| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Francis (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Bell inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 41-34 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Byron Harris is called for the reach on Justin Sonntag - foul #3 on Byron Harris, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Amos Scott, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, Eugene Francis, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| 19:00 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Tomas Hall, James Bell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:42 | NC State | William Johnson is hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:28 | NC State | John Paige is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Paige, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Tomas Hall, James Bell | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, John Paige | |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Michael Sample hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 18:19 | NC State | William Johnson gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:51 | NC State | William Gunn hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Mansfield | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Nenad Zenz (PF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Eugene Francis (SF), John Paige (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 17:18 | NC State | John Paige misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), William Johnson (SF) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, Eugene Francis | |
| 17:18 | NC State | John Paige misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:18 | NC State | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Eugene Francis (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, William Johnson, John Paige, Joe Lahey | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Justin Sonntag scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), William Johnson (SF), Joe Lahey (C) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, Eugene Francis, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Justin Sonntag swats the layup by Mitchell Thrash | 41-40 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Joe Lahey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (PF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Michael Sample, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Eugene Francis (SF), John Paige (PF) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag | |
| 16:02 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) SF - Eugene Francis (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Paige (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Nenad Zenz | 45-42 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), Benjamin Mansfield (C) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, Joe Lahey | |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Eugene Francis gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:14 | NC State | John Paige buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Mansfield | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Benjamin Mansfield steals it from James Bell | 47-44 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Brian Landowski is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), William Johnson (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, Eugene Francis, John Paige, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Joe Lahey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:10 | NC State | William Grieco double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Michael Sample loses the dribble to William Grieco | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | William Gunn steps in front of the Garf Zand pass | 47-44 |
| 11:58 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Amos Scott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 11:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Lahey | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Brian Landowski dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 47-46 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Amos Scott shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 49-46 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Joe Lahey hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Gunn | 49-48 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Amos Scott | 51-48 |
| 09:59 | NC State | William Gunn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Landowski | 51-51 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 53-51 |
| 09:30 | NC State | The jumper by Justin Sonntag is denied by Byron Harris | 53-51 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 53-51 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | William Gunn steals it from Marlon Coy | 53-51 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the dunk | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Justin Sonntag tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by Garf Zand | 55-51 |
| 08:45 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | William Gunn steals the ball from Tomas Hall | 55-51 |
| 08:15 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Amos Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-51 |
| 08:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Justin Sonntag | 55-51 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Justin Sonntag comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-51 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Garf Zand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Amos Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-51 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 07:08 | NC State | William Gunn splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Landowski | 55-53 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Eugene Francis (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Eugene Francis is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:50 | NC State | John Paige hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Sample | 57-53 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Benjamin Mansfield steps in front of the James Bell pass | 57-53 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Eugene Francis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Michael Sample gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | James Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Eugene Francis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | James Bell is hacked by Brian Pelfrey - foul #1 on Brian Pelfrey, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Brian Landowski snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:51 | NC State | William Gunn drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Mansfield | 57-58 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Gunn - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG) Gene Jansen | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) John Paige | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Mansfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | James Bell misses badly on a runner from the right block | 58-58 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Brian Landowski gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Justin Sonntag scores on a floater from the right block set up by Benjamin Mansfield | 58-60 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Amos Scott double dribbles | 58-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Amos Scott, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), John Paige (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, Justin Sonntag, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 02:16 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Thrash - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:16 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | James Bell tips it home | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Eugene Francis pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:20 | NC State | John Paige's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sample | 60-60 |
| 01:19 | NC State | John Paige hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Joe Lahey steals the ball from James Bell | 60-62 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Gene Jansen steals it from Joe Lahey | 60-62 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | James Bell dunks the ball | 62-62 |
| 00:27 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Gunn (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, John Paige | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Brian Landowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 62-64 |