| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant's floater is tipped away by Andrew Gay | 34-25 |
| 19:52 | NC State | John Stigall grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Clifford Bryant - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Taylor | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Andrew Gay scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Duval | 37-28 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Michael Duval drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Gay and he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 18:16 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Andrew Gay throws it down | 42-32 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Stjepan Politowski | 42-35 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Andrew Gay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jean Elks | 44-35 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Gay - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Jean Elks, John Stigall | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (SG), David Hawker (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Neil Carter | |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:57 | NC State | William Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:29 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Kenneth Biesenthal steals the ball from Clifford Bryant | 44-35 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:53 | NC State | William Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hawker (fresh) PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Michael Duval comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 44-35 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | David Hawker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | David Hawker grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Hawker | 44-37 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal is fouled on the floor by Clyde Brooks - foul #1 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), John Stigall (PF) Kenneth Biesenthal, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Neil Carter (PF), Mark White (C) Samuel Wolak, Clyde Brooks, Bobby Scruggs, Clifford Bryant | |
| 14:32 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | David Hawker's pass is intercepted by Michael Duval | 45-37 |
| 14:14 | NC State | Michael Duval lays it in | 47-37 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 13:26 | NC State | David Hawker picks off the pass by Michael Duval | 47-40 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses the lay-in | 47-40 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Robert Taylor tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 12:57 | NC State | William Jenkins drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jean Elks | 49-42 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Neil Carter scores on a jumper near the basket | 49-44 |
| 12:20 | NC State | The short jumper by William Jenkins is denied by Mark White | 49-44 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Mark White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Mark White drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Stjepan Politowski | 49-46 |
| 11:44 | NC State | William Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mark White - foul #1 on Mark White, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Olin Osmanski (PF) Michael Duval, Andrew Gay, John Stigall | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, David Hawker, Neil Carter, Mark White | |
| 11:44 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:44 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Samuel Wolak | 50-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant lays it in | 50-48 |
| 11:11 | NC State | William Jenkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Bryant | 50-48 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks loses the dribble to Jean Elks | 50-48 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Jean Elks is called for the reach on Bobby Scruggs - foul #1 on Jean Elks, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (SF), John Stigall (PF) Jean Elks, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Neil Carter (PF) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, Bobby Scruggs | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Neil Carter comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 53-48 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Olin Osmanski takes the ball from Stjepan Politowski | 53-48 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Olin Osmanski tips it in | 55-48 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Olin Osmanski - foul #1 on Olin Osmanski, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Jean Elks (SG), Joseph Chisholm (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Jon Pomeroy, Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Clifford Bryant | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Michael Duval - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | NC State | William Jenkins (C) John Stigall | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), David Hawker (SF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski | |
| 07:37 | NC State | William Jenkins double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hawker (fresh) PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 07:20 | NC State | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Mark White blocks the short jumper by Michael Duval | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Hawker | 55-50 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Andrew Gay | 55-50 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Michael Duval misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Mark White pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clyde Brooks | 55-53 |
| 05:48 | NC State | William Jenkins hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jean Elks | 57-53 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (SG), John Stigall (PF) Jean Elks, Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Neil Carter (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, David Hawker, Bobby Scruggs, Mark White | |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Robert Taylor is hacked by Michael Duval - foul #1 on Michael Duval, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Bryant and the foul's on Andrew Gay - foul #2 on Andrew Gay, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | John Stigall denies the turnaround by Neil Carter | 59-57 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:13 | NC State | William Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 59-57 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clifford Bryant | 59-59 |
| 03:24 | NC State | William Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Clifford Bryant - foul #3 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF) Michael Duval, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:24 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:24 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Jenkins (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 03:07 | NC State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:48 | NC State | John Stigall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Jean Elks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:47 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Andrew Gay (SF) Kenneth Biesenthal, Jon Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Michael Duval drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jean Elks and the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #5 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Olin Osmanski (C) William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Neil Carter pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Olin Osmanski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Michael Duval buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jean Elks | 65-59 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali banks in the layup set up by Stjepan Politowski | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Neil Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Stigall | 65-61 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Andrew Gay's floater is tipped away by Clifford Bryant | 65-61 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Neil Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Olin Osmanski swats the short shot by Dikembe Ali | 65-61 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Michael Duval is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Brooks - foul #2 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | NC State | William Jenkins (C) Olin Osmanski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | NC State | John Stigall snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on John Stigall - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| 00:29 | NC State | John Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:29 | NC State | John Stigall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | NC State | William Jenkins grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Clyde Brooks is called for the reach on William Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:19 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Neil Carter gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jean Elks is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Brooks - foul #4 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jean Elks misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jean Elks misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Neil Carter pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Jenkins blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Stjepan Politowski | 69-64 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Michael Duval snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Duval runs out the clock | 69-64 |