| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Llanas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Mamic (fresh) 5 pts. C - Everette Leming (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Tommy Cain loses the dribble to John Weber | 36-29 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Nicholas Llanas misses the easy layup | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Leif Mamic hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Leif Mamic is called for the reach on Larry Hilt - foul #1 on Leif Mamic, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao loses the dribble to Leif Mamic | 38-29 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Leif Mamic misses the easy layup | 38-29 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Leif Mamic hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Larry Hilt buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by John Weber - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Everette Leming snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:18 | NC State | John Weber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:02 | Houston | David Fulton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Everette Leming | 40-31 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Eric Lomanto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Tommy Cain grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Eric Lomanto steals the ball from Jing-Quo Xiao | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Nicholas Llanas lays it up and in set up by Eric Lomanto | 42-31 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Larry Hilt's layup is rejected by Everette Leming | 42-31 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Larry Hilt hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Nicholas Llanas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leif Mamic | 44-33 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Larry Hilt makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Eric Lomanto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:04 | Houston | David Fulton gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Llanas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Mamic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Everette Leming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Larry Hilt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 44-35 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Leif Mamic grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Dave Curd takes the ball from Everette Leming | 44-35 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Larry Hilt is fouled on the floor by Eric Lomanto - foul #2 on Eric Lomanto, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Darin Bowie (SF), Danny Walker (PF), Leon Clark (C) Eric Lomanto, John Weber, Nicholas Llanas, Leif Mamic, Everette Leming | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Michael Jones is hacked by Darin Bowie - foul #1 on Darin Bowie, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Lino Habowski buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 44-37 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Michael Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carson Jones | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Donald Moodie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-37 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Donald Moodie gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Donald Moodie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Danny Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Lino Habowski snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Michael Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 47-37 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Danny Walker snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Darin Bowie makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Danny Walker | 49-37 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Michael Jones makes the floater in the lane set up by Donald Moodie and the foul's on Darin Bowie - foul #2 on Darin Bowie, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), Nicholas Llanas (SF), Leif Mamic (PF), Everette Leming (C) Carson Jones, Darin Bowie, Danny Walker, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Leif Mamic | 49-39 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Larry Hilt hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Nicholas Llanas - foul #1 on Nicholas Llanas, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | John Weber (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao (SF) Michael Jones | |
| 12:32 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:32 | Houston | David Fulton snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Eric Lomanto steps in front of the David Fulton pass | 49-41 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Eric Lomanto can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 12:08 | NC State | Leif Mamic can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Nicholas Llanas tips it home | 51-41 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Dave Curd is hacked by Eric Lomanto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Lomanto, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tommy Cain (PF) Timothy Williams | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Dave Curd misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Everette Leming pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Llanas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leif Mamic (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Everette Leming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Dave Curd picks off the pass by Everette Leming | 51-41 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao drills a jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Eric Lomanto knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Llanas | 54-43 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Tommy Cain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Darin Bowie (SF), Leon Clark (C) Eric Lomanto, Nicholas Llanas, Everette Leming | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| 10:52 | NC State | Leon Clark double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Smith (SG) John Weber | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Tommy Cain buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Moodie | 54-45 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Darin Bowie misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Tommy Cain pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Cain | 54-48 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Michael Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carson Jones | 57-48 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Tommy Cain blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), John Weber (SG), Nicholas Llanas (SF), Danny Walker (PF) Carson Jones, Michael Smith, Darin Bowie, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Hilt (SG) Michael Brandenberger | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Danny Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-50 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Eric Lomanto tips it home | 59-50 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Lino Habowski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-50 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Danny Walker snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Leif Mamic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 59-50 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Danny Walker tips it home | 61-50 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Danny Walker is called for the reach on Tommy Cain - foul #1 on Danny Walker, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Everette Leming (C) Eric Lomanto, Leif Mamic | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Jones, Lino Habowski | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Everette Leming gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Carson Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Llanas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Everette Leming (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | NC State | The jump hook by Nicholas Llanas is blocked by David Fulton | 61-50 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Larry Hilt pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao's pass is intercepted by Danny Walker | 61-50 |
| 07:17 | NC State | John Weber buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carson Jones | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:56 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Smith (SG), Darin Bowie (SF), Leon Clark (PF) John Weber, Nicholas Llanas, Danny Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Brandenberger (SG), Dewei Kung (PF) Larry Hilt, Tommy Cain | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:33 | NC State | Everette Leming connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Carson Jones | 66-50 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Dewei Kung tips it but misses | 66-50 |
| 06:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 66-50 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), Leif Mamic (PF) Carson Jones, Everette Leming | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Michael Brandenberger, Dewei Kung | |
| 05:42 | Houston | David Fulton misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao grabs the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Dave Curd scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Fulton | 66-53 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Michael Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Clark | 69-53 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Dave Curd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Leif Mamic connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Donald Moodie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-53 |
| 04:38 | Houston | David Fulton tips it back up and in | 71-55 |
| 04:36 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-55 |
| Subs | NC State | John Weber (SG), Nicholas Llanas (SF), Everette Leming (C) Michael Smith, Darin Bowie, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Hilt (SG) Donald Moodie | |
| 04:17 | NC State | Eric Lomanto makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-55 |
| 04:04 | Houston | David Fulton misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Everette Leming - foul #1 on Everette Leming, team foul #10 | 74-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Dewei Kung (PF) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao | |
| 04:04 | Houston | David Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:04 | Houston | David Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:40 | NC State | John Weber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Michael Jones grabs the board | 74-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Llanas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leif Mamic (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Everette Leming (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewei Kung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger loses the dribble to Nicholas Llanas | 74-57 |
| 03:15 | NC State | John Weber throws it down set up by Nicholas Llanas | 76-57 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Everette Leming blocks the short jumper by Michael Jones | 76-57 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Dewei Kung hits the follow up shot | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Eric Lomanto comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Moodie - foul #3 on Donald Moodie, team foul #1 | 76-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lino Habowski (C) David Fulton | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Eric Lomanto makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Eric Lomanto makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger drills a jumper from the right side | 78-61 |
| 02:06 | NC State | John Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-61 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Lino Habowski grabs the board | 78-61 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Donald Moodie loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Leon Clark (C) Eric Lomanto, John Weber, Everette Leming | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:38 | NC State | Lino Habowski is called for the reach on Leon Clark - foul #3 on Lino Habowski, team foul #2 | 78-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), John Weber (SG), Everette Leming (C) Carson Jones, Michael Smith, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:25 | NC State | Leif Mamic is denied on a layup by Lino Habowski | 78-61 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Nicholas Llanas tips it home | 80-61 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-61 |
| 01:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Llanas | 80-61 |
| 00:57 | NC State | John Weber can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lino Habowski - foul #4 on Lino Habowski, team foul #3 | 80-61 |
| 00:57 | NC State | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:57 | NC State | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-61 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Leif Mamic grabs the board | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Leif Mamic misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Brandenberger - foul #2 on Michael Brandenberger, team foul #4 | 82-61 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Leif Mamic makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Leif Mamic makes the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Michael Jones buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dewei Kung | 84-63 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Eric Lomanto runs out the clock | 84-63 |