| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fresh) SF - John Cedeno (fresh) PF - George Lewis (fresh) C - Ryan Smithwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - John Hunter (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferber (fresh) SF - Brandon Barba (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) C - Roy Pepin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba's pass is intercepted by Patrick Lucchesi in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Quincy Murray misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Joseph Russell picks off the pass by John Cedeno | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba can't throw it down but the foul's on John Cedeno - foul #1 on John Cedeno, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Quincy Murray misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | Ryan Smithwick blocks the short jumper by Roy Pepin | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Quincy Murray gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Roy Pepin blocks the jumper by John Cedeno | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Quincy Murray drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Thomas Ferber - foul #1 on Thomas Ferber, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Hurst (SG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Brian Castello (C) Patrick Lucchesi, John Cedeno, George Lewis, Ryan Smithwick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor (PG), Leonard Scanlon (SG), Joe Berthelot (SF), Frankie Dalke (PF), Stephen Ornelas (C) John Hunter, Thomas Ferber, Brandon Barba, Joseph Russell, Roy Pepin | |
| 17:28 | NC State | Quincy Murray makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Quincy Murray pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Stephen Ornelas denies the turnaround by Brian Castello | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hurst | 3-2 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Stephen Thor steps in front of the Brian Castello pass | 3-2 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor is fouled in the backcourt by Quincy Murray - foul #1 on Quincy Murray, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG) Quincy Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke is hacked by Glenn Vaughn - foul #1 on Glenn Vaughn, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Ornelas drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Scanlon | 3-4 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Stanley Courtney makes the floater from close range set up by Willis Brown | 5-4 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hurst (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Vaughn (fairly fresh) C - Brian Castello (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Thor (fresh) SG - Leonard Scanlon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Berthelot (fresh) PF - Frankie Dalke (fresh) C - Stephen Ornelas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:21 | NC State | Stanley Courtney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Ornelas gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frankie Dalke | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Joseph Hurst is fouled on the floor by Joe Berthelot - foul #1 on Joe Berthelot, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG), John Cedeno (SF), George Lewis (PF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Joseph Hurst, Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn, Brian Castello | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter (PG), Glenn Hair (SG), Brandon Barba (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Roy Pepin (C) Stephen Thor, Leonard Scanlon, Joe Berthelot, Frankie Dalke, Stephen Ornelas | |
| 14:30 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick is fouled on the floor by Roy Pepin - foul #1 on Roy Pepin, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Ferber (SG) Glenn Hair | |
| 14:19 | NC State | George Lewis clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Hunter - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| 14:19 | NC State | George Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:19 | NC State | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba hits a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Joseph Hurst (SF), Robert Pitts (C) Willis Brown, John Cedeno, Ryan Smithwick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Ferber misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Lucchesi - foul #1 on Patrick Lucchesi, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Hair (SG) Thomas Ferber | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:40 | NC State | George Lewis hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Lucchesi | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Pitts denies the turnaround by Glenn Hair | 8-12 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Joseph Hurst grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hurst (fairly fresh) PF - George Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Pitts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) SG - Glenn Hair (fresh) SF - Brandon Barba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Russell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Pepin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Hair is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Stanley Courtney (SG), John Cedeno (SF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi, Joseph Hurst, Robert Pitts | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor (PG), Thomas Ferber (SG), Joe Berthelot (SF), Frankie Dalke (C) John Hunter, Glenn Hair, Brandon Barba, Roy Pepin | |
| 11:21 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses short on a shot in the paint | 11-12 |
| 11:19 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to George Lewis | 11-12 |
| 10:58 | NC State | George Lewis misses short on a jumper in the paint | 11-12 |
| 10:56 | NC State | John Cedeno misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Courtney is called for the reach on Stephen Thor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Vaughn (PF) George Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Ornelas (C) Joseph Russell | |
| 10:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke tips it home | 11-14 |
| 10:15 | NC State | John Cedeno clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot is fouled in the backcourt by Willis Brown - foul #1 on Willis Brown, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Joseph Hurst (SG), Brian Castello (C) Willis Brown, John Cedeno, Ryan Smithwick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter (PG), Brandon Barba (SF) Thomas Ferber, Stephen Ornelas | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Joseph Hurst is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Hurst, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG), Robert Pitts (PF) Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leonard Scanlon (SG), Roy Pepin (C) Stephen Thor, Joe Berthelot | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Tech | Quincy Murray picks off the pass by John Hunter in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Joseph Hurst clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Frankie Dalke | 11-16 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | Leonard Scanlon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin misses the tip | 11-16 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Joseph Hurst gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Brian Castello clanks a floater from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Scanlon | 11-19 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Joseph Hurst misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Robert Pitts tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | Quincy Murray is called for the reach on John Hunter - foul #2 on Quincy Murray, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Stanley Courtney (SG), John Cedeno (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi, Joseph Hurst, Robert Pitts, Brian Castello | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Ferber (SG), Joe Berthelot (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Stephen Ornelas (C) Leonard Scanlon, Brandon Barba, Frankie Dalke, Roy Pepin | |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Joseph Russell denies the turnaround by Ryan Smithwick | 13-21 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn tips it in | 15-21 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) PF - Glenn Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Smithwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Ferber (fresh) SF - Joe Berthelot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Courtney takes the ball from Joe Berthelot | 15-21 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Willis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor (PG) John Hunter | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Willis Brown - foul #2 on Willis Brown, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG) Willis Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin (C) Stephen Ornelas | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Thor makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick throws it down and the foul's on Joseph Russell - foul #1 on Joseph Russell, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), George Lewis (PF) Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba (SF) Joe Berthelot | |
| 06:32 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell loses the dribble to George Lewis | 17-23 |
| 06:05 | NC State | George Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin misses long on a floater near the basket | 17-23 |
| 05:50 | NC State | George Lewis pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:30 | NC State | George Lewis makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Quincy Murray | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Lucchesi steps in front of the Brandon Barba pass | 19-23 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Quincy Murray banks in the layup set up by Patrick Lucchesi | 21-23 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Barba is open and buries a shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:51 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin knocks in the shot near the basket | 24-27 |
| 04:12 | NC State | George Lewis misses the turnaround near the basket | 24-27 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 04:03 | NC State | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Joseph Hurst (SG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Brian Castello (C) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi, John Cedeno, George Lewis, Ryan Smithwick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter (PG), Leonard Scanlon (SG), Joe Berthelot (SF), Frankie Dalke (PF), Stephen Ornelas (C) Stephen Thor, Thomas Ferber, Brandon Barba, Joseph Russell, Roy Pepin | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hurst (fresh) SF - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Castello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - John Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Scanlon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Berthelot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frankie Dalke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot is fouled on the floor by Glenn Vaughn - foul #2 on Glenn Vaughn, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Brian Castello grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn drills a jumper from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Ornelas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Joseph Hurst connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willis Brown | 29-28 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-28 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Joseph Hurst pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Joseph Hurst connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Willis Brown and he's fouled by Leonard Scanlon - foul #1 on Leonard Scanlon, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Pitts (PF) Glenn Vaughn | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Joseph Hurst makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot is hacked by Stanley Courtney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Berthelot makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Brian Castello banks in the layup | 34-30 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee Tech | John Hunter buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Scanlon | 34-32 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Stanley Courtney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee Tech | Frankie Dalke grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Hurst takes the ball from John Hunter in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Scanlon - foul #2 on Leonard Scanlon, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Patrick Lucchesi (SG), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Willis Brown, Joseph Hurst, Robert Pitts, Brian Castello | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Hair (SG), Brandon Barba (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Roy Pepin (C) Leonard Scanlon, Joe Berthelot, Frankie Dalke, Stephen Ornelas | |
| 01:00 | NC State | Stanley Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Hair gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Russell clanks a jumper from the left block | 35-32 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Pepin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Hair clanks a floater from the right side | 35-32 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-32 |