| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-31 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Ernest Wood gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:31 | NC State | David Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 35-31 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:12 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:44 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses long on a runner in the paint | 35-31 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Blachowski | 35-31 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Robert Andrews pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Karl Blackmore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is fouled in the backcourt by David Cherry - foul #2 on David Cherry, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Liang Zheng | 37-31 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Johnny Ickes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Karl Blackmore and he's fouled by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #1 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| 17:01 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on an open shot in the paint | 37-34 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Troy Wildenberg is called for the reach on John Hurt - foul #1 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) David Cherry, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Wildenberg - foul #2 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | NC State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 38-37 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses long on a floater in the paint | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 40-39 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the wide open layup | 40-39 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Charles Lajoie snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:17 | NC State | David Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Andrews - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:37 | NC State | Noel Cumberbatch swats the dunk try by Johnny Ickes | 41-42 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | David Cherry is called for the reach on Liang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Cherry, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:32 | NC State | David Cherry gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:13 | NC State | John Hurt steps in front of the David Cherry pass | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | John Hurt is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Maxwell Calder, Steven Williams, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ernest Wood and he's fouled by John Hurt - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Ickes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Karl Blackmore - foul #3 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Charles Lajoie (C) David Cherry, Ernest Wood | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Charles Lajoie drills a jumper in the lane | 43-46 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Charles Lajoie is called for the reach on Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Johnny Ickes - foul #1 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #10 | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Johnny Ickes | |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Drazen Blachowski steals it from Robert Andrews | 46-46 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Williams | 48-46 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Drazen Blachowski steals the ball from Robert Andrews | 48-46 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Lajoie - foul #2 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #11 | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Marc Sitosky blocks the short jumper by Johnny Ickes | 50-46 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski | 52-46 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SG - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #12 | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Steven Williams, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Troy Wildenberg | 52-46 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Charles Lajoie blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher knocks in the runner in the lane | 54-46 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Robert Andrews drills a floater from close range | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Wildenberg - foul #3 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #13 | 54-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:58 | NC State | The jump hook by Charles Lajoie is blocked by Steven Williams | 55-48 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Steven Williams clanks a shot in the paint | 55-48 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it in | 57-48 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Charles Lajoie buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Karl Blackmore | 57-50 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Steven Williams loses the dribble to Robert Andrews | 57-50 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the jump hook from the left block | 57-52 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Steven Williams swats the short shot by Johnny Ickes | 57-52 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Ernest Wood tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ickes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Ernest Wood is called for the reach on Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Ernest Wood, team foul #14 | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Johnny Ickes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | John Hurt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) Karl Blackmore, Troy Wildenberg, Johnny Ickes | |
| 02:48 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:35 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:17 | NC State | David Howard clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Alan Perkins (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, John Hurt, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:17 | NC State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:17 | NC State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's pass is intercepted by Karl Blackmore in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 02:14 | NC State | David Howard misses the easy layup | 62-54 |
| 02:13 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:00 | NC State | The jump hook by Ernest Wood is blocked by Alan Perkins | 62-54 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Robert Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Alan Perkins, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| 01:33 | NC State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Drazen Blachowski - foul #3 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| 01:33 | NC State | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is hacked by Karl Blackmore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #15 | 62-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:22 | NC State | Johnny Ickes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #16 | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Karl Blackmore is called for the reach on Liang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #5 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #17 | 63-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:00 | NC State | John Hurt picks off the pass by Johnny Ickes | 65-54 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | John Hurt banks in the layup | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | David Howard's pass is intercepted by Steven Williams | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng loses the dribble to Johnny Ickes | 67-54 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg can't connect on a floater from close range | 67-54 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder runs out the clock | 67-54 |