| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (fresh) SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Epstein (fresh) PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Young Xiong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Epstein | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Paul Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Terrence Granberry swats the layup by Paul Shaffer | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry comes up short on the runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Peter Oliver snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Alexis Russo is hacked by Dennis Steadham - foul #1 on Dennis Steadham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Young Xiong is hacked by Terrence Granberry - foul #1 on Terrence Granberry, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits a floater near the basket set up by James Johnson and the foul's on Michael Epstein - foul #1 on Michael Epstein, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Paul Shaffer makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham's fadeaway is rejected by James Johnson | 3-0 |
| 17:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Paul Shaffer | 3-0 |
| 17:11 | NC State | James Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Steadham | 3-0 |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:44 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Clayton Thomas | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Peter Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Young Xiong scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Dennis Steadham - foul #2 on Dennis Steadham, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF) Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Danny Davison (SG), Daniel Ivory (PF), Ronald Cushman (C) Clifford Schiro, Clayton Thomas, Terrence Granberry, Dennis Steadham | |
| 16:12 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Pennington - foul #1 on James Pennington, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Leroy Frazier (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Young Xiong, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Marlon Degraw | 6-3 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) SG - Michael Howells (fresh) SF - James Pennington (fresh) PF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Roderick Arrowood (fresh) SG - Danny Davison (fresh) SF - Michael Epstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ivory (fresh) C - Ronald Cushman (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Leroy Frazier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexis Russo | 9-3 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Daniel Ivory is blocked by Marlon Degraw | 9-3 |
| 15:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Pennington | 9-3 |
| 15:01 | NC State | James Pennington makes the floater from close range set up by Leroy Frazier | 11-3 |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Marlon Degraw - foul #1 on Marlon Degraw, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Alexis Russo, Leroy Frazier, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Terrence Granberry (PF) Roderick Arrowood, Danny Davison, Michael Epstein | |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:26 | NC State | James Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-4 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | James Pennington steals it from Clifford Schiro | 11-4 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Paul Shaffer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Pennington | 14-4 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman makes the runner from the baseline set up by Clayton Thomas | 14-6 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Daniel Ivory denies the turnaround by Paul Shaffer | 14-6 |
| 13:29 | NC State | James Johnson can't tip it in | 14-6 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Paul Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Clayton Thomas steps in front of the Michael Howells pass | 14-6 |
| 12:58 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Young Xiong (SG), Leroy Frazier (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Michael Howells, James Pennington, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Epstein (SF) Ronald Cushman | |
| 12:40 | NC State | Michael Epstein is called for the reach on Marlon Degraw - foul #2 on Michael Epstein, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (PF) Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Larry Thompson (SF) Clifford Schiro, Michael Epstein | |
| 12:29 | NC State | Joshua Register drills a runner from the left block | 16-6 |
| 12:15 | San Diego State | Leroy Frazier steps in front of the Daniel Ivory pass | 16-6 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Terrence Granberry steals it from Alexis Russo | 16-6 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Register - foul #1 on Joshua Register, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (SG) Clayton Thomas | |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:48 | NC State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Roderick Arrowood (fresh) SG - Danny Davison (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - Terrence Granberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Ivory (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | NC State | James Johnson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Daniel Ivory - foul #1 on Daniel Ivory, team foul #6 | 18-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Ronald Cushman (C) Roderick Arrowood, Daniel Ivory | |
| 11:34 | NC State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:15 | San Diego State | Young Xiong steals it from Terrence Granberry | 19-6 |
| 11:00 | NC State | James Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF) Alexis Russo, Young Xiong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:53 | San Diego State | Danny Davison scores on a 3 from the left corner | 19-9 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits the finger roll | 21-9 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Paul Shaffer is called for the reach on Clifford Schiro - foul #1 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG) Danny Davison | |
| 10:15 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-9 |
| 10:13 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson snags the offensive board | 21-9 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-11 |
| 09:53 | NC State | James Pennington travels with the ball | 21-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Charles Lamothe (SF), Daniel Ivory (C) Clifford Schiro, Larry Thompson, Ronald Cushman | |
| 09:43 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory knocks in the runner in the lane | 21-13 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Alexis Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 09:37 | NC State | James Pennington snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 09:22 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Leroy Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:15 | NC State | James Pennington clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-13 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roderick Arrowood | 21-15 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Charles Lamothe steps in front of the Michael Howells pass | 21-15 |
| 08:27 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Lamothe | 21-17 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Roderick Arrowood steps in front of the Paul Shaffer pass | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 08:00 | NC State | James Pennington snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Paul Shaffer lays it in | 23-17 |
| 07:42 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 07:40 | NC State | James Pennington snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Shaffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Roderick Arrowood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clayton Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lamothe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terrence Granberry (tiring) 4 pts. C - Daniel Ivory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | James Pennington misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Daniel Ivory - foul #2 on Daniel Ivory, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Michael Howells, Paul Shaffer, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Danny Davison (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Ronald Cushman (C) Roderick Arrowood, Clayton Thomas, Charles Lamothe, Daniel Ivory | |
| 07:33 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:33 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:11 | San Diego State | James Pennington picks off the pass by Clifford Schiro | 25-17 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Young Xiong can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Davison - foul #1 on Danny Davison, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF) James Pennington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Young Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:53 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-17 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Davison | 26-17 |
| 06:35 | San Diego State | Danny Davison can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-17 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 06:33 | NC State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Oliver | 29-17 |
| 06:10 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro loses the ball out of bounds | 29-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SF) Joshua Register | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG) Danny Davison | |
| 05:58 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 05:56 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:34 | San Diego State | Leroy Frazier is called for the reach on Clayton Thomas - foul #1 on Leroy Frazier, team foul #5 | 29-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 05:23 | San Diego State | Peter Oliver steals it from Ronald Cushman | 29-17 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Peter Oliver hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Terrence Granberry - foul #2 on Terrence Granberry, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF), Marlon Degraw (C) Leroy Frazier, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Charles Lamothe (SF) Clifford Schiro, Terrence Granberry | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:00 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | The jumper by Roderick Arrowood is denied by Joshua Register | 30-17 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Joshua Register grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Cushman - foul #1 on Ronald Cushman, team foul #10 | 30-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Pennington (C) Michael Howells, Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (SG) Clayton Thomas | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 03:58 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood is hacked by Young Xiong - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #6 | 32-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (C) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Michael Epstein (SF), Daniel Ivory (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Roderick Arrowood, Charles Lamothe, Ronald Cushman, Larry Thompson | |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Pennington - foul #2 on James Pennington, team foul #7 | 32-17 |
| Subs | NC State | James Johnson (C) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Alexis Russo knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-19 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) SG - Danny Davison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Epstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Danny Davison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory tips it home | 34-21 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Leroy Frazier, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG) Danny Davison | |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Shaffer - foul #2 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Paul Shaffer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Young Xiong | 37-23 |
| 02:02 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-23 |
| 02:00 | NC State | James Pennington pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Young Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Peter Oliver (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Young Xiong, Paul Shaffer, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG) Clifford Schiro | |
| 01:38 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Epstein, team foul #11 | 37-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SG), Joshua Register (SF) Michael Howells, James Pennington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Thompson (SF), Ronald Cushman (C) Michael Epstein, Dennis Steadham | |
| 01:26 | NC State | Peter Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Joshua Register | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (SG) Clayton Thomas | |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Alexis Russo steals the ball from Daniel Ivory | 37-23 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses short on a floater from the baseline | 37-23 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 00:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Davison and he's fouled by Marlon Degraw - foul #2 on Marlon Degraw, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF) Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory | |
| 00:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman misses the free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Peter Oliver gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 00:17 | NC State | James Pennington misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Roderick Arrowood - foul #1 on Roderick Arrowood, team foul #12 | 37-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Johnson (C) Young Xiong, Peter Oliver, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG) Roderick Arrowood, Danny Davison | |
| 00:17 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:17 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-25 |