| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Toussaint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Cook (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Paul Shaffer inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | The jump hook by Paul Shaffer is blocked by Randall Toussaint | 36-24 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Peter Oliver tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-24 |
| 19:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Oliver | 38-24 |
| 19:12 | NC State | James Johnson is denied on a layup by Leland Cook | 38-24 |
| 19:10 | NC State | James Johnson tips it in | 40-24 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Leland Cook is whistled for traveling | 40-24 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 43-24 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint's pass is intercepted by Peter Oliver | 43-24 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Peter Oliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Young Xiong snags the offensive board | 43-24 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Young Xiong - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #1 | 46-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), James Pennington (SF) Young Xiong, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis (PF) Randall Toussaint | |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:24 | NC State | James Pennington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | George Snyder hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Leland Cook | 46-28 |
| 16:42 | NC State | James Johnson throws it down set up by Alexis Russo and he's hacked by Leland Cook - foul #1 on Leland Cook, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Leroy Frazier (PF) Alexis Russo, Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Edward Wynn (SG), Ronald Bone (SF), Brian Lossett (PF) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| 16:42 | NC State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 49-28 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-28 |
| 16:23 | NC State | James Pennington gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 16:17 | NC State | James Johnson scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Howells | 51-28 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | The jumper by Ken Costanzo is denied by James Johnson | 51-28 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Edward Wynn can't tip it in | 51-28 |
| 15:58 | NC State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 51-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) SG - Edward Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lossett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Hillis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | NC State | James Pennington is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Pennington, team foul #2 | 51-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint (PF) Edward Wynn | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 15:41 | NC State | James Pennington snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Michael Howells misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-28 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-28 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Toussaint | 51-28 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ken Costanzo and he's hacked by Paul Shaffer - foul #3 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Peter Oliver (PF) Michael Howells, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Leland Cook (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, Kyle Hillis | |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett makes the free throw | 51-31 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Alexis Russo is fouled on the floor by Randall Toussaint - foul #1 on Randall Toussaint, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF) James Pennington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF) Brian Lossett | |
| 14:29 | NC State | William Brown steps in front of the Alexis Russo pass | 51-31 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Leland Cook knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-33 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Alexis Russo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Peter Oliver tips it in | 53-33 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Randall Toussaint lays it in on a great pass from Richard Claycomb | 53-35 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Young Xiong drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Frazier | 55-35 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb blows the dunk | 55-35 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Alexis Russo snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Richard Claycomb steals it from Alexis Russo in the backcourt | 55-35 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | George Snyder knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-37 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | William Brown double dribbles | 58-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), James Pennington (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Johnson (C) Alexis Russo, Young Xiong, Peter Oliver, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), Kyle Hillis (PF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Randall Toussaint, Leland Cook | |
| 12:18 | NC State | Joshua Register is hacked by Mark Quick - foul #4 on Mark Quick, team foul #3 | 58-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Joshua Register | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brian Lossett (PF) Mark Quick | |
| 12:13 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-37 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | George Snyder grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-37 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis tips it back up and in | 58-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Snyder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Lossett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kyle Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 61-39 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo tips it home | 61-41 |
| 11:20 | NC State | James Pennington misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-41 |
| 11:19 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Michael Howells misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 11:02 | NC State | James Pennington tips it in | 63-41 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Lossett | 63-44 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the floater in the paint set up by James Johnson | 65-44 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Howells - foul #3 on Michael Howells, team foul #4 | 65-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Leroy Frazier (PF) Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Randall Toussaint (PF), Leland Cook (C) Ronald Bone, George Snyder, Brian Lossett, Kyle Hillis | |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Michael Howells scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Randall Toussaint - foul #2 on Randall Toussaint, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF), Marlon Degraw (C) James Pennington, James Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:54 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo double dribbles | 68-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Michael Howells | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:18 | NC State | Young Xiong connects on the floater in the paint set up by Marlon Degraw | 70-46 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Leland Cook can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 70-46 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo grabs the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ken Costanzo - foul #3 on Ken Costanzo, team foul #5 | 70-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), James Johnson (C) Young Xiong, Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Bone (SF), Kyle Hillis (PF) Ken Costanzo, Randall Toussaint | |
| 08:42 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | James Johnson steals the ball from Richard Claycomb | 72-49 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Paul Shaffer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Howells | 74-49 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | William Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Michael Howells - foul #4 on Michael Howells, team foul #5 | 74-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | William Brown makes the free throw | 74-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Howells (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Hillis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | NC State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-52 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Paul Shaffer tips it in | 76-52 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Michael Howells is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #5 on Michael Howells, team foul #6 | 76-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), James Pennington (SF) Michael Howells, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), George Snyder (SF), Randall Toussaint (PF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Kyle Hillis, Leland Cook | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | James Pennington swats the dunk try by Randall Toussaint | 76-52 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the board | 76-52 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Alexis Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-52 |
| 07:01 | NC State | James Pennington hits the follow up shot | 78-52 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-52 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo tips it back up and in | 78-54 |
| 06:38 | NC State | James Johnson clanks a floater from the baseline | 78-54 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | George Snyder snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-54 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Peter Oliver gets the rebound | 78-54 |
| 06:08 | NC State | George Snyder blocks the short jumper by James Pennington | 78-54 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Alexis Russo tips it home | 80-54 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Mark Quick double dribbles | 80-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Leroy Frazier (C) Alexis Russo, James Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Kyle Hillis (PF), Leland Cook (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, Randall Toussaint, Mark Quick | |
| 05:49 | NC State | Richard Claycomb steals the ball from James Pennington in the backcourt | 80-54 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Shaffer - foul #4 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #7 | 80-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Marlon Degraw (C) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | George Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | George Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Young Xiong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-56 |
| 05:13 | NC State | James Pennington misses the tip | 80-56 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | William Brown grabs the board | 80-56 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | William Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-58 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Young Xiong is hacked by Kyle Hillis - foul #2 on Kyle Hillis, team foul #6 | 80-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SF) George Snyder | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Alexis Russo knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Pennington | 82-58 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Leland Cook loses the dribble to James Pennington | 82-58 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Paul Shaffer lays it up and in set up by James Pennington | 84-58 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Claycomb, team foul #7 | 84-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF), Peter Oliver (PF) Alexis Russo, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wynn (SG), Brian Lossett (SF), Mark Quick (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Leland Cook | |
| 04:13 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is fouled on the floor by Ken Costanzo - foul #4 on Ken Costanzo, team foul #8 | 84-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Dziewanowski (PG) Kyle Hillis | |
| 04:13 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 85-58 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 86-58 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Peter Oliver steals the ball from Brian Lossett | 86-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:55 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is fouled on the floor by George Dziewanowski - foul #1 on George Dziewanowski, team foul #9 | 86-58 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 86-58 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Mark Quick pulls down the rebound | 86-58 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett is fouled on the floor by Joshua Register - foul #2 on Joshua Register, team foul #8 | 86-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Bone (SF) George Dziewanowski | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett makes the 1st free throw | 86-59 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Brian Lossett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Register (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Bone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Lossett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Quick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | NC State | Leroy Frazier loses the dribble to Ken Costanzo in the backcourt | 86-60 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | James Pennington steals it from Mark Quick | 86-60 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Edward Wynn is called for the reach on James Pennington - foul #1 on Edward Wynn, team foul #10 | 86-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis (PF) Edward Wynn | |
| 03:08 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 87-60 |
| 03:08 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 87-60 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kyle Hillis | 87-60 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Brian Lossett | 87-62 |
| 02:45 | NC State | James Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 87-62 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Marlon Degraw grabs the offensive rebound | 87-62 |
| 02:29 | NC State | James Pennington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-62 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Leroy Frazier tips it in | 89-62 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Bone | 89-64 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Alexis Russo connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Frazier | 91-64 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 91-64 |
| 01:48 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 91-64 |
| 01:43 | NC State | James Pennington connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joshua Register | 93-64 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis is fouled on the floor by Joshua Register - foul #3 on Joshua Register, team foul #9 | 93-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Kyle Hillis misses the 1st free throw | 93-64 |
| 01:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 93-64 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Leroy Frazier's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Quick | 93-64 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ken Costanzo | 93-64 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone is fouled on the floor by Young Xiong - foul #2 on Young Xiong, team foul #10 | 93-64 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone makes the 1st free throw | 93-65 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 93-66 |
| 01:07 | NC State | James Pennington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 93-66 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo grabs the defensive rebound | 93-66 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Mark Quick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 93-66 |
| 00:41 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the board | 93-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Pennington comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Quick - foul #5 on Mark Quick, team foul #11 | 93-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wynn (SG) Mark Quick | |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 94-66 |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 95-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 95-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | James Pennington runs out the clock | 95-68 |