| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Santillan (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Scott Brown inbounds the ball | 24-18 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is called for traveling | 24-18 |
| 19:06 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins is hacked by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #1 | 24-18 |
| 18:57 | Utah | Gerald Santillan can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 18:55 | Utah | Warren Mentzer tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Anthony Moats - foul #1 on Anthony Moats, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 17:56 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins blows the layup | 26-20 |
| 17:54 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 17:36 | Utah | Anthony Moats double dribbles | 26-20 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Warren Mentzer swats the short shot by Bruce Page | 26-20 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton tips it back up and in | 28-20 |
| 16:47 | Utah | Anthony Moats is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Scott Brown | 28-20 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the lay-in | 28-20 |
| 16:41 | Utah | Gerald Santillan gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 16:34 | Utah | Anthony Moats works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kurt Wilkins | 28-23 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 31-23 |
| 15:50 | Utah | Anthony Moats splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 15:49 | Utah | Warren Mentzer tips it home | 31-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Mentzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Zimmerly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Scott Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (PG), David Gehring (SG), Jack Lagasse (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Thomas Joyce, Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Lewis Minnick (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Hugh Crespo (C) Anthony Moats, Kurt Wilkins, Warren Mentzer, David Zimmerly | |
| 15:13 | Utah | Lewis Minnick hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Santillan | 31-27 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 14:49 | Utah | Joseph Thomas grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 14:35 | Utah | Lewis Minnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:06 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-27 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Stephen Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Gerald Santillan steals it from David Gehring | 31-27 |
| 13:20 | Utah | Joseph Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Santillan | 31-29 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 13:03 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 12:40 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 31-29 |
| 12:38 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:23 | Utah | Joseph Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (PF), Bruce Page (C) Stephen Hogan, David Gehring, Scott Brown, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), Warren Mentzer (PF), David Zimmerly (C) Joseph Thomas, Lewis Minnick, Lawrence Kosofsky, Hugh Crespo | |
| 12:06 | NC State | Bruce Page buries a shot in the paint | 33-29 |
| 11:47 | Utah | David Zimmerly hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Santillan (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Mentzer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kurt Wilkins - foul #1 on Kurt Wilkins, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG) Gerald Santillan | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:29 | Utah | Joseph Thomas gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:00 | Utah | Bruce Page steals the ball from Kurt Wilkins | 33-31 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 33-31 |
| 10:34 | Utah | The rebound goes to Warren Mentzer | 33-31 |
| 10:18 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 09:51 | NC State | David Zimmerly swats the layup by Bruce Page | 33-31 |
| 09:49 | Utah | David Zimmerly grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 09:29 | Utah | Warren Mentzer lays it in | 33-33 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Michael Fetterman loses the dribble to David Zimmerly | 33-33 |
| 08:39 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Scott Brown (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (SG), Hugh Crespo (C) Joseph Thomas, David Zimmerly | |
| 08:39 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 08:39 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 08:20 | Utah | Warren Mentzer gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 08:15 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Mentzer | 33-38 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Kurt Wilkins steals the ball from Stephen Hogan | 33-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Wilkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Mentzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Hugh Crespo (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Utah | Anthony Moats loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 33-38 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Thomas Joyce, Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Utah | Lewis Minnick (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Kurt Wilkins, Warren Mentzer | |
| 07:11 | NC State | Stephen Hogan knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 06:45 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Moats | 35-41 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Bruce Page hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-41 |
| 06:26 | Utah | Lewis Minnick grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 06:01 | Utah | Gerald Santillan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG) Stephen Hogan, David Gehring | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), David Zimmerly (C) Anthony Moats, Lewis Minnick, Hugh Crespo | |
| 05:39 | Utah | Gerald Santillan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Lawrence Kosofsky is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Lawrence Kosofsky, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Utah | Warren Mentzer (PF) Lawrence Kosofsky | |
| 05:04 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gerald Santillan - foul #2 on Gerald Santillan, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG) Gerald Santillan | |
| 05:04 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 05:04 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Zimmerly | 36-41 |
| 04:51 | Utah | Warren Mentzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Joseph Thomas steals the ball from Scott Brown | 36-41 |
| 04:08 | Utah | Warren Mentzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Scott Brown, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:08 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 04:08 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled on the floor by David Zimmerly - foul #2 on David Zimmerly, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG) Anthony Moats | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Santillan - foul #3 on Gerald Santillan, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Lewis Minnick (SF) Kurt Wilkins | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Minnick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Mentzer (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Utah | Gerald Santillan buries a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Thomas | 38-44 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Santillan - foul #4 on Gerald Santillan, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Warren Mentzer | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 03:08 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 02:44 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Minnick | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:27 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-46 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:43 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-46 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Michael Fetterman grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Michael Fetterman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce tips it but misses | 39-46 |
| 01:19 | Utah | Lewis Minnick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 01:19 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), Warren Mentzer (PF) Joseph Thomas, Lewis Minnick, Lawrence Kosofsky | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:59 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kurt Wilkins | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 00:51 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Joyce | 39-48 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Thomas Joyce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Utah | Anthony Moats is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Joyce - foul #3 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 00:44 | Utah | Warren Mentzer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Gerald Santillan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Gerald Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Gerald Santillan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Anthony Moats is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Joyce - foul #4 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Lewis Minnick (SF) Kurt Wilkins | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:33 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Fetterman | 48-52 |
| 00:23 | Utah | Anthony Moats is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Joyce - foul #5 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Thomas Joyce | |
| Subs | Utah | Kurt Wilkins (SF) Lewis Minnick | |
| 00:23 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | Utah | Anthony Moats misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits a 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Anthony Moats is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Anthony Moats misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Warren Mentzer takes the ball from Michael Fetterman | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Warren Mentzer runs out the clock | 51-54 |