| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) SG - William Gunn (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Joe Lahey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Chen Xue knocks in the floater from the left side and the foul's on Bruce Jones - foul #1 on Bruce Jones, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | NC State | Chen Xue misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Emilio Rivera | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chen Xue - foul #1 on Chen Xue, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Justin Sonntag tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is hacked by Chen Xue - foul #2 on Chen Xue, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF) Chen Xue | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:31 | Central Florida | Justin Sonntag is called for the reach on Emilio Rivera - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Lahey - foul #1 on Joe Lahey, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Brian Landowski | 6-4 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Emilio Rivera | 6-7 |
| 17:28 | NC State | William Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Musenda Orji | 6-9 |
| 16:55 | NC State | William Johnson is hacked by Ronald Bryant - foul #1 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Bobby Rose (PF) Brian Landowski, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:36 | NC State | William Gunn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant can't connect on a shot in the paint | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | NC State | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:58 | NC State | The jumper by William Johnson is denied by Bruce Jones | 6-9 |
| 15:56 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji's pass is intercepted by William Johnson | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Justin Sonntag knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by William Johnson | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), Joe Lahey (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (PF) Everett Simms, Bruce Jones | |
| 14:34 | NC State | Joseph Riedel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Robert Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Wild | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Donald Fountain gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Joseph Riedel comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Bryant | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji tips it home | 8-13 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Joe Lahey tips it in | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), William Johnson (SF), Justin Sonntag (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Bruce Jones (PF), Jared Smith (C) Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Emilio Rivera | |
| 12:31 | NC State | William Gunn connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Robert Wild tips it home | 13-15 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Jared Smith is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #1 on Jared Smith, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Bobby Rose (PF) Joseph Riedel, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:46 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Bobby Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) SG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Brian Landowski knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Gunn | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Fountain (C) Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Robert Wild | |
| 10:59 | NC State | The jump hook by Bobby Rose is blocked by Emilio Rivera | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Smith | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | NC State | William Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bobby Rose | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji can't connect on a floater from the left block | 18-18 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Bobby Rose pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:26 | NC State | William Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Gunn | 20-18 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones's fadeaway is rejected by William Gunn | 20-18 |
| 09:09 | NC State | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Brian Landowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Landowski, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG), Eugene Francis (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) Brian Landowski, William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (SF) Everett Simms, Bruce Jones | |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Emilio Rivera | 20-18 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Joe Lahey gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Eugene Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG) William Gunn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David McArthur (SG), Robert Larrabee (PF) Musenda Orji, Jared Smith | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Riedel (fresh) SF - Eugene Francis (fresh) PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David McArthur (fresh) SF - Robert Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Larrabee (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | David McArthur misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Justin Sonntag gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Landowski and the foul's on David McArthur - foul #1 on David McArthur, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Donald Fountain (C) Joseph Riedel, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Bruce Jones (PF) David McArthur, Emilio Rivera | |
| 06:58 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Robert Wild hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Larrabee - foul #1 on Robert Larrabee, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG), Jared Smith (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Robert Larrabee | |
| 06:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Robert Wild knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Musenda Orji | 24-22 |
| 05:41 | NC State | William Gunn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fountain | 27-22 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 05:34 | NC State | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:13 | NC State | William Gunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 05:11 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-22 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Jared Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 27-22 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones tips it in | 27-24 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Donald Fountain tips it but misses | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Robert Wild pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Robert Wild hits the finger roll | 27-26 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Brian Landowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 03:40 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fountain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Jared Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Joe Lahey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:55 | NC State | Robert Wild is called for the reach on William Gunn - foul #1 on Robert Wild, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) Brian Landowski, William Johnson, Joe Lahey, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), David McArthur (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Robert Larrabee (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Everett Simms, Musenda Orji, Robert Wild, Bruce Jones, Jared Smith | |
| 02:55 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:55 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | William Gunn steals the ball from Rodrigo Vazquez in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Eugene Francis lays it up and in on a great pass from William Gunn | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez loses the dribble to Eugene Francis | 33-26 |
| 02:34 | NC State | William Gunn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Francis | 35-26 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 35-26 |
| 02:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bobby Rose | 35-26 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Emilio Rivera - foul #1 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant is fouled on the floor by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #6 | 37-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG), Jared Smith (PF) David McArthur, Robert Larrabee | |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses the driving attempt from the right block | 37-26 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Jared Smith snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Justin Sonntag pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:52 | NC State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Bobby Rose misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Rodrigo Vazquez and the foul's on Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #7 | 39-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG), William Johnson (SF), Donald Fountain (PF) William Gunn, Eugene Francis, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Bruce Jones (PF) Rodrigo Vazquez, Jared Smith | |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Chen Xue misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-31 |