| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bragg (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-19 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Haefner | 33-19 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | David Bragg connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-21 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Micheal Fox loses the dribble to David Bragg | 33-21 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Lawrence Whitlock blocks the short jumper by David Bragg | 33-21 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on John Kinkade, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 18:02 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow tips it but misses | 33-21 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Micheal Fox snags the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Nigel Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-21 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Charles Urbano is hacked by Daniel Snow - foul #1 on Daniel Snow, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Thomas Turner is denied on a layup by Lawrence Whitlock | 33-21 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano travels with the ball | 33-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (PF) Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:35 | NC State | Daniel Snow clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (C) Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:35 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | David Bragg is fouled on the floor by Dustin Downey - foul #1 on Dustin Downey, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Thomas Turner is hacked by Dustin Downey - foul #2 on Dustin Downey, team foul #3 | 35-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG), Adam Wiley (C) Steven Galiano, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Charles Urbano clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Fox - foul #2 on Micheal Fox, team foul #4 | 35-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 15:10 | NC State | David Bragg blocks the jumper by Harry Link | 35-22 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Bragg | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Daniel Snow (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, David Bragg | |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the runner from close range | 35-25 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Walter Braun gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Lawrence Whitlock swats the short shot by Kevin Anderson | 35-25 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Adam Wiley gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Daniel Snow scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nigel Ned | 37-25 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits a floater from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 12:55 | NC State | The short jumper by Micheal Fox is denied by Kevin Anderson | 37-27 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Kinkade | 37-27 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Micheal Fox, Lawrence Whitlock, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Kevin Anderson | |
| 12:21 | NC State | Eric Haefner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Trinh | 37-27 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Daniel Snow picks off the pass by John Kinkade | 37-27 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Bragg | 37-27 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Daniel Snow takes the ball from Kenneth Sainz | 37-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | NC State | Thomas Trinh steps in front of the Steven Galiano pass | 37-27 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | David Bragg tips it home | 37-29 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Edward Rottman drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on John Kinkade - foul #4 on John Kinkade, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG), Dustin Downey (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Daniel Snow, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) John Kinkade | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses the free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:29 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 39-29 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Trinh - foul #3 on Thomas Trinh, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF) Thomas Trinh | |
| 10:21 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is intercepted by Harry Link | 41-29 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Harry Link misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Wiley - foul #4 on Adam Wiley, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG), Eric Haefner (C) Steven Galiano, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Micheal Fox is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Harry Link takes the ball from Thomas Turner | 41-30 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | David Bragg gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-30 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it but misses | 41-30 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Haefner and the foul's on David Bragg - foul #1 on David Bragg, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Daniel Snow (SF) Harry Link, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, David Bragg | |
| 08:33 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Nigel Ned gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses badly on a shot in the paint | 44-32 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Walter Braun hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-32 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Micheal Fox gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | NC State | Daniel Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Micheal Fox, Lawrence Whitlock, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| 07:04 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Urbano | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Robert Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-32 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Wiley - foul #5 on Adam Wiley, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (C) Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 46-33 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Edward Rottman double dribbles | 46-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | David Bragg hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Thomas Trinh steals the ball from Steven Galiano | 46-35 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Eric Haefner lays it in set up by Nigel Ned | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:57 | Purdue | David Bragg hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Kenneth Sainz | 48-37 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Daniel Snow is hacked by John Kinkade - foul #5 on John Kinkade, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG), Micheal Fox (SG), Dustin Downey (SF), Edward Rottman (PF) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| 04:39 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses the shot from close range | 48-37 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Dustin Downey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Harry Link | 50-37 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Turner drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Walter Braun and the foul's on Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Kevin Anderson | |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Edward Rottman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 03:56 | Purdue | Thomas Turner pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Charles Urbano makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Harry Link misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harry Link (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Haefner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bragg (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Charles Urbano lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Sainz | 50-43 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Dustin Downey clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Daniel Snow (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, David Bragg | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Micheal Fox steals the ball from Joe Maynor in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Eric Haefner is fouled on the floor by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner buries a floater from the right block | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:33 | NC State | Eric Haefner connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Micheal Fox | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Joe Maynor hits a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Turner | 52-48 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Turner | 52-48 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Kevin Anderson | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | David Bragg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Bragg, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Nigel Ned is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Thomas Turner's floater is tipped away by Daniel Snow | 55-48 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Charles Urbano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Trinh | 55-51 |
| 00:25 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (SF) Nigel Ned, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Harry Link is hacked by Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Harry Link misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Charles Urbano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Daniel Snow (SF) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock is hacked by Kenneth Sainz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Charles Urbano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nigel Ned runs out the clock | 58-51 |