| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) SF - Terry Mead (fresh) PF - William Considine (fresh) C - Adam Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) PF - Robert Uhl (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Robert Uhl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Garner | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Terry Mead clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Garner - foul #1 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Robert Uhl pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Pollitt | 1-5 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Robert Uhl takes the ball from Terry Mead | 1-5 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair is fouled on the floor by Eddie Henry - foul #1 on Eddie Henry, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is hacked by Sergei Kaczmarski - foul #1 on Sergei Kaczmarski, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair lays it in set up by Stephen Pollitt | 1-7 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Eddie Henry loses the ball out of bounds | 1-7 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-7 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Terry Mead gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | William Considine misses short on a shot from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Adam Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Adam Stephens misses the dunk attempt | 1-7 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski tips it home | 3-7 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG), Otto Elizalde (PF), Christopher Mojica (C) Vincent Trosclair, Robert Uhl, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sergei Kaczmarski | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Pollitt | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Adam Stephens gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Stephen Pollitt steals the ball from Eddie Henry | 5-7 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Considine - foul #1 on William Considine, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Guy Mayes (SG), Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Sergei Kaczmarski, Eddie Henry, Terry Mead, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Robert Uhl (PF) Andrew Boyce, Nicholas Garner | |
| 15:46 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Otto Elizalde (fresh) PF - Robert Uhl (fresh) C - Christopher Mojica (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Vernon Schell travels with the ball | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Stephen Pollitt, Christopher Mojica | |
| 15:18 | NC State | Robert Uhl hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Guy Mayes - foul #1 on Guy Mayes, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Vernon Schell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Vernon Schell, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is called for traveling | 5-11 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Otto Elizalde - foul #1 on Otto Elizalde, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG) Willie Buscher | |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Otto Elizalde | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Garner | 7-13 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Trosclair - foul #1 on Vincent Trosclair, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (SF), William Considine (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Dennis Carter, Vernon Schell, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Salvador Castro (PF), Christopher Mojica (C) Vincent Trosclair, Robert Uhl, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Andrew Boyce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Nicholas Garner snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Christopher Mojica makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-16 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead clanks a turnaround in the paint | 8-16 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski can't tip it in | 8-16 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Nicholas Garner pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Nicholas Garner blows the layup but the foul's on Terry Mead - foul #1 on Terry Mead, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Eddie Henry (SG) Sergei Kaczmarski, Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Otto Elizalde (PF) Andrew Boyce, Salvador Castro | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Nicholas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | William Considine snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | William Considine clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Nicholas Garner knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Christopher Mojica | 8-20 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the floater from the right side | 8-20 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Terry Mead is called for the reach on Otto Elizalde - foul #2 on Terry Mead, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Willie Buscher, Terry Mead, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG), Robert Uhl (PF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Christopher Mojica | |
| 11:54 | NC State | Otto Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Otto Elizalde makes the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Eddie Henry comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 8-22 |
| 11:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Uhl | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) SG - Vincent Trosclair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-22 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Eddie Henry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Robert Uhl hits the follow up shot | 11-24 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gerst swats the short shot by Sergei Kaczmarski | 11-24 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Vernon Schell takes the ball from Robert Uhl | 11-24 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Otto Elizalde knocks away the 3 by Eddie Henry | 11-24 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Andrew Boyce scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Elizalde | 11-27 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Vincent Trosclair is called for the reach on Dennis Carter - foul #2 on Vincent Trosclair, team foul #5 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Guy Mayes (SG), William Considine (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Sergei Kaczmarski, Eddie Henry, Vernon Schell, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Christopher Mojica (C) Vincent Trosclair, Otto Elizalde, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is fouled on the floor by Andrew Boyce - foul #1 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #6 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Castro (PF) Robert Uhl | |
| 09:35 | Marquette | Willie Buscher is whistled for a carry | 11-27 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Willie Buscher is called for the reach on Stephen Pollitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Buscher, team foul #8 | 11-27 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Adam Stephens is fouled on the floor by Salvador Castro - foul #1 on Salvador Castro, team foul #7 | 11-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec (SF) Dennis Carter | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Adam Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Adam Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is fouled on the floor by Willie Buscher - foul #2 on Willie Buscher, team foul #9 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG) Willie Buscher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:05 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | William Considine grabs the board | 13-30 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Andrew Boyce is called for the reach on Vlade Zurovec - foul #2 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #8 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Otto Elizalde (SF) Andrew Boyce | |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Otto Elizalde hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Adam Stephens can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 15-30 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Christopher Mojica grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Adam Stephens snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-30 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Christopher Mojica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison, Vlade Zurovec, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (SF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Otto Elizalde, Christopher Mojica | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Salvador Castro pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt buries a floater from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Vernon Schell is fouled on the floor by Salvador Castro - foul #2 on Salvador Castro, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Otto Elizalde (SF) Salvador Castro | |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:53 | NC State | Otto Elizalde snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Robert Uhl knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 18-34 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-34 |
| 06:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otto Elizalde | 18-34 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Nicholas Garner is whistled for a carry | 18-34 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sergei Kaczmarski | 20-34 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Nicholas Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Vernon Schell, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Mojica (C) Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec lays it in on a great pass from Sergei Kaczmarski | 22-34 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski is hacked by Stephen Pollitt - foul #2 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #10 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG), William Considine (PF) Eddie Henry, Dennis Carter | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Robert Uhl hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 23-37 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Nicholas Garner tips it but misses | 23-37 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Adam Stephens clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | William Considine grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Adam Stephens travels with the ball | 23-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Terry Mead (SF), Christopher Buehler (C) Sergei Kaczmarski, Vlade Zurovec, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Salvador Castro (PF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Otto Elizalde, Robert Uhl, Christopher Mojica | |
| 03:43 | NC State | Andrew Boyce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Nicholas Garner gets the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Christopher Buehler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gerst - foul #1 on Christopher Buehler, team foul #10 | 23-37 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Considine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Buscher | 25-39 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Nicholas Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is hacked by Nicholas Garner - foul #2 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #11 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eddie Henry (SG) Willie Buscher | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst clanks a floater from the left side | 27-39 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Andrew Boyce clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Salvador Castro tips it back up and in | 27-41 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Terry Mead hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Eddie Henry | 29-41 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Salvador Castro gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Nicholas Garner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | William Considine pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | William Considine buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 31-41 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Terry Mead pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Nicholas Garner steps in front of the William Considine pass | 31-41 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Nicholas Garner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Christopher Buehler - foul #2 on Christopher Buehler, team foul #11 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Guy Mayes, Eddie Henry, Terry Mead, William Considine, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Uhl (PF), Christopher Mojica (C) Andrew Boyce, Salvador Castro, Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Nicholas Garner makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Dennis Carter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Robert Morrison misses the tip | 31-44 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski tips it in | 33-44 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is hacked by Robert Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #12 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Otto Elizalde (SF) Nicholas Garner | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Vernon Schell's fadeaway is rejected by Otto Elizalde | 33-46 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Otto Elizalde misses the halfcourt shot | 33-46 |