| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mbwana Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph McIe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ariel Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Leroy Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Roger Mashburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) PF - Tracy Wigfall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer hits the finger roll and the foul's on Adam Matthews - foul #3 on Adam Matthews, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (SF) Adam Matthews | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 19:51 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Rex Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 19:42 | Portland | Tracy Wigfall gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:31 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Roger Mashburn | 39-42 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 19:12 | Portland | The rebound goes to Sergio Ramirez | 39-42 |
| 18:57 | Portland | Roger Mashburn hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Leroy Shaffer steals the ball from Ariel Giordano | 39-45 |
| 18:22 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ariel Giordano - foul #3 on Ariel Giordano, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Richard Howell (SF), Bryan Myers (PF), Jose Alvarez (C) Mbwana Albarazi, Justin Luongo, Joseph McIe, Ariel Giordano | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Collison (PG), Jordan Westmoreland (SG), David Westbrook (PF), Manuel Barnum (C) Leroy Shaffer, Roger Mashburn, Tracy Wigfall, Charles Pritchard | |
| 18:22 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:22 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Richard Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Bryan Myers hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 17:50 | Portland | David Westbrook misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 41-47 |
| 17:49 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 17:32 | Portland | Charles Collison misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 17:31 | Portland | David Westbrook gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 17:23 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Rex Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Jose Alvarez is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Rex Smith | 43-47 |
| 16:41 | Portland | Charles Collison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 16:40 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland tips it in | 43-49 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Rex Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Justin Luongo (SF), Joseph McIe (PF), Curtis Wilson (C) Zarek Zuwkowski, Richard Howell, Bryan Myers, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Portland | Leroy Shaffer (PG), Roger Mashburn (SG), Tracy Wigfall (PF), Charles Pritchard (C) Charles Collison, Sergio Ramirez, David Westbrook, Manuel Barnum | |
| 15:54 | Portland | Charles Pritchard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jordan Westmoreland | 43-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mbwana Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Luongo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Joseph McIe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Leroy Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Roger Mashburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Wigfall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | NC State | Rex Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 15:32 | Portland | Roger Mashburn pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:26 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jordan Westmoreland | 43-53 |
| 15:15 | NC State | Curtis Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 15:14 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:08 | Portland | Justin Luongo picks off the pass by Jordan Westmoreland | 43-53 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Rex Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Luongo | 45-53 |
| 14:45 | Portland | Tracy Wigfall is fouled on the floor by Justin Luongo - foul #1 on Justin Luongo, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Richard Howell (SG), Adam Matthews (SF), Ariel Giordano (C) Mbwana Albarazi, Rex Smith, Justin Luongo, Curtis Wilson | |
| Subs | Portland | Sergio Ramirez (SF), David Westbrook (PF), Jean Blanks (C) Jordan Westmoreland, Tracy Wigfall, Charles Pritchard | |
| 14:26 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Ariel Giordano | 45-53 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Adam Matthews lays it in on a great pass from Francesco Costa | 47-53 |
| 13:41 | Portland | David Westbrook comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 13:40 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Adam Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Sergio Ramirez - foul #2 on Sergio Ramirez, team foul #1 | 47-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Jose Alvarez (PF) Francesco Costa, Joseph McIe | |
| Subs | Portland | Manuel Barnum (SF), Tracy Wigfall (PF), Charles Pritchard (C) Sergio Ramirez, David Westbrook, Jean Blanks | |
| 13:28 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 13:05 | Portland | Ariel Giordano steps in front of the Leroy Shaffer pass | 49-55 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Ariel Giordano hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Charles Pritchard - foul #2 on Charles Pritchard, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (SG), Bryan Myers (PF) Richard Howell, Adam Matthews | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Collison (SG), David Westbrook (C) Roger Mashburn, Charles Pritchard | |
| 12:39 | NC State | Ariel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Ariel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:15 | Portland | Bryan Myers swats the short shot by Manuel Barnum | 51-55 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Justin Luongo grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Ariel Giordano scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-55 |
| 11:35 | Portland | The jump hook by Tracy Wigfall is blocked by Jose Alvarez | 53-55 |
| 11:33 | Portland | Charles Collison gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mbwana Albarazi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Luongo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bryan Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ariel Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Leroy Shaffer (tiring) 12 pts. 4 stl. SG - Charles Collison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Manuel Barnum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Wigfall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Westbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Portland | Charles Collison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Ariel Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi is hacked by Charles Collison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Collison, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Adam Matthews (SF), Joseph McIe (PF), Curtis Wilson (C) Mbwana Albarazi, Justin Luongo, Jose Alvarez, Bryan Myers, Ariel Giordano | |
| Subs | Portland | Roger Mashburn (SG), Sergio Ramirez (SF), Jean Blanks (C) Leroy Shaffer, Manuel Barnum, David Westbrook | |
| 11:04 | NC State | The jump hook by Rex Smith is blocked by Jean Blanks | 53-55 |
| 11:03 | Portland | Charles Collison grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 10:50 | Portland | Tracy Wigfall is called for 3 seconds | 53-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Howell (SF) Adam Matthews | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Richard Howell buries a runner near the basket set up by Zarek Zuwkowski and the foul's on Roger Mashburn - foul #3 on Roger Mashburn, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland (SF) Sergio Ramirez | |
| 10:30 | NC State | Richard Howell misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:30 | Portland | The rebound goes to Roger Mashburn | 55-55 |
| 10:14 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 10:12 | Portland | Charles Collison gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:59 | Portland | Tracy Wigfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Justin Luongo (SG), Ariel Giordano (C) Zarek Zuwkowski, Rex Smith, Curtis Wilson | |
| Subs | Portland | Leroy Shaffer (PG), David Westbrook (PF), Charles Pritchard (C) Charles Collison, Tracy Wigfall, Jean Blanks | |
| 09:46 | NC State | Richard Howell's floater is tipped away by Charles Pritchard | 55-55 |
| 09:44 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:40 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer is hacked by Ariel Giordano - foul #4 on Ariel Giordano, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Matthews (SF), Bryan Myers (C) Richard Howell, Ariel Giordano | |
| Subs | Portland | Sergio Ramirez (SF) Jordan Westmoreland | |
| 09:28 | Portland | Francesco Costa is called for the reach on Leroy Shaffer - foul #2 on Francesco Costa, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 09:13 | Portland | Roger Mashburn's floater is knocked away by Joseph McIe | 55-55 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Bryan Myers gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Leroy Shaffer steps in front of the Francesco Costa pass in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 09:07 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Bryan Myers snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Joseph McIe hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Adam Matthews and he's hacked by David Westbrook - foul #1 on David Westbrook, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Jose Alvarez (C) Francesco Costa, Justin Luongo, Bryan Myers | |
| Subs | Portland | Manuel Barnum (SF) Sergio Ramirez | |
| 08:57 | NC State | Joseph McIe misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:57 | Portland | Charles Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:34 | Portland | Roger Mashburn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rex Smith - foul #1 on Rex Smith, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Howell (SF), Curtis Wilson (C) Adam Matthews, Joseph McIe | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Collison (PG), Tracy Wigfall (PF) Leroy Shaffer, David Westbrook | |
| 08:34 | Portland | Roger Mashburn makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:34 | Portland | Roger Mashburn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Richard Howell is hacked by Manuel Barnum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Barnum, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Rex Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Collison - foul #4 on Charles Collison, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Leroy Shaffer (PG), Jordan Westmoreland (SG), Jean Blanks (C) Charles Collison, Roger Mashburn, Charles Pritchard | |
| 08:20 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:06 | Portland | Manuel Barnum misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Curtis Wilson grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Manuel Barnum is called for the reach on Richard Howell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Barnum, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (SG), Bryan Myers (C) Rex Smith, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Portland | Sergio Ramirez (SF) Manuel Barnum | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:48 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer misses the lay-in | 61-57 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mbwana Albarazi | 63-57 |
| 07:18 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Sergio Ramirez hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mbwana Albarazi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zarek Zuwkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Leroy Shaffer (tired) 12 pts. 5 stl. SG - Jordan Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sergio Ramirez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Wigfall (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Blanks (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski's pass is intercepted by Tracy Wigfall in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 06:56 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland is fouled on the floor by Richard Howell - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Rex Smith (SG), Justin Luongo (SF), Jose Alvarez (PF), Ariel Giordano (C) Mbwana Albarazi, Zarek Zuwkowski, Richard Howell, Curtis Wilson, Bryan Myers | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Collison (PG), Manuel Barnum (SF), David Westbrook (PF), Charles Pritchard (C) Leroy Shaffer, Sergio Ramirez, Tracy Wigfall, Jean Blanks | |
| 06:56 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:56 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Rex Smith is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-61 |
| 06:36 | Portland | David Westbrook misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Roger Mashburn (SG) Jordan Westmoreland | |
| 06:36 | Portland | David Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:36 | Portland | David Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Ariel Giordano can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Jose Alvarez snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Ariel Giordano is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Ariel Giordano tips it in | 67-63 |
| 05:43 | Portland | Roger Mashburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-63 |
| 05:41 | Portland | Charles Pritchard tips it home | 67-65 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Rex Smith is hacked by Manuel Barnum in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Barnum, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Richard Howell (SF), Joseph McIe (PF) Francesco Costa, Justin Luongo, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Portland | Sergio Ramirez (SF) Manuel Barnum | |
| 05:36 | NC State | Rex Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:36 | Portland | Charles Pritchard snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 05:29 | Portland | Roger Mashburn misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Joseph McIe - foul #3 on Joseph McIe, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Matthews (SF) Rex Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 05:29 | Portland | Roger Mashburn makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:29 | Portland | Roger Mashburn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Ariel Giordano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Joseph McIe tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| 04:53 | Portland | Roger Mashburn hits a jumper from the right side set up by Charles Collison | 69-69 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Roger Mashburn is called for the reach on Richard Howell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Mashburn, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Rex Smith (SG) Zarek Zuwkowski, Adam Matthews | |
| Subs | Portland | Leroy Shaffer (PG), Jordan Westmoreland (SF), Tracy Wigfall (PF) Charles Collison, Sergio Ramirez, David Westbrook | |
| 04:50 | NC State | Richard Howell misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:34 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Roger Mashburn | 70-71 |
| 04:24 | NC State | The jump hook by Richard Howell is blocked by Tracy Wigfall | 70-71 |
| 04:23 | Portland | Charles Pritchard gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 04:11 | Portland | A charge is called on Leroy Shaffer - foul #2 on Leroy Shaffer, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Luongo (SF), Bryan Myers (PF) Richard Howell, Joseph McIe | |
| Subs | Portland | Manuel Barnum (SF), Jean Blanks (C) Roger Mashburn, Charles Pritchard | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi is hacked by Jordan Westmoreland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jordan Westmoreland, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:09 | Portland | Tracy Wigfall grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:46 | Portland | Jordan Westmoreland misses short on a shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Rex Smith gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Rex Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Bryan Myers misses the tip | 71-71 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Ariel Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rex Smith | 73-71 |
| 03:12 | Portland | Manuel Barnum misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Bryan Myers grabs the board | 73-71 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mbwana Albarazi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Luongo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. PF - Bryan Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ariel Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Leroy Shaffer (tired) 14 pts. 5 stl. SG - Jordan Westmoreland (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Manuel Barnum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tracy Wigfall (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jean Blanks (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Ariel Giordano is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barnum - foul #5 on Manuel Barnum, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Adam Matthews (SF), Jose Alvarez (PF) Mbwana Albarazi, Justin Luongo, Bryan Myers | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Collison (PG), Roger Mashburn (SG), Sergio Ramirez (SF), David Westbrook (C) Leroy Shaffer, Jordan Westmoreland, Manuel Barnum, Jean Blanks | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Ariel Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Ariel Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:42 | Portland | Roger Mashburn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 02:42 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Mbwana Albarazi (PG), Bryan Myers (PF) Zarek Zuwkowski, Ariel Giordano | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:25 | NC State | Rex Smith is fouled on the floor by Roger Mashburn - foul #5 on Roger Mashburn, team foul #14 | 74-74 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Leroy Shaffer (PG), Charles Pritchard (C) Roger Mashburn, Tracy Wigfall | |
| 02:25 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Rex Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:06 | Portland | Bryan Myers denies the turnaround by Charles Collison | 76-74 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Jose Alvarez grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 02:04 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph McIe (PF), Ariel Giordano (C) Bryan Myers, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Portland | Jean Blanks (C) Charles Pritchard | |
| 02:02 | NC State | Adam Matthews's pass is intercepted by David Westbrook in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 02:02 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| 01:41 | Portland | David Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 76-74 |
| 01:39 | Portland | David Westbrook tips it in | 76-76 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Ariel Giordano loses the dribble to Sergio Ramirez in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| 01:34 | Portland | Leroy Shaffer blows the layup | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Rex Smith | 76-76 |
| 01:25 | NC State | David Westbrook blocks the short jumper by Adam Matthews | 76-76 |
| 01:23 | Portland | David Westbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:23 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Tracy Wigfall (PF), Charles Pritchard (C) David Westbrook, Jean Blanks | |
| 01:04 | Portland | Joseph McIe steals the ball from Sergio Ramirez | 76-76 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Joseph McIe double dribbles | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Portland | Ariel Giordano blocks the short jumper by Tracy Wigfall | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Portland | Charles Pritchard hits the follow up shot | 76-78 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Ariel Giordano is hacked by Leroy Shaffer - foul #3 on Leroy Shaffer, team foul #15 | 76-78 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Ariel Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Ariel Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:10 | Portland | Charles Pritchard gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Portland | Charles Pritchard is fouled in the backcourt by Mbwana Albarazi - foul #3 on Mbwana Albarazi, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Portland | Charles Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Portland | Charles Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph McIe | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Rex Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Portland | The rebound goes to Tracy Wigfall | 77-79 |