| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David McQuistion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Delao (fresh) PF - Scott Urbina (fresh) C - Bill Brady (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Bill Brady hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David McQuistion | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon lays it in uncontested set up by Nicholas Taylor | 40-30 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:46 | NC State | John Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Brady - foul #3 on Bill Brady, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Robert Harris (C) Nicholas Taylor, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG), Steven Shutt (SF), Philip Carrington (PF), Wayne Johns (C) Tommy Brown, Jerry Delao, Scott Urbina, Bill Brady | |
| 18:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Philip Carrington misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Robert Harris grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 18:13 | NC State | John Mills's pass is intercepted by Robert Armstrong in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion banks in the layup set up by Robert Armstrong | 42-32 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Dion Slaughter is hacked by Philip Carrington - foul #1 on Philip Carrington, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SF), Enrique Sierra (PF) John Mills, Dion Slaughter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao (SF) David McQuistion | |
| 17:57 | NC State | Adam Janczewski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 45-32 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG) Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina (PF) Jerry Delao | |
| 17:16 | NC State | Robert Harris double dribbles | 45-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Taylor (SG) Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown (PG), David Upson (C) Philip Carrington, Wayne Johns | |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt is fouled on the floor by Enrique Sierra - foul #2 on Enrique Sierra, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | NC State | John Mills (SF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David McQuistion (SG) Robert Armstrong | |
| 16:43 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Urbina | 45-35 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Enrique Sierra misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Urbina - foul #3 on Scott Urbina, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Matthew Butler (SG) Adam Janczewski, Nicholas Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao (SF), Philip Carrington (PF) Steven Shutt, Scott Urbina | |
| 16:26 | NC State | Enrique Sierra misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Enrique Sierra makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 16:06 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Jerry Delao picks off the pass by Matthew Butler in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 15:47 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | David Upson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) SF - John Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Enrique Sierra (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeremy Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David McQuistion (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Delao (fresh) PF - Philip Carrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Upson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-37 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Upson - foul #1 on David Upson, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF), Robert Harris (C) John Mills, Enrique Sierra, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG), Steven Shutt (SG), Christopher Coll (SF), Wayne Johns (PF), Bill Brady (C) Tommy Brown, David McQuistion, Jerry Delao, Philip Carrington, David Upson | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Johns | 47-39 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Dion Slaughter travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (PG), Nicholas Taylor (SG) Michael Galloway, Matthew Butler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt loses the dribble to Joseph Oliver | 47-39 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Robert Armstrong is called for the reach on Adam Janczewski - foul #1 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | NC State | John Mills (SF) Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina (PF) Bill Brady | |
| 13:49 | NC State | John Mills knocks in the jumper near the basket | 49-39 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Harris - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bill Brady (C) Wayne Johns | |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adam Janczewski | 51-41 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Shutt | 51-43 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor misses the jumper from close range | 51-43 |
| 13:02 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Harris | 51-43 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Dion Slaughter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Mills and he's hacked by Steven Shutt - foul #1 on Steven Shutt, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Matthew Butler (SG), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, Nicholas Taylor, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown (PG), David McQuistion (SG), Jerry Delao (SF), Philip Carrington (C) Robert Armstrong, Steven Shutt, Christopher Coll, Bill Brady | |
| 12:49 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Philip Carrington grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Galloway steps in front of the Scott Urbina pass | 53-43 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Dion Slaughter travels in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF), Enrique Sierra (PF) John Mills, Dion Slaughter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns (C) Scott Urbina | |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 53-43 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Philip Carrington is hacked by Jeremy Gordon - foul #1 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | NC State | John Mills (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF) Joseph Oliver, Enrique Sierra | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt (PG), Scott Urbina (PF), David Upson (C) Tommy Brown, Philip Carrington, Wayne Johns | |
| 11:29 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Michael Galloway pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fairly fresh) SF - John Mills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Steven Shutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David McQuistion (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Delao (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Urbina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Upson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 55-43 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Shutt and he's fouled by John Mills - foul #3 on John Mills, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (PG), Nicholas Taylor (SG), Robert Harris (C) Michael Galloway, Matthew Butler, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG) David McQuistion | |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Adam Janczewski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | David Upson gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 55-46 |
| 10:24 | NC State | John Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Adam Janczewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Dion Slaughter grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 09:23 | NC State | John Mills lays it in | 57-46 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Adam Janczewski pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Robert Armstrong is called for the reach on Dion Slaughter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Joseph Oliver (SG), Enrique Sierra (SF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, Nicholas Taylor, John Mills, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown (PG), David McQuistion (SG), Christopher Coll (SF), Philip Carrington (PF), Bill Brady (C) Robert Armstrong, Steven Shutt, Jerry Delao, Scott Urbina, David Upson | |
| 09:05 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:46 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-46 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Enrique Sierra pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Enrique Sierra's pass is intercepted by Christopher Coll in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll loses the ball out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG) Dion Slaughter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:05 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon blows the layup but he's hacked by Bill Brady - foul #4 on Bill Brady, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns (C) Bill Brady | |
| 08:05 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:05 | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Christopher Coll misses the dunk attempt | 59-46 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Enrique Sierra gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 61-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) SF - Joseph Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Enrique Sierra (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David McQuistion (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Carrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Coll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown scores on a shot from the left side | 61-48 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Joseph Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Taylor (SG), John Mills (SF), Robert Harris (C) Michael Galloway, Enrique Sierra, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG), Steven Shutt (SG), Jerry Delao (SF), Scott Urbina (PF) Tommy Brown, David McQuistion, Philip Carrington, Christopher Coll | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 06:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Harris | 61-48 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | Wayne Johns gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Armstrong | 61-51 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Matthew Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Armstrong - foul #3 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF) John Mills, Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bill Brady (C) Wayne Johns | |
| 06:08 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:08 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Janczewski - foul #1 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG) Matthew Butler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David McQuistion (SG) Jerry Delao | |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Michael Galloway connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | NC State | John Mills (SF), Enrique Sierra (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, Dion Slaughter, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown (PG), Christopher Coll (PF), David Upson (C) Robert Armstrong, Scott Urbina, Bill Brady | |
| 05:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Brown - foul #3 on Tommy Brown, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Taylor is called for the reach on David McQuistion - foul #2 on Nicholas Taylor, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao (SF) Steven Shutt | |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Jeremy Gordon is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:23 | NC State | David Upson denies the turnaround by Jeremy Gordon | 66-54 |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Galloway and he's fouled by David Upson - foul #2 on David Upson, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Hitz (PG), Matthew Butler (SG), Joseph Oliver (PF) Michael Galloway, Nicholas Taylor, Enrique Sierra | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG), Steven Shutt (SG), Philip Carrington (SF), Wayne Johns (PF) Tommy Brown, David McQuistion, Jerry Delao, Christopher Coll | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | David Upson hits the finger roll | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | NC State | Philip Carrington steals it from Joseph Oliver in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Johns and he's hacked by Joseph Oliver - foul #1 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SF), Robert Harris (C) John Mills, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bill Brady (C) David Upson | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:41 | NC State | Adam Janczewski is hacked by Robert Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Philip Carrington blows the layup | 71-62 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Philip Carrington gets the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-64 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Vincent Hitz (fresh) SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) SF - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Oliver (tiring) 2 stl. C - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Shutt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Johns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Brady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | NC State | Robert Harris misses the dunk attempt | 71-64 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 71-64 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Enrique Sierra (PF) Vincent Hitz, Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tommy Brown (PG), David McQuistion (SG) Robert Armstrong, Steven Shutt | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Adam Janczewski is called for the reach on David McQuistion - foul #2 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt (SF), Scott Urbina (PF) Wayne Johns, Bill Brady | |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Robert Harris banks in the layup set up by Michael Galloway | 73-66 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | NC State | John Mills (SF) Matthew Butler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao (SF) Steven Shutt | |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina is hacked by Enrique Sierra - foul #3 on Enrique Sierra, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Scott Urbina makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:00 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Taylor (SG), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, Enrique Sierra, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bill Brady (C) Philip Carrington | |
| 01:54 | NC State | Michael Galloway is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dion Slaughter | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Bill Brady misses short on a turnaround from close range | 76-68 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Bill Brady snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao is fouled on the floor by John Mills - foul #4 on John Mills, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:58 | NC State | John Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Brown - foul #4 on Tommy Brown, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Hitz (PG) Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:58 | NC State | John Mills misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:58 | NC State | John Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David McQuistion | 77-72 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Vincent Hitz is hacked by Tommy Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Brown, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong (PG) Tommy Brown | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Vincent Hitz makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Vincent Hitz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Armstrong | 79-75 |
| 00:28 | NC State | John Mills is fouled in the backcourt by David McQuistion - foul #2 on David McQuistion, team foul #15 | 79-75 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (PG) Vincent Hitz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:28 | NC State | John Mills makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:28 | NC State | John Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong is hacked by Dion Slaughter - foul #1 on Dion Slaughter, team foul #12 | 81-75 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG) Adam Janczewski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Armstrong - foul #5 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #16 | 81-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (PG) Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt (PG) Robert Armstrong | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-77 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion gets the offensive rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | David McQuistion loses the dribble to Adam Janczewski | 82-77 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by David McQuistion - foul #3 on David McQuistion, team foul #17 | 82-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (PF) Dion Slaughter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Nicholas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Steven Shutt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David McQuistion | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | NC State | John Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Shutt - foul #2 on Steven Shutt, team foul #18 | 83-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Dion Slaughter (PF) Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:04 | NC State | John Mills misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | NC State | John Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Jerry Delao comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 84-80 |