| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 26-24 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Louis Willbanks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-24 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng buries a jumper from the left side set up by John Hurt | 26-26 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Liang Zheng swats the layup by Carl Black | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen travels with the ball | 26-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 18:00 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen lays it in on a great pass from John Hurt | 26-28 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Liang Zheng steals it from Chris Gates | 26-28 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Gates - foul #1 on Chris Gates, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Robert Andrews double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 26-31 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Sam Greene clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it in | 28-31 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Sam Greene takes the ball from John Hurt in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Sam Greene | 30-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it home | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Sam Greene misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 15:08 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Perry Castle, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Drazen Blachowski | 32-36 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Perry Castle is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 14:29 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 35-36 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is open and lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 13:53 | NC State | David Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins | |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 35-38 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski lays it up and in and he's hacked by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Carl Black hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 12:45 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | John Hurt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Bain and he's fouled by David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Carl Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Richard Caulkins steals the ball from Louis Willbanks | 37-44 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | John Hurt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) David Cherry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:57 | NC State | Joe Moore connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Gates | 39-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it home | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Charles Lajoie knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| 11:13 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 10:48 | NC State | The short jumper by Carl Black is denied by Drazen Blachowski | 42-46 |
| 10:47 | NC State | David Cherry tips it home | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't finish the layup | 44-46 |
| 10:22 | NC State | David Cherry snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Carl Black tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 10:01 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Castle | 44-46 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Perry Castle is hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Sam Greene (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) David Cherry, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| 09:33 | NC State | Robert Andrews comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #4 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 09:33 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't connect on a runner in the lane | 45-49 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits a shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Drennen | 45-51 |
| 08:19 | NC State | David Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 45-51 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Liang Zheng (tired) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Sam Greene, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 06:52 | NC State | Chris Gates splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Moore | 48-51 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 48-53 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Chris Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Carl Black tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Carl Black steals the ball from Steven Williams | 50-53 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Charles Lajoie is whistled for a carry | 50-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG) Joe Moore, David Cherry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a shot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Charles Lajoie gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Chris Gates evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Chris Gates works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng loses the dribble to Carl Black in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 03:21 | NC State | John Hurt denies the turnaround by Perry Castle | 53-53 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | John Hurt pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Cherry | 55-56 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by Louis Willbanks - foul #3 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 55-58 |
| 02:00 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | NC State | Carl Black knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Howard | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Carl Black blocks the short jumper by Raymond Bain | 57-61 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Carl Black connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #2 on Liang Zheng, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Carl Black makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is fouled in the backcourt by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | David Howard hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's pass is intercepted by Louis Willbanks | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the reach on Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Louis Willbanks runs out the clock | 64-61 |