| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Jason Janda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Roberto Russo (fresh) SG - Richard Crank (fresh) SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) PF - Matthew Castorena (fresh) C - William Treadwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | John Brooks 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 | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Mitchell | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Leonard Watkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerome Mitchell | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Jason Janda takes the ball from Daniel Phipps | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Jason Janda loses the dribble to William Treadwell | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Richard Crank buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Justin Arvin - foul #1 on Justin Arvin, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Richard Crank makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Matthew Castorena swats the short shot by John Brooks | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | NC State | John Brooks tips it in | 7-3 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Leonard Watkins pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Phipps | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Richard Crank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Jason Janda pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Roberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Aaron Gendreau (SG), Bernard Johnson (SF), Fred Clark (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, Justin Arvin, John Brooks, Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Ivan Peterman (PF), Ernest Ahn (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Matthew Castorena, William Treadwell | |
| 16:25 | NC State | Ivan Peterman steals it from Bernard Johnson | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Everett Bradley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbert Greene | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Jon Pickles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) SF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) PF - Fred Clark (fresh) C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Everett Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Phipps (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Everett Bradley | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jon Pickles loses the dribble to Ivan Peterman | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ivan Peterman - foul #1 on Ivan Peterman, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), John Brooks (PF) Jon Pickles, Aaron Gendreau, Fred Clark, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG), Clyde Dyer (SF), Matthew Castorena (PF), William Treadwell (C) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley, Daniel Phipps, Ivan Peterman, Ernest Ahn | |
| 14:25 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Roberto Russo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 12-11 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Roberto Russo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 13:27 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Arvin | 14-11 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Richard Crank is hacked by Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Janda (C) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ivan Peterman (PF) Matthew Castorena | |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | William Treadwell tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF) Justin Arvin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Daniel Phipps (SF), Ernest Ahn (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Clyde Dyer, William Treadwell | |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:53 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Janda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Jon Pickles is hacked by Ernest Ahn - foul #1 on Ernest Ahn, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), Alvin Chunn (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Jon Pickles lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Gendreau | 16-13 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Arvin - foul #2 on Justin Arvin, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (SF) Justin Arvin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG), Matthew Castorena (PF) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley, Ernest Ahn | |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Bernard Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jon Pickles | 18-14 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Crank | 18-16 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses long on a runner near the basket | 18-16 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Roberto Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Richard Crank hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Jon Pickles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Castorena - foul #1 on Matthew Castorena, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), John Brooks (PF) Aaron Gendreau, Bernard Johnson, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Clyde Dyer (SF), Ernest Ahn (PF), William Treadwell (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Daniel Phipps, Matthew Castorena, Ivan Peterman | |
| 09:15 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | William Treadwell pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Wilbert Greene takes the ball from John Brooks | 19-18 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Jerome Mitchell steals it from Ernest Ahn | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Greene - foul #1 on Wilbert Greene, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (SF) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Phipps (SF) Clyde Dyer | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Jason Janda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (C) Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Roberto Russo (fresh) SG - Richard Crank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Ahn (fresh) C - William Treadwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Richard Crank clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Roberto Russo tips it home | 19-20 |
| 07:00 | NC State | John Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Castorena (PF), Wilbert Greene (C) Ernest Ahn, William Treadwell | |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roberto Russo - foul #1 on Roberto Russo, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Jon Pickles (SF), Jason Janda (C) Jerome Mitchell, Bernard Johnson, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Everett Bradley (SG), Ivan Peterman (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank | |
| 06:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Everett Bradley is called for 3 seconds | 24-21 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena is hacked by Jason Janda - foul #1 on Jason Janda, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (SF), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clyde Dyer (SF) Daniel Phipps | |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Everett Bradley is hacked by Aaron Gendreau - foul #1 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SG) Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Treadwell (C) Ivan Peterman | |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-21 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Greene - foul #2 on Wilbert Greene, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (C) Aaron Gendreau | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG), Ernest Ahn (PF) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley, Matthew Castorena | |
| 04:21 | NC State | Bernard Johnson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerome Mitchell | 26-21 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer is hacked by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ivan Peterman (PF) Ernest Ahn | |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Alvin Chunn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Russo - foul #2 on Roberto Russo, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Phipps (SF) Clyde Dyer | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | William Treadwell snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Crank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - William Treadwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Justin Arvin can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-23 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Roberto Russo double dribbles | 26-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Fred Clark (PF) Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Castorena (PF) William Treadwell | |
| 02:52 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Richard Crank is fouled on the floor by Alvin Chunn - foul #1 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Bernard Johnson (C) Aaron Gendreau, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG) Roberto Russo | |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Richard Crank makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Richard Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Leonard Watkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | Richard Crank misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SG), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Marquette | Everett Bradley (SG), Ernest Ahn (PF), William Treadwell (C) Richard Crank, Matthew Castorena, Ivan Peterman | |
| 01:27 | NC State | John Brooks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Pickles | 31-25 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-25 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Ernest Ahn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Ahn | 31-25 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | William Treadwell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 00:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-25 |