| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (fresh) SF - Paul Hurley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Satchell (fresh) C - James Bacote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Leeds (fresh) SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | James Leeds misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Leeds - foul #1 on James Leeds, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Dwight Murry drills a jump hook from the left block set up by James Leeds | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dwight Murry | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | NC State | James Bacote lays it up and in set up by Young Xiong | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | James Leeds is fouled on the floor by Paul Hurley - foul #1 on Paul Hurley, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vincent Brickley (PG) James Leeds | |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Dwight Murry buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | NC State | Paul Hurley loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Brown (SF), Graham England (PF) Dwight Murry, Andrew Johnson | |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Vincent Brickley misses short on a floater from close range | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | NC State | James Bacote's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Timothy Brown | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Hurley - foul #2 on Paul Hurley, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Henry Dart (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Michael Chen (C) Young Xiong, Paul Hurley, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (PG) Lou Vosburgh | |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Michael Chen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Michael Chen grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Joshua Register's pass is intercepted by James Leeds | 6-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Howells (fresh) SF - Henry Dart (fresh) PF - Joshua Register (fresh) C - Michael Chen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Leeds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Brickley (fresh) SF - Timothy Brown (fresh) PF - Graham England (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Graham England drills a jumper near the basket set up by James Leeds | 6-10 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Alexis Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (SG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF) Vincent Brickley, Graham England, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | James Leeds knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Murry | 6-12 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Henry Dart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | James Leeds's pass is intercepted by Michael Howells in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Henry Dart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Joshua Register grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Rolf Zaner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Timothy Brown snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Michael Chen grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Joshua Register is denied on a layup by Andrew Johnson | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Timothy Brown | 9-12 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh is fouled on the floor by Rolf Zaner - foul #1 on Rolf Zaner, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Young Xiong (SG), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), James Bacote (C) Michael Howells, Rolf Zaner, Henry Dart, Michael Chen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vincent Brickley (PG), Nicholas Walker (SG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) James Leeds, Lou Vosburgh, Timothy Brown | |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Alexis Russo picks off the pass by Nicholas Walker | 9-12 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Dwight Murry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-15 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Dwight Murry loses the dribble to Alexis Russo | 9-15 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits the finger roll | 11-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Register (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Satchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Vincent Brickley (fresh) SG - Nicholas Walker (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson can't tip it in | 11-15 |
| 11:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Alexis Russo | 11-15 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Alexis Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Joshua Register pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Alexis Russo is hacked by Vincent Brickley - foul #1 on Vincent Brickley, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Henry Dart (SF) Young Xiong, Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Timothy Brown (SF), Graham England (PF) Nicholas Walker, Dwight Murry, Andrew Johnson | |
| 11:08 | NC State | Michael Howells clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Timothy Brown | 11-15 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Brickley | 11-17 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Graham England takes the ball from Jeffrey Satchell | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Jeffrey Satchell takes the ball from Lou Vosburgh | 11-17 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Henry Dart's fadeaway is rejected by Lou Vosburgh | 11-17 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Timothy Brown gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Alexis Russo snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell travels with the ball | 11-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Joshua Register (SF), Michael Chen (PF), Jerome Porch (C) Alexis Russo, Henry Dart, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (PG), Roger Gaeta (SF), David Sexton (C) Vincent Brickley, Graham England, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Timothy Brown misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Porch - foul #1 on Jerome Porch, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Murry (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF) Roger Gaeta, David Sexton | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Timothy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Timothy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Michael Chen grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Jerome Porch can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Brown - foul #1 on Timothy Brown, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Sexton (C) Timothy Brown | |
| 08:36 | NC State | Jerome Porch makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Jerome Porch misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Register - foul #1 on Joshua Register, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Michael Howells misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | James Leeds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Michael Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Register (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Chen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerome Porch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Leeds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lou Vosburgh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Sexton (fresh) | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Joshua Register is fouled on the floor by Dwight Murry - foul #1 on Dwight Murry, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Henry Dart (SF) Michael Howells, Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Walker (SG), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Lou Vosburgh, David Sexton | |
| 07:35 | NC State | Young Xiong buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alexis Russo | 14-20 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Alexis Russo steals it from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 14-20 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Jerome Porch lays it in | 16-20 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Nicholas Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), Joshua Register (C) Young Xiong, Michael Chen, Jerome Porch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vincent Brickley (PG), Lou Vosburgh (SG), Timothy Brown (SF), Graham England (PF) James Leeds, Nicholas Walker, Dwight Murry, Andrew Johnson | |
| 06:35 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 16-20 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Timothy Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Timothy Brown tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Timothy Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side | 16-22 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Joshua Register gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Graham England is called for the reach on Jeffrey Satchell - foul #1 on Graham England, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | NC State | James Bacote (C) Henry Dart | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PF) Graham England | |
| 05:42 | NC State | Joshua Register's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Vincent Brickley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz tips it in | 16-24 |
| 05:08 | NC State | James Bacote hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Ronald Maravilla (SF), Michael Chen (PF) Alexis Russo, Joshua Register, Jeffrey Satchell | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (PG), Dwight Murry (SF) Lou Vosburgh, Timothy Brown | |
| 05:08 | NC State | James Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:08 | NC State | James Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Leeds | 18-26 |
| 04:28 | NC State | James Bacote's pass is intercepted by Andrew Johnson | 18-26 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Dwight Murry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Leeds | 18-29 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Young Xiong misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Leeds - foul #2 on James Leeds, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Joshua Register (SF) Michael Howells, Ronald Maravilla | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Walker (PG), Lou Vosburgh (SG), Timothy Brown (PF), David Sexton (C) James Leeds, Vincent Brickley, Andrew Johnson, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Timothy Brown is fouled on the floor by Alexis Russo - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Hurley (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF) Michael Chen, James Bacote | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hurley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Satchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Register (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Nicholas Walker (fresh) SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Timothy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sexton (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Paul Hurley is called for the reach on Dwight Murry - foul #3 on Paul Hurley, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Dart (SF) Paul Hurley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Joshua Register dunks the ball | 22-31 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | David Sexton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Timothy Brown - foul #2 on Timothy Brown, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), James Bacote (C) Young Xiong, Henry Dart | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (PG), Andrew Johnson (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Nicholas Walker, Dwight Murry, David Sexton | |
| 02:49 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz jams it on a great pass from Lou Vosburgh | 24-33 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Timothy Brown gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Bacote - foul #1 on James Bacote, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (SG), Henry Dart (SF), Michael Chen (PF) Alexis Russo, Joshua Register, Jeffrey Satchell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vincent Brickley (SG), Graham England (SF) Lou Vosburgh, Timothy Brown | |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Henry Dart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Leeds - foul #3 on James Leeds, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Porch (C) James Bacote | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Walker (SG) James Leeds | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Henry Dart makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Henry Dart makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Vincent Brickley is hacked by Michael Howells - foul #1 on Michael Howells, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Murry (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Vincent Brickley misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Henry Dart snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Vincent Brickley is called for the reach on Michael Howells - foul #2 on Vincent Brickley, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Rolf Zaner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG) Nicholas Walker | |
| 01:01 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Vincent Brickley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) Michael Howells | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Henry Dart is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Dart, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | NC State | James Bacote (C) Jerome Porch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Brown (PF) Graham England | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Timothy Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Chen | 28-35 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Lou Vosburgh | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh is fouled on the floor by Michael Chen - foul #1 on Michael Chen, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF) Henry Dart, Michael Chen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Young Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |