| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Michael Sands (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lerch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hampton | Hampton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Davis | 38-37 |
| 19:47 | NC State | William Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Michael Eakes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:32 | Hampton | The rebound goes to Michael Sands | 38-37 |
| 19:13 | Hampton | William Miles is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #2 on William Miles, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:03 | Hampton | Mark Bolden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 19:02 | Hampton | David Campbell tips it in | 38-39 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Michael Eakes scores on a floater from the right side | 40-39 |
| 18:30 | Hampton | David Lerch can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 18:30 | Hampton | David Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:30 | Hampton | David Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 18:09 | Hampton | Mark Bolden snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:51 | Hampton | Stephen Patti is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #1 on Stephen Patti, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 17:45 | Hampton | Michael Sands clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Michael Dorey (SF) Thomas Lee, Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 17:45 | Hampton | Michael Sands misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:45 | Hampton | Michael Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Darryl Pitts buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eddie Silver | 42-42 |
| 17:16 | Hampton | David Campbell is fouled on the floor by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Hampton | Charles Jones (SF), Donald Selfridge (PF), Winston Slaughter (C) Mark Bolden, Gregory Davis, David Lerch | |
| 17:06 | Hampton | David Campbell clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 16:58 | Hampton | Charles Jones grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 16:51 | Hampton | Donald Selfridge is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Selfridge, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Hampton | Vic Bell (SG) David Campbell | |
| 16:32 | NC State | Eddie Silver drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Baker | 45-42 |
| 16:25 | Hampton | Michael Sands is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Richard Taveras (PF) Robert Baker, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 16:10 | NC State | Stephen Patti connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Silver | 47-42 |
| 15:56 | Hampton | Donald Selfridge misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Taveras - foul #1 on Richard Taveras, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Eddie Silver, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Hampton | Joe Nelson (PG), David Campbell (SG), Gregory Davis (PF), William O'Brion (C) Michael Sands, Vic Bell, Charles Jones, Winston Slaughter | |
| 15:56 | Hampton | Donald Selfridge makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:56 | Hampton | Donald Selfridge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Joe Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Selfridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William O'Brion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan tips it home | 49-44 |
| 15:25 | Hampton | Gregory Davis lays it in on a great pass from Joe Nelson and the foul's on Stephen Patti - foul #2 on Stephen Patti, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Eakes (C) Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Hampton | Mark Bolden (SF) Donald Selfridge | |
| 15:25 | Hampton | Gregory Davis makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:01 | NC State | William Miles blows the dunk but the foul's on David Campbell - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| 15:01 | NC State | William Miles misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:01 | NC State | William Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:40 | Hampton | William O'Brion is hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #2 on Michael Eakes, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Hampton | Michael Sands (PG) Joe Nelson | |
| 14:40 | Hampton | William O'Brion makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:40 | Hampton | William O'Brion misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the shot from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 14:26 | Hampton | Michael Sands loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (PF) Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Hampton | David Lerch (PF) Gregory Davis | |
| 14:10 | NC State | Michael Dorey connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 54-48 |
| 13:58 | Hampton | William O'Brion knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Sands | 54-50 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it home | 56-50 |
| 13:25 | Hampton | David Lerch is fouled on the floor by Michael Dorey - foul #1 on Michael Dorey, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Richard Taveras (PF) William Miles, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Hampton | Joe Nelson (SG), Winston Slaughter (C) David Campbell, William O'Brion | |
| 13:25 | Hampton | David Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:25 | Hampton | David Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Darryl Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Hampton | Gregory Davis (PF) Winston Slaughter | |
| 12:49 | Hampton | Joe Nelson drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Sands | 56-54 |
| 12:32 | NC State | David Lerch denies the turnaround by Gary O'Sullivan | 56-54 |
| 12:31 | Hampton | Gregory Davis pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:16 | Hampton | David Lerch connects on the floater from the right side set up by Mark Bolden and the foul's on Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Michael Dorey, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Hampton | David Campbell (SG), Charles Jones (SF), William O'Brion (C) Michael Sands, Mark Bolden, Gregory Davis | |
| 12:16 | Hampton | David Lerch makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 11:55 | NC State | William O'Brion steps in front of the Stephen Patti pass | 56-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Joe Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Lerch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William O'Brion (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Hampton | Eddie Silver steps in front of the Joe Nelson pass in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Eddie Silver throws it down | 58-57 |
| 11:37 | Hampton | Darryl Pitts is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #2 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Richard Taveras (PF) Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Hampton | Gregory Davis (PF) David Lerch | |
| 11:37 | Hampton | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:37 | Hampton | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Gregory Davis denies the turnaround by Eddie Silver | 58-59 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Darryl Pitts | 60-59 |
| 10:46 | Hampton | William O'Brion can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-59 |
| 10:45 | Hampton | Gregory Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 10:17 | Hampton | David Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Michael Eakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Eddie Silver, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Hampton | Michael Sands (PG), Vic Bell (SG), Mark Bolden (SF), David Lerch (PF), Winston Slaughter (C) Joe Nelson, David Campbell, Charles Jones, Gregory Davis, William O'Brion | |
| 10:00 | Hampton | David Lerch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-59 |
| 09:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Miles | 60-59 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits a jumper in the paint | 62-59 |
| 09:32 | Hampton | Winston Slaughter is called for traveling | 62-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 09:21 | NC State | Michael Dorey banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Lee | 64-59 |
| 09:01 | Hampton | Mark Bolden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Michael Dorey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 08:18 | Hampton | Vic Bell lays it in on a great pass from David Lerch | 66-61 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| 07:52 | Hampton | David Lerch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Michael Sands (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vic Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lerch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Winston Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Vic Bell - foul #1 on Vic Bell, team foul #3 | 68-61 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Hampton | David Campbell (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Gregory Davis (PF), William O'Brion (C) Vic Bell, Mark Bolden, David Lerch, Winston Slaughter | |
| 07:34 | NC State | William O'Brion picks off the pass by Michael Eakes | 68-61 |
| 07:23 | Hampton | Gregory Davis clanks a floater in the lane | 68-61 |
| 07:21 | Hampton | William O'Brion hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| 07:04 | NC State | William Miles misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 68-63 |
| 07:02 | Hampton | Charles Jones grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 06:57 | Hampton | David Campbell travels with the ball | 68-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Stephen Patti (SF), Richard Taveras (PF) Thomas Lee, Darryl Pitts, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Hampton | Joe Nelson (PG) Michael Sands | |
| 06:38 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Stephen Patti gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Michael Eakes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Stephen Patti tips it in | 70-63 |
| 06:03 | Hampton | Gregory Davis clanks a turnaround in the paint | 70-63 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 05:50 | NC State | William Miles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-63 |
| 05:49 | Hampton | Gregory Davis grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 05:43 | Hampton | Michael Eakes takes the ball from Joe Nelson | 70-63 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Stephen Patti lays it up and in on a great pass from William Miles | 72-63 |
| 05:23 | Hampton | Stephen Patti is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #3 on Stephen Patti, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Hampton | Michael Sands (PG), Mark Bolden (SF), David Lerch (PF) Joe Nelson, Charles Jones, Gregory Davis | |
| 05:23 | Hampton | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:23 | Hampton | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:12 | NC State | David Campbell takes the ball from Eddie Silver | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | Hampton | Michael Sands connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Bolden | 72-67 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 04:45 | Hampton | Mark Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 04:26 | Hampton | Mark Bolden misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 04:24 | Hampton | David Lerch tips it back up and in | 72-69 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Michael Eakes is hacked by Michael Sands - foul #2 on Michael Sands, team foul #4 | 72-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Dorey (C) Eddie Silver, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Hampton | Joe Nelson (SG), Gregory Davis (PF) David Campbell, William O'Brion | |
| 03:56 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 72-69 |
| 03:29 | Hampton | Gregory Davis gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Michael Sands (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Lerch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Hampton | Joe Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Sands | 72-72 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Thomas Lee scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Pitts | 74-72 |
| 03:02 | Hampton | David Lerch lays it in | 74-74 |
| 03:00 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Hampton | David Campbell (SG), William O'Brion (C) Joe Nelson, David Lerch | |
| 02:44 | NC State | Michael Eakes lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Patti | 76-74 |
| 02:26 | Hampton | David Campbell scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Sands | 76-76 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 76-76 |
| 02:04 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lee | 76-76 |
| 01:49 | NC State | William Miles knocks in the shot near the basket | 78-76 |
| 01:26 | Hampton | Stephen Patti takes the ball from Michael Sands | 78-76 |
| 01:12 | NC State | William Miles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-76 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Michael Eakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Michael Eakes can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:53 | Hampton | William O'Brion grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 00:48 | Hampton | Mark Bolden connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Campbell | 78-78 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Stephen Patti clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Mark Bolden - foul #2 on Mark Bolden, team foul #5 | 78-78 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:15 | Hampton | Gary O'Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Gregory Davis | 79-78 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hampton | Hampton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Stephen Patti is hacked by Michael Sands in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Sands, team foul #6 | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | NC State | William O'Brion is called for the reach on Michael Eakes - foul #4 on William O'Brion, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:09 | Hampton | William O'Brion pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:09 | Hampton | Hampton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| 00:01 | Hampton | Gregory Davis misses the jumper from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Patti | 80-78 |