| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Vicknair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeramy Orenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | Richard Stokes's pass is intercepted by Stephen Patti | 29-34 |
| 19:34 | NC State | Thomas Lee lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Patti | 31-34 |
| 19:15 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Stephen Patti snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Stephen Patti's pass is intercepted by Richard Stokes | 31-34 |
| 18:52 | Air Force | John Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-34 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Michael Eakes tips it home | 33-34 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Richard Stokes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:20 | NC State | John Underwood is called for the reach on Michael Dorey - foul #2 on John Underwood, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gary Vicknair - foul #2 on Gary Vicknair, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Mattson (PF) John Underwood | |
| 18:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Richard Stokes - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:40 | Air Force | John Haynes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Haynes, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Wingert (SF) Gary Vicknair | |
| 17:36 | NC State | Thomas Lee is fouled in the backcourt by John Haynes - foul #2 on John Haynes, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Blair (C) Jeramy Orenstein | |
| 17:15 | NC State | Michael Dorey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:13 | Air Force | Paul Blair gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Paul Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF) Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dylan Norby (PG), Luther Pettigrew (SG) John Haynes, Richard Stokes | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Air Force | Anthony Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:22 | Air Force | Anthony Mattson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dylan Norby | 35-36 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Andrew Glessner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Dylan Norby snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Luis Brown - foul #1 on Luis Brown, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Thomas Lee, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Vicknair (SF), John Underwood (PF), Jeramy Orenstein (C) Dylan Norby, Anthony Mattson, Paul Blair | |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Andrew Glessner gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmanuel Bodner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Wingert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Vicknair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeramy Orenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Luis Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Luis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:18 | NC State | Robert Baker buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Brown | 38-37 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:01 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Andrew Glessner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Richard Wingert lays it in | 38-41 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Luis Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Vicknair - foul #3 on Gary Vicknair, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, Andrew Glessner, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Haynes (PG), Richard Stokes (SG), William McEaddy (SF), Anthony Mattson (PF) Luther Pettigrew, Richard Wingert, Gary Vicknair, John Underwood | |
| 14:07 | NC State | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Luis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:47 | Air Force | John Haynes makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Jeramy Orenstein takes the ball from Michael Eakes | 40-43 |
| 13:15 | Air Force | William McEaddy misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 13:13 | Air Force | Anthony Mattson snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:02 | Air Force | Michael Dorey steals it from Anthony Mattson | 40-43 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Robert Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 12:45 | Air Force | John Haynes gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein connects on the runner from the right block | 40-45 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Michael Dorey buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 42-45 |
| 11:56 | Air Force | William McEaddy comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 42-45 |
| 11:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 42-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William McEaddy (fresh) PF - Anthony Mattson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeramy Orenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Haynes - foul #3 on John Haynes, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Stephen Patti (SF) Robert Baker, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Vicknair (SF), John Underwood (PF), Paul Blair (C) William McEaddy, Anthony Mattson, Jeramy Orenstein | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 11:20 | Air Force | John Underwood is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Glessner (PF) Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:54 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 10:53 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Glessner | 44-45 |
| 10:44 | NC State | James Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) James Fields | |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG), Richard Wingert (SG), Anthony Mattson (C) John Haynes, Richard Stokes, Paul Blair | |
| 10:19 | Air Force | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Richard Wingert - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Michael Dorey (PF) Robert Baker, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:05 | Air Force | Anthony Mattson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 10:03 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wingert | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew's pass is intercepted by Andrew Glessner | 44-45 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Luther Pettigrew | 44-45 |
| 09:08 | Air Force | Richard Wingert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Andrew Glessner misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Andrew Glessner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Michael Dorey is denied on a layup by John Underwood | 44-48 |
| 08:43 | Air Force | Anthony Mattson gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Richard Wingert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 08:37 | NC State | Andrew Glessner pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 08:31 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Richard Wingert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Glessner | 47-48 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Michael Dorey pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the shot from the right block set up by Thomas Lee | 49-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Glessner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Wingert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Vicknair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Mattson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Air Force | Richard Wingert loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Emmanuel Bodner (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, James Fields, Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Haynes (PG), Richard Stokes (SG), William McEaddy (SF), Paul Blair (PF), Jeramy Orenstein (C) Luther Pettigrew, Richard Wingert, Gary Vicknair, John Underwood, Anthony Mattson | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Mike Kilroy misses the shot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 07:17 | Air Force | Richard Stokes pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:00 | Air Force | John Haynes lays it up and in set up by William McEaddy and he's fouled by Luis Brown - foul #2 on Luis Brown, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 07:00 | Air Force | John Haynes makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Luis Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 06:29 | Air Force | William McEaddy grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 06:12 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein buries a fadeaway from the left block | 49-53 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner can't throw it down but the foul's on Paul Blair - foul #3 on Paul Blair, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Mike Kilroy | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:49 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Paul Blair pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:39 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Eakes - foul #3 on Michael Eakes, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (PF) Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:39 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:39 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Robert Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeramy Orenstein - foul #1 on Jeramy Orenstein, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:27 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | John Haynes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 05:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the finger roll set up by Robert Baker | 54-55 |
| 04:38 | Air Force | Michael Dorey steals the ball from Paul Blair | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Robert Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Richard Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Stephen Patti pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Robert Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Jeramy Orenstein snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William McEaddy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Blair (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeramy Orenstein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Air Force | Paul Blair drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Haynes | 57-57 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Paul Blair blocks the short jumper by Stephen Patti | 57-57 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Stephen Patti tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it in | 59-57 |
| 02:45 | Air Force | John Haynes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William McEaddy | 59-59 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Paul Blair steals it from Robert Baker | 59-59 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (SG), Gary Vicknair (SF), John Underwood (PF), Anthony Mattson (C) Richard Stokes, William McEaddy, Paul Blair, Jeramy Orenstein | |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Luther Pettigrew | 59-61 |
| 02:09 | NC State | John Haynes is called for the reach on Thomas Lee - foul #4 on John Haynes, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Wingert (SG) John Haynes | |
| 02:09 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Baker - foul #5 on Robert Baker, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Stephen Patti (SF) Robert Baker, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Stokes (SG), Jeramy Orenstein (C) Richard Wingert, Anthony Mattson | |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Richard Stokes steps in front of the Michael Dorey pass | 61-62 |
| 01:12 | Air Force | John Underwood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Michael Eakes snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti tips it home | 63-62 |
| 00:38 | Air Force | John Underwood blows the layup | 63-62 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Michael Eakes snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Pettigrew - foul #2 on Luther Pettigrew, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Haynes (PG) Luther Pettigrew | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | John Haynes buries a 3 from the left corner | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Thomas Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Air Force | John Haynes is hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | John Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | John Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the halfcourt shot | 65-67 |