| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Leyba (fresh) C - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Zarek Zuwkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Blalock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Myers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Franklin Blalock inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Genaro Mancini is called for the reach on Bryan Myers - foul #2 on Genaro Mancini, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Genaro Mancini steps in front of the Franklin Blalock pass | 22-38 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Jared Hopkins steals the ball from Roy Freeman | 22-38 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Dennis Branch steals it from Zarek Zuwkowski | 22-38 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini is called for traveling | 22-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Roy Freeman, Brandon Leyba, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Bruce Giraldo (SG), Terry Whitley (SF), Curtis Wilson (C) Zarek Zuwkowski, Barry Lee, Franklin Blalock, Bryan Myers | |
| 18:04 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-40 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres's fadeaway is rejected by Jared Hopkins | 22-40 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell tips it home | 24-40 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Jared Hopkins travels with the ball | 24-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Daub (C) Jared Hopkins | |
| 17:20 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Curtis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Branch - foul #1 on Dennis Branch, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman (SF) Melvin Bielecki | |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Barry Lee (SG) Francesco Costa, Bruce Giraldo | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Curtis Wilson misses the easy layup | 24-40 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Freeman | 27-40 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Barry Lee travels in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (PF), Genaro Mancini (C) Armando Torres, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | Franklin Blalock (SF), Bryan Myers (C) Terry Whitley, David Daub | |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba loses the ball out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Daub (PF) Curtis Wilson | |
| 16:18 | NC State | Bryan Myers hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 27-40 |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Genaro Mancini | 27-40 |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 16:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bryan Myers | 27-40 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Bryan Myers's floater is tipped away by Genaro Mancini | 27-40 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Branch (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Leyba (fairly fresh) C - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Zarek Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Blalock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Daub (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bryan Myers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 27-40 |
| 15:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bryan Myers | 27-40 |
| 15:19 | NC State | David Daub clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Genaro Mancini | 27-40 |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Barry Lee picks off the pass by Brandon Leyba | 27-40 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Michael Thomas is called for the reach on Zarek Zuwkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Thomas, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG), Armando Torres (SG), Melvin Bielecki (SF), Daniel Galli (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Michael Thomas, Dennis Branch, Roy Freeman, Brandon Leyba, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Bruce Giraldo (SG), Terry Whitley (SF), Jared Hopkins (PF), Curtis Wilson (C) Zarek Zuwkowski, Barry Lee, Franklin Blalock, David Daub, Bryan Myers | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Terry Whitley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Duke - foul #4 on Raymond Duke, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch (SG) Raymond Duke | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-42 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-42 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-45 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Curtis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is hacked by Dennis Branch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Branch, team foul #5 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (PG), Marco Bruno (SF), Genaro Mancini (C) Armando Torres, Melvin Bielecki, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | David Daub (SF) Terry Whitley | |
| 13:27 | NC State | Francesco Costa is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-45 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno grabs the offensive board | 27-45 |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (SG) Dennis Branch | |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Barry Lee (SG), Ray Hoisington (SF), Ken McMahill (C) Francesco Costa, Bruce Giraldo, Jared Hopkins, Curtis Wilson | |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Daub is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Zarek Zuwkowski | 27-47 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas loses the dribble to Zarek Zuwkowski | 27-47 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski lays it up and in | 27-49 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli can't tip it in | 27-49 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski gets the rebound | 27-49 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Barry Lee is fouled on the floor by Daniel Galli - foul #4 on Daniel Galli, team foul #6 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Armando Torres (PG), Roy Freeman (SF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Marco Bruno, Daniel Galli, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | NC State | Franklin Blalock (SF), Jared Hopkins (PF), Bryan Myers (C) Ray Hoisington, David Daub, Ken McMahill | |
| 11:52 | NC State | Bryan Myers is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Barry Lee | 27-51 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Armando Torres (fresh) SG - Michael Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Leyba (tiring) C - Douglas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Zarek Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Franklin Blalock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Zarek Zuwkowski - foul #1 on Zarek Zuwkowski, team foul #1 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch (SG) Brandon Leyba | |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (PG), Bruce Giraldo (SG), Curtis Wilson (PF) Zarek Zuwkowski, Barry Lee, Jared Hopkins | |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres misses the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Michael Thomas is called for the reach on Bruce Giraldo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Thomas, team foul #7 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (PF), Genaro Mancini (C) Michael Thomas, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Francesco Costa picks off the pass by Armando Torres | 28-53 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo blows the layup | 28-53 |
| 11:11 | NC State | Curtis Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Curtis Wilson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Branch - foul #3 on Dennis Branch, team foul #8 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki (PF) Brandon Leyba | |
| Subs | NC State | Terry Whitley (SF) Franklin Blalock | |
| 11:05 | NC State | Curtis Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Bryan Myers grabs the offensive board | 28-53 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Terry Whitley drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Myers | 28-55 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini is denied on a layup by Curtis Wilson | 28-55 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Terry Whitley pulls down the rebound | 28-55 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Armando Torres steals the ball from Bruce Giraldo | 28-55 |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roy Freeman | 31-55 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is hacked by Dennis Branch - foul #4 on Dennis Branch, team foul #9 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (SG), Marco Bruno (SF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Dennis Branch, Roy Freeman, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | NC State | Barry Lee (SG), David Daub (SF), Jared Hopkins (PF), Ken McMahill (C) Francesco Costa, Terry Whitley, Curtis Wilson, Bryan Myers | |
| 10:04 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba's pass is intercepted by Barry Lee | 31-57 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski (PG), Franklin Blalock (SF) Bruce Giraldo, Ken McMahill | |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Leyba | 33-57 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Franklin Blalock | 33-59 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Jared Hopkins grabs the board | 33-59 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Melvin Bielecki - foul #1 on Melvin Bielecki, team foul #10 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman (SF), Genaro Mancini (C) Marco Bruno, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | Francesco Costa (SG), Terry Whitley (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF), Ken McMahill (C) Barry Lee, Franklin Blalock, Jared Hopkins, David Daub | |
| 08:28 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-61 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Curtis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-61 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski misses long on an open floater from the left side | 33-61 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres gets the rebound | 33-61 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Armando Torres and he's fouled by Ken McMahill - foul #2 on Ken McMahill, team foul #2 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Daniel Galli (PF) Brandon Leyba, Armando Torres, Roy Freeman | |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Myers (C) Ken McMahill | |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki makes the free throw | 36-61 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Daniel Galli steps in front of the Curtis Wilson pass in the backcourt | 36-61 |
| 07:50 | Long Beach State | Zarek Zuwkowski takes the ball from Michael Thomas | 36-61 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Francesco Costa misses the lay-in | 36-61 |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Raymond Duke (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Melvin Bielecki (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galli (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Zarek Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francesco Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Bryan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-61 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Curtis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Zarek Zuwkowski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terry Whitley | 36-64 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini is fouled on the floor by Francesco Costa - foul #3 on Francesco Costa, team foul #3 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Armando Torres (SG), Marco Bruno (SF), Brandon Leyba (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Raymond Duke, Melvin Bielecki, Daniel Galli, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Giraldo (PG), David Daub (SF), Ken McMahill (C) Zarek Zuwkowski, Terry Whitley, Bryan Myers | |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-64 |
| 07:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Francesco Costa | 36-64 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the floater from the right wing set up by Francesco Costa | 36-66 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #2 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #4 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ray Hoisington (SF) Curtis Wilson | |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba misses the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba misses the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 06:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ken McMahill | 36-66 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-66 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mitchell | 36-66 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-66 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Brandon Leyba is called for the reach on Bruce Giraldo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Leyba, team foul #11 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Wilson (PF) David Daub | |
| 06:26 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas connects on the floater from the right side | 40-68 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Curtis Wilson is fouled on the floor by Armando Torres - foul #1 on Armando Torres, team foul #12 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Daub (C) Ken McMahill | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Curtis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Curtis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-70 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres loses the dribble to Ray Hoisington | 40-70 |
| 05:33 | NC State | David Daub's pass is intercepted by Armando Torres in the backcourt | 40-70 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres loses the dribble to Bruce Giraldo | 40-70 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Bruce Giraldo is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 40-70 |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell grabs the board | 40-70 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas is fouled on the floor by Bruce Giraldo - foul #1 on Bruce Giraldo, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki (SF) Marco Bruno | |
| Subs | NC State | Terry Whitley (SF) Ray Hoisington | |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki blows the layup | 40-70 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Terry Whitley pulls down the rebound | 40-70 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Francesco Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-70 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres grabs the board | 40-70 |
| 04:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken McMahill (C) David Daub | |
| 04:21 | NC State | Ken McMahill is open but misses the lay-in | 40-70 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 40-70 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-70 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Francesco Costa buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Whitley and he's hacked by Michael Thomas - foul #5 on Michael Thomas, team foul #13 | 42-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Francesco Costa makes the free throw | 42-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell buries a turnaround from the right block | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Armando Torres (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Leyba (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Marco Bruno (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Bielecki (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Francesco Costa (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Giraldo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Whitley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Ken McMahill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Terry Whitley blows the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Mitchell - foul #2 on Douglas Mitchell, team foul #14 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG) Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | NC State | Ray Hoisington (SF), David Daub (PF) Bruce Giraldo, Ken McMahill | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-75 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Terry Whitley grabs the board | 44-75 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Marco Bruno is called for the reach on Ray Hoisington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Bruno, team foul #15 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Giraldo (SG) Terry Whitley | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Ray Hoisington misses the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Ray Hoisington misses the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Melvin Bielecki | 44-75 |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-75 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Francesco Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Duke - foul #5 on Raymond Duke, team foul #16 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell (C) Raymond Duke | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:54 | NC State | Francesco Costa misses the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Francesco Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mitchell | 46-75 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell buries a runner in the lane | 48-75 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Armando Torres is called for the reach on Francesco Costa - foul #2 on Armando Torres, team foul #17 | 48-75 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Francesco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 02:27 | NC State | Francesco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-77 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Ray Hoisington connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Wilson | 48-79 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba's layup is rejected by David Daub | 48-79 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Francesco Costa pulls down the rebound | 48-79 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Ray Hoisington misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marco Bruno - foul #3 on Marco Bruno, team foul #18 | 48-79 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Ray Hoisington makes the 1st free throw | 48-80 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Ray Hoisington misses the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell grabs the board | 48-80 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres is fouled on the floor by Bruce Giraldo - foul #2 on Bruce Giraldo, team foul #6 | 48-80 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Terry Whitley (SF) Ray Hoisington | |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno buries a driving attempt from the right block | 50-80 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Marco Bruno is called for the reach on Francesco Costa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marco Bruno, team foul #19 | 50-80 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Francesco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Francesco Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Curtis Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-81 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Terry Whitley misses the lay-in | 50-81 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Francesco Costa snags the offensive board | 50-81 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Terry Whitley clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Melvin Bielecki - foul #2 on Melvin Bielecki, team foul #20 | 50-81 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Terry Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Daub - foul #2 on David Daub, team foul #7 | 50-83 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Francesco Costa runs out the clock | 52-83 |