| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wehrenberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clayton Echols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti inbounds the ball | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Clayton Echols steals the ball from William Miles | 46-27 |
| 19:22 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace misses long on a runner from close range | 46-27 |
| 19:20 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace tips it back up and in | 46-29 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Stephen Patti is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wehrenberg - foul #2 on Bobby Wehrenberg, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 18:56 | NC State | William Miles gets the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Thomas Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Miles | 49-29 |
| 18:29 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Wehrenberg - foul #3 on Bobby Wehrenberg, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Gerardo Ortega (SF), Frank Dickey (C) Bobby Wehrenberg, Roy Porter, Clayton Echols | |
| 18:23 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses long on a jumper in the paint | 51-32 |
| 17:43 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:35 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Xavier Andrade | 51-34 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes is fouled in the backcourt by Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Richard Taveras (PF) Thomas Lee, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Abner (SF) Thomas Grace | |
| 17:16 | NC State | Robert Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Darryl Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 17:03 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Frank Dickey | 51-34 |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Shannon Smith and he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), William Miles (SG) Eddie Silver, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace (PF), Johnnie Thompson (C) Xavier Andrade, Frank Dickey | |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Richard Taveras snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 16:47 | NC State | William Miles misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-36 |
| 16:45 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 16:31 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Grace | 51-36 |
| 16:22 | Holy Cross | John Abner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Darryl Pitts - foul #1 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Roy Porter (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 16:22 | Holy Cross | John Abner misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:22 | Holy Cross | John Abner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Robert Baker loses the dribble to Roy Porter in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 16:15 | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Porter | 51-39 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Robert Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 15:51 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Shannon Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Abner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Grace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:04 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #3 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) James Fields, Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Xavier Andrade (SG), Clayton Echols (C) Shannon Smith, John Abner, Johnnie Thompson | |
| 15:04 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:04 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:04 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 14:48 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Gullion | 51-42 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Thomas Lee travels in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG) Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel (SF), Frank Dickey (PF) Roy Porter, Thomas Grace | |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade connects on the jumper in the lane | 51-44 |
| 14:17 | NC State | William Miles hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Pitts | 53-44 |
| 14:15 | Holy Cross | William Miles steals it from George Gullion in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the wide open shot from close range | 53-44 |
| 13:55 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Thomas Lee steals it from Xavier Andrade | 53-44 |
| 13:17 | NC State | William Miles connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 56-44 |
| 13:05 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Roy Porter (SF), Thomas Grace (PF), Gerardo Ortega (C) Xavier Andrade, Melvin Fogel, Frank Dickey, Clayton Echols | |
| 12:46 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-44 |
| 12:33 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by George Gullion | 59-46 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Silver | 61-46 |
| 12:05 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Patti - foul #1 on Stephen Patti, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Johnnie Thompson (C) George Gullion, Gerardo Ortega | |
| 12:05 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 12:05 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Eddie Silver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Thomas Lee tips it home | 63-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Bobby Wehrenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Xavier Andrade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Grace (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnnie Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace is hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #3 on Michael Eakes, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Luis Brown (PF) Eddie Silver, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Melvin Fogel (SF) Bobby Wehrenberg, Roy Porter | |
| 11:17 | Holy Cross | George Gullion misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Robert Baker pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Stephen Patti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (C) Stephen Patti, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols (C) Johnnie Thompson | |
| 10:52 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:21 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-48 |
| 10:19 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 10:09 | Holy Cross | George Gullion hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts, Luis Brown, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Abner (SF), Gerardo Ortega (C) Melvin Fogel, Clayton Echols | |
| 10:09 | Holy Cross | George Gullion makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 10:09 | Holy Cross | George Gullion makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Eddie Silver knocks in the floater from the left block | 67-50 |
| 09:36 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from George Gullion | 67-52 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Michael Eakes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 67-52 |
| 09:09 | NC State | William Miles tips it back up and in | 69-52 |
| 09:01 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Silver | 71-52 |
| 08:15 | Holy Cross | Gary O'Sullivan swats the layup by Thomas Grace | 71-52 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-52 |
| 07:47 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Gullion | 74-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Patti (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - George Gullion (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Xavier Andrade (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Abner (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Grace (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Michael Eakes loses the dribble to Thomas Grace | 74-55 |
| 07:02 | Holy Cross | John Abner lays it in set up by Thomas Grace | 74-57 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses short on an open turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Abner - foul #1 on John Abner, team foul #4 | 74-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Darryl Pitts (SG), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Eddie Silver, William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), Melvin Fogel (SG), Roy Porter (SF), Frank Dickey (PF), Clayton Echols (C) George Gullion, Xavier Andrade, John Abner, Thomas Grace, Gerardo Ortega | |
| 06:40 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Dorey - foul #1 on Michael Dorey, team foul #7 | 75-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Michael Dorey loses the ball out of bounds | 75-59 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Porter | 75-62 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Baker | 77-62 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Darryl Pitts is called for the reach on Shannon Smith - foul #2 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #8 | 77-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (PF) Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Johnnie Thompson (PF) Melvin Fogel, Frank Dickey | |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 05:14 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Shannon Smith | 77-64 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Clayton Echols takes the ball from Thomas Lee in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 05:07 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Roy Porter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Porter, team foul #5 | 77-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Eakes (C) Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel (SG) Shannon Smith | |
| 04:48 | NC State | Darryl Pitts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Lee | 79-64 |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Eakes - foul #4 on Michael Eakes, team foul #9 | 79-64 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), William Miles (SG) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Michael Eakes is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wehrenberg - foul #4 on Bobby Wehrenberg, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (PF) Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), Thomas Grace (PF) Bobby Wehrenberg, Johnnie Thompson | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Shannon Smith - foul #3 on Shannon Smith, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey (C) Clayton Echols | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:54 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Thomas Grace | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 03:32 | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey snags the offensive board | 80-66 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darryl Pitts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Taveras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Fogel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Porter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Grace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | NC State | William Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Richard Taveras gets the offensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Darryl Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 03:05 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 02:53 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace double dribbles | 80-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Luis Brown (PF), Michael Dorey (C) James Fields, William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Clayton Echols (C) Melvin Fogel, Frank Dickey | |
| 02:33 | NC State | Robert Baker is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 02:27 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Smith | 83-69 |
| 02:18 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter makes the jumper from the right side | 83-71 |
| 02:16 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Richard Taveras (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Gerardo Ortega (SF), Johnnie Thompson (C) Shannon Smith, Xavier Andrade, Roy Porter, Clayton Echols | |
| 02:11 | NC State | Eddie Silver is hacked by George Gullion - foul #4 on George Gullion, team foul #8 | 83-71 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 02:11 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 84-71 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | George Gullion can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 84-71 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Michael Dorey gets the rebound | 84-71 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Richard Taveras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF) Thomas Lee, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), Melvin Fogel (SG), John Abner (SF), Frank Dickey (C) George Gullion, Bobby Wehrenberg, Thomas Grace, Johnnie Thompson | |
| 01:40 | Holy Cross | Eddie Silver steps in front of the Frank Dickey pass | 84-71 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Robert Baker lays it in set up by Eddie Silver | 86-71 |
| 01:16 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 86-71 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Richard Taveras pulls down the rebound | 86-71 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Eddie Silver is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Fogel - foul #4 on Melvin Fogel, team foul #9 | 86-71 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Frank Dickey | 86-71 |
| 00:56 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Michael Dorey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-71 |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel tips it back up and in | 86-73 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Eddie Silver is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Silver, team foul #10 | 86-73 |
| 00:39 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Dickey | 86-75 |
| 00:11 | NC State | The jump hook by Darryl Pitts is blocked by Gerardo Ortega | 86-75 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | John Abner grabs the board | 86-75 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega misses the lay-in | 86-75 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Darryl Pitts runs out the clock | 86-75 |