| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) SG - Willis Mann (fresh) SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (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 | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Eric Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Anthony Gosser's layup is rejected by Dwayne Richardson | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Eric Peterson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Milan Lombardi blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Jason Horner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Cyphers | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Anthony Gosser is hacked by Dwayne Richardson - foul #1 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:13 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Roberts | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith makes the jump hook in the paint | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Anthony Gosser can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwayne Richardson | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Jason Horner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-6 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Bryan Roberts snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joel Young (fresh) SG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Duke (fresh) PF - Joseph Goins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Joseph Goins blows the layup but he's fouled by Dwayne Richardson - foul #2 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joel Young, David Duke, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Walter Goodson (PF) Jason Horner, Dwayne Richardson | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Joseph Maynard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Goins | 4-8 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Milan Lombardi jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Bryan Roberts and he's hacked by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG) Eric Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Andrew Bowen, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers | |
| 14:04 | NC State | Milan Lombardi makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski loses the dribble to Milan Lombardi | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Joseph Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Goins - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:04 | NC State | Eric Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Joseph Goins tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joel Young, Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF) Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski | |
| 12:18 | NC State | Joseph Goins scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Milan Lombardi out of the doubleteam | 11-8 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Jason Horner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Maynard - foul #1 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Jason Horner makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Willis Mann snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Joel Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Willie Cyphers | 11-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joel Young (fresh) SG - Willis Mann (fresh) SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Jason Horner banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 11-11 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Willis Mann misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 11-11 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Milan Lombardi hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Eric Peterson steals the ball from Willie Cyphers | 13-11 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Willis Mann can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Anthony Gosser steals the ball from Jason Horner | 13-11 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Milan Lombardi can't connect on a floater from the left block | 13-11 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is hacked by Milan Lombardi - foul #1 on Milan Lombardi, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Joel Young, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers | |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Joseph Goins steps in front of the Joseph Johnson pass | 13-11 |
| 08:57 | NC State | David Duke is called for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) David Duke, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Joseph Maynard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-13 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Eric Peterson snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Joseph Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Roberts - foul #1 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) SG - Willis Mann (fresh) SF - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Goins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (tiring) C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | NC State | Joseph Goins loses the dribble to Walter Goodson | 13-14 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson dunks the ball | 13-16 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Joseph Maynard is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Willis Mann, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Joseph Johnson | |
| 06:49 | NC State | Joseph Maynard drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bryan Roberts | 15-16 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Jason Horner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Milan Lombardi can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Joseph Goins can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bryan Roberts - foul #2 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), David Duke (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Bryan Roberts, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, Walter Goodson | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Gosser | 15-20 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Joseph Goins can't connect on a runner from the right block | 15-20 |
| 05:06 | NC State | David Duke tips it but misses | 15-20 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Maynard is called for the reach on Andrew Bowen - foul #2 on Joseph Maynard, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF) Willie Cyphers | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-20 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Milan Lombardi snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Anthony Gosser grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 04:15 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Willis Mann is blocked by Dwayne Richardson | 15-20 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joel Young tips it but misses | 15-20 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Anthony Gosser misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Anthony Gosser hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (PF) Joel Young, David Duke, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF) Andrew Bowen, Marvin Smith, Lars Luzinski | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Joseph Goins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dwayne Richardson - foul #3 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Joseph Goins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Anthony Gosser steps in front of the Jason Horner pass | 19-20 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Roberts (SG) Willis Mann | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Joseph Johnson | |
| 03:41 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Jason Horner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Walter Goodson (tiring) | |
| 02:58 | NC State | Eric Peterson is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Milan Lombardi (PF) Eric Peterson, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG) Jeremy Reisman | |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Jason Horner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is hacked by Anthony Gosser - foul #1 on Anthony Gosser, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Eric Peterson (SF), Joseph Goins (C) Joseph Maynard, Bryan Roberts, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF) Willie Cyphers | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-22 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Eric Peterson pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Lars Luzinski is called for the reach on Eric Peterson - foul #1 on Lars Luzinski, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Maynard (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG) Joel Young, Willis Mann | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG) Jason Horner | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Eric Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Goins - foul #1 on Joseph Goins, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) Bryan Roberts, Milan Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Hampton (SF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Joseph Goins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 00:49 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Goins | 24-24 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Eric Peterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Maynard | 27-24 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Young (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), David Duke (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Maynard, Willis Mann, Eric Peterson, Anthony Gosser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Marvin Smith, David Hampton, Lars Luzinski | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Joel Young is fouled on the floor by Jason Horner - foul #1 on Jason Horner, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Mann (SG), Anthony Gosser (C) David Duke, Joseph Goins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Joel Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Joel Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-24 |