| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sayler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Archie Burt inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 19:15 | NC State | Jay Young makes the shot from close range set up by David Sayler | 34-42 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-45 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Peter Oliver is fouled on the floor by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| 18:21 | NC State | David Sayler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Armand Costa pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Mario Grant buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Domenic Bruno | 34-47 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Domenic Bruno steals the ball from James Johnson | 34-47 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Tony Smith | 34-50 |
| 17:02 | NC State | David Sayler loses the dribble to Domenic Bruno | 34-50 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 16:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brunon Zahniser | 34-50 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Peter Oliver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Oliver, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Pennington (PF), Leroy Frazier (C) David Sayler, Jay Young, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Domenic Bruno | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Joshua Black hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Frazier | 37-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. C - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alphonso Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard tips it home | 37-52 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the easy layup | 37-52 |
| 15:03 | NC State | James Pennington pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Joshua Black drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Pennington | 39-52 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Jay Young (SF), Peter Oliver (PF) Brunon Zahniser, Paul Shaffer, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Fred Noggle, Alphonso Figueroa, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 14:03 | NC State | James Pennington connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Wayne Cunningham and he's hacked by Alan Heer - foul #4 on Alan Heer, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | NC State | James Johnson (C) Joshua Black | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (C) Bart Christensen, Alan Heer | |
| 14:03 | NC State | James Pennington makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Armand Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses the dunk | 42-52 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Jay Young gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Jay Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF) James Pennington, Jay Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Tony Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 13:01 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 12:46 | NC State | David Sayler knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Wayne Cunningham | 45-52 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Tony Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Mario Grant tips it in | 45-54 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Peter Oliver knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Cunningham | 47-54 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is fouled on the floor by Paul Shaffer - foul #3 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Jay Young (SF), Joshua Black (PF), James Pennington (C) Wayne Cunningham, Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Domenic Bruno | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 11:46 | NC State | James Pennington pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sayler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pennington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser is hacked by Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #3 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (C) David Sayler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SF) Mario Grant | |
| 11:28 | NC State | James Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is fouled on the floor by Jay Young - foul #1 on Jay Young, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | James Pennington is called for the reach on Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #2 on James Pennington, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen lays it up and in | 47-56 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF) Brunon Zahniser, Jay Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG) Fred Noggle, Alphonso Figueroa | |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 10:17 | NC State | James Pennington pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Paul Shaffer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Tony Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ruben Bullard | 47-59 |
| 09:48 | NC State | James Pennington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Mario Grant is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mario Grant, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (SG), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Black, James Pennington, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Domenic Bruno (C) Bart Christensen, Ruben Bullard, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| 09:27 | NC State | Tony Smith steps in front of the Paul Shaffer pass | 47-59 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Armand Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 09:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Oliver | 47-59 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Peter Oliver comes up short on the runner in the paint | 47-59 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Tony Smith connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Archie Burt | 47-61 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Wayne Cunningham, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG), Jay Young (SF) Wayne Cunningham, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG) Tony Smith | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 08:24 | NC State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Jay Young connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Oliver and he's fouled by Archie Burt - foul #1 on Archie Burt, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Black (PF) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG) Mario Grant | |
| 08:19 | NC State | Jay Young makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Brunon Zahniser takes the ball from Ruben Bullard | 50-61 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser lays it in | 52-61 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't finish the layup | 52-61 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Joshua Black gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Sayler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Domenic Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joshua Black comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ruben Bullard - foul #2 on Ruben Bullard, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PF), Leroy Frazier (C) David Sayler, James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Alan Heer (C) Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Domenic Bruno | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joshua Black misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Joshua Black misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen loses the ball out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Paul Shaffer (SG) Brunon Zahniser, Joshua Black | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF) Bart Christensen, Ruben Bullard | |
| 06:41 | NC State | Tony Smith steals the ball from Jay Young | 52-61 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Mario Grant lays it in on a great pass from Tony Smith | 52-63 |
| 06:33 | NC State | Jay Young scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Pennington | 54-63 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa's layup is rejected by Leroy Frazier | 54-63 |
| 06:15 | NC State | James Pennington snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Frazier | 57-63 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 57-66 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Pennington | 60-66 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (SG), Joshua Black (SF), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Paul Shaffer, Jay Young, James Pennington, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Fred Noggle, Alphonso Figueroa | |
| 05:13 | NC State | Wayne Cunningham lays it up and in | 62-66 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Alan Heer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-66 |
| 04:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joshua Black | 62-66 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Armand Costa swats the shot by David Sayler | 62-66 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Armand Costa is hacked by Joshua Black - foul #2 on Joshua Black, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Zahniser (PG) Wayne Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (C) Alan Heer | |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard can't tip it in | 62-66 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno hits the follow up shot | 62-68 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser is hacked by Ruben Bullard - foul #3 on Ruben Bullard, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SG), James Pennington (SF), Leroy Frazier (C) David Sayler, Joshua Black, James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG) Bart Christensen, Ruben Bullard | |
| 04:03 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses the easy layup | 64-68 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Leroy Frazier hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Domenic Bruno - foul #3 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SF), Alan Heer (C) Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| 03:45 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa lays it in and the foul's on Paul Shaffer - foul #4 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Jay Young (SF) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brunon Zahniser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jay Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pennington (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Paul Shaffer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Mario Grant hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Tony Smith | 67-73 |
| 02:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | NC State | David Sayler (SG), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Paul Shaffer, James Pennington, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Fred Noggle | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Alan Heer denies the turnaround by Jay Young | 67-73 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Mario Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Armand Costa hits the finger roll set up by Archie Burt | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 67-75 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't tip it in | 67-75 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Tony Smith tips it home | 67-77 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Peter Oliver knocks in the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #5 on Alan Heer, team foul #9 | 69-77 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (C) Alan Heer | |
| 01:50 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Jay Young grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | NC State | Peter Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-77 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-79 |
| 00:49 | NC State | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:47 | NC State | David Sayler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Peter Oliver snags the offensive board | 70-79 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Brunon Zahniser is called for the reach on Armand Costa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #8 | 70-79 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Brunon Zahniser makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-81 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Tony Smith is hacked by Brunon Zahniser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brunon Zahniser, team foul #9 | 73-81 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:25 | NC State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-83 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Cunningham (PG), Joshua Black (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Pennington (PF), Leroy Frazier (C) Brunon Zahniser, David Sayler, Jay Young, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Armand Costa | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen runs out the clock | 73-83 |