| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Alan Woodruff inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett dunks the ball on a nice dish by Sean Cusumano | 42-35 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Lawrence Deatherage steps in front of the Thomas Lee pass in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett double dribbles | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | NC State | William Miles clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Sean Cusumano lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Deatherage | 42-37 |
| 18:30 | NC State | William Miles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Miles, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Sean Cusumano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Robert Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-37 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham tips it home | 44-37 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Robert Douglas is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| 17:35 | NC State | William Miles hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Robert Douglas misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), James Parker (PF) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett | |
| 17:15 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Oscar King's dunk attempt is rejected by James Parker | 47-39 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Robert Douglas pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Robert Douglas loses the ball out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG), Julian Kennison (C) Lawrence Deatherage, Robert Douglas | |
| 16:28 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 16:08 | Samford | James Berlin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 16:07 | Samford | John Deforge tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses short on a floater in the paint | 49-41 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Julian Kennison snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Romo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Deforge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julian Kennison (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Samford | John Deforge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Robert Douglas (C) Dennis Romo, James Berlin, John Deforge, Julian Kennison | |
| 15:13 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 15:11 | Samford | James Parker gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-41 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 14:58 | Samford | James Parker gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-41 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Alan Woodruff can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses short on a runner from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 14:38 | Samford | James Parker gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:17 | NC State | Robert Matthews snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Thomas Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 14:11 | Samford | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Robert Douglas is hacked by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #3 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Arthur Miller (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF), Julian Kennison (C) James Parker, Robert Douglas | |
| 13:43 | Samford | Alan Woodruff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG) Lawrence Deatherage | |
| 13:43 | Samford | Alan Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Alan Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Alan Woodruff makes the 3rd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:25 | NC State | James Berlin takes the ball from Robert Matthews | 49-44 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Julian Kennison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Sean Cusumano pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Julian Kennison clanks a driving attempt from close range | 49-44 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Michael Dorey gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Michael Dorey's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Woodruff | 49-44 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Alan Woodruff hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Berlin | 49-47 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-47 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Darryl Pitts pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Thomas Lee loses the dribble to Julian Kennison | 49-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Julian Kennison (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Julian Kennison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 49-47 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Arthur Miller's layup is rejected by Julian Kennison | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Julian Kennison grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 49-47 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Michael Dorey denies the turnaround by Sean Cusumano | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 49-47 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Sean Cusumano grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Berlin | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Samford | James Berlin pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Julian Kennison misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Alan Woodruff | 49-49 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on James Berlin - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), William Miles (SG), Oscar King (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Darryl Pitts, Robert Matthews, Arthur Miller, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), John Deforge (SG), Billy Toledo (SF), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) James Berlin, Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 09:11 | Samford | James Parker is fouled on the floor by William Miles - foul #2 on William Miles, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 08:59 | Samford | James Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Oscar King pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | NC State | William Miles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Eddie Silver snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Oscar King is hacked by Billy Toledo - foul #1 on Billy Toledo, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Oscar King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Billy Toledo pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Deforge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Toledo (fresh) PF - James Parker (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Billy Toledo tips it in | 49-51 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Oscar King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Douglas - foul #2 on Robert Douglas, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Arthur Miller (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG), James Berlin (SG), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Lawrence Deatherage, Billy Toledo, James Parker | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Oscar King misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Oscar King misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:19 | Samford | John Deforge scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Berlin and he's fouled by Darryl Pitts - foul #4 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Dorey (C) Robert Baker, Oscar King, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:19 | Samford | John Deforge makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Robert Matthews buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Lee and he's hacked by John Deforge - foul #1 on John Deforge, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF), Julian Kennison (C) John Deforge, Robert Douglas | |
| 06:01 | NC State | Robert Matthews makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on James Berlin - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG) Dennis Romo | |
| 05:44 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:44 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Robert Matthews grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Darryl Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:01 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 52-56 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Alan Woodruff picks off the pass by Robert Matthews | 52-56 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses the lay-in | 52-56 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Arthur Miller gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Robert Matthews makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arthur Miller | 55-56 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Alan Woodruff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Robert Matthews is hacked by Alan Woodruff - foul #2 on Alan Woodruff, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Matthews, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), John Deforge (SF), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 03:50 | NC State | William Miles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Arthur Miller scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Pitts | 57-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Deforge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Parker (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Robert Douglas misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 57-56 |
| 03:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Miles | 57-56 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Oscar King (SF) Darryl Pitts, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG) James Berlin | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Parker | 59-56 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage knocks in the floater from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 02:46 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Arthur Miller (SF) Eddie Silver, Oscar King | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF) John Deforge | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Robert Douglas gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is fouled on the floor by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #4 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Matthews (SF) Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 59-58 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Robert Matthews comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 02:03 | NC State | William Miles gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:54 | NC State | William Miles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-58 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Robert Douglas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:28 | NC State | William Miles scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Matthews | 62-58 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Sean Cusumano blows the layup but he's hacked by William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF) James Parker | |
| 01:07 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Robert Douglas gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-60 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Sean Cusumano is whistled for a carry | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Sean Cusumano is called for the reach on Gregory Mitcham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Robert Douglas is called for the reach on Gregory Mitcham - foul #3 on Robert Douglas, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Robert Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |