| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Thomas Joyce clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it home | 23-40 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Singleton | 26-40 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Lagasse | 26-43 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 28-43 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is fouled on the floor by William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Singleton, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Jack Lagasse is called for the reach on William Singleton - foul #3 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Victor Chong | |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton is hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #4 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | William Singleton clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-43 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-45 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-45 |
| 16:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | NC State | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by William Singleton - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis | |
| 15:38 | NC State | Bruce Page is fouled on the floor by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is called for traveling | 28-45 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Carter Foreman - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Victor Chong denies the turnaround by William Singleton | 28-45 |
| 14:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bruce Page | 28-45 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Bruce Page is whistled for a carry | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Edward Davis (PF) Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | William Singleton clanks a fadeaway from close range | 28-45 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Joyce | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman loses the ball out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| 13:25 | NC State | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jerry Merchant | 31-48 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Edward Davis travels with the ball | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Bruce Page | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis's pass is intercepted by Aaron Butler | 33-48 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Carter Foreman | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) SF - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | NC State | Thomas Mowrey steps in front of the Victor Chong pass | 35-48 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), William Singleton (SF) Thomas Mowrey, Brady Pilcher | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Victor Chong hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 35-50 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-50 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Chong | 38-53 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is denied on a layup by Edward Davis | 38-53 |
| 10:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Joyce | 38-53 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Victor Chong hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Hogan and the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan | |
| 09:44 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Chong | 41-59 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | William Singleton travels with the ball | 41-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Victor Chong | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Scott Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-59 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it in | 41-61 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Edward Davis | |
| 08:01 | NC State | Jack Lagasse clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-61 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Scott Brown steals it from Carter Foreman in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Jack Lagasse lays it in on a great pass from Scott Brown | 41-63 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler's floater is tipped away by Jack Lagasse | 41-63 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is hacked by Matthew Lewis during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #5 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Carter Foreman, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Edward Davis (PF) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is called for traveling | 41-63 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Jack Lagasse tips it in | 41-65 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Bruce Page | |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-65 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-65 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey grabs the offensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Brady Pilcher, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:27 | NC State | Victor Chong comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-65 |
| 05:26 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Joyce | 42-65 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Stephen Hogan's pass is intercepted by Jerry Merchant | 42-65 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere lays it in | 44-65 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Anthony King - foul #1 on Anthony King, team foul #7 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG) Anthony King | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Stephen Hogan, Edward Davis | |
| 04:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is called for traveling | 44-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Victor Chong | |
| 04:10 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-67 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses long on a floater from the right block | 44-67 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | NC State | Thomas Joyce scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Scott Brown | 44-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Richard Howell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Jerry Merchant steps in front of the Thomas Joyce pass | 47-70 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Howell and he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #4 on Bruce Page, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SG), Brady Pilcher (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Victor Chong pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a floater from close range | 49-70 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it in | 49-72 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Anthony King is hacked by Jack Lagasse - foul #5 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #8 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (PF) William Singleton | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Anthony King misses the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 02:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 49-72 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Anthony King scores on a fadeaway from close range | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 51-75 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Anthony King | 54-75 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Brady Pilcher is called for the reach on Edward Davis - foul #2 on Brady Pilcher, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Anthony King, Thomas Mowrey, Brady Pilcher, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 00:59 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is hacked by Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Singleton - foul #4 on William Singleton, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Stephen Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it in | 56-78 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 56-78 |