| Lineup | UConn | PG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Victor Chong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | NC State | Edward Davis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Anthony Kelly steps in front of the Thomas Joyce pass in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | UConn | Anthony Kelly lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Edward Davis misses short on a shot from the right block | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Roderick Forrest gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Chong - foul #1 on Victor Chong, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Ben Clayson makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Ben Clayson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Ben Clayson buries a shot near the basket set up by Anthony Kelly | 9-0 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Victor Chong misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-0 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky pulls down the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Anthony Kelly connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Hogan - foul #1 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| 17:37 | UConn | Anthony Kelly makes the free throw | 12-0 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Todd Dombrosky steals it from Matthew Lewis | 12-0 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Roderick Forrest is called for traveling | 12-0 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Ben Clayson, Todd Dombrosky, Nwa Abdel, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Edward Davis | |
| 16:39 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the fadeaway from close range | 12-2 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Matthew Lewis denies the turnaround by Charles Nolan | 12-2 |
| 16:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 12-2 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Victor Chong comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Elbert Burris - foul #1 on Elbert Burris, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Todd Dombrosky (SF) Anthony Kelly, Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz | |
| 15:50 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Elbert Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:21 | UConn | Michael Scott misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-4 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits the follow up shot | 14-4 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Victor Chong | 14-7 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Daniel Cummins is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Nwa Abdel (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Michael Scott, Michael Jones, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| 14:28 | UConn | Ben Clayson is hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #1 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG) Daniel Cummins | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) Stephen Hogan | |
| 14:09 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Kelly | 16-7 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Edward Davis buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Scott Brown and he's fouled by Nwa Abdel - foul #1 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Nolan (SF) Todd Dombrosky | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Thomas Joyce | |
| 13:40 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Nwa Abdel gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Anthony Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:09 | UConn | Ben Clayson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Anthony Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:28 | UConn | The short jumper by Anthony Kelly is denied by Edward Davis | 16-9 |
| 12:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 16-9 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Scott Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 16-12 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Roderick Forrest hits the finger roll and the foul's on Victor Chong - foul #2 on Victor Chong, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Todd Dombrosky (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Anthony Kelly, Charles Nolan, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| 11:58 | UConn | Roderick Forrest makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Bruce Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Elbert Burris (C) Ben Clayson, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Elbert Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Michael Scott scores on a jump hook from the right block | 21-12 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Todd Dombrosky swats the layup by Bruce Page | 21-12 |
| 11:04 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Joyce | 21-12 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Dombrosky - foul #1 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG) Daniel Cummins | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF) Edward Davis | |
| 10:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Nwa Abdel (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Michael Scott, Michael Jones, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Bill Glantz | |
| 10:33 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Matthew Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-13 |
| 10:26 | UConn | Anthony Kelly grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Kelly and he's hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| 10:10 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky makes the free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis banks in the layup and the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Jones (PF) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Thomas Joyce steals the ball from Anthony Kelly | 25-15 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Bill Glantz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 25-17 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Roderick Forrest connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Dombrosky | 27-17 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 27-20 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Roderick Forrest hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-20 |
| 08:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bill Glantz | 27-20 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Ben Clayson steals it from Bruce Page | 27-20 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Ben Clayson banks in the layup | 29-20 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Bruce Page is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), James Moore (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Anthony Kelly, Ben Clayson, Todd Dombrosky, Michael Jones, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Edward Davis (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| 07:55 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente snags the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Matthew Lewis connects on the jumper from close range | 29-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Elbert Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Elbert Burris slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Cummins | 31-22 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Edward Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente tips it back up and in | 31-24 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Charles Nolan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Matthew Lewis gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by Elbert Burris - foul #2 on Elbert Burris, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG), Michael Jones (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Daniel Cummins, James Moore, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:06 | NC State | Scott Brown double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG), Todd Dombrosky (SF) Michael Scott, Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| 05:52 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Thomas Joyce gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Edward Davis scores on a runner from the right block | 31-26 |
| 05:08 | UConn | Roderick Forrest can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-26 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Ben Clayson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Lagasse - foul #3 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse, Edward Davis | |
| 04:49 | UConn | Ben Clayson makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Anthony Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Ben Clayson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Stephen Hogan can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ben Clayson - foul #1 on Ben Clayson, team foul #7 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), James Moore (C) Ben Clayson, Todd Dombrosky, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) Thomas Joyce | |
| 04:14 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Charles Nolan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Nolan, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Nwa Abdel (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Anthony Kelly, Michael Jones, James Moore | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Victor Chong | |
| 03:33 | NC State | Edward Davis drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Hogan | 32-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Bruce Page blocks the jumper by Michael Scott | 32-30 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the jump hook in the lane | 32-32 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Nwa Abdel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Todd Dombrosky (SF), Roderick Forrest (C) Daniel Cummins, Michael Scott, Charles Nolan, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bruce Page | |
| 02:25 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 32-32 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Ben Clayson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Jones (PF) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bill Glantz (SF) Stephen Hogan, Matthew Lewis | |
| 01:41 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Victor Chong steals it from Roderick Forrest | 32-34 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Victor Chong | 32-37 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Bill Glantz steals it from Roderick Forrest | 32-37 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Scott Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it home | 32-39 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Michael Jones slams it home | 34-39 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Todd Dombrosky swats the short shot by Edward Davis | 34-39 |
| 00:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Roderick Forrest | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Roderick Forrest misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-39 |