| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Kilroy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Emmanuel Bodner (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ed Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Damek Goralski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cleavon Abdin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Damek Goralski inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Dustin Allen misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmanuel Bodner - foul #1 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Dustin Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Dustin Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:51 | NC State | Ed Curry steals it from Emmanuel Bodner in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 19:42 | Arizona | Ed Curry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 19:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Patti | 39-39 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Stephen Patti double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Arizona | Damek Goralski is hacked by Emmanuel Bodner - foul #2 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 18:56 | Arizona | Damek Goralski is hacked by Emmanuel Bodner - foul #3 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (PF) Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Mike Moody (PG), Jeffrey Herring (SG), Chad Anderson (SF), Charlie Murray (PF), John Turner (C) Ed Curry, Harold Evans, Damek Goralski, Dustin Allen, Cleavon Abdin | |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Andrew Glessner takes the ball from Charlie Murray | 39-39 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Andrew Glessner loses the dribble to John Turner | 39-39 |
| 18:29 | Arizona | Mike Moody misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:27 | Arizona | Charlie Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:11 | Arizona | Luis Brown steals the ball from Jeffrey Herring | 39-39 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Mike Kilroy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Kilroy, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfredo Mancini (PG), Richard Taveras (SF), Willie McCoy (PF), Philip Thoreson (C) James Fields, Mike Kilroy, Stephen Patti, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:42 | Arizona | Mike Moody is hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ed Curry (PG), Harold Evans (SG), Damek Goralski (SF), William Nelson (PF), Cleavon Abdin (C) Mike Moody, Jeffrey Herring, Chad Anderson, Charlie Murray, John Turner | |
| 17:22 | Arizona | Damek Goralski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | Ed Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:58 | Arizona | William Nelson is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Florencio Costa (SG) Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dustin Allen (PF) William Nelson | |
| 16:52 | NC State | Harold Evans steps in front of the Florencio Costa pass in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 16:37 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Luis Brown (PF), Andrew Glessner (C) Florencio Costa, Richard Taveras, Willie McCoy, Philip Thoreson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Mike Moody (SG), Jeffrey Herring (SF) Harold Evans, Damek Goralski | |
| 16:26 | NC State | Stephen Patti clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-39 |
| 16:24 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | The pull-up jumper by Ed Curry is blocked by Andrew Glessner | 39-39 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Mike Kilroy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Andrew Glessner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:01 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Glessner - foul #2 on Andrew Glessner, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Evans (SG), Charlie Murray (PF) Ed Curry, Dustin Allen | |
| 16:01 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Andrew Glessner | 39-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Kilroy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mike Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Herring (fresh) PF - Charlie Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cleavon Abdin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | NC State | James Fields misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:31 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Mike Kilroy steps in front of the Cleavon Abdin pass | 39-39 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-39 |
| 14:29 | Arizona | James Fields steals it from Cleavon Abdin | 41-39 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Mike Kilroy lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fields | 43-39 |
| 14:08 | Arizona | Mike Moody misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 14:06 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Murray | 43-39 |
| 13:49 | Arizona | Harold Evans hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Luis Brown misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Evans - foul #2 on Harold Evans, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfredo Mancini (PG), Richard Taveras (SF), Emmanuel Bodner (PF), Willie McCoy (C) James Fields, Mike Kilroy, Stephen Patti, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ed Curry (PG), Sean Magley (SG), Damek Goralski (SF), Dustin Allen (PF), Chad Anderson (C) Mike Moody, Harold Evans, Jeffrey Herring, Charlie Murray, Cleavon Abdin | |
| 13:30 | NC State | Luis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Luis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:30 | Arizona | Dustin Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Chad Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie McCoy - foul #1 on Willie McCoy, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Florencio Costa (SG) Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Chad Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Chad Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Florencio Costa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Willie McCoy hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Damek Goralski - foul #2 on Damek Goralski, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Willie McCoy misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Chad Anderson gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Arizona | Alfredo Mancini is called for the reach on Sean Magley - foul #2 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | John Turner (C) Chad Anderson | |
| 12:36 | Arizona | Sean Magley misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Alfredo Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Curry - foul #2 on Ed Curry, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Alfredo Mancini comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | Arizona | John Turner gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:07 | Arizona | Damek Goralski misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 12:06 | Arizona | Dustin Allen gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:53 | Arizona | Richard Taveras picks off the pass by Damek Goralski | 45-44 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Florencio Costa lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Taveras | 47-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) SG - Florencio Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Taveras (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Bodner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ed Curry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Magley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Damek Goralski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Arizona | John Turner can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Richard Taveras grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Alfredo Mancini connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Ed Curry connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Sean Magley | 50-46 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Richard Taveras hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alfredo Mancini | 53-46 |
| 10:39 | Arizona | Dustin Allen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Ed Curry snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:22 | Arizona | Sean Magley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Richard Taveras gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Curry - foul #3 on Ed Curry, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Ahner (PG), Mike Kilroy (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Philip Thoreson (C) Alfredo Mancini, Florencio Costa, Richard Taveras, Willie McCoy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Evans (SG), Chad Anderson (SF), William Nelson (PF), Charlie Murray (C) Sean Magley, Damek Goralski, Dustin Allen, John Turner | |
| 10:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ed Curry - foul #4 on Ed Curry, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Andrew Glessner (C) Joe Ahner, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Mike Moody (PG) Ed Curry | |
| 10:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 09:41 | Arizona | Charlie Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Mike Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 09:22 | NC State | Andrew Glessner is fouled on the floor by Charlie Murray - foul #1 on Charlie Murray, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin (C) Charlie Murray | |
| 09:06 | NC State | Mike Kilroy hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Patti | 56-46 |
| 08:47 | Arizona | Andrew Glessner denies the turnaround by Mike Moody | 56-46 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 08:42 | NC State | James Fields hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Patti | 59-46 |
| 08:20 | Arizona | Mike Moody scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Evans | 59-49 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Philip Thoreson banks in the wide open layup set up by Stephen Patti | 61-49 |
| 08:13 | Arizona | James Fields steals the ball from Mike Moody in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Philip Thoreson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Ahner (PG), Alfredo Mancini (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Emmanuel Bodner (PF) James Fields, Mike Kilroy, Stephen Patti, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ed Curry (PG), Jeffrey Herring (SG), Damek Goralski (SF), Dustin Allen (PF), Charlie Murray (C) Mike Moody, Harold Evans, Chad Anderson, William Nelson, Cleavon Abdin | |
| 07:57 | NC State | Philip Thoreson misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Philip Thoreson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Dustin Allen gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Ed Curry comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Luis Brown - foul #3 on Luis Brown, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Glessner (C) Philip Thoreson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Ed Curry makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Ed Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Ahner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Bodner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Glessner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ed Curry (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Herring (fresh) SF - Damek Goralski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Charlie Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Joe Ahner drills a shot from the left side | 63-51 |
| 07:00 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring is hacked by Joe Ahner - foul #1 on Joe Ahner, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sean Magley (SG) Damek Goralski | |
| 07:00 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:00 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Ed Curry picks off the pass by Luis Brown in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 06:56 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ed Curry | 63-55 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Luis Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Florencio Costa (SG), Stephen Patti (SF) Alfredo Mancini, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | Arizona | Damek Goralski (SF), John Turner (C) Jeffrey Herring, Charlie Murray | |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Dustin Allen misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Emmanuel Bodner - foul #4 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (SG), Willie McCoy (C) Joe Ahner, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Evans (SG) Ed Curry | |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Dustin Allen makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Dustin Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Willie McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Stephen Patti is called for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Richard Taveras (SF) Florencio Costa, Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin (C) John Turner | |
| 05:39 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin lays it in and he's fouled by Willie McCoy - foul #2 on Willie McCoy, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfredo Mancini (PG), Luis Brown (PF) James Fields, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Mike Moody (SG), Jeffrey Herring (SF), William Nelson (PF) Harold Evans, Damek Goralski, Dustin Allen | |
| 05:39 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Willie McCoy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cleavon Abdin - foul #1 on Cleavon Abdin, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Ahner (PG) Mike Kilroy | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:21 | NC State | Willie McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Willie McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:21 | Arizona | William Nelson snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Sean Magley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Moody | 64-61 |
| 04:56 | NC State | William Nelson is called for the reach on Luis Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Nelson, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Andrew Glessner (C) Richard Taveras, Willie McCoy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ed Curry (PG), Chad Anderson (SF), Charlie Murray (C) Sean Magley, Jeffrey Herring, Cleavon Abdin | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Luis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:56 | Arizona | William Nelson snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:32 | Arizona | Charlie Murray misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 04:30 | Arizona | William Nelson grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:07 | Arizona | Chad Anderson clanks a floater in the paint | 65-61 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Stephen Patti gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Stephen Patti lays it in on a great pass from Joe Ahner | 67-61 |
| 03:44 | Arizona | Mike Moody is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Mancini - foul #3 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Emmanuel Bodner (PF), Philip Thoreson (C) Joe Ahner, Alfredo Mancini, Luis Brown, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Evans (SG), Jeffrey Herring (SF), Dustin Allen (PF), John Turner (C) Ed Curry, Chad Anderson, William Nelson, Charlie Murray | |
| 03:44 | Arizona | Mike Moody makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:44 | Arizona | Mike Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Florencio Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 03:29 | Arizona | Harold Evans grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Emmanuel Bodner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Thoreson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Mike Moody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Evans (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Herring (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Allen (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - John Turner (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Dustin Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Stephen Patti pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:15 | NC State | James Fields clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 67-62 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Stephen Patti pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Philip Thoreson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Philip Thoreson, team foul #14 | 67-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (SG), Richard Taveras (SF), Willie McCoy (PF) Florencio Costa, Stephen Patti, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sean Magley (PG), Damek Goralski (SF), Cleavon Abdin (C) Mike Moody, Jeffrey Herring, John Turner | |
| 02:41 | Arizona | Harold Evans misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 02:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Taveras | 67-62 |
| 02:39 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (PF) Philip Thoreson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring (SG), Charlie Murray (PF), John Turner (C) Harold Evans, Dustin Allen, Cleavon Abdin | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Mike Kilroy can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-62 |
| 02:27 | Arizona | Charlie Murray gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:21 | Arizona | John Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:20 | Arizona | Charlie Murray grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 02:12 | Arizona | Charlie Murray can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 02:10 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring tips it in | 67-64 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Luis Brown is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Brown, team foul #15 | 67-64 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | William Nelson (PF) Charlie Murray | |
| 01:53 | Arizona | Jeffrey Herring throws it down set up by Sean Magley | 67-66 |
| 01:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Emmanuel Bodner (PF), Andrew Glessner (C) Richard Taveras, Luis Brown, Willie McCoy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ed Curry (PG), Harold Evans (SG), Dustin Allen (PF), Cleavon Abdin (C) Sean Magley, Jeffrey Herring, William Nelson, John Turner | |
| 01:34 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't throw it down | 67-66 |
| 01:33 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Harold Evans hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 67-66 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Stephen Patti pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Stephen Patti comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-66 |
| 01:17 | Arizona | Dustin Allen grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | Ed Curry drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by James Fields - foul #3 on James Fields, team foul #16 | 67-68 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | Ed Curry makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the floater from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:54 | Arizona | Harold Evans snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Mike Kilroy snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:36 | NC State | A charge is called on Mike Kilroy - foul #3 on Mike Kilroy, team foul #17 | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Damek Goralski is hacked by James Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Fields, team foul #18 | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Damek Goralski makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Damek Goralski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Andrew Glessner | 67-70 |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Fields is hacked by Ed Curry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ed Curry, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sean Magley (PG) Ed Curry | |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Fields makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:32 | NC State | James Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:30 | Arizona | Sean Magley is fouled in the backcourt by James Fields - foul #5 on James Fields, team foul #19 | 69-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfredo Mancini (PG) James Fields | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:30 | Arizona | Sean Magley makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:30 | Arizona | Sean Magley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:30 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin is hacked by Andrew Glessner - foul #3 on Andrew Glessner, team foul #20 | 69-71 |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:27 | Arizona | Cleavon Abdin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Andrew Glessner grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Alfredo Mancini clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-72 |
| 00:15 | Arizona | Sean Magley gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Sean Magley is hacked by Alfredo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #21 | 69-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Chad Anderson (PF) Dustin Allen | |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Sean Magley misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:14 | Arizona | Sean Magley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Mike Kilroy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-73 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Andrew Glessner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 69-73 |