| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Wayne Duley inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Robert Huizar loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Robert Huizar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Robert Huizar misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Duley - foul #1 on Wayne Duley, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Allen Clower misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Stephen Patti gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Lunsford - foul #2 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is hacked by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Wayne Duley scores on a floater from the right block set up by Sterling Wiens | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Robert Huizar is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Huizar, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF) Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey | |
| 17:21 | NC State | Wayne Duley takes the ball from Thomas Lee | 31-31 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Shannon Eddins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 31-31 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Luis Brown is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), David Moss (SF) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Robert Baker, Michael Eakes | |
| 16:26 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Moss - foul #1 on David Moss, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, Luis Brown, Andrew Glessner, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| 16:08 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:43 | Denver | David Moss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 15:42 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Moss (fresh) PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Clower - foul #1 on Allen Clower, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (SF) David Moss | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Eric Lunsford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sterling Wiens | 36-35 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Robert Huizar is called for the reach on Stephen Patti - foul #3 on Robert Huizar, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | NC State | James Fields clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Stephen Patti pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Robert Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Sterling Wiens gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Gerald Kittrell (SG), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (C) Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Michael Eakes | |
| 14:10 | Denver | William Cornett knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Kittrell | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the dunk but the foul's on Shannon Eddins - foul #2 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #7 | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:37 | Denver | William Cornett is fouled on the floor by Andrew Glessner - foul #1 on Andrew Glessner, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG) Gerald Kittrell | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, Michael Dorey | |
| 13:20 | Denver | Wayne Duley misses long on a floater from the right block | 38-35 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:09 | Denver | Shannon Eddins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sterling Wiens | 41-35 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Thomas Lee buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Eakes | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Denver | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Sterling Wiens - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Wayne Duley, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Luis Brown | |
| 12:21 | Denver | Allen Clower's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Patti | 41-38 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Robert Baker gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Sterling Wiens pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Allen Clower misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Moss (fresh) PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Glessner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Allen Clower is called for the reach on Andrew Glessner - foul #2 on Allen Clower, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Wayne Duley (SF) Sterling Wiens, David Moss | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Luis Brown (SG), Michael Dorey (PF) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Michael Eakes | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Andrew Glessner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Robert Huizar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Wayne Duley can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Fields | 41-42 |
| 11:11 | Denver | William Cornett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| Subs | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner (C) Andrew Glessner | |
| 11:02 | NC State | Luis Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 11:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 41-42 |
| 10:40 | Denver | William Cornett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Luis Brown grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Michael Dorey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 10:32 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Brown | 41-42 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Stephen Patti banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Brown | 41-44 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Allen Clower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Luis Brown grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Stephen Patti connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Fields | 41-47 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Emmanuel Bodner is called for the reach on Robert Huizar - foul #1 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, Stephen Patti, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| 09:25 | Denver | Shannon Eddins travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Michael Dorey is fouled on the floor by Aaron Brubaker - foul #3 on Aaron Brubaker, team foul #9 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (SF) Luis Brown | |
| 09:04 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Shannon Eddins hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Aaron Brubaker | 44-47 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-47 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Thomas Lee is fouled on the floor by David Moss - foul #2 on David Moss, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (SF) David Moss | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF) Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| 08:01 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Eric Lunsford knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 46-48 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Robert Baker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Shannon Eddins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Brubaker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Denver | Thomas Lee steals it from Eric Lunsford | 46-51 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Luis Brown | 46-53 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Wayne Duley tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Luis Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Lee | 48-56 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Baker - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Sterling Wiens, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Robert Baker, Luis Brown, Michael Eakes | |
| 06:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Eric Lunsford is called for the reach on Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Gerald Kittrell is called for the reach on Stephen Patti - foul #1 on Gerald Kittrell, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG) Gerald Kittrell | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Andrew Glessner | |
| 05:24 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Robert Huizar gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:03 | Denver | Wayne Duley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Allen Clower | 53-58 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Huizar - foul #4 on Robert Huizar, team foul #13 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Denver | David Moss (SF) Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:44 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Allen Clower knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sterling Wiens | 55-60 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Dorey | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Denver | William Cornett's floater is knocked away by Michael Dorey | 55-62 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Robert Huizar misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Michael Eakes's pass is intercepted by William Cornett | 55-62 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Allen Clower can't finish the layup | 55-62 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:22 | NC State | David Moss picks off the pass by James Fields | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Moss (fresh) PF - Allen Clower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:09 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Clower | 55-62 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Robert Huizar connects on the shot from the right side | 57-62 |
| 02:50 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the jump hook from the right block | 57-62 |
| 02:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Cornett | 57-62 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF) William Cornett, David Moss | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) James Fields | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is whistled for a carry | 57-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Glessner (PF) Michael Dorey | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Michael Eakes is fouled on the floor by Allen Clower - foul #3 on Allen Clower, team foul #14 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| 02:12 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Luis Brown, Andrew Glessner | |
| 01:53 | Denver | Wayne Duley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Eric Lunsford is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #4 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #15 | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Michael Dorey, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Allen Clower steps in front of the Stephen Patti pass | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wayne Duley | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the floater in the paint | 62-65 |
| 00:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wayne Duley | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Denver | Eric Lunsford scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Huizar | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Denver | Robert Huizar wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the shot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Wayne Duley tips it back up and in | 67-65 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Sterling Wiens grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Allen Clower clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 67-65 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Thomas Lee gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Michael Eakes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Allen Clower pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Michael Eakes swats the short shot by Wayne Duley | 67-65 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Allen Clower grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Sterling Wiens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Allen Clower hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Sterling Wiens picks off the pass by Thomas Lee in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Eric Lunsford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 71-65 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 71-67 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Robert Huizar hits a jumper in the lane | 73-67 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Michael Dorey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lee and he's hacked by Allen Clower - foul #4 on Allen Clower, team foul #16 | 73-69 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Wayne Duley misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 73-70 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Stephen Patti comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Wayne Duley grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Allen Clower misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Duley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allen Clower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Huizar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Stephen Patti is called for traveling | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Michael Eakes snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Robert Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-70 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), David Moss (SF) Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on David Moss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Denver | David Moss makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Denver | David Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Robert Baker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Denver | William Cornett is hacked by Robert Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Baker, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF) Sterling Wiens, David Moss | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG) Robert Baker | |
| 00:08 | Denver | William Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the turnaround from the left block | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 74-75 |