| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | David Appling misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Newcomb - foul #1 on Robert Newcomb, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | David Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Shane Lamarche is called for the reach on Robert Newcomb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:23 | NC State | William Grieco makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Newcomb | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | David Appling travels in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 18:56 | NC State | John Paige makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Brian Pelfrey | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | NC State | John Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:26 | NC State | John Paige hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Brian Pelfrey | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate clanks a turnaround from close range | 30-31 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Mansfield - foul #1 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (C) David Appling, Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | NC State | Grant Foster (SF) Robert Newcomb | |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:01 | NC State | John Paige throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Brian Pelfrey steps in front of the Brian Gray pass | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (C) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Leisure (SG), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) William Grieco, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| 17:17 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Peter Hines pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Robert Damron clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Harry Crosson snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Thomas Smith (PF) Robert Damron, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), William Grieco (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF) Brian Pelfrey, Darryl Leisure, Grant Foster | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Michael Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Robert Newcomb snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:22 | NC State | William Grieco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Harry Crosson, Robert Lord | |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Peter Hines tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 15:45 | NC State | John Paige makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Newcomb | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Nathanial Cannon - foul #1 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Grant Foster (SF) Nathanial Cannon, William Grieco, Robert Newcomb | |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Darryl Leisure takes the ball from David Appling | 33-33 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Darryl Leisure lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Michael Foster's pass is intercepted by Darryl Leisure | 33-35 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:11 | NC State | John Paige tips it home | 33-37 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | David Appling misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Robert Damron (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche, Brian Gray, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), William Grieco (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) Brian Pelfrey, Darryl Leisure, Grant Foster, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| 13:30 | NC State | William Grieco hits a jumper from the left block | 33-39 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Robert Damron can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Peter Hines tips it home | 35-39 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:42 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | David Smith is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG) Nathanial Cannon | |
| 11:58 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche comes up short on the runner from the left block | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Harry Crosson gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Robert Lord misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Isaac Schultz - foul #2 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Peter Hines (SF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Leisure (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF) William Grieco, Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson | |
| 11:43 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Michael Foster | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | John Paige (C) Robert Lord | |
| 10:56 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Leisure | 35-44 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | The short jumper by David Smith is denied by John Paige | 35-44 |
| 10:36 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Paige | 35-44 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Peter Hines is called for the reach on Grant Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Brian Gray (PF) Peter Hines, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG) Darryl Leisure | |
| 10:11 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield loses the dribble to David Appling | 35-44 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | David Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 09:53 | NC State | William Grieco gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Foster | 35-47 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Michael Foster knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 08:57 | NC State | William Grieco misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Grant Foster grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Joe Zarate is called for the reach on John Paige - foul #3 on Joe Zarate, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) David Appling, David Smith, Brian Gray, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Harry Crosson (PF) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, Grant Foster, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 08:38 | NC State | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:38 | NC State | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Peter Hines clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 08:17 | NC State | John Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Peter Hines denies the turnaround by Nathanial Cannon | 38-49 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Nathanial Cannon | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Paige (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Peter Hines is whistled for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Isaac Schultz (C) Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Robert Lord (C) Darryl Leisure, John Paige | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Robert Lord is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Schultz - foul #3 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | David Appling hits a 3 from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 06:38 | NC State | William Grieco misses the lay-in | 41-53 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Peter Hines lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 43-53 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Robert Lord can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 43-53 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses the jumper from the left side | 43-53 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Robert Lord gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:38 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Appling, Robert Damron, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Nathanial Cannon, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord | |
| 05:09 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Newcomb | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | William Grieco steals the ball from Thomas Smith | 43-56 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Grieco | 43-59 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 04:05 | NC State | William Grieco pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Peter Hines denies the turnaround by Benjamin Mansfield | 43-59 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Michael Foster can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Mansfield - foul #2 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Smith, Shane Lamarche, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, Robert Newcomb, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Darryl Leisure can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lord (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Michael Foster buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Hines | 47-59 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Darryl Leisure misses the easy layup | 47-59 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 47-59 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Nathanial Cannon is called for the reach on Robert Damron - foul #2 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Brian Gray misses the driving attempt in the paint | 47-59 |
| 02:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Grant Foster | 47-59 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Grant Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Darryl Leisure is hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Darryl Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Darryl Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Robert Lord pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Grant Foster is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Grant Foster makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Grant Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Brian Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 47-64 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Brian Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Darryl Leisure grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon runs out the clock | 47-64 |