| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - John Fields (fresh) C - David Dallas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | John Fields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | David Dallas loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis's floater is knocked away by John Fields | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Pili Mohd pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | NC State | David Dallas misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's floater is tipped away by John Fields | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | David Dallas denies the turnaround by Donald Black | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg loses the dribble to John Fields | 0-0 |
| 16:45 | NC State | David Dallas misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 16:45 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:45 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Lichtenberg | 0-1 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Pili Mohd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) PF - John Fields (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Pili Mohd steals the ball from Donald Black | 2-1 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Pili Mohd is called for traveling | 2-1 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Corey Sutton (C) Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker, David Dallas | |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donald Black | 4-1 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Russell Farmer clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Allen - foul #1 on Edward Allen, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:43 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 14:30 | NC State | John Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Beesley | 5-3 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Russell Farmer picks off the pass by Edward Allen | 5-3 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw can't finish the layup | 5-3 |
| 13:47 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw lays it in on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 5-5 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, Corey Sutton, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), David Dallas (C) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, James Cooley | |
| 12:58 | NC State | Derrick Barker is hacked by Dennis Desantis - foul #1 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (PF) John Fields | |
| 12:42 | NC State | Pili Mohd is hacked by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #1 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| 12:26 | NC State | David Dallas scores on a floater from the left block set up by Pili Mohd | 5-7 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon is fouled on the floor by Martin Beesley - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Glenn Schwartzman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Pili Mohd - foul #1 on Pili Mohd, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 11:43 | NC State | David Dallas dunks the ball set up by Pili Mohd | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - James Cooley (fresh) C - David Dallas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins's fadeaway is rejected by James Cooley | 7-9 |
| 11:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Cooley | 7-9 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (PF) Martin Beesley, James Cooley | |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Dennis Desantis steals the ball from Pili Mohd | 10-9 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Desantis | 12-9 |
| 10:06 | NC State | David Dallas connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Pili Mohd and the foul's on Dennis Desantis - foul #2 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Richard Dillon, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Martin Beesley (SG) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker | |
| 10:06 | NC State | David Dallas makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the driving attempt from the right block | 12-12 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Edward Allen is called for the reach on David Dallas - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (PF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Edward Allen, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) David Dallas | |
| 09:11 | NC State | James Cooley makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Beesley and he's hacked by Trinidad Glickman - foul #1 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG) Donald Black | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:11 | NC State | James Cooley makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Martin Beesley steals it from Trinidad Glickman | 12-15 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Farmer | 12-17 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon loses the dribble to John Fields | 12-17 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Shaw and he's fouled by Trinidad Glickman - foul #2 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Corey Sutton, Trinidad Glickman | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), David Dallas (C) Martin Beesley, Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| 08:02 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Dillon | 14-20 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Cooley | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Barksdale (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - James Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Black | 17-23 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Derrick Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Corey Sutton (SF) Richard Dillon, Richard Barksdale | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), John Fields (PF) Russell Farmer, James Cooley | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 06:18 | NC State | John Fields gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:57 | NC State | Pili Mohd's pass is intercepted by Donald Black | 17-23 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arthur Lichtenberg and he's fouled by John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SF) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker | |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:35 | NC State | David Dallas throws it down | 20-25 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton is fouled on the floor by David Dallas - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Hoffman (SF) Glenn Schwartzman, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) David Dallas | |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg knocks in the jumper in the paint | 22-25 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Johnny Hoffman - foul #1 on Johnny Hoffman, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF) Johnny Hoffman | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF) Russell Farmer, Martin Beesley | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 04:01 | NC State | James Cooley gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Pili Mohd hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 22-30 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (PG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, Arthur Lichtenberg, Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), David Dallas (C) Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Martin Beesley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cooley | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - James Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins lays it in and the foul's on David Dallas - foul #2 on David Dallas, team foul #7 | 24-33 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:12 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 02:49 | NC State | David Dallas misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 24-33 |
| 02:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to James Cooley | 24-33 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Pili Mohd's pass is intercepted by Glenn Schwartzman | 24-33 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins hits a shot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Pili Mohd buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #2 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Richard Dillon, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Russell Farmer (SF), John Fields (PF) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| 01:46 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 26-35 |
| 01:37 | NC State | John Fields snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Dallas misses the jumper from the left block | 26-35 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Pili Mohd tips it home | 26-37 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the driving attempt near the basket | 26-37 |
| 00:55 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:37 | NC State | David Dallas misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Schwartzman - foul #3 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) Pili Mohd | |
| 00:37 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:37 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is called for traveling | 26-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Lawrence Shaw | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-38 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a fullcourt shot | 26-38 |