| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) SF - Henry Downey (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Dennis Bish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Dennis Bish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Watkins takes the ball from William Warden | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Warden | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Chad Peppers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Chad Peppers snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Bish | 7-3 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Anderson | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Downey | 10-5 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Johnson denies the turnaround by Lawrence Tarkowski | 10-5 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chad Peppers | 10-5 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Henry Downey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dennis Spivey, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | William Warden comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-5 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Henry Downey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Dennis Bish snags the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Henry Downey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), John Brooks (PF), Fred Clark (C) Chad Peppers, Bernard Johnson, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) William Hamrick | |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Curtis Davis is hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Henry Downey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-6 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-6 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Henry Downey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Jon Pickles (SF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Henry Downey, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Anderson | 12-8 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Chad Peppers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is hacked by Dennis Bish - foul #1 on Dennis Bish, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Henry Downey (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jon Pickles, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the easy layup | 15-8 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers is hacked by Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| 11:13 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 15-11 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Chad Peppers is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Fred Clark (C) Chad Peppers, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF), John Brooks (PF) Henry Downey, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-13 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Bish (C) Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Kevin Orbison, William Warden | |
| 09:35 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Don Schimmel | 17-18 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Pickles - foul #1 on Jon Pickles, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Henry Downey (SF) Leonard Watkins, Curtis Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Dennis Bish pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:26 | NC State | John Brooks misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Chad Peppers tips it home | 19-19 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Dennis Bish grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:54 | NC State | John Brooks hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Peppers and he's hacked by William Hamrick - foul #1 on William Hamrick, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), William Warden (PF) Robert Anderson, Samuel Townsend | |
| 07:54 | NC State | John Brooks makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong is called for 5 seconds | 22-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (C) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Fred Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | NC State | Henry Downey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Fred Clark takes the ball from William Hamrick | 25-19 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Fred Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Dennis Bish (C) Jon Pickles, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Harry Berg, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend double dribbles | 25-19 |
| 06:08 | NC State | William Hamrick takes the ball from Dennis Bish | 25-19 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Henry Downey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it home | 27-19 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), John Brooks (PF) Chad Peppers, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Dennis Spivey (PF) William Hamrick, William Warden | |
| 05:13 | NC State | Dennis Bish banks in the layup | 29-19 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the floater from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Harry Berg steals the ball from Leonard Watkins | 29-21 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend blows the dunk | 29-21 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Berg | 29-24 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Henry Downey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Dennis Bish grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Henry Downey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 32-26 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Dennis Bish loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 32-26 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson lays it up and in | 32-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Downey (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Bish (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Henry Downey is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Harry Berg, Samuel Townsend, Don Schimmel | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF) Henry Downey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:53 | NC State | William Hamrick takes the ball from Chad Peppers | 34-28 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the easy layup | 34-28 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Chad Peppers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Jon Pickles grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Davis picks off the pass by William Hamrick in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Chad Peppers's pass is intercepted by Dennis Spivey | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Spivey | 37-30 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the easy layup | 37-30 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Chad Peppers - foul #1 on Chad Peppers, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF), John Brooks (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:02 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Lawrence Tarkowski steps in front of the Jon Pickles pass | 37-31 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 00:23 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Pickles | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-31 |