| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Lady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Stops (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Tapia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 19:36 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Charles Lady steals it from Benny Silvester in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 19:33 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Lady | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Michael Hammond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:07 | James Madison | Glen Wilson pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:01 | James Madison | Micheal Stops is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Shaw - foul #3 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:56 | James Madison | Micheal Stops knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lady | 29-29 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Benny Silvester connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw | 31-29 |
| 18:17 | James Madison | Charles Lady is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Lady, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Benny Silvester | |
| Subs | James Madison | Marshall Gray (C) Glen Wilson | |
| 17:57 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the lay-in but the foul's on Preston Hughes - foul #1 on Preston Hughes, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Sidney Jones (SF) Charles Lady, Micheal Stops, Ricky Tapia | |
| 17:57 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:48 | James Madison | Preston Hughes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:47 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Russell Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Alford (PF) Preston Hughes | |
| 17:28 | James Madison | Pili Mohd is called for the reach on Eric Wiley - foul #1 on Pili Mohd, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 17:22 | James Madison | Sidney Jones is whistled for a carry | 32-29 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Michael Hammond connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Russell Farmer | 34-29 |
| 16:40 | James Madison | Derrick Barker steals the ball from Eric Wiley | 34-29 |
| 16:11 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:10 | NC State | James Cooley tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 16:02 | James Madison | Eric Wiley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 16:00 | James Madison | Marshall Gray tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | James Madison | Marshall Gray grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - James Cooley (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pete Lewallen (fairly fresh) SF - Sidney Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marshall Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | James Madison | Eric Wiley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Alford | 36-32 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Pili Mohd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hammond | 39-32 |
| 15:06 | James Madison | Eric Wiley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:04 | James Madison | Kevin Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:58 | James Madison | Marshall Gray hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Jones and he's fouled by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), David Dallas (C) Pili Mohd, Russell Farmer, James Cooley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Preston Hughes (PF) Eric Wiley, Pete Lewallen, Sidney Jones, Kevin Alford | |
| 14:58 | James Madison | Marshall Gray misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Dallas | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | NC State | David Dallas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ricky Tapia - foul #1 on Ricky Tapia, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Cole (C) Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Glen Wilson (C) Marshall Gray | |
| 14:29 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | James Madison | Micheal Stops misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Robert Cole pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Benny Silvester loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 13:20 | James Madison | Glen Wilson makes the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Lady | 40-36 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:50 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:37 | James Madison | Glen Wilson misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Derrick Barker, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), Michael Hammond (PF) Derrick Barker, Robert Cole | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Kevin Alford (PF) Charles Lady, Micheal Stops, Ricky Tapia, Preston Hughes | |
| 12:37 | James Madison | Glen Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:37 | James Madison | Glen Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Dallas | 40-37 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Benny Silvester is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Wiley - foul #3 on Eric Wiley, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| 12:08 | NC State | David Dallas can't connect on a floater from close range | 40-37 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Benny Silvester tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Pete Lewallen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 11:47 | NC State | David Dallas snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Pete Lewallen (fresh) SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Russell Farmer's pass is intercepted by Eric Wiley | 42-37 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Eric Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), James Cooley (C) Benny Silvester, David Dallas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Preston Hughes (PF) Eric Wiley, Pete Lewallen, Rene Romano, Kevin Alford | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Michael Hammond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Cooley | 45-37 |
| 10:33 | James Madison | Charles Lady can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 10:11 | James Madison | Glen Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:05 | James Madison | Russell Farmer picks off the pass by Micheal Stops | 45-37 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Pili Mohd knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Shaw | 48-37 |
| 09:29 | James Madison | Charles Lady drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Preston Hughes | 48-40 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Pili Mohd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 08:58 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Farmer | 48-40 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Russell Farmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Pili Mohd tips it back up and in | 50-40 |
| 08:35 | James Madison | Micheal Stops scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Lady | 50-43 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Preston Hughes steps in front of the James Cooley pass in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 08:15 | James Madison | Charles Lady scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw's floater is tipped away by Preston Hughes | 50-46 |
| 07:51 | James Madison | Preston Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:39 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Charles Lady tips it home | 50-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Russell Farmer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hammond (tiring) 16 pts. C - James Cooley (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Lady (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Stops (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Tapia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Russell Farmer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 07:12 | James Madison | Charles Lady clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Russell Farmer gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), David Dallas (PF), Robert Cole (C) Pili Mohd, Lawrence Shaw, Michael Hammond, James Cooley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Sidney Jones (SF), Kevin Alford (PF), Marshall Gray (C) Charles Lady, Micheal Stops, Ricky Tapia, Preston Hughes, Glen Wilson | |
| 07:01 | James Madison | Eric Wiley drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Lewallen | 53-51 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Benny Silvester is open and buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Derrick Barker | 55-51 |
| 06:26 | James Madison | Marshall Gray misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Robert Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Derrick Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Sidney Jones - foul #3 on Sidney Jones, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 05:59 | NC State | David Dallas scores on a jumper from the right block | 57-51 |
| 05:50 | James Madison | Sidney Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 05:30 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Kevin Alford | 57-51 |
| 05:15 | James Madison | Eric Wiley makes the shot from the left wing set up by Sidney Jones | 57-53 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Benny Silvester is hacked by Eric Wiley - foul #4 on Eric Wiley, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SG), Michael Hammond (PF) Lawrence Shaw, Robert Cole | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Gilbert Hamilton (PF), Preston Hughes (C) Eric Wiley, Pete Lewallen, Sidney Jones, Kevin Alford, Marshall Gray | |
| 04:33 | NC State | David Dallas is hacked by Preston Hughes - foul #2 on Preston Hughes, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Ricky Tapia (SF) Micheal Stops | |
| 04:33 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:33 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:24 | James Madison | Charles Lady drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Charles Lady picks off the pass by Benny Silvester in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 04:12 | James Madison | Rene Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 04:10 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Benny Silvester comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gilbert Hamilton - foul #1 on Gilbert Hamilton, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG), James Cooley (C) Russell Farmer, David Dallas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Marshall Gray (C) Gilbert Hamilton | |
| 03:42 | NC State | Benny Silvester makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:42 | James Madison | Preston Hughes pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:33 | James Madison | Marshall Gray clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG) Charles Lady, Ricky Tapia | |
| 03:33 | James Madison | Marshall Gray makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | James Madison | Marshall Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (tiring) 16 pts. C - James Cooley (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Pete Lewallen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Marshall Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:02 | James Madison | Preston Hughes snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), David Dallas (PF) Benny Silvester, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF) Eric Wiley, Pete Lewallen, Rene Romano | |
| 02:57 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 02:56 | James Madison | Preston Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:38 | James Madison | A charge is called on Preston Hughes - foul #3 on Preston Hughes, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Cole (C) James Cooley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Alford (C) Marshall Gray | |
| 02:35 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF) Robert Cole | |
| Subs | James Madison | Marshall Gray (C) Kevin Alford | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hammond and he's hacked by Marshall Gray - foul #1 on Marshall Gray, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) David Dallas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Glen Wilson (C) Marshall Gray | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:02 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw travels in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Charles Lady hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:21 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Micheal Stops | 63-58 |
| 01:15 | James Madison | Micheal Stops is fouled on the floor by James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| 01:10 | James Madison | Charles Lady travels with the ball | 63-58 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Derrick Barker is fouled on the floor by Glen Wilson - foul #2 on Glen Wilson, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Micheal Stops double dribbles | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Charles Lady is called for the reach on Michael Hammond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Lady, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Russell Farmer (SF) Benny Silvester, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Lawrence Shaw is called for the reach on Micheal Stops - foul #4 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Derrick Barker (SF) Pili Mohd, Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Micheal Stops makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Micheal Stops misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Michael Hammond snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Charles Lady is called for the reach on Michael Hammond in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Lady, team foul #13 | 66-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SF) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG) Charles Lady | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Michael Hammond snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Michael Hammond is hacked by Eric Wiley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Wiley, team foul #14 | 68-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Pete Lewallen (SG) Eric Wiley | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | Glen Wilson snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 00:08 | James Madison | Preston Hughes can't connect on a runner in the paint | 69-59 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Benny Silvester runs out the clock | 69-59 |