| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) PF - Robert Ball (fresh) C - John Bromberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) SG - Daniel King (fresh) SF - Kim Washington (fresh) PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | George Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Lawrence Christian comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Yale | Robert Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Anthony Mack gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Bromberg - foul #1 on John Bromberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Lawrence Christian makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Lawrence Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Yale | The jump hook by Stephen Penn is blocked by Kim Washington | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Kim Washington grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | NC State | George Walker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to George Walker | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | NC State | George Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Anthony Mack misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | NC State | George Walker misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Yale | John Bromberg grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Yale | Roger Talbot clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | NC State | George Walker grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | NC State | George Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Yale | Robert Ball grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Mack | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | NC State | George Walker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Penn - foul #1 on Stephen Penn, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Michael Wallace (SG), Angel Hernandez (SF), John McWalters (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) George Walker, Daniel King, Kim Washington, Anthony Mack, Lawrence Christian | |
| 17:30 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Whaley - foul #1 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Wallace | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Kevin Whaley buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Geiger | 0-4 |
| 16:48 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Angel Hernandez makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Wallace | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses the lay-in but the foul's on John McWalters - foul #1 on John McWalters, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Yale | Eric Allen (PF), John Hillman (C) Robert Ball, John Bromberg | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PG), Daniel King (SG), Lawrence Christian (C) David Geiger, Michael Wallace, John McWalters | |
| 16:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Stephen Penn steals the ball from Lawrence Christian | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Daniel King picks off the pass by Roger Talbot | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Penn (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Allen (fresh) C - John Hillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Daniel King (fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is fouled on the floor by John Hillman - foul #1 on John Hillman, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Scott Marshall (SG), Richard Devito (SF) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Stephen Penn | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), Kim Washington (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Daniel King, Angel Hernandez, Lawrence Christian | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Michael Wallace can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Kevin Whaley tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Kim Washington tips it in | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Yale | Scott Marshall connects on the floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Kevin Whaley can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Yale | John Hillman clanks a runner near the basket | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Allen | 7-9 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Yale | John Hillman grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Yale | Richard Devito misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:52 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Yale | John Hillman knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:27 | NC State | George Walker buries a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Wallace | 9-11 |
| 13:14 | Yale | Richard Devito can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Yale | Roger Talbot (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), Robert Ball (PF), John Bromberg (C) Leroy Sheehan, Scott Marshall, Eric Allen, John Hillman | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Daniel King (SG), Angel Hernandez (SF), John McWalters (PF), Lawrence Christian (C) George Walker, Michael Wallace, Kim Washington, Anthony Mack, Kevin Whaley | |
| 13:14 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Angel Hernandez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel King | 11-14 |
| 12:42 | Yale | Richard Devito is whistled for a carry | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG) Richard Devito | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PG) David Geiger | |
| 12:24 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | Yale | Robert Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | Yale | Lawrence Christian swats the short shot by Robert Ball | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | NC State | John McWalters pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Angel Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Mack (PF) John McWalters | |
| 11:57 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 11:46 | NC State | John Bromberg takes the ball from George Walker | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) PF - Robert Ball (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bromberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Daniel King (fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (SF), Kim Washington (PF) Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack | |
| 11:06 | NC State | Lawrence Christian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) George Walker, Kim Washington | |
| 10:52 | Yale | Stephen Penn comes up short on the floater near the basket | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Angel Hernandez grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Angel Hernandez makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Geiger | 11-16 |
| 10:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses the shot from the left side | 11-16 |
| 10:19 | Yale | Roger Talbot tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:54 | Yale | Stephen Penn snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:34 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Christian | 13-16 |
| 09:33 | Yale | John Bromberg can't tip it in | 13-16 |
| 09:32 | NC State | David Geiger grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Daniel King comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-16 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:05 | Yale | Robert Ball is whistled for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Scott Marshall (SG), Richard Devito (SF), Eric Allen (PF), John Hillman (C) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Stephen Penn, Robert Ball, John Bromberg | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PG), Kim Washington (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF) David Geiger, Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack | |
| 08:56 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses the lay-in | 13-16 |
| 08:54 | NC State | George Walker grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Lawrence Christian's fadeaway is rejected by John Hillman | 13-16 |
| 08:40 | Yale | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 13-16 |
| 08:22 | Yale | Richard Devito misses long on a runner from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Kim Washington pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:00 | NC State | George Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kim Washington | 13-19 |
| 07:44 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Allen | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Devito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Daniel King (fairly fresh) SF - Kim Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | NC State | Daniel King lays it in | 15-21 |
| 07:14 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan is fouled on the floor by George Walker - foul #2 on George Walker, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Roger Talbot (SG) Leroy Sheehan, Scott Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Michael Wallace (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) George Walker, Daniel King, Kevin Whaley | |
| 06:49 | Yale | Roger Talbot steps out of bounds on the baseline | 15-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Penn (SF), John Bromberg (C) Richard Devito, John Hillman | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (PG), John McWalters (PF) David Geiger, Anthony Mack | |
| 06:35 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is hacked by Walter Ceniceros - foul #1 on Walter Ceniceros, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Alexander Wren (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel King (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) John McWalters, Lawrence Christian | |
| 06:23 | NC State | John Bromberg blocks the jumper by Kim Washington | 15-21 |
| 06:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Stephen Penn | 15-21 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Angel Hernandez is called for the reach on Walter Ceniceros - foul #1 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Ball (PF) Alexander Wren | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Kevin Whaley (PF), Lawrence Christian (C) Angel Hernandez, Daniel King, Anthony Mack | |
| 05:48 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses the lay-in | 17-21 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Michael Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Lawrence Christian hits a runner from close range set up by Kim Washington | 17-23 |
| 05:08 | Yale | Roger Talbot is whistled for a carry | 17-23 |
| Subs | Yale | John Hillman (C) John Bromberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (PG), Daniel King (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) David Geiger, Kevin Whaley, Lawrence Christian | |
| 04:55 | NC State | Daniel King is hacked by Roger Talbot - foul #1 on Roger Talbot, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (SF) Stephen Penn | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG) Kim Washington | |
| 04:47 | NC State | Angel Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 04:46 | Yale | Robert Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Roger Talbot drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Ceniceros | 19-23 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Michael Wallace can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:35 | Yale | Robert Ball pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:27 | Yale | Robert Ball misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 19-23 |
| 04:25 | NC State | David Geiger gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Daniel King misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roger Talbot - foul #2 on Roger Talbot, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Scott Marshall (SG), Eric Allen (PF) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SF), John McWalters (PF), Lawrence Christian (C) David Geiger, Anthony Mack, Michael Wallace | |
| 04:20 | NC State | Daniel King makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Daniel King makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:05 | Yale | Eric Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Daniel King pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Daniel King is whistled for traveling | 19-25 |
| Subs | Yale | John Bromberg (C) Scott Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PG), Anthony Mack (PF) Angel Hernandez, John McWalters | |
| 03:38 | Yale | Richard Devito misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Kim Washington snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Devito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bromberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Daniel King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kim Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | NC State | George Walker can't throw it down but he's hacked by Leroy Sheehan - foul #1 on Leroy Sheehan, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Penn (SF) John Hillman | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), Angel Hernandez (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF) Daniel King, Kim Washington, Anthony Mack | |
| 03:30 | NC State | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:30 | NC State | George Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:30 | Yale | John Bromberg snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Stephen Penn is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Roger Talbot (SG) Richard Devito, Leroy Sheehan | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel King (SG), Kim Washington (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Michael Wallace, Angel Hernandez, Kevin Whaley | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Anthony Mack misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF) Kim Washington | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:33 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Walker - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Ball (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Michael Wallace (SG), Kim Washington (SF), John McWalters (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) George Walker, Daniel King, Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack, Lawrence Christian | |
| 02:33 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:33 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Roger Talbot steps in front of the Kim Washington pass | 21-28 |
| 02:04 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Kevin Whaley scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Penn - foul #2 on Stephen Penn, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Yale | John Hillman (C) John Bromberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (PG), Daniel King (SG), Lawrence Christian (C) David Geiger, Michael Wallace, John McWalters | |
| 01:51 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Kim Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Kevin Whaley snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Angel Hernandez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Whaley | 23-33 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Robert Ball makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Kevin Whaley - foul #2 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (SG), Eric Allen (SF) Roger Talbot, Stephen Penn | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Anthony Mack (PF) Kim Washington, Kevin Whaley | |
| 01:23 | Yale | Robert Ball misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Eric Allen grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Allen | 27-33 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (PG), Scott Marshall (SG) Walter Ceniceros, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), Kim Washington (SF) Daniel King, Angel Hernandez | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Richard Devito is hacked by David Geiger - foul #1 on David Geiger, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (PG), Daniel King (SG) David Geiger, Michael Wallace | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:42 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Angel Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Scott Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 00:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Angel Hernandez | 29-33 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Roger Talbot (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), John Bromberg (C) Leroy Sheehan, Scott Marshall, John Hillman | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Kevin Whaley (PF), Michael Wallace (C) Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack, Lawrence Christian | |
| 00:03 | Yale | Michael Wallace picks off the pass by John Bromberg | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Wallace clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |