| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Funk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chen Xue inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | William Gunn knocks in the shot from the left block | 38-31 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Evan Ford | 38-33 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Chen Xue is denied on a layup by Joel Cox | 38-33 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Justin Sonntag tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Chen Xue gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Gunn | 40-33 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | William Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Chen Xue comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Brian Landowski takes the ball from Fernando Hernandez | 40-33 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Joel Cox is called for the reach on Justin Sonntag - foul #1 on Joel Cox, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Donald Fountain (C) Brian Landowski, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:10 | NC State | Eugene Francis loses the dribble to Evan Ford | 40-33 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | William Funk misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 16:57 | NC State | William Gunn snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Eugene Francis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Rose | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford blows the wide open layup | 43-33 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Eugene Francis pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Funk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Eugene Francis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | William Funk hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Les Scrivner | 43-35 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Eugene Francis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Donald Fountain tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-35 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 14:38 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-35 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Eugene Francis gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:15 | NC State | William Gunn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:45 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rose is called for the reach on Les Scrivner - foul #2 on Bobby Rose, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Gunn, Eugene Francis, William Johnson, Bobby Rose, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher (SF) Fernando Hernandez | |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Brian Landowski snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Joseph Riedel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Chen Xue gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Chen Xue is fouled on the floor by Les Scrivner - foul #2 on Les Scrivner, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG) Joseph Riedel | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:38 | NC State | Brian Landowski knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Lahey | 47-35 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | William Funk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by William Gunn - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (PF) Evan Ford | |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | William Funk misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | William Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | William Funk makes the 3rd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:06 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-37 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Joe Lahey grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 11:41 | NC State | William Gunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Brian Landowski tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Funk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Fletcher (fresh) PF - Jeremy Crose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leonard Fletcher, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) William Gunn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), Fernando Hernandez (SF), Evan Ford (PF) William Funk, Leonard Fletcher, Jeremy Crose | |
| 10:57 | NC State | Eugene Francis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Chen Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (C) Joel Cox | |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Evan Ford | 49-39 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Brian Landowski is fouled on the floor by Fernando Hernandez - foul #2 on Fernando Hernandez, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Fountain (C) Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Funk (SG) Larry Russel | |
| 09:40 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Joe Lahey hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 09:31 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Brian Landowski - foul #2 on Brian Landowski, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Justin Sonntag (C) William Gunn, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox (C) Evan Ford | |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | William Funk knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Cox | 51-42 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 51-42 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:37 | Virginia Tech | William Funk lays it up and in on a great pass from Les Scrivner | 51-44 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Joel Cox is called for the reach on Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Joel Cox, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), Donald Fountain (C) Eugene Francis, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (PG), Evan Ford (PF) Les Scrivner, Jeremy Crose | |
| 07:58 | NC State | Chen Xue drills a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 07:38 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-44 |
| 07:37 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chen Xue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Russel (fresh) SG - William Funk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan Ford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Gunn | 56-44 |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Russel | 56-46 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Chen Xue hits a jumper from close range | 58-46 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford tips it in | 58-48 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Joe Lahey drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Gunn | 60-48 |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | William Funk makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-51 |
| 05:42 | NC State | William Gunn is hacked by William Funk - foul #2 on William Funk, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Gunn, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner (PG), Leonard Fletcher (SF), Jeremy Crose (PF) William Funk, Fernando Hernandez, Evan Ford | |
| 05:20 | NC State | William Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-51 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Brian Landowski - foul #3 on Brian Landowski, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (PG), William Gunn (SG), Joe Lahey (PF) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:42 | NC State | William Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Larry Russel | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Chen Xue misses short on a floater from the right side | 60-56 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher knocks in the shot from the left side | 60-58 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Chen Xue connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chen Xue (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Russel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Crose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Cox (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose is whistled for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Eugene Francis (SG), Bobby Rose (PF) Chen Xue, William Gunn, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Funk (SG), Fernando Hernandez (SF), Evan Ford (PF) Larry Russel, Leonard Fletcher, Joel Cox | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Brian Landowski can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Les Scrivner - foul #3 on Les Scrivner, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | William Funk can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Brian Landowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Bobby Rose snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Bobby Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF) Joseph Riedel, William Johnson, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox (C) Jeremy Crose | |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Justin Sonntag connects on the runner in the lane | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | William Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox banks in the layup | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Brian Landowski is hacked by Les Scrivner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Les Scrivner, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF) Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Bobby Rose pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | NC State | William Funk is called for the reach on Bobby Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Funk, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) Brian Landowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Bobby Rose misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Evan Ford gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joe Lahey (PF) Eugene Francis, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Funk (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Joel Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Ford | 66-68 |
| 04:20 | NC State | William Gunn misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Funk - foul #4 on William Funk, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Donald Fountain (C) Brian Landowski, Chen Xue, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:20 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:20 | NC State | William Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez loses the dribble to Joe Lahey | 67-68 |
| 04:01 | NC State | William Johnson hits a floater from the right side set up by Donald Fountain | 69-68 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner drills a floater from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 03:09 | NC State | William Gunn scores on a jump hook from the left block | 71-70 |
| 02:54 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 02:53 | NC State | William Gunn snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 02:41 | NC State | William Funk is called for the reach on Eugene Francis - foul #5 on William Funk, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Chen Xue (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Justin Sonntag (C) William Gunn, William Johnson, Joe Lahey, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG) William Funk | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 02:11 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Francis steals it from Joel Cox | 73-70 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Eugene Francis lays it in | 75-70 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Bobby Rose grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Evan Ford takes the ball from Eugene Francis | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Eugene Francis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Rose | 78-73 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Les Scrivner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Russel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Ford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Cox (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Les Scrivner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Brian Landowski snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Brian Landowski is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Russel - foul #1 on Larry Russel, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Les Scrivner | 80-76 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Chen Xue is fouled in the backcourt by Les Scrivner - foul #5 on Les Scrivner, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randy Deer (SG) Les Scrivner | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Lahey (PF) Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:15 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Joe Lahey pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Joe Lahey is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Russel - foul #2 on Larry Russel, team foul #14 | 82-76 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Joe Lahey misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox grabs the board | 83-76 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-76 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Joel Cox gets the offensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-79 |