| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | William Stitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 19:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Dennis Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Jason Parks drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William Stitt - foul #1 on William Stitt, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Jason Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith hits a fadeaway from the left side | 38-28 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Donald Holt hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Robert Tran - foul #2 on Robert Tran, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Jason Parks drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Crow, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Jason Parks clanks a shot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 16:49 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Tran - foul #3 on Robert Tran, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Wilbert (SF), Mark Lofgren (PF) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| 16:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Robert Tran loses the dribble to Joseph Crow | 41-32 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Lester Gibbons connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Wilbert | 41-34 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | William Stitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Samuel Anderson | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Richard Wilbert's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Beckwith | 41-34 |
| 15:35 | NC State | John Saunders misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Clyde Bunch drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Saunders | 41-36 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Mark Lofgren grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the easy layup | 41-36 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Willie Rose snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Saunders - foul #2 on John Saunders, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (C) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| 14:27 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:12 | NC State | William Stitt swats the short shot by Lester Gibbons | 43-36 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Parks | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | William Stitt scores on a shot in the paint | 45-36 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Lester Gibbons scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 45-38 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Willie Rose clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | William Stitt can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Willie Rose scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-38 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Lester Gibbons clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Dennis Walker tips it in | 48-40 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Richard Wilbert is called for the reach on Robert Tran - foul #2 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Richard Wilbert | |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Robert Tran scores on a 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Samuel Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-40 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Tran | 51-40 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith scores on a turnaround from the left block | 53-40 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Donald Holt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #2 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Robert Braun (SG) Willie Rose, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| 10:46 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Tran | 55-42 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 09:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 55-42 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Thomas Beckwith swats the layup by Samuel Anderson | 55-42 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Robert Braun snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses long on a runner near the basket | 55-42 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Samuel Anderson slams it home set up by Richard Wilbert | 55-44 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Tran | 58-44 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Vannatter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Vannatter, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Reyes Fleming, Robert Tran, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| 08:18 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Mark Lofgren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the jumper from the baseline | 62-45 |
| 06:59 | NC State | John Saunders hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Lofgren | 62-47 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Willie Rose is hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Robert Braun, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Clyde Bunch, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Willie Rose - foul #3 on Willie Rose, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| 05:57 | NC State | Patrick Garner is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Anderson out of a doubleteam | 62-50 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Willie Rose is fouled on the floor by Dennis Walker - foul #3 on Dennis Walker, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Donald Holt (SF) Patrick Garner, Richard Wilbert | |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Robert Tran can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the dunk | 62-50 |
| 04:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 62-50 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Lester Gibbons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 04:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Wilbert | 62-50 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Samuel Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 62-50 |
| 04:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 62-50 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Lester Gibbons connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Garner | 62-52 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Willie Rose comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Wilbert - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Samuel Anderson | |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Jason Parks | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 03:05 | NC State | John Saunders loses the dribble to Willie Rose | 67-52 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith loses the dribble to Donald Holt | 67-52 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Richard Wilbert dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Holt | 67-54 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Wilbert - foul #4 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Gilbert Higgins (SF), Robert Braun (C) Willie Rose, Robert Tran, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, John Saunders | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-54 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Lester Gibbons gets the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Reyes Fleming is called for the reach on Samuel Anderson - foul #2 on Reyes Fleming, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Cowling (SF) Jason Parks | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF) Patrick Garner, Richard Wilbert | |
| 01:48 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Robert Braun gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Robert Braun misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #4 on Dennis Walker, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Robert Braun makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Robert Braun makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Robert Braun snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Reyes Fleming | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Jeffrey Vannatter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Vannatter, team foul #8 | 74-54 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-55 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter grabs the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming runs out the clock | 74-55 |