| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Glass (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Font (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Noel Warren is hacked by Ryan Abbey - foul #3 on Ryan Abbey, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG) Ryan Abbey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:21 | NC State | Jerry Morrow clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | NC State | David Font's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Glass | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi hits the finger roll set up by Victor Schacher | 33-33 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noel Warren | 33-35 |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Jerry Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Jerry Morrow clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Giovanni Rossi - foul #2 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Giovanni Rossi, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (SG), Brunon Klemanski (SF), Glenn Bryant (C) David Font, Szczesny Belinski, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 17:36 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Noel Warren gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Noel Warren's pass is intercepted by George Morgan | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 17:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott tips it home | 35-35 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Brunon Klemanski tips it in | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott is hacked by Noel Warren - foul #1 on Noel Warren, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (PG), James Brown (SG), Giovanni Rossi (PF) Frank Marshall, Brian Reed, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Federico Rossi (C) Noel Warren, Marc Brown, Jerry Morrow | |
| 16:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Federico Rossi steals it from Lee Elliott | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Brunon Klemanski steals the ball from Giovanni Rossi | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Balch (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brunon Klemanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Bryant (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski is hacked by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Michael Glass (C) John Balch, James Brown, George Morgan, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Marc Brown (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Brunon Klemanski, Szczesny Belinski, Glenn Bryant | |
| 15:06 | NC State | Giovanni Rossi denies the turnaround by Dikembe Ahumada | 35-37 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Ahumada | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 35-37 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Marc Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor (PF) Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG) Jeffry James | |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Federico Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Noel Warren drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Federico Rossi | 35-40 |
| 14:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Federico Rossi denies the turnaround by Victor Schacher | 35-40 |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Noel Warren's pass is intercepted by Ryan Abbey | 38-40 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 13:23 | NC State | David Font comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 40-40 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Michael Glass | 40-40 |
| 13:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Federico Rossi | 40-40 |
| 13:15 | NC State | The rebound goes to Federico Rossi | 40-40 |
| 13:05 | NC State | David Font banks in the layup on a great pass from Marc Brown | 40-42 |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Abbey | 42-42 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Marc Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Reed | 44-45 |
| 11:56 | NC State | David Font hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Taylor - foul #1 on Fred Taylor, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), John Balch (SG), George Morgan (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Lee Elliott (C) Ryan Abbey, Brian Reed, Victor Schacher, Fred Taylor, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Jerry Morrow (PF), Glenn Bryant (C) Noel Warren, Marc Brown, Federico Rossi, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 11:56 | NC State | David Font makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:56 | NC State | David Font misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Jeffry James pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frank Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Balch (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Font (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | NC State | David Font scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffry James | 44-48 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Jerry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | NC State | David Font drills a fadeaway in the paint | 44-50 |
| 10:35 | Middle Tenn. State | George Morgan is hacked by Jeffry James - foul #1 on Jeffry James, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Victor Schacher (SF) Frank Marshall, John Balch, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Brunon Klemanski (SG) Jeffry James, David Font | |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Morrow steals it from Brian Reed | 44-50 |
| 10:06 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski hits a floater from close range | 44-52 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Glenn Bryant drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott (PF), Fred Taylor (C) Giovanni Rossi, George Morgan | |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (SG), Federico Rossi (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Szczesny Belinski, Jerry Morrow, Glenn Bryant | |
| 08:57 | NC State | Marc Brown is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass (C) Fred Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Noel Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), John Balch (SG), Fred Taylor (SF) Ryan Abbey, Brian Reed, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG) Noel Warren | |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 52-54 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Marc Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Marc Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Frank Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Balch (fresh) SF - Fred Taylor (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Lee Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffry James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brunon Klemanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Federico Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Jeffry James is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG), Brian Reed (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), George Morgan (C) Frank Marshall, John Balch, Fred Taylor, Lee Elliott, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Glenn Bryant (PF) Marc Brown, Brunon Klemanski, Federico Rossi | |
| 07:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey is fouled on the floor by Noel Warren - foul #2 on Noel Warren, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi (C) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Bryant - foul #2 on Glenn Bryant, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Font (SG), Jerry Morrow (PF) Jeffry James, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Jerry Morrow hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on George Morgan - foul #2 on George Morgan, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Jerry Morrow misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Morrow - foul #1 on Jerry Morrow, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lee Elliott (C) George Morgan | |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi (C) Glenn Bryant | |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Jerry Morrow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 55-56 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 05:29 | NC State | David Font grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:22 | NC State | Jerry Morrow hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Szczesny Belinski | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Albarazi - foul #1 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), Michael Glass (C) Ryan Abbey, Lee Elliott | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffry James (PG), Marc Brown (SG), Brunon Klemanski (SF), Glenn Bryant (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Noel Warren, David Font, Szczesny Belinski, Jerry Morrow, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Glass - foul #3 on Michael Glass, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (SG), George Morgan (SF), Lee Elliott (PF) Brian Reed, Victor Schacher, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:38 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeffry James steals it from Michael Glass | 57-60 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Jeffry James lays it in | 57-62 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Marshall | 59-62 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Jeffry James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Marshall - foul #2 on Frank Marshall, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey (PG) John Balch | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:03 | NC State | Jeffry James misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Jeffry James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-63 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Glass - foul #4 on Michael Glass, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF) Frank Marshall, Lee Elliott, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Noel Warren (PG), David Font (SG), Szczesny Belinski (SF), Federico Rossi (PF) Jeffry James, Marc Brown, Brunon Klemanski, Glenn Bryant | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ryan Abbey (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - George Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Noel Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Font (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Szczesny Belinski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Federico Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Giovanni Rossi is denied by Federico Rossi | 62-65 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Ryan Abbey steals the ball from David Font | 62-65 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Ahumada is called for the reach on Brian Reed - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor (C) George Morgan | |
| Subs | NC State | Jerry Morrow (PF) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Jerry Morrow snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Brian Reed steals the ball from Noel Warren in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed slams it home on a great pass from Ryan Abbey | 65-65 |
| 01:43 | NC State | David Font knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Szczesny Belinski | 65-67 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ryan Abbey hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Federico Rossi misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 67-67 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Noel Warren misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Jerry Morrow tips it home | 67-69 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Jerry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Fred Taylor steals the ball from Federico Rossi | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Noel Warren - foul #3 on Noel Warren, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass (C) Fred Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Federico Rossi snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Victor Schacher is called for the reach on Szczesny Belinski - foul #2 on Victor Schacher, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada (C) Federico Rossi | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Szczesny Belinski misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi jams it | 71-69 |