| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) C - James Augustine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) SG - Kevin Freeland (fresh) SF - Robert McField (fresh) PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) C - Danny Hanlon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Danny Hanlon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | NC State | George Parkhurst pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | NC State | James Augustine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Danny Hanlon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Danny Hanlon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | NC State | The 3pt attempt by George Parkhurst is denied by Danny Hanlon | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Danny Hanlon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Kevin Freeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | NC State | George Parkhurst grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Mark Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Mark Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Danny Hanlon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Kevin Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Freeland - foul #1 on Kevin Freeland, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Terry Gruenberg (SF), Herbert Cowgill (PF), David Price (C) Joseph Reed, Kevin Freeland, Robert McField, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 17:29 | NC State | Raymond Neville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | NC State | Corey Pappas (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:53 | NC State | George Parkhurst connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Neville | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bart Watley | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Corey Pappas snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Raymond Neville is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Rogers | 8-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Pappas (fresh) C - James Augustine (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fresh) SF - Terry Gruenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Cowgill (fresh) C - David Price (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Bart Watley comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Houston | David Price gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg misses short on a floater from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Corey Pappas pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Antle - foul #1 on Gregory Antle, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Kevin Jones (PF) Mark Rogers, George Parkhurst, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Bart Watley, Gregory Antle, Terry Gruenberg, Herbert Cowgill, David Price | |
| 15:03 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Robert McField buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Reed | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Raymond Neville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Grice (SG) Raymond Neville | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Joseph Reed | 8-9 |
| 13:48 | NC State | Jon Grice misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Unzueta | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Robert McField clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Jon Grice snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Robert McField picks off the pass by Jon Grice | 8-9 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Jon Grice comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Corey Pappas tips it home | 10-9 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta drills a floater from the left block set up by Robert McField | 10-11 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Robert McField is called for the reach on Jon Grice - foul #1 on Robert McField, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Rogers (PG), Raymond Neville (SG), George Parkhurst (SF), James Augustine (C) Gary Donaldson, Jon Grice, Wesley Neumiller, Corey Pappas | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Terry Gruenberg (SF), Herbert Cowgill (PF), David Price (C) Joseph Reed, Kevin Freeland, Robert McField, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 11:53 | NC State | James Augustine tips it home | 12-11 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fresh) SF - Terry Gruenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Cowgill (fresh) C - David Price (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Gregory Antle hits the finger roll | 12-13 |
| 11:17 | NC State | James Augustine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Parkhurst | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Bart Watley buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Gruenberg | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Mark Rogers is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #1 | 14-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Gregory Antle, Terry Gruenberg, Herbert Cowgill, David Price | |
| 10:16 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG) Bart Watley | |
| 10:16 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | NC State | James Augustine is fouled on the floor by Danny Hanlon - foul #2 on Danny Hanlon, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Neumiller (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | David Price (C) Danny Hanlon | |
| 09:34 | NC State | Raymond Neville is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reed - foul #2 on Joseph Reed, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Corey Pappas (PF) Wesley Neumiller | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG) Joseph Reed | |
| 09:34 | NC State | Raymond Neville makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Kevin Freeland is hacked by Raymond Neville - foul #1 on Raymond Neville, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Robert Valentin (C) Mark Rogers, George Parkhurst, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Antle (SF) Robert McField | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the lay-in | 15-17 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Gregory Antle grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:58 | Houston | David Price can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Bart Watley tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Raymond Neville is fouled on the floor by David Price - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Gruenberg (SF), Herbert Cowgill (PF) Kevin Freeland, Ronnie Unzueta | |
| 08:35 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Rogers (PG), Jon Grice (SG), George Parkhurst (SF), James Augustine (C) Gary Donaldson, Raymond Neville, Wesley Neumiller, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF) Terry Gruenberg | |
| 08:03 | NC State | James Augustine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Rogers | 17-17 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert McField loses the ball out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Corey Pappas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:36 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Grice (fresh) SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Augustine (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McField (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Cowgill (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Price (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Robert McField misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Grice - foul #1 on Jon Grice, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Neumiller (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Freeland (PG), Kevin Hillard (C) Bart Watley, David Price | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Robert McField misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Robert McField makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Kevin Freeland is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Kevin Freeland, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Ronnie Unzueta (PF) Kevin Freeland, Herbert Cowgill | |
| 07:17 | NC State | Mark Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Mark Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Robert McField misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Jon Grice grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 06:49 | NC State | James Augustine misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-18 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Robert McField pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Robert McField is fouled on the floor by Wesley Neumiller - foul #1 on Wesley Neumiller, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Neville (SG), Corey Pappas (PF) Jon Grice, Wesley Neumiller | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Gruenberg (SF) Robert McField | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Mark Rogers, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Jackie Steven (PG), Gary Donaldson (SF), Robert Valentin (C) Mark Rogers, George Parkhurst, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Robert Valentin pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Raymond Neville makes the 3 from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Neumiller (SF) Jackie Steven | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Cowgill (PF), David Price (C) Ronnie Unzueta, Kevin Hillard | |
| 05:35 | NC State | Corey Pappas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Wesley Neumiller is called for the reach on Gregory Antle - foul #2 on Wesley Neumiller, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | George Parkhurst (SF), James Augustine (C) Wesley Neumiller, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF) Terry Gruenberg | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Gregory Antle makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Gregory Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Robert McField steals it from Raymond Neville | 22-20 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Robert McField banks in the layup | 22-22 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Gary Donaldson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 04:40 | Houston | David Price snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bart Watley and the foul's on James Augustine - foul #1 on James Augustine, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Grice (SG), Kevin Jones (PF) Raymond Neville, Corey Pappas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:28 | NC State | James Augustine gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Jon Grice misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 22-24 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Robert McField pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert McField | 22-26 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Jon Grice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 03:42 | Houston | David Price grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Robert McField buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bart Watley | 22-28 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Jon Grice is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Donaldson (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Grice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Augustine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert McField (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Cowgill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Price (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | David Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Rogers (PG), Raymond Neville (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Robert Valentin (C) Gary Donaldson, Jon Grice, George Parkhurst, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Terry Gruenberg (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Bart Watley, Gregory Antle, Robert McField, Herbert Cowgill, David Price | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the tip | 25-28 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Danny Hanlon pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Kevin Freeland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Raymond Neville connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 28-28 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Corey Pappas (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Raymond Neville can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Corey Pappas grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 01:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Unzueta | 28-29 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-29 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Danny Hanlon grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Danny Hanlon misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Valentin - foul #1 on Robert Valentin, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Grice (SG), George Parkhurst (SF), James Augustine (C) Raymond Neville, Wesley Neumiller, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF) Terry Gruenberg | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Danny Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Danny Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Corey Pappas comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Kevin Freeland grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Freeland is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Cowgill (PF), David Price (C) Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 00:38 | NC State | George Parkhurst is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Parkhurst, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Price clanks a floater from the left block | 28-31 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Gary Donaldson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Corey Pappas tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Price grabs the board | 28-33 |