| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) SG - David Font (fresh) SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) PF - Jerry Morrow (fresh) C - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Donald Pittenger (fresh) SG - Roger Parker (fresh) SF - Marshall Hildebrand (fresh) PF - Robert Mangrum (fresh) C - Jessie Clary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Jessie Clary wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jessie Clary | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Cedric Hays connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Jessie Clary - foul #1 on Jessie Clary, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | Northeastern | Roger Parker tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 18:50 | Northeastern | Jessie Clary pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand tips it in | 3-6 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Cedric Hays connects on the floater from the left side set up by David Font | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Marshall Hildebrand | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | NC State | David Font's layup is rejected by Robert Mangrum | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:58 | NC State | David Font's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Klemanski (SG), Marc Brown (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (PF), Federico Rossi (C) David Font, Szczesny Belinski, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer (PG), John Smith (SF), Aaron Delong (PF), Mark Bryant (C) Donald Pittenger, Marshall Hildebrand, Robert Mangrum, Jessie Clary | |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant is hacked by Marc Brown - foul #1 on Marc Brown, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG) Cedric Hays | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:17 | Northeastern | Federico Rossi steps in front of the John Smith pass | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Northeastern | John Smith gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) SG - Brunon Klemanski (fresh) SF - Marc Brown (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Bauer (fresh) SG - Roger Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Aaron Delong (fresh) C - Mark Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Federico Rossi grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Marc Brown loses the dribble to Mark Bryant | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | NC State | John Smith steals the ball from Marc Brown | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-9 |
| 14:52 | Northeastern | John Smith misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Northeastern | John Smith misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Marc Brown snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Noel Warren can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 14:44 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:26 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Parker | 5-12 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Noel Warren misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-12 |
| 14:20 | Northeastern | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:10 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Ahumada - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), David Font (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Jerry Morrow (PF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Noel Warren, Brunon Klemanski, Marc Brown, Dikembe Ahumada, Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger (PG), Marshall Hildebrand (SF), Robert Mangrum (PF), Jessie Clary (C) Kelly Bauer, Roger Parker, John Smith, Mark Bryant | |
| 14:10 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:10 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Jerry Morrow grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 13:47 | NC State | David Font misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-12 |
| 13:46 | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Szczesny Belinski - foul #1 on Szczesny Belinski, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Parker (SG) Aaron Delong | |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:13 | NC State | David Font banks in the layup and he's hacked by Roger Parker - foul #1 on Roger Parker, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| 13:13 | NC State | David Font makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:45 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand hits the finger roll set up by Donald Pittenger | 8-16 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Jerry Morrow is hacked by Robert Mangrum - foul #1 on Robert Mangrum, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada (PF) Jerry Morrow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Smith (SG) Roger Parker | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jessie Clary - foul #2 on Jessie Clary, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Brunon Klemanski (SG) David Font | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer (PG), Mark Bryant (C) Donald Pittenger, Jessie Clary | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Marshall Hildebrand, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (SF), Federico Rossi (C) Szczesny Belinski, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brunon Klemanski (fresh) SF - Marc Brown (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Marshall Hildebrand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Mangrum (fresh) C - Mark Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Marc Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Federico Rossi tips it home | 12-16 |
| 11:11 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Jerry Morrow (PF) Cedric Hays, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Aaron Delong (SG) Marshall Hildebrand | |
| 10:55 | NC State | Noel Warren misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Delong - foul #1 on Aaron Delong, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF) Marc Brown, Jerry Morrow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger (PG) Kelly Bauer | |
| 10:55 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum is fouled on the floor by Noel Warren - foul #1 on Noel Warren, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi (C) Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand (SF) John Smith | |
| 10:32 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Mangrum | 14-18 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski's pass is intercepted by Aaron Delong | 14-18 |
| 10:02 | Northeastern | Brunon Klemanski swats the layup by Marshall Hildebrand | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Szczesny Belinski | 14-18 |
| 09:55 | NC State | David Font hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski lays it up and in set up by Szczesny Belinski | 16-18 |
| 09:18 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Bryant - foul #1 on Mark Bryant, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Jerry Morrow (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) David Font, Brunon Klemanski, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer (PG), Roger Parker (SG), John Smith (SF) Donald Pittenger, Aaron Delong, Marshall Hildebrand | |
| 09:10 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Robert Mangrum | 17-18 |
| 09:02 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 09:00 | Northeastern | John Smith tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Robert Mangrum blocks the jumper by Cedric Hays | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:22 | Northeastern | Roger Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Northeastern | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | Roger Parker drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Bryant | 17-25 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Robert Mangrum denies the turnaround by Jerry Morrow | 17-25 |
| 07:45 | Northeastern | Roger Parker pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Cedric Hays (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Noel Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Morrow (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Mangrum (tiring) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Bryant (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum blows the layup | 17-25 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the jumper in the lane | 17-25 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Jerry Morrow can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 07:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Morrow | 17-25 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Noel Warren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Noel Warren, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Brunon Klemanski (SF), Federico Rossi (PF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Noel Warren, Szczesny Belinski, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger (PG), Marshall Hildebrand (SF), Aaron Delong (PF) Kelly Bauer, John Smith, Robert Mangrum | |
| 06:41 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong's floater is tipped away by Federico Rossi | 17-25 |
| 06:40 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:32 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant lays it up and in | 17-27 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Mark Bryant steals the ball from Dikembe Albarazi | 17-27 |
| 05:49 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Parker and the foul's on Dikembe Albarazi - foul #1 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), Marc Brown (SF) Cedric Hays, Brunon Klemanski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:49 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Marshall Hildebrand swats the short shot by David Font | 17-30 |
| 05:21 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 17-30 |
| 05:01 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong tips it home | 17-32 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-32 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Marc Brown misses the tip | 17-32 |
| 04:36 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Roger Parker | 17-32 |
| 04:15 | Northeastern | Aaron Delong connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Roger Parker | 17-34 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Jeffry James misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-34 |
| 04:01 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 03:41 | Northeastern | Roger Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) SG - David Font (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Federico Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Albarazi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Donald Pittenger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Delong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi is hacked by Marshall Hildebrand - foul #2 on Marshall Hildebrand, team foul #8 | 17-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Cedric Hays (PG), Brunon Klemanski (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Jerry Morrow (PF) Jeffry James, David Font, Marc Brown, Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer (PG), John Smith (SF), Robert Mangrum (PF), Jessie Clary (C) Donald Pittenger, Roger Parker, Marshall Hildebrand, Mark Bryant | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 03:35 | Northeastern | Jessie Clary snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 03:20 | Northeastern | Dikembe Albarazi picks off the pass by Kelly Bauer | 18-34 |
| 03:18 | NC State | Cedric Hays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada (C) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Dikembe Ahumada steals the ball from Jessie Clary | 18-34 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Cedric Hays is hacked by Kelly Bauer - foul #1 on Kelly Bauer, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Parker (SG) Aaron Delong | |
| 02:48 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:29 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer is hacked by Szczesny Belinski - foul #2 on Szczesny Belinski, team foul #7 | 20-34 |
| 02:29 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:29 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Jerry Morrow gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Cedric Hays clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Cedric Hays makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Cedric Hays misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Smith | 21-35 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Parker and he's hacked by Brunon Klemanski - foul #1 on Brunon Klemanski, team foul #8 | 21-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Wayne Smith (C) Jerry Morrow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand (SF) Roger Parker | |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Robert Mangrum makes the free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada buries a jumper near the basket | 23-38 |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer's pass is intercepted by Cedric Hays in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brunon Klemanski, team foul #9 | 23-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (SG), Marc Brown (SF), Federico Rossi (C) Brunon Klemanski, Szczesny Belinski, Wayne Smith | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Aaron Delong (SG) John Smith | |
| 01:08 | Northeastern | Cedric Hays is called for the reach on Kelly Bauer - foul #1 on Cedric Hays, team foul #10 | 23-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jerry Morrow (PF) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 01:08 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:08 | Northeastern | Kelly Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Jerry Morrow grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Kelly Bauer steps in front of the Cedric Hays pass in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 01:03 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand lays it up and in set up by Kelly Bauer | 23-40 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Jessie Clary is called for the reach on Noel Warren - foul #3 on Jessie Clary, team foul #11 | 23-40 |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Cedric Hays, Jerry Morrow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Donald Pittenger (PG), Roger Parker (SG), Mark Bryant (C) Kelly Bauer, Aaron Delong, Jessie Clary | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Noel Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:14 | Northeastern | Marshall Hildebrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 00:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Noel Warren | 25-40 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Noel Warren clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 00:07 | Northeastern | Mark Bryant gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Dikembe Albarazi blocks the short jumper by Marshall Hildebrand | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Noel Warren pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |