| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Funches (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason inbounds the ball | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Woodrow Byrnes | 61-46 |
| 19:31 | NC State | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Patti | 61-46 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eakes steps in front of the Arthur Ballard pass | 61-46 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Woodrow Byrnes | 61-48 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan is hacked by Arthur Ballard - foul #2 on Arthur Ballard, team foul #1 | 61-48 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the follow up shot | 63-48 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Danny Funches | 63-50 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Michael Eakes drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Lee and he's hacked by Danny Funches - foul #1 on Danny Funches, team foul #2 | 65-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Howard King (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| 17:30 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 17:06 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eakes swats the short shot by Howard King | 66-50 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray snags the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray loses the dribble to Thomas Lee | 66-50 |
| 16:45 | NC State | William Farmer steals it from Thomas Lee | 66-50 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Dorey | 69-50 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver blows the layup but he's hacked by William Farmer - foul #2 on William Farmer, team foul #3 | 69-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Thomas Lee, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| 16:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Howard King gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches misses the lay-in | 70-50 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard King (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Funches (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is fouled on the floor by Howard Mason - foul #1 on Howard Mason, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF) Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:49 | NC State | William Miles misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-50 |
| 15:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 70-50 |
| 15:31 | NC State | William Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-50 |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Howard Mason and he's fouled by William Miles - foul #1 on William Miles, team foul #1 | 70-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard (PF) Howard King | |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:10 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:51 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard tips it but misses | 71-53 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Patti | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:39 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 14:38 | NC State | William Miles grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Terry Smith steps in front of the William Miles pass | 74-53 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 74-55 |
| 13:48 | NC State | William Miles buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Eakes | 77-55 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith double dribbles | 77-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Howard King (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| 13:14 | NC State | Eddie Silver loses the ball out of bounds | 77-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Robert Rasmussen - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #2 | 77-55 |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 77-55 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the board | 77-55 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Richard Taveras hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Silver | 80-55 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Howard King blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Taveras - foul #1 on Richard Taveras, team foul #3 | 80-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Eakes (C) Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Howard King misses the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Howard King makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Michael Dorey lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Baker | 82-56 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Farmer | 82-58 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Eakes | 85-58 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer is whistled for a carry | 85-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle (SF) Howard King | |
| 11:43 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-58 |
| 11:42 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 85-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Corey Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Balsamo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eddie Silver | 87-58 |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Silver - foul #2 on Eddie Silver, team foul #4 | 87-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Darryl Pitts | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF) Robert Rasmussen, Corey Liddle, Donald Murray | |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 87-59 |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 87-60 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Thomas Lee is whistled for traveling | 87-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Eddie Silver, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Richard Balsamo | |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Mason | 87-63 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 87-63 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 87-63 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Danny Funches | 87-65 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Stephen Patti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Stephen Patti, team foul #5 | 87-65 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (C) Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SG), Howard King (PF) Terry Smith, Arthur Ballard | |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason is hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #6 | 87-65 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (SG), Richard Balsamo (PF) Robert Rasmussen, Howard Mason | |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-65 |
| 09:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 87-65 |
| 09:03 | NC State | William Farmer is called for the reach on William Miles - foul #3 on William Farmer, team foul #6 | 87-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Richard Taveras (PF) Thomas Lee, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SF) Danny Funches | |
| 08:41 | NC State | William Farmer steals it from William Miles | 87-65 |
| 08:37 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen lays it in on a nice dish by William Farmer | 87-67 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Richard Taveras hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 87-67 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it back up and in | 89-67 |
| 08:11 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 89-67 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo can't tip it in | 89-67 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo tips it back up and in | 89-69 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Robert Rasmussen takes the ball from Darryl Pitts | 89-69 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the floater from the right wing | 89-71 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Eddie Silver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-71 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Howard King gets the rebound | 89-71 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Miles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Taveras (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Farmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Balsamo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Howard King misses long on a jumper in the lane | 89-71 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 89-71 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Eddie Silver comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 89-71 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Michael Dorey gets the offensive rebound | 89-71 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Darryl Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 89-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Woodrow Byrnes, William Farmer, Howard King, Richard Balsamo | |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason is fouled on the floor by Stephen Patti - foul #4 on Stephen Patti, team foul #7 | 89-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) Robert Rasmussen | |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 89-73 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Danny Funches swats the short shot by Stephen Patti | 89-73 |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches pulls down the rebound | 89-73 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Patti picks off the pass by Arthur Ballard | 89-73 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Stephen Patti is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Stephen Patti, team foul #8 | 89-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:01 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-73 |
| 05:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 89-73 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Darryl Pitts clanks a 3 from straight away | 89-73 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Ballard | 89-73 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Woodrow Byrnes is denied by Michael Eakes | 89-73 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses the tip | 89-73 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 89-73 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Terry Smith | 89-73 |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Eakes - foul #2 on Michael Eakes, team foul #9 | 89-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (PG) Woodrow Byrnes | |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 89-73 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan gets the rebound | 89-73 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Eddie Silver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Pitts | 91-73 |
| 04:46 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eakes takes the ball from Howard Mason | 91-73 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-73 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 91-73 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan is called for traveling | 91-73 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Michael Dorey (SF), Richard Taveras (PF) Eddie Silver, Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Corey Liddle (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 91-73 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Michael Dorey pulls down the rebound | 91-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:50 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Murray - foul #1 on Donald Murray, team foul #7 | 91-73 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Robert Baker (C) Thomas Lee, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:50 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 92-73 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 2nd free throw | 92-73 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray gets the rebound | 92-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Corey Liddle and the foul's on Richard Taveras - foul #2 on Richard Taveras, team foul #10 | 92-75 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG) Robert Rasmussen | |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo makes the free throw | 92-76 |
| 03:14 | NC State | William Miles clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 92-76 |
| 03:12 | NC State | William Miles can't tip it in | 92-76 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo pulls down the rebound | 92-76 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Miles (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Taveras (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Balsamo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Farmer | 92-78 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Robert Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Murray - foul #2 on Donald Murray, team foul #8 | 92-78 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, William Miles, Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Howard Mason (SF), Howard King (PF) Terry Smith, Corey Liddle, Donald Murray | |
| 02:46 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 93-78 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 94-78 |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 94-78 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Robert Baker, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Howard King, Richard Balsamo | |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #11 | 94-78 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SF), Howard King (PF), Richard Balsamo (C) Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 94-79 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 94-80 |
| 02:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 94-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Howard King, Richard Balsamo | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Michael Eakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Howard King (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Howard King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 94-80 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray hits the follow up shot | 94-82 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Robert Baker comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 94-82 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo grabs the board | 94-82 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 94-82 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Richard Taveras grabs the board | 94-82 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Robert Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 94-82 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray snags the defensive board | 94-82 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer is hacked by Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Michael Dorey, team foul #12 | 94-82 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 94-83 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Michael Dorey travels with the ball | 94-84 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Farmer | 94-87 |
| 00:31 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-87 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Howard King, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Woodrow Byrnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Byrnes, team foul #9 | 94-87 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 96-87 |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard snags the offensive board | 96-87 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lee steals the ball from Arthur Ballard | 96-87 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the easy layup | 96-87 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches pulls down the rebound | 96-87 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 96-87 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 96-87 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Terry Smith | 96-90 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 96-90 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee runs out the clock | 96-90 |