| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) PF - Joseph Koepke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Boris Zody inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Curtis Sims steals it from Joseph Koepke | 30-28 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Gerst is called for the reach on Curtis Sims - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gerst, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joel Eichorn (C) Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Henry | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Andrew Boyce shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Chadbourne | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne's pass is intercepted by Donald Henry | 32-31 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Donald Henry lays it in | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Jonathan Conrad denies the turnaround by Joel Eichorn | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Andrew Boyce tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Joel Eichorn snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:37 | NC State | The short jumper by Boris Zody is denied by Jonathan Conrad | 34-31 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joel Eichorn gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Boris Zody misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 34-31 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Boyce | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Donald Henry connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Sherwin | 37-34 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Joel Eichorn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne tips it in | 37-36 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Henry | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Koepke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Eichorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Joel Eichorn's pass is intercepted by Donald Henry | 39-36 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joel Eichorn - foul #2 on Joel Eichorn, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SF) James Sherwin, Dana Wittmer | |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (PG), Jay Smock (SG), Malawa Afshari (SF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Tyler Chadbourne, Andrew Boyce, Boris Zody, Joel Eichorn | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado's pass is intercepted by Paul Spain | 41-36 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-36 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Conrad - foul #3 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (PF) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG) Humberto Maldonado | |
| 14:15 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Jurica Bujarski is blocked by Joseph Koepke | 41-37 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Joseph Koepke grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Donald Henry takes the ball from Jay Smock | 41-37 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Donald Henry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Spain | 44-37 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Malawa Afshari hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Koepke | 44-39 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Malawa Afshari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Donald Henry, Kory Clinton, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Boris Zody (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Jay Smock, Malawa Afshari, Joseph Koepke | |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Paul Spain double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad (PF) Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:06 | NC State | Boris Zody is fouled on the floor by Dana Wittmer - foul #2 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Joel Eichorn hits a jumper from the right block | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Spain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) PF - Joel Eichorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Boris Zody pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Paul Spain hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Andrew Boyce clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Spain - foul #1 on Paul Spain, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Dana Wittmer, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SF), Joseph Koepke (PF) Boris Zody, Joel Eichorn | |
| 10:10 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Malawa Afshari is called for the reach on Jonathan Conrad - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG) Andrew Boyce | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Sims | 46-43 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Donald Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (PG) James Sherwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (PG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| 08:55 | NC State | Jay Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kory Clinton | 46-43 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Malawa Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-43 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Henry | 48-43 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Humberto Maldonado | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Sid Anderson (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Humberto Maldonado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Smock (fresh) SF - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Koepke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Gerst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Malawa Afshari steals it from Donald Henry | 48-45 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Joseph Koepke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Joseph Koepke snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 07:04 | NC State | Joseph Koepke connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Malawa Afshari | 48-47 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Donald Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Donald Henry gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Joseph Koepke grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Humberto Maldonado is fouled in the backcourt by Sid Anderson - foul #2 on Sid Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Paul Spain (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Sid Anderson, Donald Henry, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne (PG), Andrew Boyce (SG), Boris Zody (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Humberto Maldonado, Jay Smock, Malawa Afshari, Joseph Koepke | |
| 05:53 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gerst, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 48-47 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Boris Zody grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Joel Eichorn misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Dana Wittmer - foul #3 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Koepke (PF) Jeffrey Gerst | |
| 05:27 | NC State | Joel Eichorn makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Joel Eichorn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 48-49 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Joseph Koepke grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:59 | NC State | Boris Zody is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG) Paul Spain | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Joseph Koepke misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Donald Henry snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-49 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Joseph Koepke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Tyler Chadbourne misses the floater from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Joseph Koepke gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:51 | NC State | James Sherwin steals the ball from Joseph Koepke | 48-49 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Boris Zody grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jurica Bujarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tyler Chadbourne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zody (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Koepke (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Eichorn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Boris Zody | 48-51 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sherwin | 50-51 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Boris Zody is whistled for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SG), Patrick Schwabenbauer (SF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | NC State | Malawa Afshari (SF), Jeffrey Gerst (C) Boris Zody, Joseph Koepke | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF) Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Andrew Boyce is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Andrew Boyce grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:12 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG) Paul Spain | |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Zody (SF) Malawa Afshari | |
| 02:03 | NC State | Jeffrey Gerst clanks a runner in the paint | 53-51 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | James Sherwin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Henry | 56-51 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Andrew Boyce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims is hacked by Tyler Chadbourne - foul #2 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Koepke (PF) Joel Eichorn | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Tyler Chadbourne - foul #3 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG), Jurica Bujarski (PF) Donald Henry, Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Tyler Chadbourne is called for the reach on James Sherwin - foul #4 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | James Sherwin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Joseph Koepke grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | James Sherwin steps in front of the Andrew Boyce pass | 57-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | James Sherwin hits the finger roll | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | NC State | Andrew Boyce shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:27 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zody | 59-51 |
| 00:25 | NC State | James Sherwin knocks away the 3 by Tyler Chadbourne | 59-51 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Chadbourne - foul #5 on Tyler Chadbourne, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Smock (SG) Tyler Chadbourne | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Andrew Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Humberto Maldonado (PG), Malawa Afshari (SF), Joel Eichorn (PF) Andrew Boyce, Boris Zody, Joseph Koepke | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Sherwin runs out the clock | 61-51 |