| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Duvall (fresh) SF - Leslie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Dye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Mrozek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Leslie Smith inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Boston College | Donald Roy scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Brunon Zahniser - foul #1 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:38 | Boston College | Donald Roy makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Robert Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dye | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Brian Duvall | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Darrell Burns is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Dye - foul #2 on Nicholas Dye, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Jay Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Darrell Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Carl Ward steps in front of the Brunon Zahniser pass | 33-31 |
| 18:08 | Boston College | Donald Roy is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| 17:53 | NC State | The jumper by Robert Wright is denied by Nicholas Dye | 33-31 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Robert Wright tips it home | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Leslie Smith and he's hacked by Darrell Burns - foul #1 on Darrell Burns, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (SG), Shawn Rouse (SF) Brian Duvall, Leslie Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SF), Philip English (C) Jay Young, Robert Wright | |
| 17:37 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Philip English | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Darrell Burns drills a shot from close range | 35-35 |
| 16:56 | Boston College | Brunon Zahniser picks off the pass by James Smart | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Darrell Burns banks in the layup set up by Brunon Zahniser | 35-37 |
| 16:40 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Boston College | Carl Ward tips it home | 37-37 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Darrell Burns scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Black | 37-39 |
| 16:15 | Boston College | Carl Ward's layup is rejected by Darrell Burns | 37-39 |
| 16:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Darrell Burns | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | NC State | George Mrozek misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Ward - foul #1 on Carl Ward, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG), Leslie Smith (SF), Mikel Swiatkowski (C) Carl Ward, Donald Roy, Nicholas Dye | |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), Jay Young (SF), Robert Wright (C) Brunon Zahniser, Darrell Burns, Philip English | |
| 16:04 | NC State | George Mrozek misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | NC State | George Mrozek makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - James Smart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leslie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Rouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mikel Swiatkowski (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Sayler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Mrozek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Black (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Boston College | Leslie Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Smart | 40-40 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Joshua Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:48 | Boston College | Leslie Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | The jump hook by Leslie Smith is blocked by Joshua Black | 40-40 |
| 15:42 | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Joshua Black hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | Boston College | James Smart gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Boston College | Brian Duvall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:03 | NC State | James Smart takes the ball from Robert Wright | 42-40 |
| 15:00 | Boston College | Leslie Smith lays it up and in set up by James Smart | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | NC State | David Sayler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Johnston (PF), Robert Wehmeyer (C) James Smart, Shawn Rouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG), Philip English (PF) George Mrozek, Joshua Black | |
| 14:37 | Boston College | Leslie Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Sayler - foul #2 on David Sayler, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | NC State | Cesar Esposito (PF) Jay Young | |
| 14:37 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:37 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Philip English misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-40 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Philip English tips it home | 46-42 |
| 14:09 | Boston College | David Johnston's pass is intercepted by Wayne Cunningham | 46-42 |
| 14:06 | NC State | David Sayler banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Cunningham | 46-44 |
| 13:51 | Boston College | Leslie Smith drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Duvall | 48-44 |
| 13:45 | NC State | David Sayler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mikel Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Swiatkowski, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Donald Roy (PF), Nicholas Dye (C) Mikel Swiatkowski, Brian Duvall, Leslie Smith, Robert Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Darrell Burns (PF) Wayne Cunningham, Robert Wright | |
| 13:45 | NC State | David Sayler makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:45 | NC State | David Sayler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:37 | Boston College | David Johnston blows the dunk | 48-46 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Darrell Burns pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Darrell Burns comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (SG) Scott Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG), Jay Young (SF) David Sayler, Cesar Esposito | |
| 13:30 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:30 | Boston College | Donald Roy snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 13:08 | Boston College | Brunon Zahniser steps in front of the David Johnston pass | 48-46 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser drills a turnaround from close range set up by Darrell Burns | 48-48 |
| 12:29 | Boston College | James Smart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Shawn Rouse (SF) David Johnston | |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SG) Wayne Cunningham | |
| 12:08 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser's pass is intercepted by Donald Roy | 48-48 |
| 11:42 | Boston College | James Smart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Philip English grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Roy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Dye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Black (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Philip English (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | NC State | James Smart steals it from Jay Young | 48-48 |
| 11:17 | Boston College | James Smart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Joshua Black gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:53 | NC State | Philip English is hacked by Nicholas Dye - foul #3 on Nicholas Dye, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski (PG), Brian Duvall (SG), Leslie Smith (SF), Robert Wehmeyer (C) Carl Ward, James Smart, Donald Roy, Nicholas Dye | |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (PG), George Mrozek (SG), Cesar Esposito (PF), Robert Wright (C) Brunon Zahniser, Jay Young, Darrell Burns, Philip English | |
| 10:40 | NC State | Joshua Black misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leslie Smith - foul #3 on Leslie Smith, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Joshua Black makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Joshua Black misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | Boston College | Robert Wehmeyer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:22 | Boston College | Leslie Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:10 | Boston College | Leslie Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Cesar Esposito grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Mikel Swiatkowski steals the ball from David Sayler in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 10:03 | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski lays it up and in | 50-49 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Joshua Black's pass is intercepted by Leslie Smith | 50-49 |
| 09:46 | Boston College | Leslie Smith drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mikel Swiatkowski and he's fouled by Robert Wright - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Johnston (PF) Shawn Rouse | |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Young (SF) Joshua Black | |
| 09:46 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Jay Young drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Mrozek | 53-51 |
| 08:59 | Boston College | Brian Duvall is hacked by Robert Wright - foul #4 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG), Donald Roy (PF) David Johnston, Robert Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Philip English (PF) Jay Young, Robert Wright | |
| 08:39 | Boston College | Donald Roy knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Carl Ward | 55-51 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Philip English throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (SG), David Johnston (SF), Nicholas Dye (C) Brian Duvall, Leslie Smith, Mikel Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG), Jay Young (SF), Darrell Burns (PF) George Mrozek, David Sayler, Cesar Esposito | |
| 08:13 | Boston College | James Smart's floater is knocked away by Brunon Zahniser | 55-51 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Jay Young gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Jay Young knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Wayne Cunningham and he's fouled by Nicholas Dye - foul #4 on Nicholas Dye, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Boston College | Shawn Rouse (C) Nicholas Dye | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:07 | NC State | Jay Young makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:47 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 57-54 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Jay Young misses the jump hook from the left block | 57-54 |
| 07:31 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Shawn Rouse | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Roy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Rouse (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Philip English (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Boston College | David Johnston is hacked by Philip English - foul #2 on Philip English, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Leslie Smith (SF), Nicholas Dye (C) David Johnston, Donald Roy | |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG), Joshua Black (SF), Robert Wright (C) Brunon Zahniser, Jay Young, Philip English | |
| 06:53 | Boston College | Leslie Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG), Mikel Swiatkowski (PF) James Smart, Shawn Rouse | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Darrell Burns knocks in the jumper from the right block | 57-56 |
| 06:14 | Boston College | Darrell Burns steps in front of the Nicholas Dye pass | 57-56 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Darrell Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (PG), Shawn Rouse (SF) Carl Ward, Leslie Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Philip English (PF) Wayne Cunningham, Darrell Burns | |
| 05:40 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye's dunk attempt is rejected by Philip English | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Joshua Black pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:33 | NC State | George Mrozek comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Robert Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Shawn Rouse takes the ball from Joshua Black | 57-56 |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Smart | 59-56 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Robert Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Smart - foul #1 on James Smart, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scott Williams (SG), Leslie Smith (SF), Donald Roy (PF) Brian Duvall, Mikel Swiatkowski, Nicholas Dye | |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (SG), Cesar Esposito (PF) George Mrozek, Joshua Black | |
| 04:48 | NC State | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | Boston College | James Smart misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Philip English - foul #3 on Philip English, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Wehmeyer (C) Shawn Rouse | |
| Subs | NC State | George Mrozek (SG), Darrell Burns (PF) Brunon Zahniser, Robert Wright | |
| 04:31 | Boston College | James Smart makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:31 | Boston College | James Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Darrell Burns | 60-58 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Philip English is hacked by Scott Williams - foul #2 on Scott Williams, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG) James Smart | |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (SG) George Mrozek | |
| 04:08 | NC State | Philip English makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Philip English makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Carl Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Boston College | Nicholas Dye (C) Robert Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Young (SF) Philip English | |
| 03:33 | NC State | Jay Young drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Darrell Burns | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) SF - Leslie Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Roy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Sayler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Esposito (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Boston College | Donald Roy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 03:02 | Boston College | Donald Roy gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:40 | Boston College | Donald Roy buries a runner from close range set up by Carl Ward | 62-62 |
| 02:40 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG) Scott Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), George Mrozek (SG), Robert Wright (C) David Sayler, Wayne Cunningham, Cesar Esposito | |
| 02:23 | NC State | George Mrozek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:22 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:14 | Boston College | Carl Ward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Darrell Burns pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Young | 62-62 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Duvall - foul #1 on Brian Duvall, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Darrell Burns makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Darrell Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:22 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-64 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Robert Wright misses long on a floater from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 01:01 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:43 | Boston College | Brian Duvall clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Mrozek - foul #3 on George Mrozek, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 00:43 | Boston College | Brian Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:43 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Robert Wright grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Wright clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Dye - foul #5 on Nicholas Dye, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Boston College | Shawn Rouse (C) Nicholas Dye | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse is hacked by George Mrozek in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Mrozek, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:24 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Robert Wright grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Shawn Rouse steps in front of the Robert Wright pass | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Brunon Zahniser is called for the reach on Carl Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Carl Ward makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Carl Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Leslie Smith is called for the reach on Brunon Zahniser - foul #4 on Leslie Smith, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Brian Duvall is fouled in the backcourt by George Mrozek - foul #5 on George Mrozek, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SG) George Mrozek | |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Brian Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Darrell Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Darrell Burns misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 68-65 |