| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Marlow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:41 | NC State | Pili Mohd loses the dribble to Anthony Bell | 23-23 |
| 19:37 | Saint Louis | James Marlow can't finish the layup | 23-23 |
| 19:35 | NC State | David Reed grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Philip Taylor's layup is rejected by James Marlow | 23-23 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:14 | Saint Louis | James Marlow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 23-23 |
| 19:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 23-23 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Philip Taylor can't tip it in | 23-23 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Derrick Barker is hacked by Anthony Bell - foul #3 on Anthony Bell, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (SG) Anthony Bell | |
| 18:05 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Pili Mohd | 26-23 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Fred Anderson is hacked by Bryant Crain - foul #2 on Bryant Crain, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:12 | NC State | David Reed is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Russell Farmer buries a jump hook from the left block set up by David Reed and the foul's on Kenneth Kort - foul #1 on Kenneth Kort, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Martin Beesley (SF), Philip Taylor (C) David Reed, Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:26 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:00 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses long on a turnaround from close range | 29-29 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Philip Taylor gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Raub (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 31-29 |
| 15:30 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Marlow | 31-32 |
| 15:10 | NC State | John Fields is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 14:58 | Saint Louis | John Fields blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Raub | 33-32 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:40 | NC State | John Fields misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 14:39 | Saint Louis | David Raub grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:12 | Saint Louis | Philip Taylor is called for the reach on Bryant Crain - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), Fred Anderson (PF), James Cooley (C) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, Martin Beesley, John Fields, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Richard Lynch (C) David Raub, James Marlow, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Kort | 33-32 |
| 13:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 13:31 | NC State | David Reed gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Pili Mohd knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Fred Anderson | 36-32 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Kort | 36-34 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Fred Anderson drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 38-34 |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:52 | NC State | James Cooley's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kort | 38-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Kort (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lynch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Pili Mohd gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Kort - foul #2 on Kenneth Kort, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (PF), Philip Taylor (C) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Fred Anderson, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Robert Meade, Kenneth Kort | |
| 11:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | James Marlow hits a fadeaway in the paint | 39-36 |
| 10:32 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Derrick Barker is blocked by Richard Lynch | 39-36 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 10:26 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Primmer | 39-39 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Philip Taylor is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 41-39 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | NC State | John Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Russell Farmer is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Martin Beesley (SF), Fred Anderson (PF) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, Derrick Barker, John Fields | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), Dan Wallace (C) Bryant Crain, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 09:04 | Saint Louis | James Marlow connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:48 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | James Marlow clanks a turnaround from the right block | 41-41 |
| 08:43 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 08:25 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-41 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:08 | NC State | David Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Robert Meade (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF) Anthony Bell, James Marlow, Richard Lynch | |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 07:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 41-41 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Pili Mohd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF) Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Dan Wallace | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Raub (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Kort (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 07:43 | NC State | John Fields gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Bryant Crain is called for the reach on James Cooley - foul #3 on Bryant Crain, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Martin Beesley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-41 |
| 06:33 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:17 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 06:15 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Reed | 44-41 |
| 05:23 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 05:21 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), James Marlow (SF), Richard Lynch (C) David Raub, Robert Meade, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Bryant Crain is called for the reach on Pili Mohd - foul #4 on Bryant Crain, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anthony Bell - foul #4 on Anthony Bell, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:38 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 04:38 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Fred Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Reed (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Saint Louis | James Marlow jams it on a nice dish by Bryant Crain and he's hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Martin Beesley (SF) David Reed, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Richard Lynch | |
| 03:44 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:44 | NC State | The rebound goes to Philip Taylor | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 45-43 |
| 03:23 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Fred Anderson - foul #1 on Fred Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (PF), Dan Wallace (C) Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 02:46 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Richard Lynch, Dan Wallace | |
| 02:29 | NC State | James Cooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Philip Taylor scores on a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by James Marlow - foul #1 on James Marlow, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:38 | Saint Louis | Derrick Barker steals the ball from Jimmy Primmer | 48-47 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Derrick Barker lays it in | 50-47 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Philip Taylor snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:19 | NC State | David Reed is hacked by Anthony Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Bell, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (SG) Anthony Bell | |
| 01:19 | NC State | David Reed misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 01:06 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | James Marlow gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort is fouled on the floor by Philip Taylor - foul #3 on Philip Taylor, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bryant Crain | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:08 | NC State | David Raub is called for the reach on David Reed - foul #1 on David Raub, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| 00:08 | NC State | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:08 | NC State | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Raub | 52-52 |
| 00:04 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a halfcourt shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Raub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Derrick Barker wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Pili Mohd is fouled on the floor by Bryant Crain - foul #5 on Bryant Crain, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Richard Lynch (C) Bryant Crain, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:29 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ted Robertson, team foul #12 | 52-52 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | James Marlow gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses long on a shot in the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | James Marlow gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | James Marlow banks in the layup and he's fouled by Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Derrick Barker, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 55-55 |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | James Marlow can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Derrick Barker drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Philip Taylor | 57-55 |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) James Marlow, Richard Lynch | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 57-57 |
| 02:22 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | David Raub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (SF) Robert Meade | |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | David Raub is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| 01:26 | NC State | David Raub steals the ball from Philip Taylor | 57-57 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Fred Anderson can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Pili Mohd pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) SF - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Pili Mohd hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer banks in the layup | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Fred Anderson is hacked by Ted Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Robertson, team foul #13 | 60-59 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | David Raub hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pili Mohd - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | David Raub makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | David Raub misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Fred Anderson is hacked by David Raub in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Raub, team foul #14 | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Raub | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | David Reed hits the easy wide open finger roll | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-62 |