| Lineup | Utah | PG - Hoyt Hutchins (fresh) SG - Bobby Foster (fresh) SF - Uang Tao (fresh) PF - Brandon Spradlin (fresh) C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Justin Arvin (fresh) SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Fred Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Utah | William Barnes clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Utah | William Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:29 | Utah | William Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Brandon Spradlin is called for the reach on Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Brandon Spradlin, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Justin Arvin clanks a runner from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Utah | Bobby Foster misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Stefan Rossi pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Uang Tao picks off the pass by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Utah | Uang Tao blows the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Justin Arvin gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Fred Clark lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Fred Clark can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins is hacked by Stefan Rossi - foul #1 on Stefan Rossi, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Utah | Alex Brown (PG), Russell Welcher (SG), Mbwana Adhami (SF), Daniel Poston (PF), Evan Riehl (C) Hoyt Hutchins, Bobby Foster, Uang Tao, Brandon Spradlin, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (SF), Richard Winters (C) Stefan Rossi, Fred Clark | |
| 16:36 | Utah | Evan Riehl misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Winters - foul #1 on Richard Winters, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Utah | Evan Riehl makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Utah | Evan Riehl makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Brown - foul #1 on Alex Brown, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | Utah | The rebound goes to Evan Riehl | 6-4 |
| 16:15 | Utah | Bernard Johnson denies the turnaround by Russell Welcher | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Justin Arvin pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alex Brown - foul #2 on Alex Brown, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Timm (PG) Alex Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:52 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Brian Timm (fresh) SG - Russell Welcher (fresh) SF - Mbwana Adhami (fresh) PF - Daniel Poston (fresh) C - Evan Riehl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alvin Chunn (fresh) PF - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Winters (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Utah | Evan Riehl can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | Utah | Daniel Poston grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | Utah | Evan Riehl loses the dribble to Richard Winters | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Utah | Evan Riehl grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Evan Riehl connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Bernard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins (PG), Bobby Foster (SG), Uang Tao (SF), Brandon Spradlin (PF), William Barnes (C) Brian Timm, Russell Welcher, Mbwana Adhami, Daniel Poston, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Justin Arvin, Alvin Chunn, Richard Winters | |
| 14:07 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Gendreau - foul #1 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Riehl (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:07 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:07 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:07 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins makes the 3rd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Fred Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bobby Foster - foul #1 on Bobby Foster, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Utah | William Barnes (C) Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:56 | NC State | Fred Clark makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Fred Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:44 | Utah | Bobby Foster's pass is intercepted by Stefan Rossi | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Bernard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brandon Spradlin - foul #2 on Brandon Spradlin, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Poston (PF), Evan Riehl (C) Brandon Spradlin, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Mark Slaughter | |
| 13:15 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:50 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:49 | Utah | Evan Riehl gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:35 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Utah | Mbwana Adhami (SF), William Barnes (C) Daniel Poston, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Hoyt Hutchins - foul #1 on Hoyt Hutchins, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Timm (PG), Evan Riehl (C) Hoyt Hutchins, Mbwana Adhami | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (PG), Justin Arvin (SG), Richard Winters (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Leonard Watkins, Aaron Gendreau, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| 11:41 | NC State | Richard Winters hits a driving attempt from close range | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Brian Timm (fresh) SG - Bobby Foster (tiring) SF - Uang Tao (tiring) PF - William Barnes (tiring) 1 pts. C - Evan Riehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) SG - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stefan Rossi (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Winters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Utah | Bobby Foster is hacked by Mark Slaughter - foul #1 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins (PG), Russell Welcher (SF) Brian Timm, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:11 | Utah | Uang Tao can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Stefan Rossi - foul #2 on Stefan Rossi, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Poston (PF), William Barnes (C) Bobby Foster, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Bernard Johnson (PF) Mark Slaughter, Stefan Rossi | |
| 11:11 | Utah | Uang Tao misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Utah | Uang Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Justin Arvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Bobby Foster (SG), Mbwana Adhami (SF), Evan Riehl (C) Russell Welcher, Daniel Poston, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (C) Richard Winters | |
| 10:33 | Utah | Uang Tao is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Uang Tao, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Poston (PF), William Barnes (C) Uang Tao, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Uang Tao (PF) Daniel Poston | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG) Justin Arvin | |
| 10:17 | Utah | Uang Tao is fouled on the floor by Alvin Chunn - foul #1 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Poston (PF), Evan Riehl (C) Mbwana Adhami, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:17 | Utah | Uang Tao misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Alvin Chunn | 12-10 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Hoyt Hutchins steals the ball from Leonard Watkins | 12-10 |
| 09:40 | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Uang Tao | 15-10 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 09:11 | Utah | Daniel Poston misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Gendreau - foul #2 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Timm (PG), Russell Welcher (SG), Mbwana Adhami (SF), William Barnes (C) Hoyt Hutchins, Bobby Foster, Uang Tao, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (PG), Justin Arvin (SG), Richard Winters (C) Leonard Watkins, Aaron Gendreau, Fred Clark | |
| 09:11 | Utah | Daniel Poston makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:11 | Utah | Daniel Poston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Bernard Johnson blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 08:52 | Utah | Daniel Poston gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:47 | Utah | Richard Winters steals the ball from Russell Welcher | 17-13 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses short on a shot from close range | 17-13 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Bernard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 07:58 | Utah | Mbwana Adhami clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 07:57 | Utah | Mbwana Adhami snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:48 | Utah | Mark Slaughter is called for the reach on Mbwana Adhami - foul #2 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins (PG), Bobby Foster (SG), Uang Tao (PF) Brian Timm, Russell Welcher, Daniel Poston | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Fred Clark (C) Mark Slaughter, Richard Winters | |
| 07:48 | Utah | Mbwana Adhami misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Fred Clark snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Justin Arvin knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Hoyt Hutchins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Foster (tiring) SF - Mbwana Adhami (fairly fresh) PF - Uang Tao (tiring) 1 pts. C - William Barnes (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alvin Chunn (tiring) PF - Bernard Johnson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Utah | Mbwana Adhami's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Riehl (C) Mbwana Adhami | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:09 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses short on a floater near the basket | 17-17 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Fred Clark can't tip it in | 17-17 |
| 07:06 | Utah | William Barnes pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:54 | Utah | Uang Tao can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 17-17 |
| 06:53 | Utah | William Barnes tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Fred Clark connects on the open driving attempt from close range | 19-19 |
| 06:02 | Utah | Bobby Foster can't connect on a runner near the basket | 19-19 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Fred Clark snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Hoyt Hutchins takes the ball from Alvin Chunn in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Utah | Uang Tao can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 19-19 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 05:28 | Utah | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:08 | Utah | Uang Tao hits a runner from close range | 21-19 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Hoyt Hutchins - foul #2 on Hoyt Hutchins, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Timm (PG), Russell Welcher (SF) Hoyt Hutchins, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Winters (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-19 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:52 | Utah | Brian Timm clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Alvin Chunn pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Brian Timm is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Timm, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Riehl (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Russell Welcher misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 21-23 |
| 04:27 | Utah | Evan Riehl snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 04:05 | Utah | Evan Riehl hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Fred Clark pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled on the floor by Brian Timm - foul #2 on Brian Timm, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins (PG), Alex Brown (SG), Mbwana Adhami (SF), Brandon Spradlin (PF), William Barnes (C) Brian Timm, Bobby Foster, Russell Welcher, Uang Tao, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (SG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF) Justin Arvin, Alvin Chunn, Fred Clark | |
| 03:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:49 | Utah | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:26 | Utah | Leonard Watkins takes the ball from Brandon Spradlin | 21-24 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Hoyt Hutchins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alex Brown (fresh) SF - Mbwana Adhami (fresh) PF - Brandon Spradlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Barnes (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Bernard Johnson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Winters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Utah | Alex Brown buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hoyt Hutchins | 24-26 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Stefan Rossi misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 02:48 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:30 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Alex Brown | 26-26 |
| 02:08 | NC State | William Barnes is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Bobby Foster (SG), Uang Tao (SF), Evan Riehl (C) Hoyt Hutchins, Mbwana Adhami, William Barnes | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (C) Richard Winters | |
| 02:08 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:50 | Utah | Alex Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 26-27 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Stefan Rossi gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau misses short on a floater from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 01:21 | Utah | Evan Riehl gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:01 | Utah | Uang Tao hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Spradlin | 28-27 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Fred Clark's floater is tipped away by Brandon Spradlin | 28-27 |
| 00:30 | Utah | Uang Tao gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Uang Tao and he's hacked by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Utah | Hoyt Hutchins (PG), Russell Welcher (SF), William Barnes (C) Bobby Foster, Uang Tao, Evan Riehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (PG), Justin Arvin (SG), Richard Winters (PF), Alvin Chunn (C) Leonard Watkins, Aaron Gendreau, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| 00:04 | Utah | Brandon Spradlin misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Richard Winters snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Richard Winters hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-27 |