| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) PF - David Primmer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Ralph Shimp inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Paul Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser grabs the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton scores on a shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Apel | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:44 | NC State | Paul Johnson throws it down despite the doubleteam and he's fouled by Wayne Kerr - foul #1 on Wayne Kerr, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the jumper from the baseline | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:04 | NC State | Paul Johnson is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Bolton | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:23 | NC State | Kevin Haynes lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Bruce Slayden and he's fouled by Jeffrey Apel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Kevin Haynes makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | David Primmer clanks a jumper near the basket | 29-42 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:39 | NC State | Paul Johnson buries a turnaround near the basket | 31-42 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Mejorado - foul #2 on Robert Mejorado, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (PG), George Brinson (SG), John Guillen (SF), Mark Farrar (PF) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Ralph Shimp, Kevin Haynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), James Joseph (SF), Matthew Bashir (PF) Wayne Kerr, Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel, David Primmer | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Mark Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:02 | NC State | Mark Farrar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Mejorado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Bolton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Robert Dixon is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 15:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Farrar | 33-43 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Robert Mejorado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Michael Lezama drills a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Dixon | 33-45 |
| 14:43 | NC State | John Guillen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Kevin Haynes (PF), Cory McClary (C) Kenneth Andrew, George Brinson, Mark Farrar, Robert Mejorado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG), Ernest Gosser (SG), Jeffrey Apel (SF), David Primmer (PF), Ernie Carey (C) Michael Lezama, Robert Dixon, James Joseph, Matthew Bashir, Jacob Bolton | |
| 14:43 | NC State | John Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:43 | NC State | John Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Ernie Carey gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Ernie Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF) John Guillen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:01 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the easy dunk attempt | 33-45 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Kevin Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Ralph Shimp blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Apel - foul #3 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Ralph Shimp makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is hacked by Cory McClary - foul #4 on Cory McClary, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Farrar (C) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses short on a shot from the left block | 34-45 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Mark Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Bruce Slayden buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ralph Shimp | 36-45 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Mark Farrar pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Ralph Shimp blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Kerr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Gosser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Primmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Ernie Carey is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Kerr | 36-47 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Bruce Slayden can't finish the layup | 36-47 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Kevin Haynes can't tip it in | 36-47 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kerr | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:48 | NC State | David Primmer steals it from Ralph Shimp | 36-50 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Ralph Shimp is called for the reach on Ernest Gosser - foul #2 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (PG), George Brinson (SG), John Guillen (SF), Robert Mejorado (C) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Ralph Shimp, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), James Joseph (SF), Matthew Bashir (PF), Jacob Bolton (C) Wayne Kerr, Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel, David Primmer, Ernie Carey | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Robert Mejorado clanks a turnaround near the basket | 36-50 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Robert Mejorado tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Michael Lezama is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Kevin Haynes's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the floater in the paint set up by Michael Lezama and he's fouled by George Brinson - foul #1 on George Brinson, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 38-52 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Kevin Haynes pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Kevin Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Michael Lezama is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Robert Dixon snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Robert Dixon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Michael Lezama misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Robert Mejorado grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Kevin Haynes drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Andrew and he's fouled by Jacob Bolton - foul #1 on Jacob Bolton, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Cory McClary (C) Kenneth Andrew, George Brinson, Robert Mejorado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG), Ernest Gosser (SG), Jeffrey Apel (SF), David Primmer (PF) Michael Lezama, Robert Dixon, James Joseph, Matthew Bashir | |
| 07:47 | NC State | Kevin Haynes makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Haynes (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Primmer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is denied on a layup by Cory McClary | 41-52 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | David Primmer tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Ernest Gosser - foul #1 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF), Mark Farrar (PF) John Guillen, Kevin Haynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernie Carey (C) Jacob Bolton | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Primmer | 41-52 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ernie Carey is hacked by Ralph Shimp - foul #3 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses the lay-in | 41-52 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | David Primmer tips it home | 41-54 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Cory McClary clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ernie Carey - foul #1 on Ernie Carey, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Ernie Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Bolton (C) Ernie Carey | |
| 06:06 | NC State | Paul Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Ralph Shimp steals the ball from Ernest Gosser | 44-54 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Bruce Slayden loses the dribble to David Primmer | 44-54 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Cory McClary pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Primmer - foul #1 on David Primmer, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | NC State | John Guillen (SF), Robert Mejorado (C) Ralph Shimp, Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), Matthew Bashir (SF) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Bruce Slayden makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Bruce Slayden makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | NC State | Paul Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Guillen | 49-54 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-54 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Paul Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Paul Johnson is hacked by Wayne Kerr - foul #2 on Wayne Kerr, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | George Brinson (SG), Kevin Haynes (PF) Bruce Slayden, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Jeffrey Apel (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Wayne Kerr, David Primmer, Jacob Bolton | |
| 03:44 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Brinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Guillen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Robert Dixon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Lezama | 51-57 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Paul Johnson is denied on a dunk by Matthew Bashir | 51-57 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Michael Lezama misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Michael Lezama gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Slayden (SG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Cory McClary (C) George Brinson, John Guillen, Robert Mejorado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG), Ernest Gosser (SG), David Primmer (PF), Jacob Bolton (C) Michael Lezama, Robert Dixon, Matthew Bashir, Ernie Carey | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | David Primmer is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 51-57 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Paul Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | David Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Ralph Shimp blocks the short jumper by David Primmer | 51-57 |
| 01:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Paul Johnson | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:22 | NC State | Kevin Haynes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-57 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-57 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Bruce Slayden gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Kevin Haynes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Cory McClary tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Slayden - foul #2 on Bruce Slayden, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Ralph Shimp is called for the reach on Wayne Kerr - foul #4 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Jacob Bolton takes the ball from Ralph Shimp | 53-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (PF), Ernie Carey (C) David Primmer, Jacob Bolton | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Kevin Haynes gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) Michael Lezama | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Ernie Carey is hacked by Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Johnson, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Bruce Slayden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr runs out the clock | 53-63 |