| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gault (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Peter Bad inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley buries a jumper from the left block | 27-47 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Richard Gault shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-47 |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the board | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Ball | 29-47 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Richard Gault misses badly on a shot in the lane | 29-47 |
| 19:15 | NC State | Richard Gault pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Fuston hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Gault out of the doubleteam | 29-49 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-49 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Thomas Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 18:24 | NC State | The refs have stopped play. Bruno Francis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 29-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| 18:14 | NC State | The short jumper by Eric Haefner is denied by Derrick Fong | 29-49 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 17:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-49 |
| 17:51 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley hits the follow up shot | 31-49 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Thomas Dixon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-49 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Robert Fuston hits the follow up shot | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 17:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Gault | 31-51 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Eric Haefner clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-51 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Peter Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Dixon - foul #1 on Thomas Dixon, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF) Peter Bad | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Freeman, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Kenneth Walker misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-51 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Richard Shelton tips it in | 33-53 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-53 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Richard Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #3 on Derrick Fong, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Cesar Gallo (PF) Norman Thomas, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:04 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-54 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Remley | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Midgette (fresh) PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Dixon steals the ball from Benjamin Ball | 36-54 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Philip Siems hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Atlas picks off the pass by Cesar Gallo | 36-56 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Gregory Atlas hits the finger roll | 36-58 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 39-58 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Philip Siems is fouled on the floor by Allen Midgette - foul #1 on Allen Midgette, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Benjamin Ball, Allen Midgette, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SG), Richard Gault (SF), Robert Fuston (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Thomas Dixon, Philip Siems, Richard Shelton, Kenneth Walker | |
| 14:36 | NC State | Eric Haefner makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Fuston | 39-60 |
| 14:22 | Syracuse | Peter Bad clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-60 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Robert Fuston gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Gregory Atlas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Thomas Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Robert Fuston clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 39-60 |
| 13:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 39-60 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Peter Bad is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Bad, team foul #3 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Fuchs, Bruce Shreve, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Gregory Atlas | |
| 13:06 | NC State | Lloyd Remley steals it from Richard Gault | 39-60 |
| 12:50 | Syracuse | Peter Bad's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Dixon | 39-60 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Richard Gault misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Robert Fuston connects on the shot from the left side set up by Eric Haefner | 39-62 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the easy layup | 39-62 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Richard Gault is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-62 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the board | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Fong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF) Peter Bad, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Charles Murray (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Thomas Dixon, Thomas Freeman, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 11:11 | NC State | Gregory Atlas buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker | 39-65 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Shelton | 39-65 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley gets the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-65 |
| 10:49 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette gets the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-65 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Gallo | 39-65 |
| 10:35 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-65 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Gregory Atlas pulls down the rebound | 39-65 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Cesar Gallo swats the layup by Kenneth Walker | 39-65 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-65 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Richard Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Philip Siems misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 39-65 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-65 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Benjamin Ball is called for the reach on Charles Murray - foul #1 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #4 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Peter Bad (SF), Derrick Fong (PF) Norman Thomas, Allen Midgette, Cesar Gallo | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Richard Gault (SF), Robert Fuston (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Gregory Atlas, Charles Murray, Richard Shelton, Philip Siems | |
| 09:40 | NC State | Thomas Dixon is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Gault out of the doubleteam | 41-68 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-68 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Eric Haefner gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Thomas Dixon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-68 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Peter Bad misses long on a shot near the basket | 41-68 |
| 09:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Freeman | 41-68 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Richard Gault works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve (SG) Benjamin Ball | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:01 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs is fouled on the floor by Robert Fuston - foul #2 on Robert Fuston, team foul #2 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo (C) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Jeffrey Fuchs | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:20 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Shreve - foul #1 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #6 | 41-69 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 08:08 | Syracuse | Richard Gault picks off the pass by Bruce Shreve | 41-71 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is fouled on the floor by Bruce Shreve - foul #2 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #7 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Lloyd Remley (C) Bruce Shreve, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (PG), Philip Siems (SF), Richard Shelton (PF) Thomas Dixon, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston | |
| 07:55 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-73 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-73 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Thomas Freeman gets the rebound | 41-73 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bad (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Thomas Freeman is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ball - foul #2 on Benjamin Ball, team foul #8 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs (PG), Bruce Shreve (SG), Allen Midgette (SF) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Peter Bad | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Haefner | |
| 07:32 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Thomas Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #3 | 43-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | NC State | Allan King (PF) Thomas Freeman | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the free throw | 43-75 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the defensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Gregory Atlas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-75 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley misses the lay-in | 43-75 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette tips it but misses | 43-75 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Kenneth Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Jeffrey Fuchs steals the ball from Kenneth Walker in the backcourt | 43-75 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Fuchs | 45-75 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Philip Siems clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #9 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Allan King | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 06:25 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 45-75 |
| 06:16 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #10 | 45-75 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Philip Siems banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Dixon and he's hacked by Derrick Fong - foul #4 on Derrick Fong, team foul #11 | 45-77 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Philip Siems makes the free throw | 45-78 |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-78 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Richard Shelton pulls down the rebound | 45-78 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Gregory Atlas is hacked by Bruce Shreve - foul #3 on Bruce Shreve, team foul #12 | 45-78 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-79 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is whistled for traveling | 45-79 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SG), Allan King (SF) Gregory Atlas, Philip Siems | |
| 05:14 | NC State | Thomas Dixon drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Murray | 45-81 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-81 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong tips it back up and in | 47-81 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Thomas Dixon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-81 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the tip | 47-81 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo grabs the board | 47-81 |
| 04:32 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs loses the ball out of bounds | 47-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven (SF) Allen Midgette | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Kenneth Walker | |
| 04:23 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-81 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-81 |
| 04:12 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs misses the 3 from straight away | 47-81 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Steven gets the offensive rebound | 47-81 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | Allan King is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo - foul #1 on Allan King, team foul #4 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Siems (SF) Thomas Dixon | |
| 03:53 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Fuchs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-81 |
| 03:52 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong grabs the offensive board | 47-81 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong's floater is tipped away by Philip Siems | 47-81 |
| 03:34 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the board | 47-81 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Fuchs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Shreve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Steven (fresh) PF - Derrick Fong (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Charles Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan King (fresh) C - Richard Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Richard Shelton is fouled on the floor by Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #13 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Midgette (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Jeffrey Steven, Derrick Fong | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG) Gregory Atlas | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 47-81 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-82 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-82 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | Cesar Gallo snags the offensive board | 47-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Fuchs | 49-82 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | NC State | The jump hook by Philip Siems is blocked by Lloyd Remley | 49-82 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the offensive board | 49-82 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Richard Shelton clanks a floater near the basket | 49-82 |
| 01:53 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley pulls down the rebound | 49-82 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Allen Midgette can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-82 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Charles Murray grabs the board | 49-82 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lloyd Remley - foul #4 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #14 | 49-82 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Derrick Fong (PF) Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG) Charles Murray, Allan King | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 49-83 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-84 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Gregory Atlas steals it from Allen Midgette | 49-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Philip Siems travels with the ball | 49-84 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is hacked by Gregory Atlas - foul #1 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #5 | 49-84 |
| 00:29 | Syracuse | Bruce Shreve is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dixon - foul #2 on Thomas Dixon, team foul #6 | 49-84 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong is fouled on the floor by Richard Shelton - foul #1 on Richard Shelton, team foul #7 | 49-84 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong makes the 1st free throw | 50-84 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Derrick Fong misses the 2nd free throw | 50-84 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 50-84 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Dixon runs out the clock | 50-84 |