| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dallas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Derrick Barker is hacked by Antonio Pippin - foul #3 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| 19:21 | NC State | Pili Mohd clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-23 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the jumper from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Shilin Xia pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Pili Mohd takes the ball from Donald Fitzpatrick | 31-23 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Pili Mohd jams it | 33-23 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Stephen Hidalgo swats the short shot by David Dallas | 33-24 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Gay | 33-26 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Derrick Barker double dribbles | 33-26 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is fouled on the floor by Martin Beesley - foul #2 on Martin Beesley, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Roy Gay lays it in on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 33-28 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Shilin Xia pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick's layup is rejected by John Fields | 33-28 |
| 16:03 | NC State | John Fields pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Pili Mohd drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Barker | 35-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shilin Xia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Pili Mohd steps in front of the Donald Fitzpatrick pass in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the runner from close range on a great pass from David Dallas out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 15:24 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Russell Farmer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Michael Rommel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 14:40 | NC State | John Fields grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 14:11 | NC State | James Cooley is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SF) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (PF) Douglas Howard, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the fadeaway from the left block | 38-30 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:30 | NC State | John Fields tips it in | 40-30 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #4 on James Cooley, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Dallas (C) Lawrence Shaw, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Arthur Garmon | |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Pippin | 40-30 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 40-32 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Martin Beesley is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Morales - foul #1 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (PF) John Fields | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:22 | NC State | Russell Farmer is fouled on the floor by Michael Rommel - foul #4 on Michael Rommel, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| 12:00 | NC State | Russell Farmer is hacked by Shilin Xia - foul #1 on Shilin Xia, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Pili Mohd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Russell Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - David Dallas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shilin Xia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo loses the dribble to David Dallas | 40-32 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Russell Farmer loses the ball out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (PF) Martin Beesley, Russell Farmer, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Antonio Pippin (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Shilin Xia | |
| 10:46 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Ernesto Morales is blocked by David Dallas | 40-32 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin tips it home | 40-34 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Pili Mohd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 10:26 | NC State | John Fields tips it in | 42-34 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 10:06 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Garmon - foul #2 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Ernesto Morales | |
| 10:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | David Dallas takes the ball from Roy Gay | 44-34 |
| 09:32 | NC State | David Dallas buries a jump hook from the right block | 46-34 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Martin Beesley gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a floater near the basket | 46-34 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses badly on a runner near the basket | 46-34 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Pili Mohd knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin can't throw it down | 48-34 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 08:00 | NC State | David Dallas is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Martin Beesley, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-34 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Russell Farmer and the foul's on Shilin Xia - foul #2 on Shilin Xia, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Dallas (C) John Fields | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 50-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Donald Fitzpatrick and he's fouled by Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Derrick Barker, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:08 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:46 | NC State | David Dallas scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Barker | 52-38 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | David Dallas steps in front of the Ernesto Morales pass | 52-38 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Derrick Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Antonio Pippin, Shilin Xia | |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Shaw - foul #2 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), John Fields (PF) Lawrence Shaw, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:32 | NC State | James Cooley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Pili Mohd | 54-40 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | James Cooley swats the layup by Ernesto Morales | 54-40 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Michael Rommel tips it but misses | 54-40 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Pili Mohd snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Pili Mohd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Martin Beesley tips it home | 56-40 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 56-40 |
| 04:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Pili Mohd | 56-40 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 04:03 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 03:46 | NC State | John Fields travels with the ball | 56-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), David Dallas (C) Pili Mohd, Russell Farmer, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon and he's fouled by John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Shilin Xia misses the free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Dallas | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Martin Beesley is hacked by Arthur Garmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Shilin Xia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 03:18 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the board | 56-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Fields (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dallas (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Derrick Barker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Shaw | 58-42 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 02:24 | NC State | David Dallas drills a jumper in the paint | 60-42 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 01:57 | NC State | John Fields is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Fields, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Roy Gay banks in the layup | 60-44 |
| 01:09 | NC State | David Dallas misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Howard - foul #1 on Douglas Howard, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| 01:09 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 01:09 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Fields - foul #3 on John Fields, team foul #10 | 62-44 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:00 | NC State | David Dallas gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Roy Gay pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the jump hook near the basket | 62-45 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Derrick Barker snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Pili Mohd runs out the clock | 62-45 |