| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Mrozek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cody Little inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Cody Little is fouled on the floor by Jay Young - foul #2 on Jay Young, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Baden | 34-38 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Darrell Burns scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Brunon Zahniser and the foul's on Stephen Prater - foul #1 on Stephen Prater, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Darrell Burns makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Baden | 36-41 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Cody Little grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Jay Young snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Darrell Burns tips it home | 36-43 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Darrell Burns swats the short shot by Jerry Tague | 36-43 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Robert Wright snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | NC State | George Mrozek misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:00 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:46 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Mrozek | 36-46 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Mrozek - foul #1 on George Mrozek, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG), Hedeon Sivic (SF), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) David Baden, Cody Little, Stephen Prater, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), Joshua Black (SG), Philip English (SF), Cesar Esposito (PF), Luis Delcambre (C) Brunon Zahniser, George Mrozek, Jay Young, Darrell Burns, Robert Wright | |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Cesar Esposito gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Arthur Marshall swats the layup by Cesar Esposito | 36-46 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 36-46 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hedeon Sivic | 39-46 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Cesar Esposito connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Joshua Black and the foul's on James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SG) Jerry Tague | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:06 | NC State | Cesar Esposito makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Philip English grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) PF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Sayler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip English (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Delcambre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | NC State | Philip English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | James Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Marshall, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Currier (SF) Hedeon Sivic | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Cesar Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG) Philip English | |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Joshua Black grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Cesar Esposito misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Luce | 39-49 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | John Currier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:01 | NC State | George Mrozek gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:56 | NC State | John Currier steals it from David Sayler | 39-49 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | John Currier connects on the shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:16 | NC State | James Collins swats the short shot by Joshua Black | 41-49 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | John Currier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Garren | 41-49 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Cesar Esposito swats the layup by James Collins | 41-49 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Cesar Esposito gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:38 | NC State | David Sayler hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Mrozek | 41-52 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | John Currier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall tips it home | 43-52 |
| 11:43 | NC State | John Currier steals it from Luis Delcambre | 43-52 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Robert Garren banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Currier | 45-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Currier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Marshall (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Sayler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Mrozek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Black (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Delcambre (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Cesar Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 11:21 | NC State | David Sayler pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Cesar Esposito misses short on a runner in the lane | 45-52 |
| 11:08 | NC State | George Mrozek gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Joshua Black misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), David Baden (SG), Cody Little (SF), Stephen Prater (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Arthur Luce, John Currier, James Collins, Arthur Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Jay Young (SF), Darrell Burns (PF), Robert Wright (C) David Sayler, George Mrozek, Cesar Esposito, Luis Delcambre | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Joshua Black makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Joshua Black misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Cody Little is fouled on the floor by Joshua Black - foul #1 on Joshua Black, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG) Joshua Black | |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Robert Wright picks off the pass by Cody Little | 45-53 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Jay Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | David Baden is hacked by Brunon Zahniser - foul #2 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Prater | 47-53 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Stephen Prater swats the dunk try by Darrell Burns | 47-53 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater is fouled on the floor by Brunon Zahniser - foul #3 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip English (SF), Keith Strickland (C) Jay Young, Robert Wright | |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Baden | 49-53 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser scores on a jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Philip English snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 08:04 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Brunon Zahniser | 49-55 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Philip English misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Cody Little snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas's floater is tipped away by Darrell Burns | 49-55 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Philip English grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Cunningham | 49-58 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague slams it home | 51-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Prater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip English (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Keith Strickland (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 51-58 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague is hacked by Wayne Cunningham - foul #2 on Wayne Cunningham, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), John Currier (SF), James Collins (PF) Jerry Tague, David Baden, Cody Little, Stephen Prater | |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG), Jay Young (SF), Cesar Esposito (PF), Robert Wright (C) Wayne Cunningham, Philip English, Darrell Burns, Keith Strickland | |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | John Currier misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jay Young - foul #3 on Jay Young, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | John Currier makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | John Currier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:08 | NC State | George Mrozek is hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Arthur Marshall (C) Hedeon Sivic, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:49 | NC State | Jay Young misses the shot in the lane | 53-58 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Currier | 53-58 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | John Currier scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser buries a 3 from the right corner set up by George Mrozek | 56-61 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Arthur Luce, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), Joshua Black (SF) Brunon Zahniser, Jay Young | |
| 04:50 | NC State | Robert Wright can't connect on a floater in the paint | 56-61 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Marshall | 56-61 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Robert Garren is hacked by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas (C) Arthur Marshall | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip English (SF), Luis Delcambre (C) Cesar Esposito, Robert Wright | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Philip English gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:25 | NC State | David Sayler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 56-61 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Robert Garren is fouled on the floor by David Sayler - foul #2 on David Sayler, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG), Hedeon Sivic (SF), Stephen Prater (PF), Cody Little (C) Arthur Luce, John Currier, James Collins, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Philip English gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Philip English loses the dribble to Robert Garren | 56-61 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | David Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Philip English grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Philip English clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Robert Garren grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Baden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) PF - Stephen Prater (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Cody Little (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Sayler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Mrozek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Philip English (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joshua Black (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Delcambre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), John Currier (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Hedeon Sivic, Cody Little | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Jay Young (SF), Darrell Burns (PF), Robert Wright (C) David Sayler, Philip English, Joshua Black, Luis Delcambre | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Stephen Prater steals it from Darrell Burns | 56-61 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 01:57 | NC State | George Mrozek grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 01:42 | NC State | George Mrozek knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-64 |
| 01:26 | NC State | Jay Young snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | NC State | George Mrozek double dribbles | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | David Baden makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Wright clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-64 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses the tip | 59-64 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Darrell Burns tips it home | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | David Baden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Jay Young grabs the board | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | David Baden is called for the reach on Jay Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Baden, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip English (PF) Darrell Burns | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Jay Young misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Robert Wright grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Robert Wright is hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #3 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | NC State | Darrell Burns (PF) Jay Young | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | David Baden connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Prater | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Philip English is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Tague - foul #3 on Jerry Tague, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Philip English misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Baden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |