| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lucas Hiers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Douglas England can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lucas Hiers - foul #3 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (C) Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:17 | NC State | David Gilmore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 25-33 |
| 19:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen loses the dribble to Keith Grant in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Jimmie Chacon steals the ball from David Haug | 25-33 |
| 18:48 | Arizona | Douglas England is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Grant - foul #2 on Keith Grant, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 18:24 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Pippen | 25-35 |
| 18:07 | NC State | David Haug misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 25-35 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Robert Smith tips it but misses | 25-35 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Keith Grant gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 17:48 | NC State | David Haug tips it in | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Arizona | Douglas England connects on the shot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Douglas England is called for the reach on Harold Tapper - foul #2 on Douglas England, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Gilberto Arroyo (SG), Robert Ketter (SF) Robert Smith, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Douglas England, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| 16:51 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ken Lebo | 29-37 |
| 16:38 | Arizona | Herbert Marson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 16:36 | NC State | David Haug gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:30 | NC State | David Haug banks in the layup set up by Ken Lebo | 31-37 |
| 16:12 | Arizona | Michael Fowler is fouled on the floor by Robert Ketter - foul #3 on Robert Ketter, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Robert Ketter | |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG) Richard Seavey | |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Herbert Marson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Douglas England | 31-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Joyner (fresh) SF - Gilberto Arroyo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Gilmore (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Haug (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Short (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Short - foul #2 on Robert Short, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Ketter (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Ken Lebo, Carlos Joyner, David Gilmore, David Haug | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Douglas England, Michael Fowler | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:13 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Marson | 33-42 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Marson - foul #2 on Herbert Marson, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Douglas England (SG), Loren Laursen (C) Herbert Marson, Robert Short, Maurice Douglass | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:38 | Arizona | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Richard Seavey - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Gilberto Arroyo | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:19 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF) Carlos Joyner, Robert Ketter | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| 14:10 | NC State | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-42 |
| 14:08 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Fowler | 35-42 |
| 13:43 | Arizona | Michael Fowler scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Douglas England | 35-44 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 13:23 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Richard Seavey | 35-44 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Grant - foul #3 on Keith Grant, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), David Gilmore (PF) Robert Smith, Keith Grant, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Robert Short (SG), Maurice Douglass (C) Richard Seavey, Douglas England, Michael Fowler | |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 35-44 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Herbert Marson can't tip it in | 35-44 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Harold Tapper pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Maurice Douglass steals the ball from Mark Fitzmaurice | 35-44 |
| 12:12 | Arizona | Ray Pippen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Robert Ketter (SF) Carlos Joyner, Harold Tapper | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Loren Laursen (C) Ray Pippen, Maurice Douglass | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Robert Ketter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Loren Laursen - foul #2 on Loren Laursen, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Smith (PG) Ken Lebo | |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Michael Fowler (PF) Herbert Marson, Jimmie Chacon | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Robert Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Robert Ketter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:04 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 11:36 | Arizona | David Gilmore denies the turnaround by Michael Fowler | 35-44 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Gilmore (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas England (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice's fadeaway is rejected by Loren Laursen | 35-44 |
| 11:24 | Arizona | Robert Short pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:19 | Arizona | Douglas England is hacked by Keith Grant - foul #4 on Keith Grant, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo (SG), David Haug (PF) Keith Grant, David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF) Robert Short | |
| 11:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-44 |
| 10:59 | NC State | David Haug snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Robert Ketter buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Lucas Hiers (C) Robert Smith, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SF), Maurice Douglass (PF) Ray Pippen, Michael Fowler | |
| 10:52 | NC State | Robert Ketter makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Douglas England buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 38-46 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Lucas Hiers misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-46 |
| 10:03 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 09:44 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass's fadeaway is rejected by David Haug | 38-46 |
| 09:42 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:25 | Arizona | Douglas England blows the layup | 38-46 |
| 09:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Haug | 38-46 |
| 09:06 | NC State | Robert Ketter misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 09:04 | Arizona | Douglas England snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 08:45 | Arizona | Douglas England connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 38-49 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Robert Ketter makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Arroyo | 40-49 |
| 08:01 | Arizona | Richard Seavey travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Smith (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Ken Lebo, Gilberto Arroyo, Robert Ketter, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Short (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Herbert Marson, Maurice Douglass, Loren Laursen | |
| 07:52 | NC State | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG) Carlos Joyner | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Ray Pippen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Tapper - foul #3 on Harold Tapper, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Short (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice connects on the open driving attempt in the paint | 42-51 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:01 | NC State | David Gilmore gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Harold Tapper hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Smith out of the doubleteam | 44-51 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by David Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gilmore, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG) Richard Seavey | |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Robert Short steals it from Robert Smith | 44-53 |
| 06:18 | Arizona | Robert Short can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith out of a doubleteam | 46-53 |
| 05:48 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses badly on a runner from close range | 46-53 |
| 05:46 | Arizona | Herbert Marson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Robert Short | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:17 | NC State | David Gilmore is whistled for a carry | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (PG), Gilberto Arroyo (SG) Robert Smith, Keith Grant | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Douglas England (SG), Loren Laursen (C) Herbert Marson, Robert Short, Michael Fowler | |
| 04:52 | Arizona | Ray Pippen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (PF) David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Arizona | Maurice Douglass (C) Loren Laursen | |
| 04:33 | NC State | David Haug clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 04:32 | Arizona | Richard Seavey pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 04:07 | Arizona | Ray Pippen can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Joyner - foul #1 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Smith (PG), Lucas Hiers (C) Harold Tapper, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:07 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:07 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:07 | NC State | David Haug gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 46-56 |
| 04:01 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 03:42 | Arizona | Ray Pippen connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Douglas England | 46-58 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (SG), Robert Ketter (SF), David Gilmore (PF) Carlos Joyner, Gilberto Arroyo, David Haug | |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Maurice Douglass | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by Robert Ketter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ketter, team foul #10 | 46-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG) Richard Seavey | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Lebo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Ketter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Lucas Hiers (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herbert Marson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas England (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Robert Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas England - foul #3 on Douglas England, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (PF) David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Short (SF) Ray Pippen | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:14 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | Douglas England misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Lucas Hiers gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Lucas Hiers hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Smith | 49-60 |
| 02:30 | Arizona | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Herbert Marson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #11 | 49-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Gilberto Arroyo (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (PF) Douglas England, Jimmie Chacon | |
| 02:30 | Arizona | Herbert Marson makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:30 | Arizona | Herbert Marson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Robert Ketter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Herbert Marson gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Loren Laursen lays it in set up by Robert Short and he's fouled by Lucas Hiers - foul #4 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #12 | 49-64 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Douglas England (SG) Herbert Marson, Robert Short | |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Ray Pippen gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Douglas England misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Loren Laursen can't tip it in | 49-64 |
| 01:39 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Fowler | 49-64 |
| 01:20 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 49-64 |
| 01:19 | Arizona | Michael Fowler hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Robert Ketter misses the shot from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Douglas England snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Haug - foul #1 on David Haug, team foul #13 | 49-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF) Loren Laursen | |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:29 | NC State | David Haug grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | David Haug hits the finger roll set up by Ken Lebo | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey runs out the clock | 51-67 |