| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | David Burkhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (PF) Cory Ashford | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson hits a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Edward Davis can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | NC State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Burkhead | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Cory Ashford (PF) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:01 | NC State | David Burkhead can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Edward Davis pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:26 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-26 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it in | 36-26 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Jordan | 36-28 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Edward Davis jams it on a nice dish by Scott Brown and he's fouled by Desmond Tobin - foul #1 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Allen (C) Desmond Tobin | |
| 16:53 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | David Johnson takes the ball from Paul Boydston after a doubleteam | 39-28 |
| 16:13 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Davis | 42-28 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Paul Boydston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 42-28 |
| 15:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 42-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | NC State | David Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Bill Glantz steals the ball from Sang Zheng | 42-28 |
| 15:20 | NC State | Bill Glantz lays it up and in | 44-28 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Paul Boydston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sang Zheng | 44-31 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (PF) David Johnson, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF), David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford, John Allen | |
| 14:36 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf's pass is intercepted by Gregory Battiste | 45-31 |
| 14:01 | NC State | David Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-31 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:20 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Kaczynski | 45-31 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 45-33 |
| 12:30 | NC State | David Kaczynski is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #2 on David Kaczynski, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), Cory Ashford (PF), John Allen (C) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, Desmond Tobin, David Kaczynski | |
| 12:21 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Gregory Battiste tips it home | 47-33 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | David Burkhead picks off the pass by John Allen out of a doubleteam | 47-33 |
| 11:54 | NC State | David Burkhead lays it up and in | 49-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | John Allen lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 49-35 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Gregory Battiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF), Edward Davis (C) Gregory Battiste, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Philip Jordan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Boydston | 49-38 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Scott Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Johnson | 52-38 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:09 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | John Allen snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Paul Boydston shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sang Zheng | 52-41 |
| 09:23 | NC State | David Burkhead buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Brown | 55-41 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the lay-in | 55-41 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Paul Boydston grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Allen | 55-44 |
| 07:48 | NC State | David Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Boydston - foul #3 on Paul Boydston, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) David Burkhead, Scott Brown, Bruce Page, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| 07:48 | NC State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:48 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Desmond Tobin | 56-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Boydston (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 07:29 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Boris Zulauf - foul #3 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| 07:08 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Ashford | 57-44 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin's dunk attempt is rejected by Gregory Battiste | 57-44 |
| 06:26 | NC State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 06:03 | NC State | David Burkhead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Cory Ashford | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Cory Ashford is fouled on the floor by Gregory Battiste - foul #2 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Desmond Tobin | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Gregory Battiste gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:21 | NC State | The short jumper by Gregory Battiste is denied by Cory Ashford | 57-44 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Paul Boydston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Cory Ashford can't tip it in | 57-44 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | NC State | David Burkhead can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 04:29 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Glantz | 57-44 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Philip Jordan is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste - foul #3 on Philip Jordan, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), David Johnson (SF), Bruce Page (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), Desmond Tobin (PF) Matthew Johansson, Paul Boydston, Cory Ashford | |
| 03:51 | NC State | David Burkhead is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cory Ashford (PF) Desmond Tobin | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Bruce Page is fouled on the floor by Cory Ashford - foul #1 on Cory Ashford, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Desmond Tobin (PF), David Kaczynski (C) Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford, John Allen | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | David Kaczynski gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Kaczynski | 58-46 |
| 03:00 | NC State | David Johnson makes the 3 from straight away | 61-46 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | David Kaczynski is hacked by Edward Davis - foul #4 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) David Burkhead, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | David Kaczynski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Edward Davis - foul #5 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | David Kaczynski makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:21 | NC State | David Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Brown | 63-49 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Gregory Battiste takes the ball from Desmond Tobin | 63-49 |
| 01:38 | NC State | David Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bruce Page | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Iowa | David Kaczynski connects on the runner in the lane | 65-51 |
| 01:00 | NC State | David Kaczynski is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste - foul #3 on David Kaczynski, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:00 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | David Kaczynski grabs the board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Sang Zheng is called for the reach on Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Kaczynski | 66-54 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sang Zheng and he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:22 | NC State | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Burkhead runs out the clock | 66-56 |