| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) C - John Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | John Fields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Jonathan Wright is called for the reach on Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Richard Brown misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Richard Brown gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Richard Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Bradley | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Ellis | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Nathan Reid is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | UConn | William Schuster tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | NC State | John Fields can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | NC State | John Fields tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Nathan Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Richard Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Brian Ellis knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from David Reed | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Richard Brown scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (C) Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| 15:57 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) C - Fred Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Derrick Barker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | UConn | William Schuster gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | UConn | Nathan Reid tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Brian Ellis grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | NC State | David Reed is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Douglas Lurie (SF) Richard Brown, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG) David Reed, Derrick Barker | |
| 15:01 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Fred Anderson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Brian Ellis is fouled on the floor by Nathan Reid - foul #2 on Nathan Reid, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), Steve Johnson (PF) Nathan Reid, William Schuster | |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) Fred Anderson | |
| 14:03 | NC State | Martin Beesley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Wright | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Douglas Lurie knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Bradley | 9-12 |
| 13:23 | NC State | John Fields hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Martin Beesley snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Stanley Oliver grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Brian Ellis snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Douglas Lurie swats the short shot by Lawrence Shaw | 9-12 |
| 11:59 | UConn | James Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) C - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (tiring) C - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Brian Ellis gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | NC State | John Fields misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-12 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Jonathan Wright hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Stanley Oliver scores on a turnaround near the basket | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Michael Vaden is called for the reach on Brian Ellis - foul #1 on Michael Vaden, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Richard Jones (SF), William Schuster (C) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Philip Taylor (PF), Fred Anderson (C) Martin Beesley, Lawrence Shaw, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| 10:38 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Fred Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Philip Taylor scores on a shot from the left block set up by Derrick Barker | 11-16 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Robert Wooton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Bradley - foul #1 on James Bradley, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), Douglas Lurie (PF) Robert Wooton, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Fred Anderson takes the ball from Douglas Lurie | 11-18 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-18 |
| 09:18 | NC State | David Reed hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-20 |
| 08:55 | NC State | David Reed snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Fred Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 08:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 11-20 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-20 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Derrick Barker snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Derrick Barker splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Reed | 11-23 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (SG), Steve Johnson (PF) James Bradley, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (C) Brian Ellis, Fred Anderson | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Derrick Barker snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wooton (fresh) SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| 07:30 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Stanley Oliver buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Jonathan Wright - foul #2 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF) David Reed, Derrick Barker, Jonathan Wright | |
| 07:07 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Philip Taylor snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Philip Taylor jams it on a great pass from Martin Beesley | 14-27 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is whistled for a carry | 14-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), Douglas Lurie (C) Stanley Oliver, William Schuster | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Fred Anderson (SF), Jonathan Wright (PF) Martin Beesley, Brian Ellis, Philip Taylor | |
| 06:00 | NC State | Fred Anderson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Wright | 14-29 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Robert Wooton hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Vaden | 16-29 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Michael Vaden steals the ball from David Reed | 16-29 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Robert Wooton lays it up and in set up by Michael Vaden | 18-29 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Jonathan Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Johnson | 18-29 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Douglas Lurie grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Richard Jones misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (PG), James Bradley (SG) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), Philip Taylor (PF) Fred Anderson, Jonathan Wright | |
| 04:56 | UConn | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Philip Taylor | 19-29 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Derrick Barker double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 19-29 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (C) John Fields | |
| 04:09 | UConn | Richard Jones blows the layup | 19-29 |
| 04:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Derrick Barker | 19-29 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Fred Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (PG), Nathan Reid (PF) Stanley Oliver, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG) David Reed | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Douglas Lurie scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Brown | 21-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) C - William Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 03:26 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Nathan Reid hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 23-29 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #1 on William Schuster, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Brian Ellis (SF), John Fields (C) Martin Beesley, Lawrence Shaw, Fred Anderson | |
| 02:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nathan Reid | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 02:26 | UConn | William Schuster tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Philip Taylor loses the dribble to James Bradley | 25-30 |
| 01:49 | UConn | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Brian Ellis | 25-30 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Brian Ellis misses the lay-in | 25-30 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Richard Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (C) William Schuster | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), Jonathan Wright (PF) Derrick Barker, Philip Taylor | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Martin Beesley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Brian Ellis tips it in | 25-32 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-32 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Martin Beesley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:02 | NC State | John Fields scores on a shot in the lane | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 25-34 |