| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fresh) SG - George Best (fresh) SF - Joseph Sloan (fresh) PF - John Boone (fresh) C - Ross Beale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) SG - Jean Elks (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) PF - John Stigall (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | George Best hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to John Boone | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | John Boone grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | George Best clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Andrew Gay connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Duval | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses the floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | John Boone tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Michael Duval misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ross Beale - foul #1 on Ross Beale, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | John Boone snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris is fouled on the floor by John Stigall - foul #1 on John Stigall, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Philip Harris | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | NC State | William Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan misses the runner from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 15:50 | NC State | William Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Best (fresh) SF - Joseph Sloan (fresh) PF - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Beale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stigall (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Michael Duval misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Michael Duval gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | NC State | George Best steps in front of the Michael Duval pass | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Best | 7-4 |
| 13:31 | Vanderbilt | George Best buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Harris | 10-4 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Michael Duval scores on a shot from the right side set up by William Jenkins | 10-6 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | George Best can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | NC State | John Stigall gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Boone - foul #1 on John Boone, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Smith (PF) John Boone | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Jean Elks, John Stigall | |
| 12:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris is fouled on the floor by William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Gay steals the ball from George Best | 10-8 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the runner from the right block | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Gay steps in front of the Joseph Sloan pass | 10-10 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 10-13 |
| 10:33 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by James Smith is denied by William Jenkins | 10-13 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Olin Osmanski snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Michael Duval buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Olin Osmanski | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | George Best knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Philip Harris | 13-15 |
| 09:19 | NC State | William Jenkins blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:57 | NC State | A charge is called on Andrew Gay - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), John Boone (PF), Joe Price (C) George Best, James Smith, Ross Beale | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Jean Elks (SG), John Stigall (PF) Michael Duval, Jon Pomeroy, Olin Osmanski | |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:42 | NC State | William Jenkins snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:13 | NC State | William Jenkins scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jean Elks and he's hacked by Joe Price - foul #1 on Joe Price, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG) Philip Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:13 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | John Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 07:42 | NC State | John Stigall gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:36 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jean Elks | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - Joseph Sloan (tiring) PF - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:05 | NC State | John Stigall grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 06:49 | NC State | William Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris (PG), George Best (SG), James Smith (C) Ellis Cote, Joseph Sloan, Joe Price | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Olin Osmanski (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Andrew Gay, William Jenkins | |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski scores on a shot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Kenneth Dobrowolski swats the layup by Michael Duval | 15-19 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Olin Osmanski tips it back up and in | 15-21 |
| 05:29 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski's layup is rejected by Olin Osmanski | 15-21 |
| 05:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Olin Osmanski | 15-21 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Jean Elks can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Best - foul #1 on George Best, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan (SF), Ross Beale (C) Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (SF), William Jenkins (C) Jon Pomeroy, John Stigall | |
| 05:05 | NC State | Jean Elks misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Jean Elks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | James Smith gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Jean Elks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Best - foul #2 on George Best, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (SG) George Best | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:13 | NC State | Jean Elks makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Jean Elks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Michael Duval snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Jean Elks is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), John Boone (PF) Philip Harris, James Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SG), John Stigall (PF) Jean Elks, Olin Osmanski | |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (SG) Milo Moody | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) PF - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Michael Duval can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-23 |
| 02:57 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ross Beale | 15-23 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | George Best connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ellis Cote | 18-23 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Andrew Gay can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ellis Cote - foul #1 on Ellis Cote, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris (PG), James Smith (C) Ellis Cote, Ross Beale | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Olin Osmanski (C) Michael Duval, William Jenkins | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | John Boone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Stigall - foul #2 on John Stigall, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Chisholm (C) John Stigall | |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | John Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Olin Osmanski banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Biesenthal | 20-27 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (SG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SF), Ross Beale (C) George Best, Joseph Sloan, John Boone | |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), William Jenkins (C) Andrew Gay, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Philip Harris | 22-27 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-27 |