| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) SG - Richard Gault (fresh) SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Eric Haefner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Bruno Francis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Freeman | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Providence | John Keith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Larry Graham steals the ball from Eric Haefner | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Lester Long comes up short on the shot near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Robert Fuston gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Bruno Francis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Gault | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Providence | Donald Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses long on a shot from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Larry Graham snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Providence | John Keith drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Hilton | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Thomas Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | Providence | Larry Graham gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Providence | John Keith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the shot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fairly fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Providence | John Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Providence | Donald Hilton tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Richard Gault drills a fadeaway near the basket | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Providence | Larry Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Bruno Francis is hacked by Cody Booth - foul #1 on Cody Booth, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Charles Murray (SG), Philip Siems (PF), Edward Rottman (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| 13:55 | NC State | Christian Hodges is called for the reach on Charles Murray - foul #1 on Christian Hodges, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Kenneth Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Providence | Christian Hodges snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:23 | Providence | Christian Hodges buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Brown | 12-9 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Thomas Freeman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Philip Siems tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 12:42 | Providence | Charles Murray steals the ball from Gregory Thompson | 12-11 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Charles Murray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Philip Siems tips it home | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Providence | Christian Hodges connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Daniel Berry and he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #1 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Lester Long (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Larry Graham (C) Daniel Berry, John Brown, Paul Hopping, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Charles Murray, Edward Rottman | |
| 12:10 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Providence | Larry Graham gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:44 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Philip Siems - foul #1 on Philip Siems, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG) Christian Hodges | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Thomas Freeman | |
| 11:44 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:44 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) SG - John Keith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Richard Gault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Donald Hilton | 15-13 |
| 10:48 | Providence | Cody Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SF) Philip Siems | |
| 10:21 | NC State | Robert Fuston connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 09:59 | Providence | Donald Hilton blows the layup | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Robert Fuston tips it in | 15-17 |
| 09:21 | Providence | Cody Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Lester Long tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Donald Hilton - foul #1 on Donald Hilton, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| 08:51 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Robert Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:31 | Providence | Christian Hodges can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Philip Siems snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Robert Fuston is hacked by Paul Hopping - foul #1 on Paul Hopping, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF) Lester Long | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (C) Robert Fuston | |
| 07:38 | NC State | Charles Murray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 07:37 | Providence | Paul Hopping gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Hopping (fresh) C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) SG - Charles Murray (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Siems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rottman (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Providence | John Brown is hacked by Thomas Freeman - foul #1 on Thomas Freeman, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG) Daniel Berry | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Charles Murray | |
| 06:54 | Providence | John Brown scores on a jumper from the right side | 19-19 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Philip Siems can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 06:31 | Providence | Cody Booth grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:05 | Providence | Paul Hopping buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Christian Hodges | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Philip Siems can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 05:35 | Providence | Gregory Thompson grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Philip Siems is called for the reach on Christian Hodges - foul #2 on Philip Siems, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | John Keith (SG), Lester Long (SF), Donald Hilton (PF), Larry Graham (C) Christian Hodges, John Brown, Paul Hopping, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Robert Fuston (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Kenneth Walker, Philip Siems, Edward Rottman | |
| 04:55 | Providence | Donald Hilton's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Haefner | 21-19 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Thomas Freeman pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Thomas Freeman's floater is tipped away by Larry Graham | 21-19 |
| 04:23 | Providence | Lester Long grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 03:59 | Providence | Cody Booth is whistled for a carry | 21-19 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG) Cody Booth | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SF) Thomas Freeman | |
| 03:34 | NC State | Richard Gault buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Fuston | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Keith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Murray (fresh) PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Providence | Larry Graham clanks a turnaround from the left block | 21-22 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Bruno Francis snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 21-25 |
| 02:25 | Providence | Daniel Berry clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Gault - foul #1 on Richard Gault, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Philip Siems (PF) Bruno Francis, Charles Murray, Robert Fuston | |
| 02:25 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:25 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Philip Siems misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Thomas Freeman grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Thomas Freeman misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 01:45 | Providence | Larry Graham snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:41 | Providence | Eric Haefner swats the layup by Lester Long | 23-25 |
| 01:39 | Providence | John Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 01:21 | Providence | John Keith is whistled for a carry | 23-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Daniel Berry, John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Murray (SG), Edward Rottman (C) Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| 01:03 | NC State | Charles Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 01:01 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 23-25 |
| 00:57 | Providence | Cody Booth makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Brown | 25-25 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Philip Siems slams it home set up by Kenneth Walker and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Robert Fuston (PF) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Philip Siems makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:03 | Providence | John Brown hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christian Hodges | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Charles Murray misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-28 |