| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Norman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Robert Norman inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey knocks in the floater from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 19:21 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson buries a shot from the right block set up by Darren Raasch | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | NC State | John Moses is called for the reach on Greg Young - foul #1 on John Moses, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Greg Young | |
| 18:55 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelvin Kitchens, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (C) Milan Lombardi | |
| 18:34 | San Jose State | John Moses's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Goins (C) Greg Young | |
| 18:20 | NC State | Joseph Goins hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Nicholls | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is hacked by Joseph Goins - foul #2 on Joseph Goins, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF), Greg Young (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Brandon Queen, George Nicholls, Anthony Gosser, Joseph Goins | |
| 17:31 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 16:57 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:55 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:29 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson is fouled on the floor by Robert Norman - foul #1 on Robert Norman, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Haywood Conner (SF), Julius Boone (C) Kenneth Tolson, John Moses, David Bailey | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG), Brandon Queen (SG), George Nicholls (SF), Anthony Gosser (PF), Joseph Goins (C) Jimmy Hickey, Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Milan Lombardi, Greg Young | |
| 16:09 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch jams it on a nice dish by Neal Orchard and he's fouled by George Nicholls - foul #1 on George Nicholls, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Goins | |
| 16:09 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Milan Lombardi blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 15:45 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Warren Streeter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Julius Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kelvin Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Queen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Nicholls (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Gosser (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:20 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 15:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Milan Lombardi | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Milan Lombardi scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Queen | 37-33 |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Anthony Gosser pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Anthony Gosser double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson (PG), Johnny Niemeyer (SG), John Moses (SF), David Bailey (PF) Neal Orchard, Darren Raasch, Haywood Conner, Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Joseph Goins (PF), Greg Young (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Brandon Queen, George Nicholls, Milan Lombardi, Anthony Gosser | |
| 14:26 | San Jose State | John Moses hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Tolson | 39-33 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frank O'Rourke | 39-35 |
| 13:46 | San Jose State | Joseph Goins is called for the reach on Kenneth Tolson - foul #3 on Joseph Goins, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Clifton (C) Julius Boone | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Gosser (PF) Joseph Goins | |
| 13:23 | San Jose State | David Bailey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-35 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), Haywood Conner (SF) Johnny Niemeyer, John Moses | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Queen (SG), Eric Peterson (SF), Milan Lombardi (PF) Frank O'Rourke, Robert Norman, Anthony Gosser | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Brandon Queen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jimmy Hickey | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | San Jose State | David Bailey tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Milan Lombardi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey tips it in | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Milan Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Clifton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Peterson (fresh) PF - Milan Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Greg Young | 41-42 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:03 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 41-42 |
| 10:59 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 41-42 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Greg Young grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Milan Lombardi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 10:29 | San Jose State | David Bailey grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Haywood Conner | 43-42 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 09:42 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:13 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses long on a shot from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Greg Young grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Eric Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 08:48 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-42 |
| 08:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Milan Lombardi | 43-42 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Kenneth Tolson steps in front of the Greg Young pass | 43-42 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Haywood Conner | 45-42 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Milan Lombardi knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Eric Peterson | 45-44 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Raasch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Haywood Conner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Clifton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jimmy Hickey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Queen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Milan Lombardi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Young (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Raasch | 48-44 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on David Bailey - foul #3 on David Bailey, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Johnny Niemeyer (SG), John Moses (SF), Warren Streeter (PF), Julius Boone (C) Kenneth Tolson, Darren Raasch, Haywood Conner, David Bailey, Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | NC State | Frank O'Rourke (SG), Robert Norman (SF), Anthony Gosser (PF), Joseph Goins (C) Brandon Queen, Eric Peterson, Milan Lombardi, Greg Young | |
| 06:45 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:25 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Neal Orchard and he's fouled by Robert Norman - foul #2 on Robert Norman, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG) Jimmy Hickey | |
| 06:25 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Robert Norman can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 05:59 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Warren Streeter | 51-47 |
| 05:34 | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Neal Orchard | 53-47 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Warren Streeter blocks the jumper by Frank O'Rourke | 53-47 |
| 05:29 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Robert Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Anthony Gosser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| 04:28 | San Jose State | Kelvin Kitchens is called for the reach on Neal Orchard - foul #3 on Kelvin Kitchens, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 04:28 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:28 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens is hacked by John Moses - foul #2 on John Moses, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), David Bailey (C) Johnny Niemeyer, Julius Boone | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Anthony Gosser hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Warren Streeter - foul #2 on Warren Streeter, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Anthony Gosser makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:38 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is fouled on the floor by Frank O'Rourke - foul #2 on Frank O'Rourke, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Milan Lombardi (PF) Joseph Goins | |
| 03:38 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Milan Lombardi grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Norman misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Streeter - foul #3 on Warren Streeter, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer (PG), Haywood Conner (SF) Neal Orchard, John Moses | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Goins (C) Milan Lombardi | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Johnny Niemeyer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kelvin Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank O'Rourke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Gosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Goins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Anthony Gosser - foul #2 on Anthony Gosser, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Greg Young (C) Joseph Goins | |
| 03:02 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Greg Young | 56-51 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Darren Raasch steals it from Frank O'Rourke | 56-51 |
| 02:34 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson (PG), John Moses (SF) Johnny Niemeyer, Haywood Conner | |
| Subs | NC State | Milan Lombardi (PF) Greg Young | |
| 02:05 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Moses | 58-51 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Darren Raasch - foul #1 on Darren Raasch, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Hickey (PG), Greg Young (C) Kelvin Kitchens, Anthony Gosser | |
| 01:50 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:34 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:09 | NC State | John Moses steals the ball from Milan Lombardi | 58-52 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson scores on a jumper from the left side set up by David Bailey and he's fouled by Jimmy Hickey - foul #2 on Jimmy Hickey, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Milan Lombardi snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Greg Young grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Milan Lombardi | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is hacked by Jimmy Hickey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Hickey, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (SF) John Moses | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | David Bailey is hacked by Jimmy Hickey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Hickey, team foul #12 | 62-55 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Greg Young gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Jimmy Hickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 00:17 | San Jose State | David Bailey grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | Jimmy Hickey is called for the reach on David Bailey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmy Hickey, team foul #13 | 64-55 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kelvin Kitchens (PG) Jimmy Hickey | |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Frank O'Rourke misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 00:07 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Warren Streeter | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson runs out the clock | 65-55 |