| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Leone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Angel Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Matt Leone steals it from Douglas Hopkins | 28-27 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Matt Leone banks in the layup | 28-29 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Edward Simons misses long on a jumper from the left side | 28-29 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Douglas Hopkins is called for the reach on Angel Greco - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Joseph Kovach pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Edward Simons is fouled on the floor by Jason Boyer - foul #3 on Jason Boyer, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Joseph Kovach connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Simons | 33-31 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Matt Leone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Jason Boyer is called for the reach on Mathew Doby - foul #4 on Jason Boyer, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF), Charles Ross (C) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Edward Simons, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SF), Arthur Morris (PF) Matt Leone, Jason Boyer | |
| 16:40 | NC State | Dwayne Tart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | NC State | The 3pt attempt by Dwayne Tart is denied by Arthur Morris | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Angel Greco snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angel Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Angel Greco's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Tart | 36-34 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Dwayne Tart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin loses the dribble to Bobby Stanley | 36-34 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Charles Ross tips it home | 38-34 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Angel Greco grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:52 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin buries a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Stanley | 40-37 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #3 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SF), Jason Boyer (PF) Gary McCarson, Angel Greco | |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby loses the dribble to Timothy Darwin | 40-38 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss lays it up and in set up by Timothy Darwin | 40-40 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Edward Simons knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is fouled on the floor by Timothy Darwin - foul #2 on Timothy Darwin, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (PG), Melvin Isbell (SG) Dudley Bliss, Timothy Darwin | |
| 11:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 42-40 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steven Cox (fresh) SG - Melvin Isbell (fresh) SF - Matt Leone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Arthur Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 44-40 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is fouled on the floor by Arthur Morris - foul #1 on Arthur Morris, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (PG), Angel Greco (C) Melvin Isbell, Arthur Morris | |
| 10:51 | NC State | Joseph Kovach comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Matt Leone travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Charles Ross (PF) Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SF) Matt Leone | |
| 10:14 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bobby Stanley | 47-40 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Charles Ross lays it in on a nice dish by Dwayne Tart | 49-40 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (PG) Steven Cox | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Edward Simons gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Angel Greco grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss's pass is intercepted by Edward Simons | 49-41 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Edward Simons loses the dribble to Timothy Darwin | 49-41 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Darwin | 49-43 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss grabs the board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dudley Bliss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Darwin (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Angel Greco (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 51-43 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Angel Greco comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Ross - foul #1 on Charles Ross, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (SG), Matt Leone (SF) Timothy Darwin, Gary McCarson | |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Angel Greco makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Angel Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 51-44 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Edward Simons's pass is intercepted by Angel Greco | 51-44 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Angel Greco scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Dudley Bliss | 51-46 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Bobby Stanley | 53-46 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 55-46 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss connects on the 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Jason Boyer grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stanley - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Charles Ross (PF) Bobby Stanley, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin (PG), Gary McCarson (SF), Arthur Morris (PF) Dudley Bliss, Matt Leone, Angel Greco | |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Timothy Darwin travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF) Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:39 | NC State | Timothy Darwin is called for the reach on Mathew Doby - foul #3 on Timothy Darwin, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Timothy Darwin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Cox (fairly fresh) SF - Gary McCarson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Boyer (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Timothy Darwin steals it from Mathew Doby | 55-49 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Steven Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 02:50 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss (PG), Matt Leone (SF) Steven Cox, Gary McCarson | |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Dudley Bliss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Charles Ross misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Boyer - foul #5 on Jason Boyer, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (PF) Jason Boyer | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | NC State | The short jumper by Charles Ross is denied by Matt Leone | 59-49 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Charles Ross tips it in | 61-49 |
| 01:21 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a 3 from the left wing | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Morris - foul #2 on Arthur Morris, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Angel Greco (C) Gary McCarson | |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Douglas Hopkins is called for the reach on Matt Leone - foul #4 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cox (PG), Melvin Isbell (SG), Gary McCarson (SF), Albert Doty (C) Dudley Bliss, Timothy Darwin, Matt Leone, Angel Greco | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Dwayne Tart is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Cox - foul #1 on Steven Cox, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cox is hacked by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Steven Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 65-53 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Steven Cox is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stanley - foul #3 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Steven Cox makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Steven Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bobby Stanley runs out the clock | 65-55 |