| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald McClendon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Whitehead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Willis Mann (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Eric Peterson inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Milan Lombardi comes up short on the floater from the left block | 26-39 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses the tip | 26-39 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Edward Bartley swats the short shot by Anthony Gosser | 26-39 |
| 19:23 | Samford | David Steelman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Troy Whitehead's pass is intercepted by Joseph Maynard | 26-39 |
| 18:43 | NC State | David Steelman is called for the reach on Willis Mann - foul #3 on David Steelman, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (SG) David Steelman | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| 18:28 | NC State | David Duke travels with the ball | 26-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Willis Mann (SG) Joel Young, David Duke | |
| 18:14 | Samford | David Reed buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Thompson | 29-39 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Anthony Gosser buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Willis Mann | 29-41 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Edward Bartley clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Gosser - foul #1 on Anthony Gosser, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), David Duke (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Anthony Gosser | |
| 17:41 | Samford | Edward Bartley makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Edward Bartley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Troy Whitehead snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 17:28 | Samford | David Reed misses the shot from the left side | 30-41 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Clifton Thompson misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Bryan Roberts gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Bartley - foul #2 on Edward Bartley, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (SG), John Johnson (SF), Larry Hill (PF) David Reed, Ronald McClendon, Troy Whitehead | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Willis Mann (SG) Joel Young, David Duke | |
| 17:03 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Edward Bartley snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Edward Bartley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Cendejas | 32-42 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Bryan Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Mulloy (C) Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Milan Lombardi | |
| 16:15 | Samford | Luis Cendejas can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Eric Peterson grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Eric Peterson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Clifton Thompson snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Cendejas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Mulloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joel Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Mann (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Goins (fresh) C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | John Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Goins - foul #1 on Joseph Goins, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Samford | David Reed (PG), Ronald McClendon (SF) Clifton Thompson, Luis Cendejas | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG) Joel Young, Willis Mann | |
| 15:44 | Samford | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:44 | Samford | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Larry Hill takes the ball from Anthony Gosser | 34-42 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Ronald McClendon misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-42 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Herman Mulloy tips it home | 36-42 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Larry Hill pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:41 | Samford | David Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Joseph Maynard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Peterson | 36-44 |
| 14:05 | Samford | David Reed connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Hill | 38-44 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Joseph Goins drills a driving attempt in the paint | 38-46 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Herman Mulloy comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 13:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Goins | 38-46 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Maynard | 38-48 |
| 12:58 | Samford | John Johnson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Roberts - foul #3 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (PG), David Steelman (SG), Troy Whitehead (PF), Edward Bartley (C) David Reed, Ronald McClendon, Larry Hill, Herman Mulloy | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Willis Mann (SG), David Duke (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| 12:58 | Samford | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:58 | Samford | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Milan Lombardi connects on the jumper in the paint | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Samford | David Steelman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-50 |
| 12:18 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Bartley | 40-50 |
| 12:04 | Samford | John Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Thompson | 43-50 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Joseph Goins hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Whitehead - foul #1 on Troy Whitehead, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Samford | David Reed (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SF) Joel Young, David Duke | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:39 | Samford | David Steelman snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Reed (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Whitehead (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willis Mann (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Samford | David Steelman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Maynard - foul #2 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald McClendon (SF) Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Bryan Roberts, Joseph Goins | |
| 11:27 | Samford | David Steelman makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:27 | Samford | David Steelman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Troy Whitehead snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 11:06 | Samford | David Reed is called for 5 seconds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SF) Eric Peterson | |
| 10:46 | NC State | Anthony Gosser drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Mann | 44-53 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Edward Bartley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Edward Bartley gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Edward Bartley's pass is intercepted by Anthony Gosser | 44-53 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Joseph Maynard is hacked by David Reed - foul #3 on David Reed, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Jimmy Sheffield (PG), Clifton Thompson (SG), Luis Cendejas (SF), Larry Hill (PF), Herman Mulloy (C) David Reed, David Steelman, Ronald McClendon, Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Anthony Gosser | |
| 09:22 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the driving attempt from the left block | 44-55 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Jimmy Sheffield is hacked by Joel Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Young, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Clifton Thompson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Sheffield | 46-55 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Milan Lombardi is hacked by Jimmy Sheffield - foul #2 on Jimmy Sheffield, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG) Jimmy Sheffield | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) Joel Young, Willis Mann, Joseph Goins | |
| 08:30 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Herman Mulloy - foul #2 on Herman Mulloy, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Samford | David Reed (PG), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, Herman Mulloy | |
| Subs | NC State | David Duke (SG) Bryan Roberts | |
| 08:30 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Clifton Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Duke - foul #1 on David Duke, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald McClendon (SF) David Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Joseph Goins (C) David Duke, Anthony Gosser | |
| 08:09 | Samford | Clifton Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Clifton Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Joseph Maynard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Milan Lombardi can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Joseph Maynard hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Ronald McClendon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Joseph Goins pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald McClendon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willis Mann (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | NC State | Eric Peterson is fouled on the floor by Ronald McClendon - foul #1 on Ronald McClendon, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | David Reed (PG), Troy Whitehead (PF) Clifton Thompson, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Joseph Goins | |
| 07:10 | NC State | Eric Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Edward Bartley snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Joel Young is called for the reach on David Reed - foul #4 on Joel Young, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (SG) David Steelman | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Joseph Goins (PF) Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| 06:54 | Samford | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:54 | Samford | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Anthony Gosser is denied on a layup by Edward Bartley | 50-59 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Troy Whitehead grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Bryan Roberts is called for the reach on Ronald McClendon - foul #4 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (SG), Larry Hill (C) Luis Cendejas, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joel Young, Willis Mann, Joseph Goins | |
| 06:10 | Samford | Ronald McClendon makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Ronald McClendon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Milan Lombardi lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Peterson | 52-61 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Ronald McClendon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Maynard - foul #3 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG) Clifton Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Bryan Roberts, Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| 05:35 | Samford | Ronald McClendon misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Ronald McClendon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Joseph Maynard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (SF), Edward Bartley (C) Ronald McClendon, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Willis Mann, David Duke, Milan Lombardi | |
| 05:01 | Samford | Troy Whitehead misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Anthony Gosser snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Bartley - foul #3 on Edward Bartley, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Hill (PF) Troy Whitehead | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Willis Mann (SG), David Duke (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Eric Peterson, Joseph Goins | |
| 04:38 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Larry Hill gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Larry Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Willis Mann gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Milan Lombardi can't finish the layup | 53-62 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Clifton Thompson snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Edward Bartley banks in the layup | 55-62 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Milan Lombardi blows the dunk but he's hacked by Larry Hill - foul #3 on Larry Hill, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald McClendon (SF) David Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Joel Young, Willis Mann, David Duke, Anthony Gosser | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Larry Hill | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald McClendon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Goins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Ronald McClendon hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Thompson | 57-63 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Joseph Maynard clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Larry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Samford | David Reed (PG), Troy Whitehead (PF) Clifton Thompson, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Gosser (C) Milan Lombardi | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:41 | Samford | David Steelman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-63 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Ronald McClendon grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Ronald McClendon is called for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Bryan Roberts, Anthony Gosser | |
| 01:58 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the lay-in | 57-63 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Troy Whitehead gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Edward Bartley misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 57-63 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Joseph Goins hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Maynard and he's hacked by David Steelman - foul #4 on David Steelman, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Gosser (C) Milan Lombardi | |
| 01:25 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses the free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Ronald McClendon snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Samford | David Steelman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-65 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Joseph Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Anthony Gosser drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Goins | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | David Steelman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-67 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Anthony Gosser gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Joseph Maynard knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Eric Peterson | 57-69 |
| 00:13 | Samford | David Steelman travels with the ball | 57-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (PG), Luis Cendejas (SG), John Johnson (SF), Larry Hill (PF), Herman Mulloy (C) David Reed, David Steelman, Ronald McClendon, Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joel Young runs out the clock | 57-69 |