| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rod Evans (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Ellinger (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joseph Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dizon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Steven Ellinger inbounds the ball | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Princeton | Dion Slaughter blocks the short jumper by Steven Ellinger | 44-41 |
| 19:46 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Dion Slaughter double dribbles | 44-41 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Rod Evans comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Adam Janczewski - foul #2 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Rod Evans makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Rod Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 18:31 | Princeton | Michael Dizon makes the jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Porter and he's fouled by Jeremy Gordon - foul #1 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 18:31 | Princeton | Michael Dizon makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 18:12 | NC State | The short jumper by Jeremy Gordon is denied by Michael Dizon | 49-44 |
| 18:11 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Rod Evans misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 49-44 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Joseph Oliver gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Dion Slaughter clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Carroll - foul #2 on Joseph Carroll, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bailey (PG), Tyron Turner (SG), James Kirkpatrick (SF), William Gray (PF), Alan Lussier (C) Thomas Porter, Rod Evans, Steven Ellinger, Joseph Carroll, Michael Dizon | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG), Enrique Sierra (SF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Adam Janczewski, Joseph Oliver, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 17:26 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 17:26 | Princeton | William Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:20 | Princeton | John Bailey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyron Turner | 52-45 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Enrique Sierra is hacked by William Gray - foul #1 on William Gray, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (PF) Dion Slaughter | |
| 16:39 | NC State | Enrique Sierra knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Butler | 52-48 |
| 16:10 | Princeton | William Gray drills a fadeaway from the left side | 54-48 |
| 15:54 | NC State | John Bailey steals the ball from Matthew Butler | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tyron Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Lussier (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Enrique Sierra (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Tessier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Princeton | John Bailey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 15:24 | NC State | Alan Lussier is called for the reach on David Tessier - foul #2 on Alan Lussier, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell (PG), Rod Evans (SG), Steven Ellinger (SF), Joseph Carroll (PF), Michael Dizon (C) John Bailey, Tyron Turner, James Kirkpatrick, William Gray, Alan Lussier | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Michael Galloway, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 15:08 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 15:07 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Steven Ellinger | 57-48 |
| 14:57 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 14:56 | Princeton | Michael Dizon snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 14:44 | Princeton | Rod Evans misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Joseph Oliver gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Steven Ellinger is called for the reach on Joseph Oliver - foul #1 on Steven Ellinger, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (PG), Dion Slaughter (PF) Matthew Butler, Enrique Sierra | |
| 14:09 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses badly on a shot from the right side | 57-48 |
| 14:08 | Princeton | Michael Dizon grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 13:53 | Princeton | Michael Dizon misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-48 |
| 13:52 | NC State | David Tessier snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Adam Janczewski | 57-50 |
| 13:25 | Princeton | Rod Evans is fouled on the floor by David Tessier - foul #2 on David Tessier, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Porter (SG), James Kirkpatrick (PF), Alan Lussier (C) Rod Evans, Joseph Carroll, Michael Dizon | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Reynaldo Santana (C) Joseph Oliver, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 13:06 | Princeton | Alan Lussier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Dion Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Michael Galloway double dribbles | 57-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG), Enrique Sierra (SF) Adam Janczewski, David Tessier | |
| 12:54 | Princeton | Michael Galloway steals it from Ronnie Twitchell in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 12:45 | NC State | The 3pt attempt by Enrique Sierra is denied by Alan Lussier | 57-50 |
| 12:44 | Princeton | Alan Lussier snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 12:27 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Gray (PF) Steven Ellinger | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF) Dion Slaughter | |
| 12:05 | NC State | Enrique Sierra misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Reynaldo Santana pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Enrique Sierra tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 11:44 | Princeton | James Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ronnie Twitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Lussier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Enrique Sierra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Reynaldo Santana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Princeton | Michael Galloway steps in front of the William Gray pass | 57-50 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Matthew Butler scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 11:02 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell's pass is intercepted by Matthew Butler in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 10:43 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Alan Lussier | 57-53 |
| 10:36 | Princeton | James Kirkpatrick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Twitchell and the foul's on Joseph Oliver - foul #1 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bailey (PG), Rod Evans (SG), Joseph Carroll (PF), Michael Dizon (C) Ronnie Twitchell, Thomas Porter, William Gray, Alan Lussier | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG), David Tessier (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, Joseph Oliver, Enrique Sierra, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 10:36 | Princeton | James Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carroll - foul #3 on Joseph Carroll, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Steven Ellinger (SF) James Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:51 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 09:49 | Princeton | Steven Ellinger snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 09:25 | Princeton | Steven Ellinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 60-53 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Dion Slaughter scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Gordon and he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #3 on John Bailey, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Porter (PG) John Bailey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:18 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:05 | Princeton | Rod Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell (PG) Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | NC State | Enrique Sierra (PG), Joseph Oliver (SF) Michael Galloway, Dion Slaughter | |
| 08:40 | NC State | Joseph Oliver drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Gordon | 60-59 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG) David Tessier | |
| 08:09 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 08:07 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:49 | Princeton | Michael Dizon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Porter (SG), James Kirkpatrick (PF), Alan Lussier (C) Rod Evans, Joseph Carroll, Michael Dizon | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Francis Jones (C) Adam Janczewski, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joseph Oliver can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Lussier - foul #3 on Alan Lussier, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bailey (SG), William Gray (PF) Ronnie Twitchell, Steven Ellinger | |
| Subs | NC State | Dion Slaughter (PF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Enrique Sierra, Francis Jones | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joseph Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joseph Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:25 | Princeton | William Gray grabs the board | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Kirkpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Lussier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Oliver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Princeton | William Gray double dribbles | 60-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (SF) Joseph Oliver | |
| 06:51 | NC State | David Tessier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 06:49 | Princeton | The rebound goes to William Gray | 60-60 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | William Gray clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Dion Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Matthew Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Galloway | 60-63 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Thomas Porter buries a runner from the right block | 62-63 |
| 05:49 | NC State | David Tessier double dribbles | 62-63 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell (PG), Rod Evans (SG), Steven Ellinger (SF), Joseph Carroll (PF), Michael Dizon (C) Thomas Porter, John Bailey, James Kirkpatrick, William Gray, Alan Lussier | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Enrique Sierra (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, David Tessier, Dion Slaughter, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 05:38 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Oliver - foul #2 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| 05:38 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Enrique Sierra grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Michael Dizon is called for the reach on Jeremy Gordon - foul #2 on Michael Dizon, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | Princeton | Rod Evans gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Joseph Oliver is denied on a layup by Joseph Carroll | 67-63 |
| 04:47 | Princeton | Rod Evans pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | Princeton | Michael Dizon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Gordon - foul #2 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (PF), Francis Jones (C) Joseph Oliver, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 04:24 | Princeton | Michael Dizon misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | Princeton | Michael Dizon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Francis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Adam Janczewski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Adam Janczewski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 67-66 |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Rod Evans hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Ellinger | 70-66 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 03:28 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:23 | Princeton | Rod Evans buries a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Dizon | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ronnie Twitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rod Evans (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Steven Ellinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Dizon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Janczewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Enrique Sierra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Tessier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Francis Jones buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Enrique Sierra | 72-68 |
| 02:38 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell misses the runner in the lane | 72-68 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | Michael Dizon grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:16 | Princeton | Rod Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | Rod Evans misses the tip | 72-68 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | Joseph Carroll tips it in | 74-68 |
| 02:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Porter (SG), James Kirkpatrick (PF), Alan Lussier (C) Rod Evans, Joseph Carroll, Michael Dizon | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Michael Galloway, Adam Janczewski, David Tessier, Francis Jones | |
| 02:00 | NC State | Dion Slaughter buries a jumper from the right block | 74-70 |
| 02:00 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Princeton | Rod Evans (SG), Joseph Carroll (PF), Michael Dizon (C) Thomas Porter, James Kirkpatrick, Alan Lussier | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Adam Janczewski (SG) Matthew Butler, Enrique Sierra | |
| 01:42 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rod Evans | 76-70 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Adam Janczewski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Galloway | 76-73 |
| 01:17 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-73 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Michael Galloway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon grabs the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Dion Slaughter drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Galloway | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Jeremy Gordon is called for the reach on Rod Evans - foul #3 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Rod Evans misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gordon | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Dion Slaughter scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Carroll - foul #4 on Joseph Carroll, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the free throw | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Princeton | Ronnie Twitchell misses the jumper from the left side | 76-78 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon is hacked by Ronnie Twitchell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronnie Twitchell, team foul #10 | 76-78 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Dizon | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Princeton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Rod Evans can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 76-79 |