| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) C - Derek Frisina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) PF - Edward Simons (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Edward Simons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Dwayne Tart tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses the jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mathew Doby | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Edward Simons clanks a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Derek Frisina - foul #1 on Derek Frisina, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina is called for traveling | 3-1 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mathew Doby | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Willie Misner - foul #1 on Willie Misner, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Mathew Doby grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Dwayne Tart hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Hitch | 5-9 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Frisina | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses the 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Frisina (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Bradley White is denied by Edward Simons | 7-9 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Mathew Doby snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Dwayne Tart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Edward Simons tips it home | 7-11 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG), Michael Dutton (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), Damon Bascom (C) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 7-11 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Charles Ross can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Burgess - foul #1 on Paul Burgess, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG) Bradley White | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:31 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gene Finch | 7-12 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Finch | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Charles Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Burgess - foul #2 on Paul Burgess, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Peter Bailey, Paul Burgess, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| 13:29 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Charles Ross lays it up and in set up by Joseph Kovach | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the dunk | 10-15 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the jumper from close range | 10-15 |
| 12:12 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 10-15 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Dwayne Tart banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Dutton (fresh) SG - Gene Finch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Frisina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-17 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Mathew Doby buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dwayne Tart and he's hacked by Gene Finch - foul #1 on Gene Finch, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Bradley White (SG) Michael Dutton, Gene Finch | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (PF) Willie Misner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:57 | NC State | Derek Frisina steps in front of the Edward Simons pass | 10-20 |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Dwayne Tart banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 10-22 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White hits the follow up shot | 12-22 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Bailey - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF), Willie Misner (PF) Josef Kalenkoski, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Dwayne Tart | |
| 09:36 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Peter Bailey and he's hacked by Edward Simons - foul #2 on Edward Simons, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Ross (PF) Edward Simons | |
| 09:31 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner misses the free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Willie Misner takes the ball from Charles Ross | 14-23 |
| 08:47 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey knocks in the shot from the left side | 16-23 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dragan Ciesielski | 16-25 |
| 08:07 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White travels with the ball | 16-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG) Peter Bailey | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Dragan Ciesielski | |
| 07:44 | NC State | Willie Misner blocks the short jumper by Charles Ross | 16-25 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Bradley White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Damon Bascom (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley White | 18-25 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Michael Dutton denies the turnaround by Charles Ross | 18-25 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is whistled for a carry | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Derek Frisina (C) Bradley White, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Bobby Stanley, Kevin Hitch | |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch double dribbles | 18-25 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is hacked by Josef Kalenkoski - foul #1 on Josef Kalenkoski, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG) Willie Misner | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Dwayne Tart | |
| 06:40 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Charles Ross is whistled for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF) Michael Dutton | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Willie Misner steals the ball from Dwayne Tart | 18-25 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gene Finch, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG), Damon Bascom (PF) Gene Finch, Willie Misner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:24 | NC State | Edward Simons comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Damon Bascom - foul #1 on Damon Bascom, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (PF) Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Charles Ross (C) Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| 05:24 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:24 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski is called for traveling | 18-25 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Bradley White is called for the reach on Edward Simons - foul #1 on Bradley White, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF) Dwayne Tart | |
| 04:54 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Frisina | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Joseph Kovach clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-27 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Simons - foul #3 on Edward Simons, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (SF), Willie Misner (PF) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins can't connect on a floater near the basket | 22-27 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses long on a runner from the right block | 22-29 |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bradley White | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Dutton (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Damon Bascom (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Frisina (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Charles Ross steals it from Michael Dutton | 22-29 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the jumpshot from the left side | 22-31 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Mathew Doby is called for the reach on Bradley White - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #5 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Gene Finch (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Michael Dutton, Bradley White, Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Charles Ross | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Dwayne Tart blocks the jumper by Josef Kalenkoski | 22-31 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Dwayne Tart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 02:03 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Hitch swats the shot by Gene Finch | 22-31 |
| 01:58 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom tips it but misses | 22-31 |
| 01:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 22-31 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Bobby Stanley's pass is intercepted by Gene Finch in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | Dragan Ciesielski picks off the pass by Josef Kalenkoski | 22-31 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch lays it up and in set up by Dragan Ciesielski | 22-33 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom hits a floater from the baseline | 24-33 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-33 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is fouled on the floor by Paul Burgess - foul #3 on Paul Burgess, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG), Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Gene Finch, Paul Burgess, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Charles Ross (PF) Dragan Ciesielski, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Bobby Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Bobby Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses the dunk attempt | 24-34 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Mathew Doby snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Mathew Doby comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-34 |