| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Reed (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Claude Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Dang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Anderson - foul #2 on Fred Anderson, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rickey Denson (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Pavel Wodarski (C) Christopher Dang, Santos Gonzalez, James Haynes | |
| 19:42 | San Diego State | Claude Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:42 | San Diego State | Claude Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Austin Jones swats the short shot by Derrick Barker | 26-21 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the follow up shot | 28-21 |
| 18:58 | San Diego State | Claude Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Fred Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Pili Mohd | 30-24 |
| 18:10 | San Diego State | Rickey Denson's pass is intercepted by Philip Taylor | 30-24 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Austin Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:18 | San Diego State | Rickey Denson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Dang (SG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Ivan Gajeski (PF), James Haynes (C) Dikembe Aoki, Claude Smith, Austin Jones, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 17:18 | San Diego State | Rickey Denson misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:18 | San Diego State | Rickey Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Santos Gonzalez picks off the pass by David Reed | 30-25 |
| 16:57 | San Diego State | Rickey Denson lays it in set up by Santos Gonzalez | 30-27 |
| 16:46 | NC State | John Fields misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Dang - foul #3 on Christopher Dang, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Martin Beesley (SF) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG) Rickey Denson, Christopher Dang | |
| 16:46 | NC State | John Fields misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:46 | NC State | John Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:22 | San Diego State | Martin Beesley is called for the reach on Santos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Ivan Gajeski | |
| 16:03 | San Diego State | Austin Jones scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by James Haynes | 31-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Claude Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | NC State | John Fields misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Austin Jones - foul #2 on Austin Jones, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Taylor (C) James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Dang (SG), Kristopher Duffy (SF), Ivan Gajeski (PF) Dikembe Aoki, Santos Gonzalez, Austin Jones | |
| 15:52 | NC State | John Fields misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:52 | NC State | John Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:48 | San Diego State | Claude Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (SG), Fred Anderson (PF) Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:33 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Martin Beesley tips it but misses | 32-29 |
| 15:31 | San Diego State | Kristopher Duffy grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 15:26 | San Diego State | Claude Smith travels in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF) Russell Farmer, Martin Beesley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Ivan Gajeski | |
| 15:04 | NC State | David Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ivan Gajeski (PF) Austin Jones | |
| 14:46 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 14:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Philip Taylor | 32-29 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Fred Anderson hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Reed | 34-29 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Claude Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Christopher Dang picks off the pass by Fred Anderson | 34-31 |
| 14:02 | San Diego State | Claude Smith hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Dang | 34-33 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Pili Mohd is fouled on the floor by Ivan Gajeski - foul #2 on Ivan Gajeski, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rickey Denson (PG), Austin Jones (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Claude Smith, Ivan Gajeski, James Haynes | |
| 13:26 | NC State | Russell Farmer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Cooley | 37-33 |
| 13:00 | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski scores on a shot from the left block | 37-35 |
| 12:41 | NC State | John Fields makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kristopher Duffy and he's hacked by John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Martin Beesley (SF) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (PG), James Haynes (C) Rickey Denson, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Claude Smith picks off the pass by Pili Mohd in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 11:55 | San Diego State | Claude Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Dang | 39-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Claude Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Dang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kristopher Duffy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | NC State | James Cooley hits a floater from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 11:15 | San Diego State | Kristopher Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ivan Gajeski (PF) Austin Jones | |
| 11:05 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Claude Smith snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Claude Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 10:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to Martin Beesley | 41-41 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | James Haynes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 09:51 | San Diego State | Kristopher Duffy tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 09:49 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Gajeski | 41-41 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 09:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Martin Beesley | 41-41 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Pili Mohd knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 09:06 | San Diego State | Claude Smith is hacked by Pili Mohd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pili Mohd, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (PF), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Martin Beesley, Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rickey Denson (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Austin Jones (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Claude Smith, Christopher Dang, Ivan Gajeski, James Haynes | |
| 08:54 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (PG) Rickey Denson | |
| 08:43 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Shaw | 43-41 |
| 08:37 | NC State | Austin Jones blocks the jumper by Russell Farmer | 43-41 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Claude Smith grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Claude Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aoki | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | NC State | John Fields makes the runner from the baseline set up by Russell Farmer | 45-44 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Claude Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Austin Jones | 45-46 |
| 07:37 | NC State | John Fields hits a shot in the lane | 47-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Duffy (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pavel Wodarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | San Diego State | Kristopher Duffy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 07:08 | NC State | John Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Russell Farmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 06:42 | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Claude Smith is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rickey Denson (PG), Christopher Dang (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), James Haynes (C) Claude Smith, Dikembe Aoki, Austin Jones, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 06:21 | NC State | Pili Mohd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Anderson | 50-46 |
| 06:01 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang is hacked by David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SF) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 06:01 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:01 | San Diego State | Christopher Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:47 | NC State | Martin Beesley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | James Haynes connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (PG), Ivan Gajeski (PF) Rickey Denson, Santos Gonzalez | |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | James Haynes makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Fred Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Claude Smith - foul #3 on Claude Smith, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Martin Beesley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Ivan Gajeski | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | James Haynes grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Austin Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Smith | 51-54 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Reed | 53-54 |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | Austin Jones dunks the ball | 53-56 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kristopher Duffy - foul #4 on Kristopher Duffy, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (PF) Pili Mohd, David Reed, Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rickey Denson (PG), Santos Gonzalez (SF), Ivan Gajeski (PF) Claude Smith, Kristopher Duffy, Austin Jones | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Rickey Denson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Dang (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ivan Gajeski (fresh) C - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | San Diego State | James Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SF), James Cooley (C) Derrick Barker, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Duffy (SF) Santos Gonzalez | |
| 02:57 | NC State | James Cooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kristopher Duffy - foul #5 on Kristopher Duffy, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (PG), Santos Gonzalez (SF) Rickey Denson, Kristopher Duffy | |
| 02:57 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:57 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:33 | San Diego State | Lawrence Shaw steals the ball from Claude Smith | 56-56 |
| 02:33 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Reed (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), Fred Anderson (PF), Philip Taylor (C) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw, Martin Beesley, John Fields, James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Ivan Gajeski, James Haynes | |
| 02:15 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Claude Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Austin Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Haynes (C) Pavel Wodarski | |
| 01:25 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 01:24 | San Diego State | Claude Smith snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Pili Mohd buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Anderson | 59-56 |
| 00:36 | San Diego State | Austin Jones misses short on a jumper in the paint | 59-56 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Pili Mohd gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Pili Mohd is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Dang - foul #4 on Christopher Dang, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) David Reed | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Fred Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Fred Anderson is hacked by Christopher Dang - foul #5 on Christopher Dang, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Aoki (SG) Christopher Dang | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Philip Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Austin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), James Cooley (C) Pili Mohd, Martin Beesley, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is hacked by Dikembe Aoki in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | James Haynes snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Shaw | 63-56 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Russell Farmer runs out the clock | 63-56 |