| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Parkey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Sheridan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Don Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval is hacked by Don Allen - foul #2 on Don Allen, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Adam Parkey grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Frank Morowski's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Wendell Phipps (SF) Adam Parkey, Joshua Brewer | |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Don Allen grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Frank Morowski hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Queen | 29-24 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jerome Duval, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Adam Parkey (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Kevin Lofton (C) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Wendell Phipps, Don Allen | |
| 17:47 | NC State | The jump hook by Brian Sheridan is blocked by Chester McFarlen | 29-24 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is fouled on the floor by Adam Parkey - foul #1 on Adam Parkey, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Don Allen (C) Ryan Perkins, Kevin Lofton | |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Adam Parkey steals it from Chester McFarlen | 29-24 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Frank Morowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-24 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Frank Morowski is called for the reach on Santos Scott - foul #3 on Frank Morowski, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SG), Larry Brink (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Vernon Hampton, Paul Dam, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Wendell Phipps (SF), Kevin Lofton (C) Frank Morowski, Joshua Brewer, Don Allen | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-24 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Duval (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Brink (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ryan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Parkey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wendell Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Sheridan (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Lofton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Brian Sheridan drills a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Joshua Baltzell - foul #3 on Joshua Baltzell, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lane Bly (SF), Paul Dam (PF) Jerome Duval, Larry Brink | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Don Allen (C) Ryan Perkins, Adam Parkey, Wendell Phipps, Kevin Lofton | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Brian Sheridan makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Paul Dam tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Brian Sheridan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 33-27 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Dam | 33-27 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Santos Scott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Paul Dam snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Don Allen swats the short shot by Paul Dam | 33-27 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Joshua Brewer grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Frank Morowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Joshua Brewer tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Santos Scott double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Jerome Duval (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Joshua Baltzell, Lane Bly, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Adam Parkey (SG), Wendell Phipps (SF), Kevin Lofton (C) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Don Allen | |
| 13:16 | NC State | Brian Sheridan drills a floater from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses long on a shot from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Ryan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Adam Parkey makes the turnaround in the lane | 33-33 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Kevin Lofton pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jerome Duval - foul #3 on Jerome Duval, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SG), Larry Brink (PF) Santos Scott, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Don Allen (C) Ryan Perkins, Wendell Phipps, Kevin Lofton | |
| 12:07 | NC State | Brian Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Brian Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Brink (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Parkey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Sheridan (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Don Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Sheridan | 35-38 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval blows the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Brewer - foul #1 on Joshua Brewer, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Dam (PF) Larry Brink | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (PF) Brian Sheridan | |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Don Allen grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Don Allen makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Frank Morowski | 36-40 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell makes the shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Adam Parkey is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Morowski | 38-42 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval hits the finger roll set up by Vernon Hampton | 40-42 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Don Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Chester McFarlen | 40-42 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Greg Young can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerome Duval and he's fouled by Adam Parkey - foul #2 on Adam Parkey, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), Lane Bly (SF), Victor Harrison (C) Vernon Hampton, Jerome Duval, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Wendell Phipps (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF) Adam Parkey, Joshua Brewer, Greg Young | |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Wendell Phipps snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Don Allen can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Santos Scott - foul #3 on Santos Scott, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Larry Brink (PF) Joshua Baltzell, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG) Frank Morowski | |
| 08:55 | NC State | Don Allen misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Don Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vernon Hampton | 45-43 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Wendell Phipps misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lane Bly - foul #3 on Lane Bly, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Adam Parkey (SG), Kevin Lofton (C) Ryan Perkins, Brandon Queen, Don Allen | |
| 08:16 | NC State | Wendell Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Wendell Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is hacked by Wendell Phipps - foul #2 on Wendell Phipps, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerome Duval (SF), Paul Dam (PF) Lane Bly, Larry Brink | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (PF) Brian Sheridan | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen (C) Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF), Don Allen (C) Adam Parkey, Wendell Phipps, Greg Young, Kevin Lofton | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Queen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Sheridan (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Don Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses short on a turnaround from close range | 45-45 |
| 07:11 | NC State | Don Allen tips it home | 45-47 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Don Allen swats the shot by Santos Scott | 45-47 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Don Allen gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Brian Sheridan misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 45-47 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Paul Dam snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Joshua Brewer gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Vernon Hampton takes the ball from Joshua Brewer | 45-47 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Santos Scott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Don Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SG), Lane Bly (SF), Larry Brink (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Vernon Hampton, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Perkins (PG), Adam Parkey (SG), Wendell Phipps (SF), Greg Young (PF), Kevin Lofton (C) Frank Morowski, Brandon Queen, Joshua Brewer, Brian Sheridan, Don Allen | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Wendell Phipps is called for the reach on Victor Harrison - foul #3 on Wendell Phipps, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Kevin Lofton snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Greg Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Sheridan (PF), Don Allen (C) Greg Young, Kevin Lofton | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Santos Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Don Allen pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Adam Parkey blows the dunk | 49-47 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Brink | 49-47 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Santos Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Brian Sheridan grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Adam Parkey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Adam Parkey is hacked by Lane Bly - foul #4 on Lane Bly, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerome Duval (PG), Paul Dam (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, Larry Brink, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank Morowski (PG), Joshua Brewer (SF), Greg Young (PF), Kevin Lofton (C) Ryan Perkins, Wendell Phipps, Brian Sheridan, Don Allen | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerome Duval (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lane Bly (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frank Morowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Parkey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Greg Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Lofton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Joshua Brewer slams it home and he's hacked by Lane Bly - foul #5 on Lane Bly, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), Vernon Hampton (SG) Joshua Baltzell, Lane Bly | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:56 | NC State | Joshua Brewer makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Joshua Brewer steals the ball from Jerome Duval | 49-50 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Adam Parkey can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Santos Scott - foul #4 on Santos Scott, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Wendell Phipps (SF), Brian Sheridan (PF), Don Allen (C) Joshua Brewer, Greg Young, Kevin Lofton | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Adam Parkey makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Adam Parkey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Paul Dam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Frank Morowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Brian Sheridan is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Brewer (SF) Wendell Phipps | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is hacked by Don Allen - foul #3 on Don Allen, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Brian Sheridan lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Morowski | 51-53 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton's pass is intercepted by Joshua Brewer | 51-53 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Joshua Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Don Allen picks off the pass by Vernon Hampton | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Frank Morowski is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Scott - foul #5 on Santos Scott, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SG) Santos Scott | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Paul Dam can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Duval | 54-55 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Joshua Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Hampton - foul #3 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Joshua Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Joshua Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Frank Morowski takes the ball from Chester McFarlen | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Frank Morowski is hacked by Vernon Hampton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Frank Morowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 54-59 |