| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Steve Steed inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Peterson | 27-23 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Edward Simons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Jim Blagg takes the ball from Steve Steed | 27-23 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Steve Steed picks off the pass by James Wright | 27-23 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses long on a shot near the basket | 27-23 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Jim Blagg drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Wright | 27-26 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Steve Steed splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Lauterbach | 30-26 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Simons and the foul's on Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) James Wright, Curtis Johnston, Edward Simons | |
| 16:48 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is hacked by Steve Steed - foul #2 on Steve Steed, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish, Steve Steed | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:59 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mathew Doby - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Ernest Winters, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Curtis Johnston (PF), Edward Simons (C) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, Kevin Hitch | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Curtis Johnston is fouled on the floor by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF) James Jackson, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:48 | NC State | Edward Simons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wesley Pearce - foul #2 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| 14:48 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | James Wright steals the ball from Billy Lauterbach | 32-30 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the easy layup | 32-30 |
| 13:57 | NC State | James Wright gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:40 | NC State | James Wright makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bobby Stanley | 32-33 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Bobby Stanley snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Billy Lauterbach is called for the reach on Curtis Johnston - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Bobby Stanley, Mathew Doby, James Wright, Edward Simons | |
| 12:31 | NC State | Jim Blagg lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:37 | NC State | Kevin Hitch travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Curtis Johnston | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | James Jackson connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Lauterbach | 34-35 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG) Ernest Winters, James Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Steve Steed | 36-35 |
| 10:05 | NC State | James Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's pass is intercepted by Jim Blagg | 36-35 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Mathew Doby drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Simons | 36-38 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:36 | NC State | James Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Blagg | 36-41 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Steve Steed evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Mathew Doby, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), James Jackson (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Curtis Johnston (PF) Jim Blagg, Mathew Doby, James Wright | |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Edward Simons misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Steve Steed | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:00 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Wesley Pearce is called for the reach on Edward Simons - foul #3 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters is fouled on the floor by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG) Ernest Winters, James Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Mathew Doby (SG) Bobby Stanley, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Mark Luo is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (C) Kevin Hitch | |
| 06:12 | NC State | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Curtis Johnston buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Steve Steed connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 43-45 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wesley Pearce - foul #4 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #10 | 43-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Walter Peterson, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) Jim Blagg, Mathew Doby, James Wright | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Joseph Kovach grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Joseph Kovach's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Lauterbach | 43-46 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Kovach - foul #2 on Joseph Kovach, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG) Bobby Stanley | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Curtis Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Steve Steed, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Curtis Johnston | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters drills a jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | NC State | Joseph Kovach knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF) Ernest Winters, James Jackson, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF), Curtis Johnston (PF), Edward Simons (C) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-49 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Edward Simons hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Edward Simons steals it from Billy Lauterbach | 49-51 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Curtis Johnston drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Wright | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Jim Blagg is hacked by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Bernard Farish, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Bernard Farish is called for the reach on Jim Blagg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bernard Farish, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits a jumpshot from the right side | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Ernest Winters is called for the reach on James Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Winters, team foul #14 | 53-55 |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #3 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Curtis Johnston is hacked by Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #15 | 53-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) Douglas Hopkins, James Wright | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Mathew Doby pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Joseph Kovach, Curtis Johnston | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Jim Blagg is hacked by Ernest Winters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Winters, team foul #16 | 53-57 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Steve Steed works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-59 |