| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stanley (fresh) PF - Travis Ladwig (fresh) C - Thomas Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Joseph Oliver inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Adam Janczewski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 30-22 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Dion Slaughter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Thomas Olson double dribbles | 30-24 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Joseph Oliver misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Dion Slaughter can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Dion Slaughter gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Joseph Oliver is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nguyen - foul #3 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Spencer (PG) Jerry Nguyen | |
| 17:44 | NC State | Michael Galloway makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Gordon and he's hacked by Steven Stanley - foul #1 on Steven Stanley, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Travis Ladwig | 32-24 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Douglas Spencer's pass is intercepted by Michael Galloway in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Michael Galloway can't throw it down | 32-24 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Travis Ladwig snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Steven Stanley scores on a floater from the left block | 32-26 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Joseph Oliver scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 35-26 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Douglas Spencer loses the dribble to Michael Galloway | 35-26 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Gordon | 37-26 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Michael Taylor loses the dribble to Adam Janczewski | 37-26 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Adam Janczewski buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 39-26 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Janczewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Oliver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Ladwig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Michael Taylor makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Spencer | 39-28 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Adam Janczewski loses the dribble to Thomas Olson | 39-28 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Michael Galloway takes the ball from Douglas Spencer in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon hits the finger roll set up by Michael Galloway | 41-28 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Michael Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Dion Slaughter hits a floater from the left block set up by Michael Galloway | 43-31 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Michael Galloway steps in front of the Steven Stanley pass | 43-31 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Travis Ladwig grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Jeremy Gordon is called for the reach on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG), Enrique Sierra (SF), David Tessier (PF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Adam Janczewski, Joseph Oliver, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Burgess (SF), Tom Hartsfield (PF), Fred Orr (C) Douglas Spencer, Steven Stanley, Travis Ladwig, Thomas Olson | |
| 12:48 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Nguyen | 43-33 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Jerry Nguyen steps in front of the David Tessier pass | 43-33 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Michael Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Nguyen | 43-35 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Reynaldo Santana hits a fadeaway in the lane | 45-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Enrique Sierra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Tessier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Santana (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Hartsfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Orr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield lays it in | 45-37 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Michael Taylor steals it from Michael Galloway in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield misses the dunk | 45-37 |
| 10:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to Enrique Sierra | 45-37 |
| 10:14 | NC State | David Tessier is hacked by Fred Orr - foul #1 on Fred Orr, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Francis Jones (C) Michael Galloway, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Spencer (PG), Travis Ladwig (SG), Thomas Olson (C) Jerry Nguyen, Michael Taylor, Fred Orr | |
| 09:54 | NC State | Joseph Oliver knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Adam Janczewski | 47-37 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Travis Ladwig comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Enrique Sierra pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Adam Janczewski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Butler | 49-37 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield is fouled on the floor by Enrique Sierra - foul #2 on Enrique Sierra, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (PG), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, Enrique Sierra, Francis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Nguyen (PG), Steven Stanley (SF), Fred Orr (PF) Douglas Spencer, Jonathan Burgess, Tom Hartsfield | |
| 08:30 | Samford | Thomas Olson misses the easy layup | 49-37 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Adam Janczewski pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Gordon | 51-37 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Travis Ladwig is hacked by Adam Janczewski - foul #3 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG) Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Taylor (SG) Thomas Olson | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Adam Janczewski picks off the pass by Travis Ladwig | 51-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Adam Janczewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Tessier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Ladwig (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Orr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Michael Galloway is hacked by Fred Orr - foul #2 on Fred Orr, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Enrique Sierra (SG) Adam Janczewski | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph King (C) Travis Ladwig | |
| 06:52 | NC State | David Tessier buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Enrique Sierra | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 53-39 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 06:29 | NC State | David Tessier grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Fred Orr steps in front of the Jeremy Gordon pass | 53-39 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Joseph King scores on a jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Michael Galloway can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-41 |
| 05:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph King | 53-41 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG), Joseph Oliver (SF) Enrique Sierra, David Tessier | |
| Subs | Samford | Tom Hartsfield (PF), Thomas Olson (C) Fred Orr, Joseph King | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Samford | Michael Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Joseph Oliver gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Tom Hartsfield takes the ball from Michael Galloway | 53-41 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Thomas Olson buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Steven Stanley | 53-43 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Joseph Oliver misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 04:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tom Hartsfield | 53-43 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Michael Taylor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-43 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Joseph Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Hartsfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Steven Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Michael Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Galloway gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Adam Janczewski misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 02:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tom Hartsfield | 53-43 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Gordon - foul #2 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG), Enrique Sierra (SG), David Tessier (SF), Reynaldo Santana (PF), Francis Jones (C) Michael Galloway, Adam Janczewski, Joseph Oliver, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Samford | Travis Ladwig (SG), Douglas Spencer (SF), Fred Orr (PF), Joseph King (C) Michael Taylor, Steven Stanley, Tom Hartsfield, Thomas Olson | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:33 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF) Francis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Taylor (SG), Tom Hartsfield (PF), Thomas Olson (C) Jerry Nguyen, Fred Orr, Joseph King | |
| 02:10 | NC State | Douglas Spencer steals the ball from Joseph Oliver | 53-44 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Adam Janczewski (SG), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, Enrique Sierra, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Nguyen (PG), Steven Stanley (SF) Douglas Spencer, Travis Ladwig | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Samford | Thomas Olson loses the dribble to Adam Janczewski | 53-44 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Adam Janczewski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Gordon | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Samford | Adam Janczewski is called for the reach on Michael Taylor - foul #4 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG), Enrique Sierra (SG), David Tessier (SF), Reynaldo Santana (PF), Francis Jones (C) Michael Galloway, Adam Janczewski, Joseph Oliver, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Spencer (PG), Travis Ladwig (SG), Jonathan Burgess (SF), Fred Orr (PF), Joseph King (C) Jerry Nguyen, Michael Taylor, Steven Stanley, Tom Hartsfield, Thomas Olson | |
| 01:03 | Samford | Douglas Spencer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jonathan Burgess | 56-47 |
| 01:03 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Adam Janczewski (SG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Matthew Butler, Enrique Sierra, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana, Francis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Nguyen (PG), Michael Taylor (SG), Steven Stanley (SF), Tom Hartsfield (PF), Thomas Olson (C) Douglas Spencer, Travis Ladwig, Jonathan Burgess, Fred Orr, Joseph King | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Jerry Nguyen steals it from Adam Janczewski | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Michael Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Nguyen | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Jerry Nguyen is called for the reach on Joseph Oliver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG), David Tessier (SF) Michael Galloway, Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Tom Hartsfield is called for the reach on David Tessier - foul #4 on Tom Hartsfield, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF) David Tessier | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Matthew Butler is fouled on the floor by Tom Hartsfield - foul #5 on Tom Hartsfield, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Travis Ladwig (PF) Tom Hartsfield | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Olson | 56-50 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Travis Ladwig makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Michael Taylor is called for the reach on Jeremy Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG) Matthew Butler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Thomas Olson gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jerry Nguyen is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Dion Slaughter is hacked by Michael Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Travis Ladwig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Thomas Olson snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Michael Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Thomas Olson grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 59-53 |