter Davis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Dennis Wilebski misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Joe Ward gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Mathew Hoy steals the ball from Edward Burkey | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons is hacked by Thomas Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | NC State | Micheal Fox is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:45 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Fox | 58-50 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Micheal Fox shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:41 | NC State | John Fisher snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Micheal Fox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Sharpe - foul #4 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Micheal Fox snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Micheal Fox is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Mathew Hoy | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Sharpe is called for the reach on Edward Cohn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harvey Easterday (SG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Edward Cohn makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Edward Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:18 | NC State | John Fisher travels with the ball | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy runs out the clock | 61-50 |