| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) SG - Willis Mann (fresh) SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - Scott Caster (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) PF - Kent Owens (fresh) C - Carl Varda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Anthony Gosser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Joseph Maynard pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Frederick Smith picks off the pass by Anthony Gosser | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster lays it up and in set up by Frederick Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Willis Mann clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Maynard takes the ball from Scott Caster | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Joseph Maynard misses the dunk attempt | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Milan Lombardi | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Joseph Maynard drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Mann | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Olafemi Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:34 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Olafemi Abdulmateen | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Kent Owens is called for the reach on David Duke - foul #1 on Kent Owens, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Milan Lombardi (PF) Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:51 | NC State | Milan Lombardi scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Roberts | 6-4 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | NC State | David Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Joseph Goins buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Roberts | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith is whistled for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Willis Mann (SG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joel Young, Bryan Roberts, David Duke, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), James Givens (SF), Robert Krupa (PF), Roger Shunk (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, Frederick Smith, Kent Owens, Carl Varda | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willis Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) PF - Joseph Goins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) SF - James Givens (fresh) PF - Robert Krupa (fresh) C - Roger Shunk (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Joseph Maynard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ivan Rykowski - foul #1 on Ivan Rykowski, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SG) Willis Mann | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Joseph Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Joseph Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-4 |
| 15:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Gosser | 10-4 |
| 14:59 | NC State | The jumper by Joseph Maynard is denied by James Givens | 10-4 |
| 14:58 | Western Kentucky | James Givens grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Maynard is called for the reach on Eric Mahurin - foul #1 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Kent Owens (PF), Carl Varda (C) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski, James Givens, Robert Krupa, Roger Shunk | |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Joseph Maynard snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Milan Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Frederick Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:53 | NC State | Eric Peterson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Mann | 12-4 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Milan Lombardi double dribbles | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joel Young, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Maynard is called for the reach on Olafemi Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski (SG), Robert Krupa (C) Scott Caster, Carl Varda | |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Roberts - foul #1 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Willis Mann, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG) Olafemi Abdulmateen | |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Joseph Goins scores on a shot from the right block set up by Joel Young | 14-7 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski gets the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joel Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kent Owens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Krupa (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kent Owens - foul #2 on Kent Owens, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Bryan Roberts, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG), James Givens (SF), Carl Varda (C) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski, Frederick Smith, Kent Owens | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Joseph Goins misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | James Givens hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Robert Krupa takes the ball from Willis Mann | 15-11 |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Milan Lombardi - foul #1 on Milan Lombardi, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | NC State | David Duke (PG), Bryan Roberts (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joel Young, Eric Peterson, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Anthony Gosser scores on a jumper from the right side set up by David Duke | 17-12 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Willis Mann picks off the pass by Carl Varda | 17-12 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Milan Lombardi drills a turnaround near the basket | 19-12 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 09:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Gosser | 19-12 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Milan Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Robert Krupa - foul #1 on Robert Krupa, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) David Duke, Bryan Roberts, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), Frederick Smith (SF) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, Robert Krupa | |
| 09:04 | NC State | Anthony Gosser knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joel Young | 21-12 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:35 | NC State | James Givens denies the turnaround by Willis Mann | 21-12 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Joseph Goins tips it home | 23-12 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Mahurin, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Willis Mann, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG), Roger Shunk (C) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski, Carl Varda | |
| 08:01 | NC State | Eric Peterson misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Frederick Smith - foul #2 on Frederick Smith, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Gosser (C) Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski (SF), Robert Krupa (C) Frederick Smith, Roger Shunk | |
| 08:01 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-12 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | James Givens snags the offensive board | 25-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joel Young (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) PF - James Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Krupa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Eric Peterson takes the ball from Ivan Rykowski | 25-12 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Olafemi Abdulmateen is called for the reach on Joel Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Olafemi Abdulmateen, team foul #9 | 25-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Joseph Goins (C) Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Roger Shunk (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, James Givens | |
| 07:21 | NC State | Joel Young makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Joel Young misses the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski pulls down the rebound | 26-12 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Krupa | 26-15 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Ivan Rykowski is called for the reach on Milan Lombardi - foul #2 on Ivan Rykowski, team foul #10 | 26-15 |
| Subs | NC State | David Duke (PG), Eric Peterson (SF) Joel Young, Willis Mann | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Givens (SF) Ivan Rykowski | |
| 06:56 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 06:38 | Western Kentucky | James Givens clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 06:36 | NC State | David Duke pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Milan Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Robert Krupa - foul #2 on Robert Krupa, team foul #11 | 27-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Willis Mann (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) David Duke, Bryan Roberts, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda (C) Robert Krupa | |
| 06:20 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-15 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-15 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | James Givens snags the defensive board | 29-15 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milan Lombardi - foul #2 on Milan Lombardi, team foul #5 | 29-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin misses the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Joseph Maynard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Willis Mann | 31-16 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-16 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster grabs the offensive board | 31-16 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk misses the jump hook from close range | 31-16 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Bryan Roberts pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Bryan Roberts misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Givens - foul #1 on James Givens, team foul #12 | 31-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Willis Mann, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Marinello (PG) Eric Mahurin | |
| 04:11 | NC State | Bryan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Bryan Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Marinello drills a jumper near the basket | 33-18 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Bryan Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-18 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Eric Peterson grabs the offensive board | 33-18 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Eric Peterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk snags the defensive board | 33-18 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ronald Marinello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Caster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Shunk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Varda (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | James Givens can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Roberts - foul #2 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #6 | 33-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) Bryan Roberts, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), Kent Owens (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Ronald Marinello, Scott Caster, Roger Shunk, Carl Varda | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | James Givens makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | James Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Willis Mann grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Willis Mann drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Milan Lombardi and he's fouled by Kent Owens - foul #3 on Kent Owens, team foul #13 | 35-19 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith (SF), Carl Varda (C) James Givens, Kent Owens | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Willis Mann makes the free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Krupa is blocked by Milan Lombardi | 36-19 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Anthony Gosser pulls down the rebound | 36-19 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Joseph Maynard throws it down set up by Willis Mann | 38-19 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski is called for 3 seconds | 38-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Givens (PF) Carl Varda | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Joseph Maynard misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-19 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-19 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-19 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Milan Lombardi snags the defensive board | 38-19 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Joseph Maynard is whistled for traveling | 38-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Bryan Roberts, David Duke, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk (C) James Givens | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-19 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa hits the follow up shot | 38-21 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Joseph Maynard misses the easy layup | 38-21 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Joseph Goins grabs the offensive board | 38-21 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joseph Goins buries a jumper from the left wing | 40-21 |