| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Percy Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Culpepper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Percy Caldwell inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Percy Caldwell hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Reichard | 44-32 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Michael Doyle grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-32 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Michael Doyle tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Raymond Bernabe | 46-32 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper connects on the floater from the left side set up by Percy Caldwell and the foul's on Jing Ching - foul #3 on Jing Ching, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), John Bicknell (PF) Gary Reichard, Raymond Bernabe, Michael Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Jing Ching | |
| 18:19 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Scott Gray scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Warren | 49-35 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Dale Halley steals the ball from Percy Caldwell | 49-35 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Jeffrey Rock - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Shaun Chambless (SF), Paul Dryden (C) Derick Christensen, Percy Caldwell, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Scott Gray | |
| 17:04 | NC State | Jeffrey Rock steals the ball from Gary Reichard | 49-35 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Rock | 49-37 |
| 16:47 | NC State | John Bicknell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-37 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Rock | 49-40 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Gary Reichard is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jeffrey Rock | 49-40 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 49-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shaun Chambless (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Dryden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | NC State | John Bicknell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Shaun Chambless misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #4 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG), Percy Caldwell (SF), Michael Doyle (PF), David Parson (C) Gary Reichard, Robert Johnson, John Bicknell, Paul Dryden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Jing Ching (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Dewayne Walker | |
| 14:37 | NC State | Shaun Chambless makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Shaun Chambless makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Shaun Chambless is called for the reach on Scott Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shaun Chambless, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Bernabe (SG) Shaun Chambless | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Jing Ching tips it but misses | 51-43 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 14:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Raymond Bernabe | 51-43 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Percy Caldwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Parson - foul #1 on David Parson, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Culpepper (C) Percy Caldwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Michael Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Jing Ching gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Jing Ching is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Dale Halley | 54-45 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Jing Ching swats the short shot by Michael Doyle | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dale Halley | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Percy Caldwell (SF) Derick Christensen, David Parson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Shaun Warren | |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock is fouled on the floor by Michael Doyle - foul #1 on Michael Doyle, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | Scott Gray hits a turnaround in the paint | 54-47 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Raymond Bernabe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Percy Caldwell tips it in | 56-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Bernabe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Percy Caldwell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Culpepper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing Ching (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Gary Reichard picks off the pass by Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Gary Reichard works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Bernabe | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Bernabe is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Bernabe, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG), Shaun Chambless (SG), David Parson (SF), John Bicknell (PF), Paul Dryden (C) Gary Reichard, Raymond Bernabe, Percy Caldwell, Michael Doyle, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Derick Christensen is called for the reach on Scott Gray - foul #2 on Derick Christensen, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG) David Parson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Scott Gray makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shaun Warren | 59-49 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Scott Gray picks off the pass by John Bicknell | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock is hacked by Derick Christensen - foul #3 on Derick Christensen, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Raymond Bernabe (SG), David Parson (PF) Derick Christensen, Robert Johnson, John Bicknell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Scott Gray buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 59-51 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Paul Dryden is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Percy Caldwell (SF), Michael Doyle (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Raymond Bernabe, Shaun Chambless, Paul Dryden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG) Shaun Warren | |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal loses the dribble to Gary Reichard in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Gary Reichard lays it in | 61-51 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-51 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Percy Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 09:03 | NC State | David Parson gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Michael Doyle can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Scott Gray grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses long on a floater from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Jing Ching knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 61-53 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Gary Reichard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Rock - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Bernabe (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Bicknell (PF), Paul Dryden (C) David Parson, Percy Caldwell, Michael Doyle, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Dale Halley | |
| 07:42 | NC State | Gary Reichard makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Gary Reichard misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 62-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Dryden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Warren (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jing Ching (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | NC State | Gary Reichard evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Raymond Bernabe | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Paul Dryden gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:27 | NC State | John Bicknell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG), Shaun Chambless (SF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Gary Reichard, Robert Johnson, Paul Dryden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Jeffrey Rock | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Shaun Chambless hits a jump hook from close range | 69-53 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Scott Gray is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Doyle (PF) John Bicknell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:39 | NC State | Dewayne Walker denies the turnaround by Daniel Culpepper | 69-53 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Michael Doyle snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Dewayne Walker steps in front of the Derick Christensen pass | 69-53 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), John Bicknell (PF), Paul Dryden (C) Raymond Bernabe, Michael Doyle, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG) Scott Gray | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Dewayne Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Shaun Chambless - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Paul Dryden drills a floater from just outside the lane | 71-55 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 71-58 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Paul Dryden loses the dribble to Shaun Warren | 71-58 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses short on a shot in the lane | 71-58 |
| 04:05 | NC State | John Bicknell snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Shaun Chambless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-58 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Shaun Warren, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Raymond Bernabe (SG), Percy Caldwell (SF), Michael Doyle (PF), David Parson (C) Derick Christensen, Robert Johnson, Shaun Chambless, John Bicknell, Paul Dryden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Michael Doyle knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-58 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Jing Ching loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Percy Caldwell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bernabe | 76-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Percy Caldwell (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Parson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Shaun Warren (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jing Ching (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Jing Ching's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Culpepper (C) Percy Caldwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Shaun Warren, Dale Halley | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Reichard and he's hacked by Jeffrey Rock - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), Shaun Chambless (SF), John Bicknell (PF) Raymond Bernabe, David Parson, Michael Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper misses the free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 78-58 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses the 3 from the right corner | 78-58 |
| 01:57 | NC State | John Bicknell snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Shaun Chambless misses the shot from the left block | 78-58 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Scott Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Bernabe (SG), Percy Caldwell (SF), Michael Doyle (PF) Robert Johnson, Shaun Chambless, John Bicknell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:11 | NC State | Percy Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 78-58 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Michael Doyle denies the turnaround by Jing Ching | 78-58 |
| 00:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Doyle | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper misses long on an open runner in the paint | 78-58 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Gary Reichard snags the offensive board | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Gary Reichard runs out the clock | 78-58 |