| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) C - Dale Howard (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 | NC State | John Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell clanks a jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | NC State | John Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | John Powers can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Curtis Davis is fouled on the floor by Dale Howard - foul #1 on Dale Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus blows the dunk but he's hacked by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Leonard Watkins buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Mitchell | 1-2 |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Bernard Johnson denies the turnaround by Terry Dycus | 1-2 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus tips it but misses | 1-2 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue can't tip it in | 1-2 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | John Powers gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Central Florida | Henry Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 16:57 | NC State | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Dale Howard - foul #2 on Dale Howard, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly (C) Dale Howard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:34 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Henry Day - foul #1 on Henry Day, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 16:15 | NC State | John Powers is called for the reach on Curtis Davis - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is denied on a layup by Jay Mattingly | 1-2 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Central Florida | Henry Day hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 1-2 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Curtis Davis grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Henry Day | 3-2 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Donohue, team foul #5 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF) John Powers, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:52 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Octavio Giordano | 3-2 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 13:28 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Bernard Johnson slams it home on a great pass from Jerome Mitchell | 3-4 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Bernard Johnson takes the ball from Terry Dycus | 3-4 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the jumper in the lane | 3-4 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Leonard Watkins gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 11:49 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leonard Watkins and he's hacked by Jay Mattingly - foul #1 on Jay Mattingly, team foul #6 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF) Terry Dycus, Randall Hardin, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:49 | NC State | John Brooks makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jay Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | John Powers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 11:24 | NC State | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 11:05 | NC State | John Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-8 |
| 11:03 | NC State | John Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 10:47 | NC State | John Brooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #7 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (SF) John Powers | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jerome Mitchell | |
| 10:47 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 10:47 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 10:19 | Central Florida | John Brooks takes the ball from Scott Donohue | 3-10 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Scott Donohue is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Scott Donohue, team foul #8 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Octavio Giordano (PF) Larry Vanauken, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF), Fred Clark (C) John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 09:55 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the dunk but he's fouled by Octavio Giordano - foul #1 on Octavio Giordano, team foul #9 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Curtis Davis | |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Leonard Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Brooks | 5-15 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | John Brooks steals the ball from Randall Hardin | 5-15 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Henry Day is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Henry Day, team foul #10 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Larry Vanauken (SF) Henry Day, Jay Mattingly | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), Bernard Johnson (C) Jon Pickles, Justin Arvin, John Brooks | |
| 08:15 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-17 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Fred Clark snags the defensive board | 5-17 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Leonard Watkins travels with the ball | 5-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-17 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 5-17 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Vanauken (fresh) PF - Randall Hardin (fairly fresh) C - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Dycus - foul #1 on Terry Dycus, team foul #11 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly (C) Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-18 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-18 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Randall Hardin steals the ball from Jerome Mitchell | 5-18 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bob Hernandes | 8-18 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Hardin - foul #1 on Randall Hardin, team foul #12 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (PF) Terry Dycus | |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-20 |
| 05:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jerome Mitchell | 8-20 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Jay Mattingly picks off the pass by Jon Pickles | 8-20 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Curtis Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Justin Arvin (SF) Curtis Davis, Jerome Mitchell | |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Dycus | 13-20 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Brooks and the foul's on Terry Dycus - foul #2 on Terry Dycus, team foul #13 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (PF) Terry Dycus | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Fred Clark | |
| 04:10 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes is fouled on the floor by Bernard Johnson - foul #2 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF), Dale Howard (C) Bob Hernandes, Larry Vanauken, Randall Hardin, Octavio Giordano, Jay Mattingly | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | John Powers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) John Brooks | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Pickles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Arvin (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Justin Arvin loses the dribble to John Powers | 14-23 |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus is fouled on the floor by Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Curtis Davis, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Jon Pickles, Justin Arvin | |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Dycus - foul #3 on Terry Dycus, team foul #14 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG) Terry Dycus | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-25 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Dale Howard tips it home | 17-25 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it back up and in | 17-27 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | John Powers is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #15 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (SF), Jay Mattingly (C) John Powers, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Justin Arvin (SF), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, Fred Clark | |
| 01:04 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 01:02 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 17-27 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-27 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-27 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Curtis Davis snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Brooks | 17-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 17-30 |