| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Bright (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Loftin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chris Gates inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Carl Black misses the dunk attempt | 34-24 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | John Loftin pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn's layup is rejected by Louis Willbanks | 34-24 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Carl Black hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Perry Castle | 36-24 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Perry Castle - foul #2 on Perry Castle, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Carl Black clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Loftin - foul #2 on John Loftin, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Robert White (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, John Loftin | |
| 18:31 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Perry Castle is called for the reach on Brandon Bright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Perry Castle, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is hacked by Carl Black - foul #2 on Carl Black, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, Brandon Bright | |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | John Loftin double dribbles | 38-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG) Craig Keen | |
| 16:59 | NC State | Sam Greene blows the dunk but the foul's on Justin Espinosa - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Robert White, Andrew Hampton | |
| 16:59 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Coy Palos | 39-28 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 16:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 39-28 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Louis Willbanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:51 | NC State | Robert Andrews knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 41-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Loftin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Sam Greene steps in front of the Robert Jones pass in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Sam Greene lays it up and in | 43-28 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Sam Greene picks off the pass by Mark Naylor in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Robert Andrews knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Greene | 45-28 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by David Cherry in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cherry, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Brandon Bright (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Mark Naylor, Justin Espinosa, Robert Jones, Coy Palos, John Loftin | |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | Carl Black picks off the pass by Brandon Bright | 45-28 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Carl Black clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-28 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 45-28 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 14:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Gates | 45-28 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie is hacked by Andrew Hampton - foul #3 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (C) Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| 13:51 | NC State | Perry Castle misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Perry Castle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Carl Black makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Perry Castle | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Lajoie - foul #2 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #5 | 48-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG) Craig Keen | |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:58 | NC State | Chris Gates drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Andrews | 51-29 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor makes the floater from just outside the lane | 51-31 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Chris Gates is called for 5 seconds | 51-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, James O'Connor, Robert White, Coy Palos | |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Carl Black | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:12 | NC State | Sam Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-31 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | John Loftin connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Naylor and the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #3 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | John Loftin makes the free throw | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 54-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Bright (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:47 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Joe Moore tips it home | 56-37 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright drills a floater from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Sam Greene can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Loftin - foul #3 on John Loftin, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Robert White (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Mark Naylor, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Brandon Bright | |
| 10:22 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor's pass is intercepted by Perry Castle in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 09:57 | NC State | John Loftin steals it from Carl Black | 57-39 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Chris Gates steals it from John Loftin in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | John Loftin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Perry Castle connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Greene and he's hacked by James O'Connor - foul #1 on James O'Connor, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Mark Naylor (SG), Coy Palos (C) Craig Keen, James O'Connor, John Loftin | |
| 09:17 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 08:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Gates | 60-41 |
| 08:29 | NC State | David Howard is whistled for a carry | 60-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), John Loftin (C) Robert White, Andrew Hampton | |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| 08:00 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 63-41 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Howard (tiring) SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Loftin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Coy Palos | 63-44 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Gates - foul #2 on Chris Gates, team foul #7 | 63-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) Joe Moore, David Howard, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Brandon Bright (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Craig Keen, Robert Jones, Coy Palos, John Loftin | |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Carl Black's floater is tipped away by Brandon Bright | 63-46 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG) Terry Charland | |
| 06:23 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the floater from the baseline | 63-46 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Hampton - foul #4 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Charles Lajoie (C) Perry Castle, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), Robert White (C) Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| 05:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Lajoie is called for the reach on Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #8 | 64-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Lajoie | 64-46 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Carl Black hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 66-46 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), John Loftin (C) Justin Espinosa, Brandon Bright | |
| 05:08 | NC State | Chris Gates connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 69-46 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Joe Moore - foul #1 on Joe Moore, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Joe Moore, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Mark Naylor, Robert Jones, John Loftin | |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Chris Gates is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #8 | 69-49 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-49 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the driving attempt in the paint | 71-49 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks can't tip it in | 71-49 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the offensive board | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | NC State | Perry Castle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-49 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sam Greene (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Chris Gates (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (tiring) 7 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Craig Keen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Hampton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the jumper from the left block set up by Perry Castle | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Louis Willbanks is called for the reach on Coy Palos - foul #3 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #10 | 73-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Robert Jones (SF) James O'Connor, Robert White | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Carl Black comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-50 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-50 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses the tip | 73-50 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 73-50 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 73-52 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Joe Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Hampton - foul #5 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (C) Andrew Hampton | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Chris Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-52 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Carl Black snags the offensive board | 73-52 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a jumper from the right side | 73-52 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Joe Moore steals the ball from Robert Jones | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Chris Gates comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joe Moore runs out the clock | 73-52 |