| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chris Gates inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Carl Black is called for the reach on Harold Debellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Black, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Smith (PF) Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:24 | Penn State | James Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Carl Black misses badly on a shot in the lane | 35-34 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Bryant Hicks, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:40 | NC State | Albert Marcellus swats the short shot by Carl Black | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Kevin Howard tips it in | 37-34 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Albert Marcellus is called for the reach on Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 17:39 | NC State | Sam Greene is hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF) Bryant Hicks, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Nunes - foul #2 on John Nunes, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 17:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Kevin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG) Joe Moore | |
| 16:33 | NC State | Charles Lajoie clanks a jump hook in the lane | 37-35 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Charles Lajoie lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Perry Castle | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Carl Black is called for the reach on Bryant Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Black, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Bryant Hicks, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | John Nunes tips it home | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Perry Castle's layup is rejected by Kevin Smith | 39-37 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:03 | NC State | David Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Louis Willbanks blocks the short jumper by Kevin Howard | 39-37 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Chris Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:00 | NC State | James Williams takes the ball from Chris Gates after a doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Carl Black blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Debellis - foul #1 on Harold Debellis, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Sam Greene (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks | |
| 13:21 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is hacked by David Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Black | |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Sam Greene | 39-39 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | John Nunes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Lajoie - foul #3 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (C) Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Albert Marcellus blocks the jumper by Carl Black | 40-39 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | James Williams knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane | 42-39 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane drills a floater from the left wing set up by James Williams | 44-39 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 44-39 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Perry Castle steps in front of the Albert Marcellus pass | 44-39 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Perry Castle hits the finger roll | 44-41 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | John Nunes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Perry Castle snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | John Nunes gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus hits a wide open floater in the lane | 46-41 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Sam Greene splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Kevin Howard scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Nunes | 48-41 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Albert Marcellus is called for the reach on Chris Gates - foul #2 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Kevin Smith denies the turnaround by David Howard | 48-41 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 07:31 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Joe Moore can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Joe Moore can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Kevin Smith gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is fouled on the floor by David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Kevin Howard (SF) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Kevin Howard comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 48-41 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Louis Willbanks pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Louis Willbanks clanks a floater from the right block | 48-41 |
| 06:20 | NC State | David Howard tips it in | 48-43 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Edward Dennison (SF) Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:58 | NC State | David Howard lays it up and in | 48-45 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-45 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Pedro | 48-45 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:12 | NC State | David Cherry pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Robert Andrews scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Howard | 48-47 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Kevin Smith makes the fadeaway from the right block | 50-47 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Louis Willbanks's pass is intercepted by Harold Debellis | 50-47 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Edward Dennison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Debellis | 52-47 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 03:50 | NC State | David Cherry tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks's pass is intercepted by David Cherry in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 03:46 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks, Edward Dennison, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Howard, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Perry Castle comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Carl Black buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Perry Castle | 52-51 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:35 | NC State | Carl Black is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Nunes's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Lajoie | 52-51 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Charles Lajoie pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:12 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Joseph Pedro (C) Matthew Macfarlane, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| 01:48 | NC State | Carl Black hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Howard | 52-53 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | John Nunes blows the layup but he's hacked by Perry Castle - foul #3 on Perry Castle, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), James Williams (C) Timothy Sullivan, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Perry Castle misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Carl Black tips it home | 54-55 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Chris Gates swats the layup by Kevin Howard | 54-55 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Perry Castle banks in the layup on a great pass from David Howard and he's fouled by John Nunes - foul #3 on John Nunes, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Nunes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 00:25 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | John Nunes is called for the reach on Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nunes, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | John Nunes is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Black - foul #3 on Carl Black, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | John Nunes misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Matthew Macfarlane is called for the reach on Carl Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Macfarlane, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #4 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Charles Lajoie | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 3rd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Chris Gates is hacked by John Nunes in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Nunes, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) John Nunes | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Kevin Smith gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Perry Castle misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 8 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | James Williams wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | James Williams tips it home | 64-62 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Chris Gates is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Chris Gates shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Perry Castle | 64-66 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro can't finish the uncontested layup | 64-66 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Perry Castle gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:34 | NC State | Chris Gates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Gates - foul #2 on Chris Gates, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) Perry Castle, David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Carl Black hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Albert Marcellus - foul #3 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF), James Williams (C) Kevin Howard, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF) Chris Gates | |
| 02:48 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Charles Lajoie blocks the short jumper by Matthew Macfarlane | 66-67 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:21 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Bryant Hicks, Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Harold Debellis is called for the reach on Perry Castle - foul #2 on Harold Debellis, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Timothy Sullivan, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Kevin Smith jams it set up by Bryant Hicks and he's hacked by Perry Castle - foul #4 on Perry Castle, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Chris Gates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | James Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Chris Gates pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Chris Gates connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Perry Castle | 68-72 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Harold Debellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Carl Black is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Macfarlane - foul #2 on Matthew Macfarlane, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Kevin Howard drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Williams and he's hacked by Chris Gates - foul #3 on Chris Gates, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Charles Lajoie gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:31 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Chris Gates is hacked by Matthew Macfarlane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Macfarlane, team foul #14 | 70-73 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Williams | 73-75 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carl Black is hacked by Harold Debellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Debellis, team foul #15 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Carl Black is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Debellis - foul #4 on Harold Debellis, team foul #16 | 76-77 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Chris Gates grabs the offensive board | 76-78 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on Chris Gates - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #17 | 76-78 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |