| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Joesph Jewell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Pond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brock Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Mayberry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Satchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor inbounds the ball | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | James Bacote blocks the jumper by Donald Pond | 49-45 |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Mayberry | 49-45 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Alexis Russo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Brock Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Hurley - foul #1 on Paul Hurley, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett (SG), Daniel McElroy (SF), Brent Glass (PF), James Peter (C) Donald Pond, Robert Taylor, Brock Thomas, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), Henry Dart (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Michael Chen (C) Young Xiong, Paul Hurley, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Michael Howells connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alexis Russo | 50-49 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell is hacked by Michael Chen - foul #2 on Michael Chen, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia (SG) Joesph Jewell | |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (SG) Alexis Russo | |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Michael Chen pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Rolf Zaner is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brent Glass | 50-49 |
| 17:15 | Western Michigan | Brent Glass's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Register | 50-49 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Henry Dart grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 17:10 | NC State | Michael Howells is hacked by James Peter in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Peter, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (PG), Robert Taylor (SF), Clarence Straker (PF), Dwight Mayberry (C) Joseph Barnett, Daniel McElroy, Brent Glass, James Peter | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronald Maravilla (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), James Bacote (C) Henry Dart, Joshua Register, Michael Chen | |
| 16:58 | NC State | Rolf Zaner is fouled on the floor by Juan Garcia - foul #3 on Juan Garcia, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Pond (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Young Xiong (SG), Paul Hurley (SF) Michael Howells, Rolf Zaner, Ronald Maravilla | |
| 16:43 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 50-51 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses short on a jump hook from close range | 50-51 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Alexis Russo grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 16:04 | NC State | James Bacote misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 50-51 |
| 16:03 | NC State | James Bacote tips it home | 50-53 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Alexis Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Pond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence Straker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwight Mayberry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Satchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Alexis Russo is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Bacote | 50-55 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Young Xiong is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell (PG), Joseph Barnett (SG), Daniel McElroy (SF), Brock Thomas (PF), James Peter (C) Robert Taylor, Donald Pond, Robert Taylor, Clarence Straker, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), Rolf Zaner (SG), Ronald Maravilla (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Jerome Porch (C) Alexis Russo, Young Xiong, Paul Hurley, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| 15:09 | Western Michigan | James Peter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Michael Howells grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Michael Howells loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brent Glass (C) James Peter | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Chen (PF) Ronald Maravilla | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-55 |
| 14:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Chen | 50-55 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Joshua Register drills a shot from the right block set up by Rolf Zaner | 50-57 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brock Thomas | 53-57 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Jerome Porch misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Brent Glass hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joesph Jewell | 55-57 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Brent Glass is called for the reach on Michael Howells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brent Glass, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), James Peter (PF), Dwight Mayberry (C) Joseph Barnett, Daniel McElroy, Brock Thomas, Brent Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Henry Dart (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), James Bacote (C) Rolf Zaner, Joshua Register, Michael Chen, Jerome Porch | |
| 13:35 | NC State | Henry Dart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 13:34 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Peter | 55-57 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry drills a shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 12:54 | NC State | James Bacote banks in the layup | 57-59 |
| 12:40 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Henry Dart gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Michael Howells lays it in on a great pass from Henry Dart | 57-61 |
| 12:16 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Dart - foul #1 on Henry Dart, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (PG), Joseph Barnett (SF), Clarence Straker (PF) Joesph Jewell, Robert Taylor, James Peter | |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (PG), Young Xiong (SG), Paul Hurley (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Jerome Porch (C) Alexis Russo, Michael Howells, Henry Dart, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| 12:16 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 12:16 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Joshua Register grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Clarence Straker is called for the reach on Jerome Porch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Straker, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Jerome Porch is open and scores on a floater in the paint set up by Rolf Zaner | 58-63 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 58-63 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Jerome Porch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Straker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwight Mayberry (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Rolf Zaner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Register (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Porch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | NC State | Paul Hurley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 11:19 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Young Xiong takes the ball from Clarence Straker | 58-63 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Paul Hurley's pass is intercepted by Robert Taylor | 58-63 |
| 10:37 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-63 |
| 10:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Paul Hurley | 58-63 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Rolf Zaner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rolf Zaner, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell (PG), Donald Pond (SG), Daniel McElroy (SF), Brock Thomas (PF), Brent Glass (C) Robert Taylor, Juan Garcia, Joseph Barnett, Clarence Straker, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Ronald Maravilla (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), Michael Chen (C) Rolf Zaner, Paul Hurley, Joshua Register, Jerome Porch | |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Chen - foul #3 on Michael Chen, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG) Young Xiong | |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Michael Howells misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel McElroy | 61-65 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Howells | 61-68 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Brock Thomas is hacked by Jeffrey Satchell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Satchell, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (SF), James Peter (C) Daniel McElroy, Brent Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Dart (SF), James Bacote (C) Ronald Maravilla, Michael Chen | |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Brock Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Brock Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Robert Taylor steals it from Henry Dart in the backcourt | 63-68 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor misses the easy layup | 63-68 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Alexis Russo comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 63-68 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Henry Dart misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Alexis Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 66-68 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Michael Howells is open but misses the lay-in | 66-68 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 66-68 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joesph Jewell | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Joesph Jewell (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Pond (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brock Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Peter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Dart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Satchell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bacote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | NC State | Alexis Russo double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Daniel McElroy (SF), Clarence Straker (PF), Brent Glass (C) Joesph Jewell, Donald Pond, Robert Taylor, Brock Thomas, James Peter | |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (PG), Ronald Maravilla (SG), Joshua Register (SF), Michael Chen (PF), Jerome Porch (C) Alexis Russo, Michael Howells, Henry Dart, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Straker and he's fouled by Michael Chen - foul #4 on Michael Chen, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Glass | 70-68 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Chen - foul #5 on Michael Chen, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Hurley (SF) Michael Chen | |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Joshua Register grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Joshua Register loses the dribble to Juan Garcia | 71-68 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Juan Garcia misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Jerome Porch grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Ronald Maravilla is whistled for a carry | 71-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry (C) Brent Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Paul Hurley | |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Rolf Zaner steals the ball from Daniel McElroy | 71-68 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Young Xiong jams it on a nice dish by Rolf Zaner | 71-70 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy misses short on a runner in the lane | 71-70 |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker misses the tip | 71-70 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Jerome Porch grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Ronald Maravilla is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McElroy - foul #2 on Daniel McElroy, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (PG), Donald Pond (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Brock Thomas (PF) Joseph Barnett, Juan Garcia, Daniel McElroy, Clarence Straker | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Michael Howells (SG), Paul Hurley (SF), James Bacote (C) Rolf Zaner, Young Xiong, Ronald Maravilla, Jerome Porch | |
| 05:37 | NC State | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Joshua Register | 71-70 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor hits the finger roll | 73-70 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Alexis Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Peter (PF) Brock Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Satchell (PF) Joshua Register | |
| 05:13 | NC State | Alexis Russo buries a shot in the paint | 73-72 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Alexis Russo grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Alexis Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-72 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry gets the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor throws it down | 75-72 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Dwight Mayberry steps in front of the Alexis Russo pass in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Pond (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Mayberry (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Hurley (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Satchell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bacote (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Paul Hurley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joesph Jewell (PG), Joseph Barnett (SG), Daniel McElroy (SF), Brock Thomas (PF), Brent Glass (C) Robert Taylor, Donald Pond, Robert Taylor, James Peter, Dwight Mayberry | |
| Subs | NC State | Rolf Zaner (PG), Young Xiong (SG), Henry Dart (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Jerome Porch (C) Alexis Russo, Michael Howells, Paul Hurley, Jeffrey Satchell, James Bacote | |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Henry Dart - foul #2 on Henry Dart, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Young Xiong is denied on a dunk by Brent Glass | 79-72 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel McElroy | 79-72 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Henry Dart denies the turnaround by Daniel McElroy | 79-72 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Jerome Porch pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Young Xiong hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 79-74 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Jerome Porch grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Joshua Register hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 79-74 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Brent Glass gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Daniel McElroy buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Barnett | 81-74 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Rolf Zaner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-74 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Brent Glass pulls down the rebound | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Pond (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Dwight Mayberry (C) Joseph Barnett, Daniel McElroy, Brent Glass | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Paul Hurley (SF), Jeffrey Satchell (PF), James Bacote (C) Rolf Zaner, Henry Dart, Joshua Register, Jerome Porch | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Paul Hurley hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Bacote | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Young Xiong is called for the reach on Donald Pond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Young Xiong, team foul #11 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Barnett (SF), Clarence Straker (PF) Robert Taylor, Brock Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Paul Hurley hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Alexis Russo | 83-78 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Alexis Russo is called for the reach on Clarence Straker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #12 | 83-78 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Clarence Straker makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Alexis Russo is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 85-81 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond is fouled in the backcourt by Young Xiong - foul #3 on Young Xiong, team foul #13 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Taylor (SF), Brock Thomas (PF) Joseph Barnett, Clarence Straker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Young Xiong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-81 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Alexis Russo snags the offensive board | 87-81 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Alexis Russo connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Hurley | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Young Xiong is called for the reach on Donald Pond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Young Xiong, team foul #14 | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Donald Pond misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | NC State | James Bacote pulls down the rebound | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Young Xiong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 87-84 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Dwight Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 87-84 |