| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) SG - David Burkhead (fresh) SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) SF - Tony Brown (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Edward Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | NC State | David Burkhead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Ben Clayson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | UConn | David Bobbitt buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | NC State | David Burkhead connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by David Johnson | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Lupe Lopez hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ben Clayson | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | NC State | David Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Tony Brown takes the ball from David Johnson | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Tony Brown misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Ben Clayson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Ben Clayson is hacked by Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) David Johnson, Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the dunk | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Raymond Harris tips it home | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | NC State | Scott Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Bill Glantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG) David Burkhead | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Francis Adams (SG), Todd Dombrosky (PF) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Raymond Harris | |
| 14:21 | UConn | Francis Adams comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Tony Brown scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Meador | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Lewis | 8-9 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Tony Brown clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), Edward Davis (C) David Johnson, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Raymond Harris (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Todd Dombrosky, Lupe Lopez | |
| 13:07 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Roderick Forrest swats the short shot by Gregory Battiste | 8-11 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Roderick Forrest snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Ben Clayson is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (SF), Lupe Lopez (C) Tony Brown, Roderick Forrest | |
| 12:00 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the floater from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Edward Davis snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Lupe Lopez steals the ball from David Burkhead | 8-11 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Curry (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | UConn | David Bobbitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 11:06 | NC State | David Burkhead pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:56 | NC State | David Johnson buries a jumper from the left block | 10-11 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF) Dennis Curry, Raymond Harris | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:12 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:51 | UConn | David Bobbitt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Tony Brown tips it in | 10-14 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste connects on the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Ben Clayson - foul #1 on Ben Clayson, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) David Johnson, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SG) Ben Clayson | |
| 09:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | NC State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Scott Brown travels with the ball | 13-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) Gregory Battiste, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (PG), Raymond Harris (PF) David Bobbitt, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 08:05 | UConn | Tony Brown misses long on a floater from the right side | 13-14 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Tony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:15 | UConn | Tony Brown comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 13-14 |
| 07:13 | UConn | Tony Brown hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Meador (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Adams (fresh) SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Matthew Lewis buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 15-16 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Lupe Lopez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Dennis Curry (SF) Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Tony Brown | |
| 06:30 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bobbitt - foul #1 on David Bobbitt, team foul #2 | 15-18 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Roderick Forrest (C) Lupe Lopez | |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:17 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 15-18 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Ben Clayson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 05:18 | NC State | David Burkhead is hacked by Ben Clayson - foul #2 on Ben Clayson, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) David Burkhead, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | UConn | Francis Adams (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF), Lupe Lopez (C) Ben Clayson, Dennis Curry, Raymond Harris, Roderick Forrest | |
| 05:01 | NC State | Tony Brown swats the short shot by Matthew Lewis | 15-18 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 04:36 | UConn | David Johnson is called for the reach on David Bobbitt - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 15-20 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Edward Davis hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Lewis | 17-20 |
| 03:36 | UConn | David Bobbitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Lupe Lopez lays it in on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 17-22 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Francis Adams is called for the reach on Edward Davis - foul #1 on Francis Adams, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Raymond Harris (PF) Francis Adams, Todd Dombrosky | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Bruce Page comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it home | 19-22 |
| 02:15 | UConn | David Bobbitt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ben Clayson | 19-24 |
| 01:54 | NC State | David Burkhead clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 01:49 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Harris | 19-27 |
| 01:31 | NC State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Lupe Lopez gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 01:25 | UConn | David Bobbitt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), Edward Davis (C) David Johnson, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (SF), Roderick Forrest (C) Tony Brown, Lupe Lopez | |
| 01:25 | UConn | David Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 01:25 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 01:05 | NC State | David Burkhead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Roderick Forrest gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:34 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 00:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bill Glantz | 19-28 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Raymond Harris steals it from Matthew Lewis | 19-28 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Roderick Forrest's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Davis | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 19-28 |