| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Edward Simons's pass is intercepted by John Driscoll | 22-37 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | John Driscoll banks in the layup | 22-39 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Joseph Kovach comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins tips it in | 24-39 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner drills a jump hook from the right block set up by John Driscoll | 24-41 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins blows the dunk | 24-41 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Douglas Hopkins | 24-41 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Kevin Hitch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 24-41 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 24-43 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Michael Faulkner is called for the reach on Mathew Doby - foul #1 on Michael Faulkner, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Michael Faulkner takes the ball from Joseph Kovach | 24-43 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | John Driscoll misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the tip | 24-43 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner tips it home | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:34 | NC State | Edward Simons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF), Charles Ross (C) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Edward Simons, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Luciano Marino (SG), Thomas Sicard (PF) John Driscoll, Michael Faulkner | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Dragan Ciesielski steals the ball from Billy Lauterbach | 24-45 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Sicard - foul #2 on Thomas Sicard, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Steve Steed (SF) James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy | |
| 16:04 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Kevin Hitch lays it in set up by Bobby Stanley | 29-48 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-50 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sicard - foul #3 on Thomas Sicard, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (PG), James Jackson (SG), Matthew Kennedy (SF), Michael Faulkner (PF) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Steve Steed, Thomas Sicard | |
| 14:52 | NC State | Mathew Doby is called for traveling | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | John Driscoll misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-50 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:17 | NC State | John Driscoll picks off the pass by Joseph Kovach in the backcourt | 29-50 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Driscoll | 29-52 |
| 13:48 | NC State | Joseph Kovach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #3 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #1 | 29-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-52 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Edward Simons banks in the layup | 31-52 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy banks in the layup set up by James Jackson | 31-54 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Edward Simons clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Faulkner - foul #2 on Michael Faulkner, team foul #4 | 31-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Matthew Kennedy, Michael Faulkner | |
| 12:13 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-54 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Dwayne Tart snags the defensive board | 31-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:43 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Driscoll - foul #1 on John Driscoll, team foul #5 | 31-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Luciano Marino (SG) James Jackson | |
| 11:43 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard clanks a jump hook from close range | 32-54 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Mathew Doby is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #2 | 32-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Mathew Doby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) John Driscoll | |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the tip | 32-54 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Dwayne Tart snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Dwayne Tart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Bobby Stanley, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (PG), Matthew Kennedy (SF), Michael Faulkner (PF), James Cordova (C) Ernest Winters, Steve Steed, Thomas Sicard, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-56 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-56 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-56 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 09:15 | NC State | James Cordova blocks the short jumper by Charles Ross | 32-56 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | James Cordova gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner tips it in | 32-58 |
| 08:37 | NC State | The jump hook by Dwayne Tart is blocked by James Cordova | 32-58 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 32-58 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Dwayne Tart snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Luciano Marino | 32-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Joseph Kovach, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Steve Steed (SF), Thomas Sicard (PF) James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy, Michael Faulkner | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luciano Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cordova (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 32-58 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Bobby Stanley steals the ball from Ernest Winters | 32-58 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Mathew Doby scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Hopkins | 34-58 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-58 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Edward Simons gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Stanley | 36-58 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-58 |
| 05:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Simons | 36-58 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch clanks a jump hook from the left block | 36-58 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Edward Simons tips it in | 38-58 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-58 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard tips it in | 38-60 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Edward Simons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Bobby Stanley, Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | James Cordova is whistled for traveling | 38-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Mathew Doby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Kevin Hitch can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 38-60 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Kevin Hitch tips it back up and in | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Dwayne Tart drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dragan Ciesielski | 43-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luciano Marino (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fairly fresh) PF - James Cordova (tiring) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Sicard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-60 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Joseph Kovach pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Ernest Winters is called for the reach on Joseph Kovach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Winters, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Thomas Sicard swats the short shot by Joseph Kovach | 43-60 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Mathew Doby grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by James Cordova - foul #1 on James Cordova, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is hacked by Thomas Sicard - foul #4 on Thomas Sicard, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Steve Steed grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-63 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Steve Steed tips it in | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is fouled on the floor by James Cordova - foul #2 on James Cordova, team foul #9 | 46-65 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Mathew Doby, team foul #3 | 48-65 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is hacked by James Cordova - foul #3 on James Cordova, team foul #10 | 48-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters runs out the clock | 50-67 |