| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Travis Judd inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | James Amidon is hacked by Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:31 | NC State | John Murphy steals it from Robert Petty | 29-23 |
| 19:15 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Judd - foul #3 on Travis Judd, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 19:15 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:15 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Nicholas Garner is hacked by John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Nathan Maness - foul #1 on Nathan Maness, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Nicholas Garner double dribbles | 31-25 |
| 18:10 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Amidon - foul #2 on James Amidon, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 18:10 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:10 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:00 | NC State | James Amidon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it in | 33-27 |
| 17:29 | Kansas | John Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Nicholas Garner gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | Kansas | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:01 | Kansas | Stephen Pollitt picks off the pass by Nathan Maness | 33-27 |
| 16:45 | NC State | John Murphy blocks the jumper by Stephen Pollitt | 33-27 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 16:23 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Murphy | 35-30 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Nathan Maness is called for the reach on Jonathan Cardoza - foul #2 on Nathan Maness, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG) James Amidon | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Roberto Gallo - foul #1 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (PG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Kansas | Randall Parker (PF) Roberto Gallo | |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Travis Judd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cameron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the contested 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Trosclair | 39-33 |
| 15:10 | Kansas | Nathan Maness misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Nathan Maness picks off the pass by Travis Judd | 39-33 |
| 15:01 | Kansas | Nathan Maness can't throw it down | 39-33 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Travis Judd scores on a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 14:32 | Kansas | Randall Parker buries a driving attempt from close range | 42-35 |
| 14:04 | NC State | John Murphy steals it from Jonathan Cardoza | 42-35 |
| 13:39 | Kansas | John Murphy misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #2 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), James Amidon (SG) Vincent Trosclair, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:39 | Kansas | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:39 | Kansas | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cardoza | 42-36 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Travis Judd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 13:17 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Murphy | 42-36 |
| 12:51 | Kansas | Randall Parker misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:32 | NC State | James Amidon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:30 | Kansas | John Murphy pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:09 | Kansas | Nathan Maness makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Cameron | 42-38 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Andre Bruno is called for the reach on James Amidon - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (PG), Frank Bell (SF), Roberto Gallo (C) Nathan Maness, Jeffrey Cameron, John Murphy | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Roger Butner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bell (fresh) PF - Randall Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 11:32 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 42-38 |
| 11:11 | Kansas | Andre Bruno misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:04 | Kansas | Randall Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:39 | Kansas | Stephen Pollitt picks off the pass by Roger Butner | 42-38 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Nicholas Garner lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 44-38 |
| 10:16 | Kansas | Roger Butner is hacked by James Amidon - foul #3 on James Amidon, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Travis Judd (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG), Jeffrey Cameron (SF), John Murphy (C) Roger Butner, Andre Bruno, Frank Bell, Roberto Gallo | |
| 09:59 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Maness | 44-40 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Nicholas Garner scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Amidon | 46-40 |
| 09:22 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is fouled on the floor by Vincent Trosclair - foul #2 on Vincent Trosclair, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Petty (PF) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Nathan Maness is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Pollitt - foul #2 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Nathan Maness makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Nathan Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Robert Petty lays it in set up by Travis Judd | 48-42 |
| 08:28 | Kansas | John Murphy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (SG), Roberto Gallo (PF) Dima Swiderski, Randall Parker | |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Nathan Maness misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 07:53 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Judd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cameron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Andre Bruno clanks a floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 07:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Garner | 48-42 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Garner | 51-42 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Andre Bruno connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:51 | Kansas | John Murphy snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Nathan Maness works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Travis Judd pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:22 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 54-45 |
| 05:56 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Andre Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:36 | Kansas | Nathan Maness travels with the ball | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Vincent Trosclair, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG), Frank Bell (SF), Randall Parker (PF) Nathan Maness, Andre Bruno, Jeffrey Cameron, John Murphy | |
| 05:26 | NC State | James Amidon scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Cardoza | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:21 | Kansas | Roger Butner loses the dribble to James Amidon in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 05:20 | NC State | James Amidon can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza tips it in | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Frank Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Travis Judd scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Petty and the foul's on Frank Bell - foul #1 on Frank Bell, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Travis Judd makes the free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:38 | Kansas | Randall Parker misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-45 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Robert Petty gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:31 | NC State | James Amidon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 04:30 | Kansas | Randall Parker gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:25 | Kansas | Randall Parker comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 62-45 |
| 04:23 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo can't tip it in | 62-45 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Travis Judd snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Travis Judd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 04:13 | Kansas | Roger Butner grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is fouled on the floor by James Amidon - foul #4 on James Amidon, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) Stephen Pollitt, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:59 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:39 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Roger Butner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dima Swiderski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Bell (fresh) PF - Randall Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Robert Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Randall Parker snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Randall Parker lays it in | 62-49 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Robert Petty is fouled on the floor by Frank Bell - foul #2 on Frank Bell, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Andre Bruno (SG), Jeffrey Cameron (SF) Roger Butner, Dima Swiderski, Frank Bell | |
| 03:07 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:07 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Randall Parker | 62-49 |
| 02:53 | Kansas | Roberto Gallo buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Nathan Maness | 62-51 |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Murphy (C) Roberto Gallo | |
| 02:38 | NC State | James Amidon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Cardoza | 65-51 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | John Murphy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 65-54 |
| 02:05 | NC State | James Amidon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 02:04 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Randall Parker | 65-54 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | John Murphy makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Maness | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:57 | NC State | James Amidon is hacked by Nathan Maness in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Maness, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Petty (PF) Nicholas Garner, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:57 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | John Murphy gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:40 | Kansas | Andre Bruno buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Cameron | 65-58 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Nathan Maness is called for the reach on Robert Petty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Maness, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:18 | Kansas | John Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Cameron | 67-60 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is hacked by Nathan Maness in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Maness, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Roger Butner (PG) Nathan Maness | |
| 01:15 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Andre Bruno drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Parker | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | NC State | Roger Butner is called for the reach on Robert Petty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Butner, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:41 | Kansas | James Amidon takes the ball from John Murphy | 71-63 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Roger Butner is called for the reach on Robert Petty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Butner, team foul #13 | 71-63 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron makes the floater from the right side set up by Andre Bruno | 73-65 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Butner - foul #3 on Roger Butner, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:25 | Kansas | Jeffrey Cameron works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Roger Butner is called for the reach on James Amidon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Butner, team foul #15 | 75-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:14 | Kansas | John Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 77-67 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt runs out the clock | 77-67 |