| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Greening (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Nicholas Garner inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #1 on James Holdsworth, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 19:28 | NC State | James Amidon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Jason Greening gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth jams it | 35-48 |
| 18:51 | NC State | James Amidon is whistled for traveling | 35-48 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Fred Glover tips it in | 35-50 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Fred Glover snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Pollitt - foul #3 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 17:47 | NC State | James Amidon connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Garner | 37-51 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Robert Petty gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 17:24 | NC State | James Amidon's floater is knocked away by Jason Greening | 37-51 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Yedinak | 37-51 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jason Greening blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Uhl - foul #1 on Robert Uhl, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Johnny Wright (SF) Arthur Yedinak, James Holdsworth | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jason Greening misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Robert Petty knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Frank Davis and he's hacked by James Amidon - foul #3 on James Amidon, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG) James Amidon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Jason Greening | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-55 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Nicholas Garner hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Wright - foul #1 on Johnny Wright, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SG) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Fred Glover (PF) Michael Foster, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 15:52 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Nicholas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Judd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright blows the dunk | 40-55 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Travis Judd knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 43-55 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Pollitt - foul #4 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Vincent Trosclair (SG), Robert Uhl (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF) Frank Davis | |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Travis Judd scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Fred Glover snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Jason Greening (C) Johnny Wright, Lester Terrell | |
| 14:28 | NC State | Robert Uhl scores on a jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Arthur Yedinak | 48-59 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the runner from the right block | 50-59 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Robert Petty takes the ball from Fred Glover | 50-59 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Fred Glover is called for the reach on Vincent Trosclair - foul #2 on Fred Glover, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF) Arthur Yedinak, James Holdsworth, Fred Glover | |
| 13:23 | NC State | Travis Judd is hacked by Cecil Fletcher - foul #1 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Lester Terrell (C) Michael Foster, Jason Greening | |
| 13:11 | NC State | Robert Petty buries a floater from the left side | 52-59 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-59 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is intercepted by Robert Petty | 52-59 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Robert Petty hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Amidon | 54-59 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lester Terrell, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG) Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), James Holdsworth (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Jason Greening (C) Arthur Yedinak, Johnny Wright, Cecil Fletcher, Lester Terrell | |
| 11:48 | NC State | James Amidon is called for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (C) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth scores on a jumper from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Travis Judd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Jason Greening grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Glover | 54-61 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Michael Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 10:21 | NC State | James Amidon pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:16 | NC State | James Amidon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it home | 56-61 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Michael Foster scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 56-63 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Robert Petty can't finish the layup | 56-63 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Michael Foster drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Glover | 56-66 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Robert Uhl is fouled on the floor by Jason Greening - foul #2 on Jason Greening, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Vincent Trosclair, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SG), Bill Porter (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, James Holdsworth, Fred Glover, Jason Greening | |
| 08:57 | NC State | Robert Uhl's pass is intercepted by Johnny Wright | 56-66 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright lays it up and in | 56-68 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 58-68 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #2 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Travis Judd connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Amidon | 60-68 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-68 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Nicholas Garner pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Travis Judd (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Uhl (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - Johnny Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Bill Porter (fresh) PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Robert Uhl loses the dribble to Lester Terrell | 60-68 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #3 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Petty (PF) Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 07:11 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Petty is blocked by Lester Terrell | 60-69 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Wright | 60-71 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Nicholas Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Jason Greening (C) Johnny Wright, Bill Porter, Cecil Fletcher, Lester Terrell | |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Petty - foul #1 on Robert Petty, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Robert Petty snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Nicholas Garner is hacked by Fred Glover - foul #3 on Fred Glover, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (C) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:19 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Jason Greening pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Frank Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:00 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #2 on James Holdsworth, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Fred Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses long on a jumper near the basket | 60-75 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Nicholas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-75 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 60-77 |
| 05:08 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-77 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak snags the defensive board | 60-77 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Garner - foul #2 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #8 | 60-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Johnny Wright (SG), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Arthur Yedinak, Frank Davis, Fred Glover, Jason Greening | |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Fletcher | 60-78 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell clanks a runner near the basket | 60-78 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 60-78 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt scores on a 3 from the right wing | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher scores on a floater from close range | 63-80 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-80 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-80 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Jason Greening (C) James Holdsworth, Lester Terrell | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Petty - foul #2 on Robert Petty, team foul #9 | 63-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF) Cecil Fletcher | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Robert Uhl knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak 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 (+2) | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Fred Glover knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Foster and he's hacked by Stephen Pollitt - foul #5 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #10 | 65-84 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Bill Porter (SF) Michael Foster, Johnny Wright | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the free throw | 65-85 |
| 02:04 | NC State | James Amidon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-85 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Jason Greening gets the rebound | 65-85 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses badly on a runner near the basket | 65-85 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 65-85 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Fred Glover steps in front of the Robert Uhl pass | 65-85 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Fred Glover lays it in set up by Frank Davis out of the doubleteam | 65-87 |
| 01:03 | NC State | James Amidon hits a 3 from the left wing | 68-87 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | The jumper by Frank Davis is denied by Jonathan Cardoza | 68-87 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 68-87 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | NC State | The short jumper by Robert Uhl is denied by Fred Glover | 68-87 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak grabs the board | 68-87 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak runs out the clock | 68-87 |