| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fresh) SG - Robert Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Kuykendall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel White inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | NC State | Robbie Grant swats the layup by Robert Corey | 28-25 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robbie Grant | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Michael Nace drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Scott Franklin - foul #2 on Scott Franklin, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Robbie Grant swats the short shot by Robert Corey | 31-25 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Robert Corey knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel White and he's hacked by William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Robert Corey makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Nace, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Robert Corey makes the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Patel | 31-30 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 17:02 | NC State | David Kuykendall gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Daniel White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Robbie Grant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Patel | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Robert Corey misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Robbie Grant - foul #3 on Robbie Grant, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Aaron Hannah, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), Steven Row (C) Scott Franklin, David Kuykendall | |
| 15:56 | NC State | Robert Corey makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Robert Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes grabs the board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) SG - Dustin Lauzon (fresh) SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) C - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) SG - Robert Patel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Steven Row (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Robert Corey grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Milton Merideth takes the ball from Steven Row | 31-34 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Robert Corey gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:20 | NC State | James Phelps is fouled on the floor by Byron Holmes - foul #2 on Byron Holmes, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG), Aaron Hannah (SF), Devin Christian (C) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon, Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG), David Kuykendall (PF) Daniel White, Robert Corey | |
| 14:00 | NC State | David Kuykendall's floater is tipped away by Aaron Hannah | 31-34 |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by James Phelps - foul #2 on James Phelps, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel White (SF) Robert Patel | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Steven Row gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Steven Row misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Zachter - foul #2 on Paul Zachter, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robbie Grant (PF) Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:14 | NC State | Steven Row misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Steven Row misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | William Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Devin Christian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Michael Nace tips it home | 34-34 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Daniel White is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Franklin | 34-37 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Campbell | 37-37 |
| 11:52 | NC State | James Phelps hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 37-37 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Devin Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Phelps (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Row (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kuykendall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Michael Nace connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Campbell | 40-37 |
| 10:58 | NC State | David Kuykendall misses the jumper near the basket | 40-37 |
| 10:57 | NC State | David Kuykendall tips it home | 40-39 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Nace | 42-39 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Steven Row is fouled on the floor by Robbie Grant - foul #4 on Robbie Grant, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Dustin Lauzon (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Paul Zachter (PF), Byron Holmes (C) Michael Nace, William Campbell, Aaron Hannah, Robbie Grant, Devin Christian | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Patel (SG), Robert Corey (PF) James Phelps, Steven Row | |
| 09:38 | NC State | Robert Corey loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 09:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel White | 42-39 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Scott Franklin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), William Campbell (SG) Joseph Briggs, Dustin Lauzon | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Scott Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), Steven Row (C) Scott Franklin, David Kuykendall | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Nace (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Zachter (fresh) C - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) SG - Robert Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel White (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Row (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Steven Row gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Steven Row is fouled on the floor by Byron Holmes - foul #3 on Byron Holmes, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah (SF), Robbie Grant (PF), Devin Christian (C) Milton Merideth, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG) Daniel White | |
| 07:01 | NC State | Steven Row misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robbie Grant | 42-39 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | William Campbell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 06:20 | NC State | James Phelps scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robbie Grant - foul #5 on Robbie Grant, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dustin Lauzon (SG), Paul Zachter (PF) William Campbell, Robbie Grant | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:20 | NC State | James Phelps misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Robert Corey grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Robert Corey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Franklin | 44-43 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Devin Christian is called for 5 seconds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), William Campbell (SG) Michael Nace, Dustin Lauzon | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel White (SF) James Phelps | |
| 04:58 | NC State | Steven Row misses long on a floater from the left block | 44-43 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Devin Christian's layup is rejected by Steven Row | 44-43 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Devin Christian tips it in | 46-43 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Robert Patel knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Paul Zachter drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Campbell | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hannah (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Zachter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Devin Christian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Patel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel White (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Row (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Devin Christian denies the turnaround by Steven Row | 48-46 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Devin Christian snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Christian | 48-46 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (PG), Byron Holmes (PF) Joseph Briggs, Paul Zachter | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), David Kuykendall (PF) Scott Franklin, Robert Corey | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 02:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Kuykendall | 48-46 |
| 02:34 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (PF) Byron Holmes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Robert Patel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 02:11 | NC State | David Kuykendall tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Devin Christian snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Devin Christian can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 01:44 | NC State | David Kuykendall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 01:44 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG), Robert Corey (PF) James Phelps, Steven Row | |
| 01:21 | NC State | Robert Corey splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Franklin | 48-48 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is fouled on the floor by Scott Franklin - foul #3 on Scott Franklin, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Robert Corey blocks the short jumper by Aaron Hannah | 48-48 |
| 00:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Patel | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Robert Corey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 00:18 | NC State | David Kuykendall gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Scott Franklin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |