| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Walker (fresh) SG - Michael Powell (fresh) SF - Harry Feldman (fresh) PF - Shawn Denny (fresh) C - Robert Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Victor Chong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Victor Chong lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Miami (FL) | Victor Chong swats the short shot by Robert Daniels | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Jeffrey Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Walker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Scott Brown's pass is intercepted by Harry Feldman | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Miami (FL) | Robert Daniels hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Victor Chong knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Joyce and he's hacked by Robert Daniels - foul #1 on Robert Daniels, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Miami (FL) | Robert Daniels is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the jump hook from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:02 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Shawn Denny | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Lewis picks off the pass by Robert Daniels | 7-2 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Johnson (C) Robert Daniels | |
| 16:34 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:15 | Miami (FL) | Mark Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Powell | 9-5 |
| 15:55 | NC State | The jumper by Thomas Joyce is denied by Mark Johnson | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Bill Glantz misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Walker (fresh) SG - Michael Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Feldman (fairly fresh) PF - Shawn Denny (fresh) C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:59 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-5 |
| 14:34 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Walker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Jeffrey Walker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Walker, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez (PG) Jeffrey Walker | |
| 13:45 | NC State | Shawn Denny steps in front of the James Lewis pass | 12-5 |
| 13:33 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Davis | 15-5 |
| 13:18 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 15-5 |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny hits the follow up shot | 15-7 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 12:50 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Michael Powell | 15-7 |
| 12:43 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Johnson | 15-10 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:24 | NC State | James Lewis tips it home | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny lays it in set up by Michael Powell and he's hacked by Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #1 | 17-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Victor Chong scores on a jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SF - Edward Davis (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Domingo Yanez (fresh) SG - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Feldman (tiring) PF - Shawn Denny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Puente - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #2 | 19-13 |
| 11:13 | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 11:12 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell can't tip it in | 19-13 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Victor Chong misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:25 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell is hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Daniel Knipe (SG), Alfonso Cardenas (PF) Domingo Yanez, Shawn Denny | |
| 10:12 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-13 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Matthew Lewis comes up short on the shot in the paint | 19-13 |
| 09:46 | Miami (FL) | Alfonso Cardenas gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:30 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Knipe buries a 3 from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Harry Feldman - foul #1 on Harry Feldman, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Edward Davis (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG), Shawn Denny (PF), Saul Medina (C) Michael Powell, Alfonso Cardenas, Mark Johnson | |
| 09:12 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:00 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez (PG) William Hibbitts | |
| 08:49 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 08:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 20-16 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Bill Glantz | 22-16 |
| 08:24 | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-16 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Matthew Lewis blows the layup | 22-16 |
| 08:05 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Davis | 22-16 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Domingo Yanez - foul #1 on Domingo Yanez, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell (SG) Daniel Knipe | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Domingo Yanez (fresh) SG - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Feldman (tiring) PF - Shawn Denny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Medina (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 07:18 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:59 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG), Alfonso Cardenas (PF), Mark Johnson (C) Domingo Yanez, Shawn Denny, Saul Medina | |
| 06:59 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:59 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Bill Glantz's pass is intercepted by Michael Powell | 22-18 |
| 06:26 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell banks in the layup | 22-20 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Edward Davis is hacked by Alfonso Cardenas - foul #1 on Alfonso Cardenas, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Daniel Knipe (SG), William Cournoyer (SF), Shawn Denny (PF) William Hibbitts, Harry Feldman, Alfonso Cardenas | |
| 06:06 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:06 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Knipe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:49 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:47 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Shawn Denny steals the ball from Thomas Joyce | 22-22 |
| 05:13 | Miami (FL) | Edward Davis is called for the reach on William Cournoyer - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF) Jeffrey Puente, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Domingo Yanez (PG) Daniel Knipe | |
| 04:59 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny comes up short on the floater from close range | 22-22 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), James Lewis (C) Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman (SF), Saul Medina (C) William Cournoyer, Mark Johnson | |
| 04:29 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Saul Medina pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:16 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Page steps in front of the Shawn Denny pass | 22-22 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Scott Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | NC State | James Lewis hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 03:25 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Domingo Yanez | 24-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Domingo Yanez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Powell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Feldman (tiring) PF - Shawn Denny (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Saul Medina (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Saul Medina denies the turnaround by Bruce Page | 24-25 |
| 03:07 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Shawn Denny is denied by James Lewis | 24-25 |
| 02:42 | NC State | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Bill Glantz hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 02:08 | Miami (FL) | Shawn Denny hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Domingo Yanez | 26-28 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Saul Medina is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Saul Medina, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Walker (PG), Daniel Knipe (SG), William Cournoyer (SF), Alfonso Cardenas (PF), Robert Daniels (C) Domingo Yanez, Michael Powell, Harry Feldman, Shawn Denny, Saul Medina | |
| 01:44 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Alfonso Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:28 | Miami (FL) | Robert Daniels is fouled on the floor by Victor Chong - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 01:28 | Miami (FL) | Robert Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Victor Chong pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the floater from the left side | 26-28 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 01:04 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Matthew Lewis scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 30-28 |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Walker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Cournoyer - foul #1 on William Cournoyer, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG) Thomas Joyce | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell (SG) Daniel Knipe | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Michael Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | William Cournoyer can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Victor Chong misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |