| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vince Birk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Robert Matthews inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Matthews knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Miles and he's fouled by Vince Birk - foul #1 on Vince Birk, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:52 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Gary O'Sullivan picks off the pass by Guy Church | 34-32 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Robert Matthews is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Guy Church | 34-35 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Robert Matthews is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (C) Vince Birk | |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Guy Church drills a jumper from the right block | 34-37 |
| 17:26 | NC State | William Miles is whistled for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Clinton Gordon | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Rafael Correa | 34-39 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Thomas Lee blows the dunk | 34-39 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Michael Dorey snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Darryl Pitts loses the dribble to Joseph Sharp | 34-39 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Michael Dorey snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Darryl Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Mario Clark pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Rafael Correa, Joseph Sharp, Mario Clark | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Richard Condon pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Gary O'Sullivan steals the ball from Richard Condon | 34-39 |
| 15:01 | NC State | William Miles misses the jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Guy Church pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Robert Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Gilbert Moore is called for the reach on William Miles - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF) Gilbert Moore | |
| 14:27 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Guy Church knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Condon | 36-42 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Robert Matthews hits a jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Richard Condon connects on the fadeaway from close range | 38-44 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Robert Matthews can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Robert Matthews buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-47 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Richard Condon pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Guy Church | 41-49 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the 3 from straight away | 41-49 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Richard Condon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Silver (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Condon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Provencal and he's fouled by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Darryl Pitts, Eddie Silver, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Gilbert Moore (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Richard Condon | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Clark (C) Clinton Gordon | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Mario Clark drills a jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Sharp | 41-54 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Michael Dorey lays it in | 43-54 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Arthur Miller steps in front of the Joseph Sharp pass | 43-54 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Arthur Miller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 09:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 43-54 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Michael Eakes loses the dribble to Rafael Correa | 43-54 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Mario Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-54 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Robert Matthews pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Eddie Silver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darryl Pitts | 46-54 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Robert Matthews is called for the reach on Rafael Correa - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), James Duncan (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Rafael Correa, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Richard Condon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Eakes - foul #1 on Michael Eakes, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Oscar King (SF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Robert Matthews, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Richard Condon misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Richard Condon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Duncan | 46-55 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Gary O'Sullivan is called for the reach on Guy Church - foul #2 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG) Darryl Pitts, Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF) James Duncan | |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar King (fresh) PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Miles | 48-57 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-57 |
| 07:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Miles | 48-57 |
| 07:10 | NC State | William Miles clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Richard Condon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Richard Condon picks off the pass by Oscar King | 48-60 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-60 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Oscar King grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Oscar King slams it home on a nice dish by William Miles and the foul's on Christopher Provencal - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| 06:16 | NC State | Oscar King makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Oscar King grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-60 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilbert Moore | 51-60 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Rafael Correa | 51-62 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Wilbur Boudreaux and the foul's on Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Michael Dorey, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Miller (PF) Oscar King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses the free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Michael Dorey pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:10 | NC State | Gilbert Moore steps in front of the Robert Matthews pass | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Richard Condon (C) Rafael Correa, Wilbur Boudreaux, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Arthur Miller hits a floater from the left block | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-64 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Darryl Pitts pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vince Birk - foul #2 on Vince Birk, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Arthur Miller, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (SF) Vince Birk | |
| 04:25 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Richard Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:11 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham lays it in | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Provencal | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | NC State | Darryl Pitts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Miles | 57-69 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rafael Correa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Richard Condon misses the easy layup | 57-69 |
| 03:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gregory Mitcham | 57-69 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Darryl Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-69 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Richard Condon grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Guy Church scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Correa | 57-72 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-72 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Robert Matthews is called for the reach on Guy Church - foul #2 on Robert Matthews, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Darryl Pitts, William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Mario Clark (C) Christopher Provencal, Rafael Correa, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Michael Dorey clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Mario Clark - foul #3 on Mario Clark, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (SG) Guy Church | |
| 01:57 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Vince Birk blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Miller - foul #2 on Arthur Miller, team foul #10 | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is fouled on the floor by Mario Clark - foul #4 on Mario Clark, team foul #6 | 58-76 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-76 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Oscar King gets the offensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Rafael Correa steals the ball from Arthur Miller | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gilbert Moore | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Rafael Correa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Correa, team foul #7 | 58-78 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux runs out the clock | 60-78 |