| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) SF - David Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Arvin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stefan Rossi inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Justin Arvin connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stefan Rossi | 21-40 |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Stahl | 24-40 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Justin Arvin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Johnson | 24-42 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Leonard Watkins takes the ball from Homer Henderson | 24-42 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the lay-in | 24-42 |
| 18:21 | NC State | Bernard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 24-44 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Young Xiong | 24-44 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-44 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Justin Arvin is hacked by Young Xiong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (SF) David Vegas | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (SF), Richard Winters (C) Stefan Rossi, Fred Clark | |
| 17:30 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Homer Henderson - foul #3 on Homer Henderson, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG) Homer Henderson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:30 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | John Stahl's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Winters | 24-45 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to David Keese | 24-45 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Arvin - foul #1 on Justin Arvin, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Richard Winters snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 17:13 | NC State | David Keese is called for the reach on Alvin Chunn in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Keese, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Justin Arvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-45 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Richard Winters steals it from Russell Riggs | 25-45 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Young Xiong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Young Xiong, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) John Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:21 | NC State | Richard Winters misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-45 |
| 16:19 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Chunn | 25-45 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Young Xiong - foul #3 on Young Xiong, team foul #5 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Jonny Dawson (SG), Joshua Deason (PF) Young Xiong, David Keese, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | NC State | Stefan Rossi (SF), Fred Clark (C) Alvin Chunn, Richard Winters | |
| 15:54 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 25-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonny Dawson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Vegas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Deason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | David Vegas makes the jumper from the left side | 27-46 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Fred Clark is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bernard Johnson | 27-48 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Bernard Johnson swats the short shot by David Vegas | 27-48 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Fred Clark is hacked by Neil Adkins - foul #2 on Neil Adkins, team foul #6 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG) Justin Arvin | |
| 14:37 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Gendreau | 27-51 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 14:01 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Leonard Watkins | 29-53 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Stefan Rossi picks off the pass by David Vegas | 29-53 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Stefan Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by David Vegas - foul #1 on David Vegas, team foul #7 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (SF), Neil Adkins (C) David Vegas, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SG), Richard Winters (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Leonard Watkins, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| 13:41 | NC State | Stefan Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-53 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Adkins - foul #3 on Neil Adkins, team foul #8 | 29-53 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-55 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Alvin Chunn gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Neil Adkins swats the short shot by Justin Arvin | 29-55 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Stefan Rossi pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Justin Arvin | 29-57 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | John Stahl's floater is tipped away by Alvin Chunn | 29-57 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Adkins | 29-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | John Stahl's layup is rejected by Stefan Rossi | 29-57 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins tips it back up and in | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonny Dawson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Arvin (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Stefan Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Winters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alvin Chunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Stefan Rossi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF), Young Xiong (PF) Russell Riggs, John Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Aaron Gendreau, Justin Arvin, Richard Winters, Alvin Chunn | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | David Vegas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-57 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Jonny Dawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #9 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Neil Adkins | 33-57 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses long on a runner from close range | 33-57 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Bernard Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (C) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (SF) Stefan Rossi | |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | David Vegas is hacked by Alvin Chunn - foul #1 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #3 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (C) John Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs is fouled on the floor by Mark Slaughter - foul #1 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Young Xiong knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Mark Slaughter - foul #2 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses the free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Alvin Chunn snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Fred Clark is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | David Vegas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-57 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason grabs the offensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs banks in the layup and he's fouled by Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) David Vegas, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG), Justin Arvin (SG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Richard Winters (C) Leonard Watkins, Mark Slaughter, Alvin Chunn, Fred Clark | |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Bernard Johnson connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Winters | 38-59 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Justin Arvin grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stefan Rossi | 38-62 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs is hacked by Aaron Gendreau - foul #1 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #7 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Aaron Gendreau | |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 07:59 | NC State | John Stahl steps in front of the Justin Arvin pass in the backcourt | 38-62 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Justin Arvin picks off the pass by Homer Henderson | 38-62 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a turnaround in the paint | 38-62 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it but misses | 38-62 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Young Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), David Keese (SG), David Vegas (SF), Joshua Deason (C) Homer Henderson, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (SF) Stefan Rossi | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonny Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Keese (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Vegas (tiring) 7 pts. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Deason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Chunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Winters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Leonard Watkins steps in front of the Jonny Dawson pass | 38-62 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins dunks the ball | 38-64 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | David Keese comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Jonny Dawson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #10 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Russell Riggs (SF), Young Xiong (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG) Justin Arvin, Bernard Johnson | |
| 07:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's pass is intercepted by Richard Winters | 38-66 |
| 06:49 | NC State | David Keese is called for the reach on Aaron Gendreau in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Keese, team foul #11 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF) David Keese | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins | |
| 06:49 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alvin Chunn - foul #2 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #8 | 38-68 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Fred Clark hits a wide open shot in the lane | 40-70 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson loses the dribble to Mark Slaughter in the backcourt | 40-70 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 40-70 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Mark Slaughter tips it in | 40-72 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-72 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Richard Winters grabs the board | 40-72 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Mark Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Young Xiong - foul #4 on Young Xiong, team foul #12 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) David Vegas | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) Fred Clark | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Mark Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 40-73 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Mark Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-74 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Joshua Deason - foul #4 on Joshua Deason, team foul #13 | 43-74 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Slaughter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Young Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-74 |
| 04:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Winters | 43-74 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Mark Slaughter's pass is intercepted by Young Xiong in the backcourt | 43-74 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 45-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (very tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Young Xiong (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Deason (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Slaughter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Aaron Gendreau (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Chunn (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Winters (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason tips it but misses | 45-77 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Mark Slaughter grabs the board | 45-77 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Richard Winters blows the layup | 45-77 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Alvin Chunn misses the tip | 45-77 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-79 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-79 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-79 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Bernard Johnson drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Slaughter | 45-81 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason loses the ball out of bounds | 45-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Stefan Rossi (SF) Bernard Johnson | |
| 01:57 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-81 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 47-81 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Stefan Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Deason - foul #5 on Joshua Deason, team foul #14 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 47-82 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-83 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-83 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | John Stahl tips it home | 49-83 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Richard Winters is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-83 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the board | 49-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Richard Winters swats the layup by Young Xiong | 49-83 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-83 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-83 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Stefan Rossi pulls down the rebound | 49-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Richard Winters scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Gendreau | 49-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-85 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau runs out the clock | 51-85 |