| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sirois (fresh) SF - John Fischer (fresh) PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | High Point | John Fischer inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | High Point | David Howard steals the ball from Howard Steele in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Karl Blackmore buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:38 | High Point | John Sirois is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg lays it in | 27-38 |
| 18:50 | High Point | Howard Steele hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 18:48 | High Point | Steven Meurer tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 18:40 | NC State | John Sirois steps in front of the David Howard pass | 29-38 |
| 18:28 | High Point | John Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Meurer | 31-38 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Johnny Ickes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 17:49 | High Point | John Wright scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 17:25 | NC State | David Howard drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by John Sirois - foul #2 on John Sirois, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Blankenship (PG), Jack Bennett (SG), Augustine Costa (SF), Jurica Zellefrow (PF), Masio Orji (C) John Wright, John Sirois, John Fischer, Steven Meurer, Howard Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Karl Blackmore, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 17:25 | NC State | David Howard makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:23 | High Point | Jack Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| 17:11 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 17:10 | High Point | Augustine Costa tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Bennett - foul #3 on Jack Bennett, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG) Jack Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:56 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:35 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 16:34 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Louis Willbanks's pass is intercepted by Augustine Costa | 35-45 |
| 16:11 | High Point | Masio Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| Subs | High Point | Steven Meurer (PF) Augustine Costa | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:50 | NC State | Masio Orji steals the ball from Robert Andrews | 35-45 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jurica Zellefrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Masio Orji (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cherry (fairly fresh) 7 reb. SF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:46 | High Point | Masio Orji loses the dribble to Brandon Kirkpatrick in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 15:45 | NC State | David Cherry can't throw it down | 35-45 |
| 15:44 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:30 | High Point | John Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:24 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:22 | High Point | Steven Meurer pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:16 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Wright | 37-45 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Robert Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | High Point | Jack Bennett (PG), John Sirois (SG), Augustine Costa (SF), Howard Steele (C) John Wright, Ricky Blankenship, Jurica Zellefrow, Masio Orji | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 14:31 | High Point | Steven Meurer drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Steele | 39-45 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Meurer - foul #3 on Steven Meurer, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | High Point | John Fischer (SF) Steven Meurer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:10 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:10 | High Point | John Sirois snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 14:04 | High Point | Augustine Costa hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 13:47 | NC State | David Howard scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Karl Blackmore | 41-49 |
| 13:45 | High Point | Karl Blackmore is called for the reach on Jack Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | High Point | Steven Meurer (PF) Augustine Costa | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:30 | High Point | Howard Steele hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Fischer | 43-49 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Johnny Ickes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Ricky Blankenship (SG), Jurica Zellefrow (PF), Conrad Mason (C) Jack Bennett, John Sirois, Steven Meurer, Howard Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Ernest Wood | |
| 12:49 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jurica Zellefrow | 46-49 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:35 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:16 | High Point | John Fischer scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Conrad Mason | 48-49 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Charles Lajoie connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Blackmore and he's hacked by Conrad Mason - foul #1 on Conrad Mason, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | High Point | Jack Bennett (SG), Augustine Costa (SF), Masio Orji (C) Ricky Blankenship, John Fischer, Conrad Mason | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes | |
| 11:47 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Augustine Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jurica Zellefrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Masio Orji (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 7 reb. SF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:30 | High Point | David Cherry steps in front of the Jurica Zellefrow pass | 48-52 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Charles Lajoie scores on a shot from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 10:50 | High Point | John Wright's floater is knocked away by Robert Andrews | 48-54 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick's pass is intercepted by Masio Orji | 48-54 |
| 10:06 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow's layup is rejected by Robert Andrews | 48-54 |
| 10:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Cherry | 48-54 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Masio Orji - foul #2 on Masio Orji, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Blankenship (PG), John Sirois (SG), John Fischer (SF), Steven Meurer (PF), Howard Steele (C) John Wright, Jack Bennett, Augustine Costa, Jurica Zellefrow, Masio Orji | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Johnny Ickes (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 09:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:43 | High Point | Steven Meurer grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:39 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ernest Wood (C) Charles Lajoie | |
| 09:39 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Steven Meurer steps in front of the Ernest Wood pass | 50-55 |
| 08:51 | High Point | Steven Meurer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricky Blankenship | 52-55 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Karl Blackmore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Howard | 52-58 |
| 08:32 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 08:31 | High Point | John Fischer can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 08:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 52-58 |
| 08:06 | NC State | David Howard is denied on a dunk by Steven Meurer | 52-58 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the tip | 52-58 |
| 08:03 | High Point | Steven Meurer grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 08:00 | High Point | John Fischer is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Ickes - foul #2 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | High Point | Masio Orji (C) Howard Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Louis Willbanks, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 07:52 | High Point | Steven Meurer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 07:30 | NC State | David Howard connects on the floater from the left side | 54-60 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Ricky Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sirois (fairly fresh) SF - John Fischer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Masio Orji (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 07:12 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Howard - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Augustine Costa (SF), Jurica Zellefrow (PF) John Sirois, John Fischer, Steven Meurer | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG) Karl Blackmore, David Howard | |
| 07:12 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:12 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:12 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 06:43 | High Point | Augustine Costa gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:36 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow scores on a runner near the basket set up by John Wright | 57-60 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Charles Lajoie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 06:06 | High Point | John Wright grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:03 | High Point | Augustine Costa travels in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | High Point | Jack Bennett (SG), Steven Meurer (PF), Howard Steele (C) Ricky Blankenship, Augustine Costa, Masio Orji | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Troy Wildenberg, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 05:37 | NC State | Johnny Ickes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:36 | High Point | Steven Meurer snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:32 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow is open and buries a jumper in the paint | 59-60 |
| 05:30 | NC State | John Wright takes the ball from Karl Blackmore in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | High Point | Howard Steele comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:21 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 05:06 | High Point | Steven Meurer snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:04 | High Point | John Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Blackmore - foul #3 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | High Point | John Sirois (SG), John Fischer (SF) John Wright, Jurica Zellefrow | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 04:45 | High Point | John Sirois is fouled on the floor by David Howard - foul #4 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | High Point | Conrad Mason (C) Howard Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:45 | High Point | John Sirois makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:45 | High Point | John Sirois makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick is hacked by Steven Meurer - foul #4 on Steven Meurer, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG) Jack Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses short on a runner from the right block | 61-60 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:46 | NC State | David Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | High Point | Augustine Costa (SF), Masio Orji (PF) John Fischer, Steven Meurer | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Troy Wildenberg, Robert Andrews | |
| 03:25 | High Point | John Sirois drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-60 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sirois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Augustine Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Masio Orji (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Conrad Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Louis Willbanks (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 02:58 | NC State | Karl Blackmore clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 02:57 | NC State | David Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Karl Blackmore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 02:41 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Blankenship (PG), Jack Bennett (SG), Jurica Zellefrow (SF), Steven Meurer (PF), Howard Steele (C) John Wright, John Sirois, Augustine Costa, Masio Orji, Conrad Mason | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) David Howard, Johnny Ickes | |
| 02:39 | High Point | Jack Bennett loses the dribble to Charles Lajoie in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 02:20 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | NC State | David Cherry tips it home | 64-65 |
| 02:00 | High Point | Ricky Blankenship misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:33 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:33 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), John Sirois (SG), John Fischer (SF) Ricky Blankenship, Jack Bennett, Jurica Zellefrow | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 01:11 | High Point | John Fischer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Howard Steele denies the turnaround by David Howard | 64-65 |
| 00:40 | High Point | The rebound goes to Howard Steele | 64-65 |
| 00:38 | High Point | John Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Johnny Ickes is hacked by Steven Meurer - foul #5 on Steven Meurer, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow (PF) Steven Meurer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:36 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:30 | High Point | David Howard steps in front of the Howard Steele pass | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | NC State | John Wright is called for the reach on Karl Blackmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:23 | High Point | John Sirois knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Ernest Wood is hacked by John Fischer - foul #2 on John Fischer, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:07 | High Point | John Sirois misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Howard - foul #5 on David Howard, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| 00:07 | High Point | John Sirois makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:07 | High Point | John Sirois makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 68-67 |