| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - Richard Ross (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | NC State | John Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Bernard Johnson picks off the pass by Benjamin Schulze | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by John Brooks | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by James Holbrook is denied by Bernard Johnson | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Curtis Davis is fouled on the floor by Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde (PF) Mathew Waggoner | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Conde - foul #1 on Kevin Conde, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SF), Jimmy Conn (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:50 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:33 | NC State | John Brooks tips it in | 3-7 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Johnson | 3-7 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Conde | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Randy Hall - foul #1 on Randy Hall, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Benjamin Schulze, Richard Ross, Kevin Conde, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Hall (fresh) SG - Dale Patterson (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Leonard Watkins pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:00 | NC State | John Brooks clanks a floater from the left block | 6-8 |
| 14:59 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Mitchell | 6-8 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 14:16 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Richard Ross (SG) Randy Hall, Dale Patterson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-8 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Richard Ross takes the ball from John Brooks | 8-8 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze lays it in on a great pass from Richard Ross | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Leonard Watkins's pass is intercepted by James Holbrook | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the shot from the left block | 13-8 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Michigan | Curtis Davis steps in front of the Mathew Waggoner pass | 13-8 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Benjamin Schulze is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (PG), Dale Patterson (SF), Kevin Conde (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Benjamin Schulze, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jerome Mitchell | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Justin Arvin slams it home on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Hall (fresh) SG - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Patterson (fresh) PF - Kevin Conde (fresh) C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-10 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Leonard Watkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #1 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 09:32 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Davis | 15-13 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Jon Pickles's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Schulze in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson is hacked by Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Michael Jones (C) Dale Patterson, Kevin Conde, Jimmy Conn | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Curtis Davis, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Curtis Davis | |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Justin Arvin tips it in | 15-15 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins lays it in on a nice dish by Jerome Mitchell | 15-17 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Watkins steps in front of the Benjamin Schulze pass in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Leonard Watkins dunks the ball | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fairly fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Randall Roberts (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Mitchell - foul #2 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG), Dale Patterson (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Randy Hall, James Holbrook, Randall Roberts | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Jon Pickles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Jon Pickles snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Curtis Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mathew Waggoner | 16-19 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze clanks a jumper from the left block | 16-19 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Jon Pickles snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Jon Pickles snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:34 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Kevin Conde (C) Benjamin Schulze, Dale Patterson, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), Bernard Johnson (C) Curtis Davis, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark | |
| 05:34 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:34 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randy Hall | 18-23 |
| 04:49 | NC State | John Brooks clanks a jump hook in the paint | 18-23 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Holbrook | 18-23 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the dunk | 18-23 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell loses the dribble to Kevin Conde | 18-23 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall's pass is intercepted by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 04:15 | NC State | John Brooks jams it on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 18-25 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 18-25 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | NC State | John Brooks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jon Pickles and he's fouled by Kevin Conde - foul #2 on Kevin Conde, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), Dale Patterson (SF), Jimmy Conn (C) Richard Ross, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Leonard Watkins | |
| 03:32 | NC State | John Brooks makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Patterson (fresh) PF - Kevin Conde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jimmy Conn | 20-28 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Schulze | 20-28 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 20-28 |
| 02:37 | NC State | Curtis Davis grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 02:15 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Randy Hall, Dale Patterson, Kevin Conde | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Jon Pickles, Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks | |
| 01:47 | NC State | Leonard Watkins blows the layup but the foul's on James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Watkins steps in front of the Benjamin Schulze pass | 20-29 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the lay-in | 20-29 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-29 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Curtis Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 00:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Leonard Watkins | 20-31 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 20-31 |