| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Sharp | 29-38 |
| 19:11 | NC State | William Miles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Robert Matthews tips it in | 31-38 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by William Miles - foul #2 on William Miles, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 18:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | NC State | William Miles misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Gary O'Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Clinton Gordon | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Robert Matthews gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Richard Condon snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Provencal | 31-40 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Robert Matthews lays it up and in | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp clanks a fadeaway from close range | 33-40 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 16:58 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Lee | 35-42 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Richard Condon tips it home | 35-44 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Robert Matthews is fouled on the floor by Richard Condon - foul #2 on Richard Condon, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Robert Matthews, 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 | |
| 16:36 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-44 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Vince Birk snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Wilbur Boudreaux | 35-46 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Oscar King and the foul's on Rafael Correa - foul #3 on Rafael Correa, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG) Rafael Correa | |
| 16:09 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (SG) Christopher Provencal | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Correa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wilbur Boudreaux, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Rafael Correa steals it from Thomas Lee | 38-46 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Thomas Lee gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Darryl Pitts drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 40-46 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Oscar King steals the ball from Wilbur Boudreaux | 40-46 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses long on a floater from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore drills a floater from the right side set up by Wilbur Boudreaux | 40-48 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Wilbur Boudreaux steals the ball from Michael Dorey | 40-48 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-48 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Vince Birk tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Mario Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oscar King - foul #1 on Oscar King, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), William Miles (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Darryl Pitts, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Rafael Correa, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham jams it set up by William Miles | 42-50 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp (SF) Vince Birk | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 12:45 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Mitcham | 42-51 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Eddie Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Guy Church and he's hacked by William Miles - foul #4 on William Miles, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham blows the dunk but he's hacked by Clinton Gordon - foul #1 on Clinton Gordon, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is denied on a layup by Gregory Mitcham | 43-54 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Christopher Provencal takes the ball from Thomas Lee | 43-54 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Gary O'Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Joseph Sharp | 43-54 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Robert Matthews pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:57 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-54 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Richard Condon gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Pitts - foul #1 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Gilbert Moore (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Richard Condon | |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Arthur Miller makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Darryl Pitts and the foul's on Joseph Sharp - foul #2 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Clark (C) Clinton Gordon | |
| 10:41 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is denied on a layup by Michael Dorey | 45-54 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Oscar King pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Oscar King makes the shot from the left side set up by Arthur Miller | 47-54 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Darryl Pitts - foul #2 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie Silver - foul #3 on Eddie Silver, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Oscar King | 47-56 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Darryl Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG) Joseph Sharp | |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Mario Clark loses the dribble to Eddie Silver | 47-56 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses the dunk | 47-56 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses the tip | 47-56 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Oscar King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Clark | 47-56 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal clanks a shot from the right block | 47-56 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore tips it home | 47-58 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-58 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Darryl Pitts, Eddie Silver, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Christopher Provencal, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 07:57 | NC State | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church is fouled on the floor by Gregory Mitcham - foul #1 on Gregory Mitcham, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SG) Rafael Correa | |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vince Birk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Richard Condon grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Mitcham - foul #2 on Gregory Mitcham, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG) Vince Birk | |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 49-62 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Joseph Sharp - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG) Wilbur Boudreaux | |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Sharp - foul #3 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp is whistled for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (PF) Clinton Gordon | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:47 | NC State | Robert Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SF), Vince Birk (C) Guy Church, Joseph Sharp, Richard Condon | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Vince Birk double dribbles | 50-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Clark (C) Christopher Provencal | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:11 | NC State | Michael Dorey knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darryl Pitts and he's hacked by Mario Clark - foul #1 on Mario Clark, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:11 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 04:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Oscar King | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Mario Clark - foul #2 on Mario Clark, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF) Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| 04:50 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is hacked by Michael Dorey - foul #3 on Michael Dorey, team foul #11 | 53-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Richard Condon (C) Rafael Correa, Vince Birk | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darryl Pitts | 56-65 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon tips it home | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | NC State | Robert Matthews connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Guy Church | 59-69 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Darryl Pitts comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Condon - foul #3 on Richard Condon, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Wilbur Boudreaux, Joseph Sharp, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 02:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 61-69 |
| 02:47 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Darryl Pitts, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Richard Condon (C) Rafael Correa, Vince Birk, Mario Clark | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Joseph Sharp swats the short shot by Gregory Mitcham | 61-69 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Richard Condon tips it back up and in | 61-71 |
| 01:56 | NC State | William Miles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Richard Condon snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Guy Church clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Rafael Correa (SF), Vince Birk (C) Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Richard Condon | |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Oscar King snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Rafael Correa takes the ball from Oscar King | 61-72 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Vince Birk scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Church | 61-75 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | NC State | Oscar King drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Darryl Pitts | 63-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Guy Church scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vince Birk | 63-77 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Darryl Pitts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Guy Church runs out the clock | 65-77 |