| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Toth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Henry Downey inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Watkins | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold knocks in the turnaround from close range | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Chad Peppers connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Leonard Watkins | 39-33 |
| 18:43 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins double dribbles | 39-33 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Chad Peppers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 18:08 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold loses the dribble to Henry Downey | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:41 | SE Missouri State | John Brooks denies the turnaround by James Osmond | 39-33 |
| 17:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Leonard Watkins | 39-33 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Chad Peppers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Henry Downey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold tips it in | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leonard Watkins | 42-35 |
| 15:42 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-35 |
| 15:40 | NC State | Leonard Watkins snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Toth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cody Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Leonard Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:24 | NC State | Thomas Toth steals the ball from Henry Downey | 42-35 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Toth | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:00 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:47 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 14:17 | NC State | Henry Downey is hacked by Cody Arnold - foul #2 on Cody Arnold, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (PF), Dennis Bish (C) John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), Dustin Isakson (SF), Dave Hughes (PF) James Osmond, Cody Arnold, Joshua Hawkins | |
| 14:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth makes the contested 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Chad Peppers gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Peppers - foul #2 on Chad Peppers, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:51 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Fred Clark can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 12:39 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dave Hughes | 45-43 |
| 12:20 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 45-43 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Dave Hughes steals it from Chad Peppers | 45-43 |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-43 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Henry Downey gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Peppers (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Tracy Austin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Toth (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Isakson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Snyder (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Curtis Davis connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Fred Clark and he's hacked by Dave Hughes - foul #2 on Dave Hughes, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), John Brooks (PF) Chad Peppers, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG), Leon Lipps (SG), Cody Arnold (SF), John Davidson (C) Tracy Austin, Thomas Toth, Dustin Isakson, Walter Snyder | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:32 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Henry Downey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:51 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Dave Hughes - foul #3 on Dave Hughes, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins (PF) Dave Hughes | |
| 10:51 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:30 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Cody Arnold, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:12 | NC State | Dennis Bish lays it in on a nice dish by Jon Pickles and he's fouled by James Osmond - foul #1 on James Osmond, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth (PG), Dustin Isakson (SF), Walter Snyder (C) James Osmond, Cody Arnold, John Davidson | |
| 10:12 | NC State | Dennis Bish makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Isakson | 53-45 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Dennis Bish grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a shot from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:00 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:59 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder tips it in | 53-47 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:08 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins drills a shot near the basket set up by Walter Snyder out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Chad Peppers (SG), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), James Osmond (SG), Cody Arnold (SF), John Davidson (C) Thomas Toth, Leon Lipps, Dustin Isakson, Walter Snyder | |
| 08:08 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 07:48 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Cody Arnold | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Downey - foul #2 on Henry Downey, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Henry Downey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes (PF) Joshua Hawkins | |
| 07:43 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:43 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:43 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 07:23 | NC State | John Brooks throws it down on a great pass from Chad Peppers | 55-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Tracy Austin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Osmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Osmond and he's fouled by Jon Pickles - foul #2 on Jon Pickles, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth (SG), Walter Snyder (C) Tracy Austin, John Davidson | |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:56 | NC State | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Dave Hughes - foul #4 on Dave Hughes, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Dennis Bish can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 06:19 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | NC State | John Brooks gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:25 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Henry Downey (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Jon Pickles, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson (SF) Cody Arnold | |
| 05:25 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:25 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:10 | NC State | Henry Downey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Chad Peppers pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Henry Downey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Fred Clark can't tip it in | 55-55 |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:24 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Curtis Davis grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Chad Peppers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 58-55 |
| 03:54 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Peppers | 60-55 |
| 03:22 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Clark (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Toth (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Isakson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Snyder (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond lays it in on a great pass from Dave Hughes | 60-57 |
| 02:44 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), John Brooks (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), Cody Arnold (SF), Joshua Hawkins (PF) James Osmond, Dustin Isakson, Dave Hughes | |
| 02:29 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on a runner from close range | 60-57 |
| 02:27 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:09 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold is fouled on the floor by Chad Peppers - foul #3 on Chad Peppers, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps (SG), John Davidson (C) Thomas Toth, Walter Snyder | |
| 01:56 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Dennis Bish pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 01:35 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG), Thomas Toth (SG), Walter Snyder (C) Tracy Austin, Leon Lipps, John Davidson | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:16 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold lays it up and in on a great pass from James Osmond | 63-59 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Henry Downey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 01:03 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | SE Missouri State | Dennis Bish steps in front of the Thomas Toth pass | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Henry Downey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Watkins and the foul's on Cody Arnold - foul #4 on Cody Arnold, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:25 | SE Missouri State | Joshua Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Dennis Bish gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | James Osmond is called for the reach on Dennis Bish in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Osmond, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Dennis Bish misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:13 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Toth works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Davis | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Curtis Davis is hacked by James Osmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Osmond, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold misses the halfcourt shot | 67-59 |