| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Matthew Lewis inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Victor Chong hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Joyce | 32-21 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-21 |
| 19:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 32-21 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Odom - foul #3 on Michael Odom, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Thomas Burks, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-23 |
| 18:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 32-23 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Thomas Joyce | 32-25 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Michael Odom, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF) Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi misses the free throw | 34-25 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Thomas Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | James Lewis takes the ball from Tony Dennis | 34-25 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Matthew Lewis tips it home | 34-27 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is hacked by Thomas Joyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the easy layup | 34-27 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:49 | NC State | Thomas Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney tips it in | 36-27 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Tony Dennis steals the ball from Bruce Page | 36-27 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 36-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Matthew Lewis | 36-30 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Reginald Davis steps in front of the Thomas Joyce pass in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-30 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Thomas Joyce pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the lay-in | 36-30 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Bill Glantz tips it home | 36-32 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Kinney - foul #1 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Reginald Davis, Kapeni Arizmendi, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 13:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente tips it home | 39-34 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Michael Odom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Odom | 41-37 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it in | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is fouled on the floor by Victor Chong - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Cooper and he's hacked by Thomas Joyce - foul #4 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Tony Cooper | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it but misses | 44-39 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Young Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Burks | 45-39 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Edward Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is open and scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Reginald Davis | 47-41 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Kinney - foul #2 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Kapeni Arizmendi, Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 10:04 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the turnaround in the lane | 49-43 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Victor Chong is fouled in the backcourt by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #1 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Edward Davis is whistled for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (PF) Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Edward Davis picks off the pass by Michael Gorczynski | 49-43 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Bill Glantz's pass is intercepted by Michael Gorczynski in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Spencer | 52-43 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the wide open runner from close range set up by Randy Kwong out of the doubleteam | 54-43 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente is hacked by Michael Odom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Odom, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Thomas Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 08:29 | NC State | Bruce Page loses the dribble to Tony Dennis | 54-43 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Odom | 56-43 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the runner near the basket | 56-45 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 56-45 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Randy Kwong - foul #1 on Randy Kwong, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Reginald Davis, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Burks, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Tony Cooper picks off the pass by Matthew Lewis | 56-48 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #3 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Young Chiu (PF) Tony Cooper, Thomas Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Joyce | 57-51 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Jerry Kinney - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Lewis (C) Victor Chong | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Edward Davis's layup is rejected by Thomas Burks | 59-51 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bill Glantz (SF) Thomas Joyce, Edward Davis | |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Michael Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Reginald Davis steals the ball from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gorczynski - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Michael Odom | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:44 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Spencer | 65-51 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis hits the follow up shot | 67-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 67-51 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kapeni Arizmendi | 67-51 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer hits the follow up shot | 69-51 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Randy Kwong is called for the reach on Matthew Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Kwong, team foul #10 | 69-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Kapeni Arizmendi, Randy Kwong, Thomas Spencer | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 02:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 69-52 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Edward Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Tony Cooper, Young Chiu, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney connects on the runner from the left block set up by Reginald Davis | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:01 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is hacked by Reginald Davis - foul #2 on Reginald Davis, team foul #11 | 71-52 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Edward Davis buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Brown | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis runs out the clock | 71-55 |