| Lineup | NC State | PG - Berdy Gliwski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Larry Henderson inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Henderson | 37-35 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | John Granata hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Hines | 37-38 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski is hacked by Dennis Deleon - foul #2 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Larry Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Lucas Tarver pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | John Granata pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Larry Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Morris | 39-38 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Clarence Morris is called for the reach on Dennis Deleon - foul #3 on Clarence Morris, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (SG) Clarence Morris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Michael Williams is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Green (PF) Elliott Fenske | |
| 17:57 | NC State | Dennis Deleon picks off the pass by Arthur Kuiper | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Deleon | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Larry Henderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Berdy Gliwski | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Shawn Green misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Lars Zierden's pass is intercepted by Michael Williams | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Larry Henderson is hacked by John Granata - foul #3 on John Granata, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Tracey Yoon (SF), David McClarnon (PF), Brett Beckham (C) Berdy Gliwski, Larry Henderson, Lucas Tarver, Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Ralph Hines, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Michael Williams | |
| 16:50 | NC State | David McClarnon connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Cedric Hays | 44-40 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske double dribbles | 44-40 |
| 16:15 | NC State | David McClarnon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 16:14 | NC State | David McClarnon gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Tom Kendrick picks off the pass by Cedric Hays | 44-40 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Tracey Yoon takes the ball from Shawn Green | 44-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lars Zierden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracey Yoon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McClarnon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | NC State | Tracey Yoon hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Cedric Hays | 46-40 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Tracey Yoon snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Cedric Hays connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lars Zierden | 49-40 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Shawn Green misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lars Zierden - foul #2 on Lars Zierden, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Clarence Morris (SG), Larry Henderson (SF), Lucas Tarver (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Cedric Hays, Lars Zierden, Tracey Yoon, David McClarnon, Brett Beckham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), John Granata (SF), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, Elliott Fenske, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Shawn Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Shawn Green makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Ralph Hines steals the ball from Lucas Tarver | 49-42 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines hits the finger roll | 49-44 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski lays it in set up by Clarence Morris and he's hacked by Shawn Green - foul #1 on Shawn Green, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Williams (C) Shawn Green | |
| 14:15 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Berdy Gliwski steals the ball from John Granata | 51-44 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Michael Williams takes the ball from Larry Henderson | 51-44 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | David McClarnon (PF) Lucas Tarver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF) Ralph Hines, Dennis Deleon, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 13:12 | NC State | James Goodwin steals it from Timothy Jones | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (SG), Arthur Kuiper (PF), Brett Beckham (C) Clarence Morris, Larry Henderson, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Kurt Hollowell (C) John Granata, Michael Williams | |
| 12:26 | NC State | Lars Zierden is hacked by Dennis Deleon - foul #3 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske (PF) Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 12:06 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lars Zierden | 54-44 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Brett Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Goodwin - foul #2 on James Goodwin, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Lucas Tarver (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Berdy Gliwski, David McClarnon, Brett Beckham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG) James Goodwin | |
| 11:47 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Timothy Jones swats the layup by Tom Kendrick | 55-44 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske tips it in | 55-46 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Lucas Tarver hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Cedric Hays | 57-46 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Ralph Hines | 57-48 |
| 10:42 | NC State | Cedric Hays misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Kuiper - foul #1 on Arthur Kuiper, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Clarence Morris (SG), Larry Henderson (SF), Brett Beckham (C) Cedric Hays, Lars Zierden, Arthur Kuiper, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Michael Williams (C) Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Clarence Morris clanks a jumper from close range | 57-50 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Brett Beckham misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Clarence Morris is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lawrence - foul #1 on Jonathan Lawrence, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | NC State | David McClarnon (PF) Lucas Tarver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Shawn Green (PF) Ralph Hines, Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 09:44 | NC State | Larry Henderson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Morris and the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Larry Henderson misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Granata | 59-52 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | The jump hook by John Granata is blocked by David McClarnon | 59-52 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Clarence Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Larry Henderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David McClarnon | 62-52 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | James Goodwin can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Michael Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 62-52 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Brett Beckham pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Larry Henderson tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Shawn Green misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-52 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Deleon - foul #4 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), Arthur Kuiper (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Berdy Gliwski, Larry Henderson, Brett Beckham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Gary Eudy (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Shawn Green, Michael Williams | |
| 08:23 | NC State | Clarence Morris makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Clarence Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Clarence Morris makes the 3rd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | James Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Lucas Tarver (PF) Clarence Morris, David McClarnon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:59 | NC State | Lucas Tarver misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 67-52 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | A charge is called on James Goodwin - foul #3 on James Goodwin, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SG) James Goodwin | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Kuiper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Eudy (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Timothy Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Eudy | 67-55 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Cedric Hays is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Cedric Hays, team foul #4 | 67-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Larry Henderson (SF), David McClarnon (PF) Cedric Hays, Arthur Kuiper, Lucas Tarver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Shawn Green (PF) Gary Eudy, Elliott Fenske | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Timothy Jones picks off the pass by Tom Kendrick | 67-55 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski blows the layup | 67-55 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Jones is called for the reach on Shawn Green - foul #4 on Timothy Jones, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Clarence Morris (SG) Lars Zierden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Michael Williams (C) Ralph Hines, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | John Granata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Kuiper (C) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG) Tom Kendrick | |
| 05:53 | NC State | Clarence Morris's pass is intercepted by Michael Williams | 67-55 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David McClarnon | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Shawn Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the lay-in | 69-55 |
| 04:56 | NC State | David McClarnon gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski lays it in set up by Clarence Morris | 71-55 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Arthur Kuiper is called for the reach on James Goodwin - foul #2 on Arthur Kuiper, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Lars Zierden (SG), Tracey Yoon (SF), Lucas Tarver (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Berdy Gliwski, Clarence Morris, Larry Henderson, David McClarnon, Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Tom Kendrick (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) James Goodwin, John Granata, Shawn Green, Michael Williams | |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Cedric Hays is called for the reach on Tom Kendrick - foul #2 on Cedric Hays, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Dennis Deleon is called for the reach on Timothy Jones - foul #5 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Eudy (SF) Dennis Deleon | |
| 04:01 | NC State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines connects on the floater from the left side set up by Elliott Fenske | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lars Zierden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tracey Yoon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lucas Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Eudy (fresh) PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | NC State | Timothy Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-59 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Hines and the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #5 on Timothy Jones, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Brett Beckham (C) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Brett Beckham connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lars Zierden | 75-62 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Hines | 75-64 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Lucas Tarver lays it in and he's fouled by Elliott Fenske - foul #3 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #11 | 77-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Berdy Gliwski (PG), Arthur Kuiper (SF) Cedric Hays, Tracey Yoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Gary Eudy, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 02:53 | NC State | Lucas Tarver misses the free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses short on a runner from the right block | 77-64 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske tips it in | 77-66 |
| 02:42 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Clarence Morris (SG), Larry Henderson (SF) Lars Zierden, Brett Beckham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Williams (C) Kurt Hollowell | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski can't finish the layup | 77-66 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Larry Henderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Hines | 77-68 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick double dribbles | 77-68 |
| 01:19 | NC State | The jump hook by Arthur Kuiper is blocked by Elliott Fenske | 77-68 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Arthur Kuiper can't tip it in | 77-68 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Michael Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Granata | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Tom Kendrick is called for the reach on Clarence Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Tracey Yoon (SF), Henry Jones (C) Larry Henderson, Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Clarence Morris makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Clarence Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Jones - foul #1 on Henry Jones, team foul #9 | 79-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Henderson (SF), Arthur Kuiper (C) Tracey Yoon, Henry Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines makes the 3rd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Larry Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hines - foul #1 on Ralph Hines, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Jones (C) Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Larry Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Larry Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | John Granata can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Lucas Tarver pulls down the rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Ralph Hines is called for the reach on Lucas Tarver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Hines, team foul #14 | 81-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Tracey Yoon (SF) Larry Henderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Lucas Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Lucas Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-74 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Tracey Yoon snags the defensive board | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski is hacked by Ralph Hines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Hines, team foul #15 | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Tracey Yoon - foul #1 on Tracey Yoon, team foul #10 | 84-76 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Henderson (SF), Arthur Kuiper (C) Tracey Yoon, Henry Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hines - foul #4 on Ralph Hines, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Tracey Yoon (SF), Henry Jones (C) Larry Henderson, Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Berdy Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Henry Jones is called for the reach on Tom Kendrick - foul #2 on Henry Jones, team foul #11 | 85-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Henderson (SF), Arthur Kuiper (C) Tracey Yoon, Henry Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Clarence Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hines - foul #5 on Ralph Hines, team foul #17 | 85-79 |
| Subs | NC State | Lars Zierden (PG), David McClarnon (PF), Henry Jones (C) Berdy Gliwski, Lucas Tarver, Arthur Kuiper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG) Ralph Hines | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Clarence Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the 3 from the right corner | 85-82 |