| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Lanham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rex Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blea (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph McIe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Thad Edington inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Michael Shea grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Jose Martinez buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Rex Smith and he's hacked by Tony Shepherd - foul #2 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Jose Martinez misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd double dribbles | 38-38 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Stanley Drury is called for the reach on Robert Blea - foul #2 on Stanley Drury, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Jose Martinez is hacked by Tony Shepherd - foul #3 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG) Tony Shepherd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:30 | NC State | Robert Blea is fouled on the floor by Robert Arneson - foul #3 on Robert Arneson, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (PG) Robert Arneson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:13 | NC State | Robert Blea can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Rex Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Robert Blea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Joseph McIe grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Robert Blea loses the dribble to Thad Edington | 38-38 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-38 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Michael Shea pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Jose Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) George Lanham, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (PG), Richard Howell (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Ariel Giordano (PF), Herbert Little (C) Jose Martinez, Rex Smith, Robert Blea, Joseph McIe, Michael Shea | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Frank Bates hits a floater from the right wing set up by Johnny Jones | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Richard Howell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Jose Alvarez gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Richard Howell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Little | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Mitchell (fresh) PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Justin Luongo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Howell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Little (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell lays it in | 42-44 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Herbert Little clanks a runner from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Justin Luongo tips it in | 42-46 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Herbert Little grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Thomas Carlile steals the ball from Justin Luongo | 42-46 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is hacked by Jose Alvarez - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), George Lanham (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Johnny Jones, Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Martinez (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Robert Blea (SF), Joseph McIe (PF), Michael Shea (C) Justin Luongo, Richard Howell, Jose Alvarez, Ariel Giordano, Herbert Little | |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Rex Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:17 | NC State | Stanley Drury is called for the reach on Jose Martinez - foul #3 on Stanley Drury, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | NC State | Rex Smith is hacked by George Lanham - foul #2 on George Lanham, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Robert Blea connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Martinez | 42-48 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-48 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Rex Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Robert Blea is hacked by Thad Edington - foul #2 on Thad Edington, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Bates (PF) Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | NC State | Ariel Giordano (PF) Joseph McIe | |
| 13:16 | NC State | Robert Blea misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 42-48 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Ariel Giordano steals the ball from Thad Edington | 42-48 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Robert Blea drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Lanham | 44-51 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Michael Shea makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jose Martinez | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Michael Shea steals it from George Lanham | 44-54 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Michael Shea blows the layup | 44-54 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Lanham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Blea (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ariel Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Thad Edington is whistled for a carry | 44-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, George Lanham, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (PG), Richard Howell (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Herbert Little (C) Jose Martinez, Rex Smith, Robert Blea, Michael Shea | |
| 11:26 | NC State | Jose Alvarez connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ariel Giordano | 44-56 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile is hacked by Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph McIe (PF) Ariel Giordano | |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins hits the follow up shot | 46-56 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Justin Luongo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Richard Howell picks off the pass by Robert Arneson | 46-59 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Justin Luongo lays it up and in set up by Richard Howell | 46-61 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile's pass is intercepted by Joseph McIe | 46-61 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Jose Alvarez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stanley Drury | 46-61 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell misses the driving attempt from the right block | 46-61 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Herbert Little snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Herbert Little is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gaskins - foul #2 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), George Lanham (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell, Stanley Drury, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Martinez (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Robert Blea (SF), Michael Shea (C) Justin Luongo, Richard Howell, Jose Alvarez, Joseph McIe | |
| 09:24 | NC State | Herbert Little misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Thad Edington gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Bates | 49-61 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Robert Blea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | George Lanham is whistled for a carry | 49-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ariel Giordano (PF) Herbert Little | |
| 08:27 | NC State | Robert Blea connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rex Smith and the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Robert Blea makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Robert Blea takes the ball from George Lanham | 49-64 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Ariel Giordano drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jose Martinez | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Lanham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Blea (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ariel Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | George Lanham is hacked by Jose Martinez - foul #1 on Jose Martinez, team foul #4 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (SF), Joseph McIe (PF) Robert Blea, Ariel Giordano | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Jose Martinez is called for the reach on Tony Shepherd - foul #2 on Jose Martinez, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Mitchell (C) Frank Bates | |
| Subs | NC State | Ariel Giordano (C) Michael Shea | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | George Lanham comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ariel Giordano - foul #3 on Ariel Giordano, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Alvarez (SF) Jose Martinez | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | George Lanham makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | George Lanham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:53 | NC State | Joseph McIe buries a turnaround near the basket | 51-69 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ariel Giordano - foul #4 on Ariel Giordano, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, George Lanham, Thad Edington | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Howell (SG) Rex Smith | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Joseph McIe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Mitchell - foul #3 on Steve Mitchell, team foul #10 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stanley Drury (PF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Shea (C) Ariel Giordano | |
| 06:16 | NC State | Joseph McIe misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Joseph McIe misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Mitchell | 55-69 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Richard Howell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 55-69 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Michael Shea blocks the short jumper by Steve Mitchell | 55-69 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile gets the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Arneson | 57-69 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Joseph McIe misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Carlile | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Stanley Drury tips it but misses | 57-69 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Jose Alvarez grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 05:02 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), George Lanham (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Martinez (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Robert Blea (SF), Ariel Giordano (PF) Justin Luongo, Richard Howell, Jose Alvarez, Joseph McIe | |
| 04:41 | NC State | Jose Martinez hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Blea | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd buries a jumpshot from the right side | 59-71 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Michael Shea makes the floater from the right side | 59-73 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jose Martinez - foul #3 on Jose Martinez, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Rex Smith buries a floater from the left side | 61-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Lanham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Blea (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ariel Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-75 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Bates | 61-75 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | George Lanham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 03:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ariel Giordano | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Robert Blea comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-75 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Rex Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Ariel Giordano is denied on a dunk by Andrew Gaskins | 61-75 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Frank Bates grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | George Lanham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-75 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Jose Martinez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph McIe (PF) Ariel Giordano | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-75 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson tips it in | 66-75 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Kenneth Anderson steals it from Rex Smith | 66-75 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | George Lanham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Michael Shea blocks the short jumper by George Lanham | 66-75 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Jose Martinez pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Joseph McIe connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Martinez | 66-77 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Thad Edington pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Robert Blea is called for the reach on Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Blea, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Frank Bates (PF) Tony Shepherd, George Lanham, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (PG), Richard Howell (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Ariel Giordano (PF), Herbert Little (C) Jose Martinez, Rex Smith, Robert Blea, Joseph McIe, Michael Shea | |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Ariel Giordano gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Justin Luongo is hacked by Robert Arneson - foul #4 on Robert Arneson, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Justin Luongo misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Justin Luongo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Ariel Giordano - foul #5 on Ariel Giordano, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), George Lanham (SG), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Martinez (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Robert Blea (SF), Joseph McIe (PF), Michael Shea (C) Justin Luongo, Richard Howell, Jose Alvarez, Ariel Giordano, Herbert Little | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell makes the free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Tony Shepherd is called for the reach on Jose Martinez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #12 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thad Edington (SF) Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Jose Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Jose Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-80 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Michael Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Stanley Drury is called for the reach on Rex Smith - foul #4 on Stanley Drury, team foul #13 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Steve Mitchell (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, George Lanham, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Justin Luongo (SF), Herbert Little (PF), Jose Alvarez (C) Jose Martinez, Robert Blea, Joseph McIe, Michael Shea | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell blows the layup but he's hacked by Mbwana Albarazi - foul #2 on Mbwana Albarazi, team foul #11 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Howell (SG) Rex Smith | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Richard Howell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 00:09 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Alvarez | 72-82 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi runs out the clock | 72-82 |