| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Macon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 2 blk. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Jarrett | 27-32 |
| 19:29 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Jarrett | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Ali | |
| 19:11 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Thomas Krumm is called for the reach on Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Thomas Krumm | |
| 18:06 | NC State | Ned Ratcliff steals it from Spencer Hobbs | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Dale Hand is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Ali (C) Dale Hand | |
| 17:27 | NC State | Michael Fetterman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:06 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the easy layup | 31-32 |
| 17:04 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Freddie Wampler (SG), Dale Brown (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Andrew Macon, Daniel Hamilton, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Dale Hand (C) Nelson Dale, Dikembe Ali | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Enoch Truskowski takes the ball from Jimmy Cammack | 31-34 |
| 16:16 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Harvey Ellison | 31-36 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Dale Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 15:20 | NC State | David Gehring clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ned Ratcliff | 33-40 |
| 15:08 | NC State | David Gehring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Spencer Hobbs (PF) Freddie Wampler, Matthew Jarrett, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| 14:53 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Ned Ratcliff | 33-42 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (SG) David Gehring | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Dale Hand drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ned Ratcliff | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-44 |
| 13:44 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Dale Hand knocks in the shot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs misses badly on a runner from the left block | 33-46 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Dale Hand pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:55 | Washington State | Andrew Macon picks off the pass by Cong Xiong | 33-46 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 35-46 |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Dale Hand misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #2 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Dale Brown (PF) Michael Fetterman, Andrew Macon, Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Nelson Dale, Cong Xiong | |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Dale Hand makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Dale Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Dale Brown gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:13 | NC State | David Gehring scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Jarrett | 38-47 |
| 11:57 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Freddie Wampler - foul #2 on Freddie Wampler, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| 11:57 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:57 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-48 |
| 11:32 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Brown | 38-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cong Xiong (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | NC State | David Gehring is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (PG), Andrew Macon (SG) David Gehring, Freddie Wampler | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Robert Jones (SF) Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong | |
| 10:46 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF) Merrill Smith, Robert Jones | |
| 10:36 | NC State | Ned Ratcliff is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG) Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:18 | NC State | David Gehring misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 10:17 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:02 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm connects on the floater from the left block | 38-50 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Andrew Macon buries a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is fouled on the floor by Andrew Macon - foul #3 on Andrew Macon, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Andrew Macon, Michael Fetterman, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Enoch Truskowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| 09:00 | Washington State | David Gehring is called for the reach on Thomas Krumm - foul #1 on David Gehring, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG) Merrill Smith | |
| 08:46 | Washington State | David Gehring steals it from Ned Ratcliff | 41-50 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett lays it in on a great pass from David Gehring | 43-50 |
| 08:27 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 43-50 |
| 08:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Jarrett | 43-50 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG) Freddie Wampler | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Harvey Ellison, Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Cong Xiong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Michael Fetterman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Jarrett | 46-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Macon (SG), Spencer Hobbs (PF) David Gehring, Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Merrill Smith, Nelson Dale, Cong Xiong, Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Andrew Macon is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison loses the dribble to Michael Fetterman | 46-51 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Andrew Macon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:01 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 06:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Spencer Hobbs | 46-51 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Michael Fetterman double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Dale Brown (PF) Michael Fetterman, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Harvey Ellison | 46-53 |
| 04:46 | NC State | David Gehring misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs tips it in | 48-53 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG) Andrew Macon | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:04 | NC State | David Gehring makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Spencer Hobbs | 51-53 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 03:22 | NC State | David Gehring buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Jarrett | 54-55 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | The jump hook by Thomas Krumm is blocked by Spencer Hobbs | 54-55 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (PG), Andrew Macon (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Freddie Wampler, Matthew Jarrett, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:27 | NC State | Michael Fetterman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs clanks a floater from the right side | 54-55 |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Cong Xiong (SF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| 01:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Dale Brown, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Cong Xiong, Dale Hand | |
| 01:35 | NC State | Michael Fetterman is fouled on the floor by Ned Ratcliff - foul #3 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett double dribbles | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Spencer Hobbs blocks the short jumper by Thomas Krumm | 54-55 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Andrew Macon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Fetterman | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Ned Ratcliff is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |