| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Cody Febus inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | John Thompson is called for the reach on James Leland - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Michael Duval buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Otis Shuff and he's fouled by Russell Giese - foul #1 on Russell Giese, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Willie Stevenson and he's fouled by Cody Febus - foul #1 on Cody Febus, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Mark Floyd picks off the pass by Cody Febus | 32-36 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Leland - foul #3 on James Leland, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (SF) James Leland | |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Harry Messina grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Michael Duval comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-36 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Otis Shuff - foul #3 on Otis Shuff, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Jenkins (C) Otis Shuff | |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:14 | NC State | William Jenkins drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Cody Febus | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery's pass is intercepted by Michael Duval | 35-38 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Harry Messina's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lowery | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Stevenson | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Cody Febus misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Floyd - foul #2 on Mark Floyd, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Raymond Sherwood (SF) Michael Duval, Harry Messina | |
| 16:21 | NC State | Cody Febus makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Cody Febus misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG) Willie Stevenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (PG) Cody Febus | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) SF - Raymond Sherwood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't connect on a floater in the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Baran Boryszewski - foul #1 on Baran Boryszewski, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), John Thompson (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Willie Darrah, Lee Tolan, Jay Yonakor, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (PF) Arthur Wilmot, Andrew Gay | |
| 14:55 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jon Reed | 37-42 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Harry Messina (C) Aaron Grimaldi, William Jenkins | |
| 14:37 | NC State | Michael Duval is hacked by Willie Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Harry Messina connects on the jumper from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Otis Shuff grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Otis Shuff swats the shot by Willie Stevenson | 37-46 |
| 13:30 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Joseph Lowery steals it from Raymond Sherwood | 39-46 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Duval is called for the reach on Willie Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Duval, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Russell Giese, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Cody Febus (SF), William Jenkins (C) Michael Duval, Raymond Sherwood, Harry Messina | |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Otis Shuff grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Cody Febus makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Jenkins | 39-49 |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery scores on a floater from the left block set up by Mark Floyd | 41-49 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Otis Shuff buries a floater from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Lowery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) SG - James Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Floyd | 44-51 |
| 11:19 | NC State | William Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Otis Shuff | 44-53 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Lowery | 47-53 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 10:39 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery buries a floater from close range set up by Willie Stevenson | 49-53 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Otis Shuff is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Willie Stevenson, John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Andrew Gay (SF), Harry Messina (C) James Leland, Cody Febus, William Jenkins | |
| 09:42 | NC State | Harry Messina scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 49-55 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Gay - foul #3 on Andrew Gay, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Aaron Grimaldi | |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Michael Duval can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Otis Shuff can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits a floater in the lane | 53-55 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Russell Giese swats the shot by Otis Shuff | 53-55 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Darrah and he's fouled by James Leland - foul #4 on James Leland, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Cody Febus (SG), William Jenkins (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff | |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Michael Duval buries a jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Gay | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Febus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd tips it in | 57-57 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cody Febus and the foul's on Lee Tolan - foul #1 on Lee Tolan, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF) Lee Tolan, Jay Yonakor | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG) Michael Duval | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:16 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:11 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is whistled for a carry | 57-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Harry Messina | |
| 06:45 | NC State | Cody Febus hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Thompson and he's hacked by James Leland - foul #5 on James Leland, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Sherwood (SF), Otis Shuff (PF) James Leland, Andrew Gay | |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Joseph Lowery picks off the pass by Cody Febus | 60-61 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Baran Boryszewski | 62-61 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Mark Floyd steals the ball from Cody Febus | 62-61 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski jams it | 64-61 |
| 05:12 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF) Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Andrew Gay (SF), Harry Messina (C) Aaron Grimaldi, Raymond Sherwood, William Jenkins | |
| 05:05 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Lowery - foul #3 on Joseph Lowery, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Willie Stevenson | 66-61 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Messina | 66-64 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-64 |
| 04:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 66-64 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Cody Febus connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Duval | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Febus (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willie Stevenson | 69-66 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Mark Floyd steals the ball from Cody Febus | 69-66 |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery blows the dunk | 69-66 |
| 03:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Cody Febus | 69-66 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Duval | 69-68 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese drills a turnaround from close range set up by Willie Stevenson | 71-68 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the shot from the right block | 71-68 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 71-68 |
| 01:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 71-68 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the shot from the left block | 71-70 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-70 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 71-70 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the easy layup | 71-70 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery grabs the board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Cody Febus is called for the reach on Joseph Lowery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cody Febus, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:06 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | NC State | John Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Duval - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson runs out the clock | 73-72 |