| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Judd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Michael Spohn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ernest Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Veney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Nicholas Garner inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Petty clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Veney - foul #2 on David Veney, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Nicholas Garner gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:29 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Robert Uhl snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Robert Uhl connects on the open floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 18:48 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Veney | 38-35 |
| 18:44 | NC State | James Amidon is hacked by Ernest Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (PG), Peter Plummer (SG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Barry Maisonet (PF), Gerald Buckelew (C) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Ernest Harrison, David Veney, Mark Eckard | |
| 18:32 | NC State | James Amidon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:17 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Cambra | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Travis Judd misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #2 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG) Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG) Joshua Lish | |
| 17:47 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:47 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:26 | NC State | James Amidon is fouled on the floor by Michael Spohn - foul #2 on Michael Spohn, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (SG), Ernest Harrison (SF), Mark Eckard (C) Peter Plummer, Kenneth Cambra, Barry Maisonet | |
| 17:15 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:53 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:32 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Robert Uhl gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Gerald Buckelew is called for the reach on Vincent Trosclair - foul #2 on Gerald Buckelew, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), Ralph May (SF), David Veney (PF), Kirby Adams (C) Michael Spohn, Joshua Lish, Ernest Harrison, Gerald Buckelew, Mark Eckard | |
| 16:10 | NC State | James Amidon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 15:50 | Manhattan | Ralph May loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF) Vincent Trosclair, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet (C) Kirby Adams | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Amidon (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Peter Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph May (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Veney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Maisonet (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Pollitt | 46-39 |
| 15:28 | Manhattan | Robert Uhl swats the short shot by Barry Maisonet | 46-39 |
| 15:27 | Manhattan | Ralph May gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:12 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (PG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Kirby Adams (C) Peter Plummer, Ralph May, David Veney | |
| 14:54 | NC State | James Amidon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison (SF), Mark Eckard (C) Ralph Jackson, Barry Maisonet | |
| 14:40 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Lish | 46-41 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Robert Petty is fouled on the floor by Kirby Adams - foul #1 on Kirby Adams, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Nicholas Garner, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), Gerald Buckelew (PF) Joshua Lish, Kenneth Cambra, Mark Eckard | |
| 14:05 | NC State | James Amidon is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Travis Judd gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Ernest Harrison steals the ball from Stephen Pollitt | 46-41 |
| 13:25 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kirby Adams | 46-43 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Robert Petty hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Travis Judd | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Manhattan | Travis Judd takes the ball from Michael Spohn | 48-43 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Travis Judd lays it in | 50-43 |
| 12:29 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 12:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Travis Judd | 50-43 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt's pass is intercepted by Ralph Jackson in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:13 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ralph Jackson and he's fouled by Robert Petty - foul #3 on Robert Petty, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Travis Judd, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (PG), Peter Plummer (SG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Mark Eckard (C) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Ernest Harrison, Kirby Adams | |
| 12:13 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Robert Petty gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Robert Petty hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Mark Eckard - foul #1 on Mark Eckard, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Veney (PF) Gerald Buckelew | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:34 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Robert Petty gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 17 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joshua Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Cambra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Veney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 11:11 | Manhattan | David Veney travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph May (SF) Kenneth Cambra | |
| 11:09 | NC State | Ralph May is called for the reach on Vincent Trosclair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph May, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:09 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 11:06 | Manhattan | Vincent Trosclair steps in front of the Joshua Lish pass in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair banks in the layup | 55-45 |
| 10:40 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer hits a floater from the left side | 55-47 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Robert Petty is whistled for a carry | 55-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SG) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Barry Maisonet (C) Joshua Lish, Mark Eckard | |
| 10:23 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Travis Judd snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Travis Judd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Travis Judd, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Nicholas Garner, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison (SF) Ralph May | |
| 09:59 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet connects on the jumper from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Travis Judd is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Harrison - foul #2 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (SG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Gerald Buckelew (C) Peter Plummer, Ernest Harrison, David Veney | |
| 09:57 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:41 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 09:36 | NC State | James Amidon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Petty | 58-52 |
| 09:21 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Buckelew | 58-55 |
| 09:00 | NC State | The jump hook by Jonathan Cardoza is blocked by Barry Maisonet | 58-55 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Robert Petty snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 08:58 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Robert Uhl (PF) James Amidon, Travis Judd, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Ernest Harrison (SF), Mark Eckard (C) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Gerald Buckelew | |
| 08:51 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| 08:29 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison makes the floater from the right block set up by Barry Maisonet | 58-57 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair is hacked by Kenneth Cambra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Cambra, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (PG), David Veney (PF) Kenneth Cambra, Barry Maisonet | |
| 08:24 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:09 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Veney | 60-59 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Robert Petty connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Pollitt | 62-59 |
| 07:35 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:34 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 07:23 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison misses the layup against the doubleteam | 62-59 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Nicholas Garner grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 19 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Uhl (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joshua Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Plummer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Harrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Veney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Eckard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Robert Uhl can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Lish - foul #3 on Joshua Lish, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Travis Judd (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Stephen Pollitt, Vincent Trosclair, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Ralph May (SF), Gerald Buckelew (PF), Kirby Adams (C) Peter Plummer, Ernest Harrison, David Veney, Mark Eckard | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:01 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gerald Buckelew, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (SG) Joshua Lish | |
| 06:58 | NC State | Ralph May is called for the reach on Nicholas Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph May, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Nicholas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Travis Judd misses long on a floater from the left side | 65-59 |
| 06:38 | Manhattan | Kirby Adams gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:16 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-61 |
| 06:02 | NC State | James Amidon is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Cardoza | 68-61 |
| 05:40 | Manhattan | Kirby Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 05:38 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 05:22 | Manhattan | Kirby Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Nicholas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Robert Petty connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 70-61 |
| 04:36 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Vincent Trosclair (SG), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Kenneth Cambra (SG), Ernest Harrison (SF), David Veney (PF), Mark Eckard (C) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Ralph May, Gerald Buckelew, Kirby Adams | |
| 04:24 | NC State | Travis Judd misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Harrison - foul #3 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Travis Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:07 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-61 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #4 | 71-61 |
| 03:54 | Manhattan | David Veney makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Harrison | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | NC State | Ernest Harrison steals it from Vincent Trosclair in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Veney | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Robert Petty's floater is tipped away by Mark Eckard | 71-65 |
| 03:13 | Manhattan | David Veney grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Judd (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (tired) 21 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Uhl (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Peter Plummer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Cambra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Harrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Veney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Eckard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Veney | 71-68 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Mark Eckard steals the ball from Stephen Pollitt in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 02:44 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-68 |
| 02:43 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer hits the follow up shot | 71-70 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Stephen Pollitt, Travis Judd, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Joshua Lish (SG), Barry Maisonet (PF), Gerald Buckelew (C) Peter Plummer, Kenneth Cambra, David Veney, Mark Eckard | |
| 02:03 | Manhattan | Jonathan Cardoza steals it from Barry Maisonet | 71-70 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Barry Maisonet is called for the reach on Robert Uhl - foul #2 on Barry Maisonet, team foul #14 | 71-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SG), Robert Petty (PF) Vincent Trosclair, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (SG), David Veney (PF), Mark Eckard (C) Joshua Lish, Barry Maisonet, Gerald Buckelew | |
| 01:59 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:42 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison misses long on a runner near the basket | 73-70 |
| 01:41 | Manhattan | David Veney gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:36 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Veney | 73-73 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Robert Uhl can't connect on a floater near the basket | 73-73 |
| 01:21 | Manhattan | David Veney grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:12 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 01:06 | NC State | James Amidon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Judd | 76-73 |
| 00:48 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Garner - foul #3 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #6 | 76-73 |
| 00:48 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:48 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 00:20 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:09 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Robert Petty - foul #4 on Robert Petty, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| 00:09 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:09 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:09 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:09 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | David Veney connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Jackson | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Travis Judd hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 76-78 |