| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Groom (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Gregory Botts inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Scott Brown steps in front of the Scott McDermott pass | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #2 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Thomas Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Wood | 39-38 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Edward Davis can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Gregory Botts pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Richard Groom knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Scott McDermott | 41-38 |
| 17:38 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Clifford Wood - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Anthony Ogle (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Santos Sandoval (C) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Gregory Botts, Richard Groom, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Santos Sandoval | 43-38 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Justin Nau - foul #2 on Justin Nau, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval scores on a shot in the paint | 45-41 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 45-44 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Glantz - foul #2 on Bill Glantz, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), John Stephenson (SF), Richard Groom (PF) William Red, Anthony Ogle, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Thomas Joyce | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:51 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stephenson (fresh) PF - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Stephenson - foul #3 on John Stephenson, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) John Stephenson, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Bill Glantz | |
| 14:59 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Clifford Wood - foul #2 on Clifford Wood, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| 14:40 | NC State | The jumper by Matthew Lewis is denied by Richard Groom | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Benjamin Carlyle | 46-46 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle is hacked by Jeffrey Puente - foul #2 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Anthony Ogle (SG), Justin Nau (PF) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | NC State | James Lewis (C) Victor Chong | |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Justin Nau misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Santos Sandoval (C) Anthony Ogle, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Justin Nau misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 47-46 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Santos Sandoval picks off the pass by Jeffrey Puente | 47-46 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Justin Nau tips it in | 49-46 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Bruce Page hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 49-46 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | William Red snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Bruce Page steals it from Santos Sandoval | 49-46 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Justin Nau pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | William Red clanks a floater from the right side | 49-46 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:07 | NC State | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Santos Sandoval - foul #1 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Groom (PF), Scott McDermott (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Anthony Ogle, Justin Nau, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page | |
| 12:07 | NC State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:07 | NC State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Richard Groom pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) James Lewis | |
| 11:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #3 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Benjamin Carlyle steps in front of the Matthew Lewis pass | 49-48 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Scott Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Scott McDermott gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Gregory Botts's floater is tipped away by Matthew Lewis | 51-48 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Richard Groom tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Scott Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Gregory Botts, Richard Groom, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses the dunk | 53-48 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | John Stephenson tips it home | 55-48 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Bill Glantz is hacked by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #4 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| 09:28 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | John Stephenson travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Anthony Ogle (SF) Clifford Wood, John Stephenson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:49 | NC State | Victor Chong can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF) Anthony Ogle | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:49 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 08:08 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Chong | 55-52 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses long on a shot in the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | William Red gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Boyd, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Anthony Ogle (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF), James Lewis (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, Victor Chong | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Ogle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Nau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Scott Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 55-52 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Scott McDermott snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Scott McDermott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-52 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 55-55 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Justin Nau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Groom (PF), Santos Sandoval (C) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Anthony Ogle, Justin Nau, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| 05:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Gordon steals the ball from Bill Glantz in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon lays it up and in | 57-55 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Bill Glantz is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Botts - foul #2 on Gregory Botts, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Bill Glantz misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Victor Chong is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Edward Davis | |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-56 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Bill Glantz pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente travels in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) William Red | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is called for a backcourt violation | 57-56 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Victor Chong drills a runner in the lane | 57-58 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bill Glantz - foul #3 on Bill Glantz, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), John Stephenson (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Edward Davis (PF), James Lewis (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bruce Page, Victor Chong | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lewis (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Matthew Lewis buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 59-60 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | John Stephenson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG) Clifford Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Bill Glantz | |
| 03:06 | Marquette | John Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | John Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:04 | NC State | William Red steals it from Matthew Lewis in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle dunks the ball set up by William Red | 62-60 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Matthew Lewis's pass is intercepted by John Stephenson | 62-60 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Gregory Botts (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) William Red, John Stephenson, Richard Groom, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Matthew Lewis | |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Justin Nau is hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Clifford Wood connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott McDermott | 67-60 |
| 01:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (PF) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the lay-in | 67-60 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Thomas Joyce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Scott McDermott snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Richard Groom can't finish the layup | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Joyce | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Clifford Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (PF), Santos Sandoval (C) Richard Groom, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Justin Nau, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Benjamin Carlyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Brown, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Benjamin Carlyle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:43 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Gregory Botts is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Joyce - foul #3 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | NC State | The jump hook by Matthew Lewis is blocked by Gregory Botts | 73-67 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it but misses | 73-67 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Scott McDermott snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is hacked by Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Brown, team foul #13 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (SF), Justin Nau (PF) Gregory Botts, Richard Groom | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Bill Glantz pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Santos Sandoval | 73-67 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF) Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Glantz - foul #4 on Bill Glantz, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Clifford Wood is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #3 on Clifford Wood, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Justin Nau, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Bill Glantz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gordon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Glantz, team foul #15 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (PF), Santos Sandoval (C) Richard Groom, Scott McDermott | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Bill Glantz | |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood runs out the clock | 77-69 |