| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Jason Janda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Fred Ellison (fresh) SG - Keith Childs (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Paul Browder (fresh) C - Frank Blanchard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | NC State | John Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Ellison and he's hacked by Justin Arvin - foul #1 on Justin Arvin, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:13 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:03 | NC State | John Brooks lays it up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:50 | Oklahoma State | John Brooks swats the shot by Frank Blanchard | 2-5 |
| 18:49 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Janda - foul #1 on Jason Janda, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:33 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-7 |
| 18:00 | Oklahoma State | Jerome Mitchell steps in front of the Martin Noack pass | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Justin Arvin hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Leonard Watkins snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | NC State | John Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Alden Maestas (SG), Bill Cunningham (SF), Russell Eubanks (PF), William Deyoung (C) Fred Ellison, Keith Childs, Martin Noack, Paul Browder, Frank Blanchard | |
| 16:35 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:10 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Ernest Price steals the ball from Jerome Mitchell | 4-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) SG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Eubanks (fresh) C - William Deyoung (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Aaron Gendreau (SG), Fred Clark (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, Justin Arvin, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard (C) William Deyoung | |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:33 | NC State | Alvin Chunn misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:22 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Johnson picks off the pass by Russell Eubanks | 4-10 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Price - foul #1 on Ernest Price, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Janda (C) Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (PG), Keith Childs (SG), Paul Browder (PF) Ernest Price, Alden Maestas, Russell Eubanks | |
| 15:00 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:00 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:40 | Oklahoma State | Aaron Gendreau steals the ball from Frank Blanchard | 5-10 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Jon Pickles banks in the layup set up by Aaron Gendreau | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Ellison | 7-13 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Jason Janda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), John Brooks (PF) Jon Pickles, Aaron Gendreau, Bernard Johnson, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack (SF), Russell Eubanks (C) Bill Cunningham, Frank Blanchard | |
| 13:40 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-13 |
| 13:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Justin Arvin | 7-13 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Leonard Watkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | Oklahoma State | Paul Browder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Fred Ellison - foul #1 on Fred Ellison, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (SF), Alvin Chunn (C) Justin Arvin, Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Alden Maestas (SG), Frank Blanchard (C) Fred Ellison, Keith Childs, Paul Browder | |
| 12:27 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Ernest Price - foul #2 on Ernest Price, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham (SG) Ernest Price | |
| 12:11 | NC State | John Brooks drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 9-13 |
| 11:59 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 11:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jerome Mitchell | 9-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) SF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SG - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Russell Eubanks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Noack - foul #1 on Martin Noack, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (PG), William Deyoung (PF) Martin Noack, Russell Eubanks | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:32 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:19 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG) Jerome Mitchell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 10:50 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Deyoung - foul #1 on William Deyoung, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Fred Clark (PF) Leonard Watkins, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs (SG), Paul Browder (PF) Alden Maestas, William Deyoung | |
| 10:50 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:36 | Oklahoma State | Fred Clark is called for the reach on Keith Childs - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Janda (C) Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung (C) Frank Blanchard | |
| 10:22 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison throws it down on a great pass from Keith Childs | 11-15 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Bernard Johnson is denied on a layup by Paul Browder | 11-15 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 09:43 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Bernard Johnson blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 09:11 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 08:58 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Gendreau - foul #1 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), John Brooks (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Aaron Gendreau, Justin Arvin, Bernard Johnson, Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (SG), Martin Noack (SF), Russell Eubanks (PF), Frank Blanchard (C) Keith Childs, Bill Cunningham, Paul Browder, William Deyoung | |
| 08:58 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:58 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:29 | NC State | John Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 08:28 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:20 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Fred Ellison | 13-19 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) SF - Jon Pickles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Fred Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SF - Martin Noack (fresh) PF - Russell Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | NC State | Jon Pickles scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerome Mitchell out of a doubleteam | 16-19 |
| 07:20 | Oklahoma State | Leonard Watkins steals the ball from Fred Ellison | 16-19 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:03 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Jon Pickles - foul #1 on Jon Pickles, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF), Jason Janda (C) Jon Pickles, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs (SG), Paul Browder (PF) Alden Maestas, Russell Eubanks | |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:57 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 06:35 | NC State | John Brooks tips it home | 18-20 |
| 06:17 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack clanks a floater from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Leonard Watkins | 18-20 |
| 05:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-20 |
| 05:48 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:42 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fred Ellison | 18-22 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Keith Childs takes the ball from Leonard Watkins in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 05:35 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks, Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price (PG), Bill Cunningham (SF) Fred Ellison, Martin Noack | |
| 05:35 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:35 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 18-23 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Alvin Chunn blows the layup | 18-23 |
| 04:49 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 04:32 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Cunningham | 18-25 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Bernard Johnson lays it up and in set up by Leonard Watkins | 20-25 |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma State | Ernest Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 04:11 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:52 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), John Brooks (PF), Jason Janda (C) Leonard Watkins, Aaron Gendreau, Justin Arvin, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas (SG), Russell Eubanks (PF), William Deyoung (C) Keith Childs, Paul Browder, Frank Blanchard | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Janda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ernest Price (fresh) SG - Alden Maestas (fresh) SF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Deyoung (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 03:27 | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 03:21 | Oklahoma State | Alden Maestas hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Cunningham | 20-28 |
| 03:00 | NC State | A charge is called on Jerome Mitchell - foul #2 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack (SF) Bill Cunningham | |
| 02:44 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 20-28 |
| 02:42 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 02:31 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks banks in the layup set up by Ernest Price | 20-30 |
| 02:12 | NC State | John Brooks buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 22-30 |
| 01:58 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Jason Janda pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 01:24 | Oklahoma State | Martin Noack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:22 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Russell Eubanks steals the ball from Jon Pickles | 25-30 |
| 00:29 | Oklahoma State | William Deyoung double dribbles | 25-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Aaron Gendreau (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Jon Pickles, Jerome Mitchell, Bernard Johnson, John Brooks, Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Fred Ellison (PG), Keith Childs (SG), Bill Cunningham (SF), Paul Browder (PF), Frank Blanchard (C) Ernest Price, Alden Maestas, Martin Noack, Russell Eubanks, William Deyoung | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Gendreau | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Keith Childs hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-30 |