| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Payne (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Stephen Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Frary (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Pender (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | William Clark inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Coppin State | William Clark knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Marc Frary | 37-33 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Harold Stough scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Price | 40-33 |
| 18:59 | Coppin State | Harold Stough picks off the pass by William Clark | 40-33 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Harold Stough clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Charles Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Harold Stough misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:07 | Coppin State | William Clark gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:02 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-33 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Jeremy Price gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Harold Stough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Anthony Pender | 40-33 |
| 17:44 | Coppin State | William Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:42 | NC State | James Payne grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Harold Stough makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Price | 42-33 |
| 17:31 | Coppin State | William Clark knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Harris and he's hacked by Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF), Salvador Perez (PF) Charles Hamilton, James Payne | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 17:31 | Coppin State | William Clark misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Ward | 42-35 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Coppin State | Anthony Pender grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:53 | Coppin State | Howard Hale is hacked by Salvador Perez - foul #1 on Salvador Perez, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | NC State | James Gibson (C) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Craig Flynn (PG), Leonard Moore (SF), Robert Jensen (C) Stephen Harris, William Clark, Anthony Pender | |
| 16:46 | Coppin State | Marc Frary travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| 16:22 | NC State | Harold Stough misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Howard Hale | 42-35 |
| 16:14 | Coppin State | Howard Hale clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 16:13 | Coppin State | Howard Hale tips it in | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Salvador Perez is denied on a layup by Leonard Moore | 42-37 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Robert Jensen | 42-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Salvador Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gibson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Craig Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marc Frary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jensen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Coppin State | Craig Flynn's pass is intercepted by James Gibson | 42-37 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Salvador Perez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 15:34 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Craig Flynn | 42-37 |
| 15:28 | Coppin State | The jump hook by Craig Flynn is blocked by Salvador Perez | 42-37 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Salvador Perez snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Harold Stough's pass is intercepted by Marc Frary | 42-37 |
| 14:53 | Coppin State | Marc Frary lays it up and in | 42-39 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Arturo Martinez is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SF), James Payne (PF), Peter Ward (C) Harold Stough, Salvador Perez, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Harris (PG), William Clark (SF), Charles Hebert (PF), Anthony Pender (C) Craig Flynn, Leonard Moore, Howard Hale, Robert Jensen | |
| 14:06 | Coppin State | Arturo Martinez is called for the reach on Stephen Harris - foul #3 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| 13:55 | Coppin State | Anthony Pender misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Hamilton | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Peter Ward drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jeremy Price | 44-39 |
| 13:18 | Coppin State | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | Coppin State | Charles Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | William Clark clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Payne - foul #1 on James Payne, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Stough (SG) Arturo Martinez | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Craig Flynn (SG), Robert Jensen (PF) Marc Frary, Charles Hebert | |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Jeremy Price loses the dribble to Stephen Harris in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 12:45 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-41 |
| 12:44 | Coppin State | Robert Jensen tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 12:42 | NC State | James Payne grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Charles Hamilton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Leonard Moore (SG), Howard Hale (PF) Craig Flynn, Robert Jensen | |
| 12:02 | Coppin State | Anthony Pender is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Hale | 44-44 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Howard Hale is called for the reach on James Payne - foul #2 on Howard Hale, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF), Salvador Perez (PF) Jeremy Price, James Payne | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Salvador Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Stephen Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Pender (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Peter Ward is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Craig Flynn (SF), Jeremy Gayhart (C) William Clark, Anthony Pender | |
| 11:09 | Coppin State | Howard Hale buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Harris | 44-46 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Peter Ward comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Howard Hale - foul #3 on Howard Hale, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Hebert (SF), Robert Jensen (C) Stephen Harris, Jeremy Gayhart | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:31 | Coppin State | Robert Jensen is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (PG), James Gibson (C) Charles Hamilton, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marc Frary (SG), William Clark (SF), Anthony Pender (C) Leonard Moore, Charles Hebert, Robert Jensen | |
| 10:06 | NC State | Jeremy Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | Coppin State | Howard Hale pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:58 | Coppin State | William Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Flynn | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Harold Stough knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | Coppin State | Anthony Pender connects on the open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Flynn | 49-51 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Salvador Perez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Salvador Perez, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SF), James Payne (PF), Peter Ward (C) Arturo Martinez, Salvador Perez, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Harris (PG) Craig Flynn | |
| 08:46 | Coppin State | Howard Hale lays it in | 49-53 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Peter Ward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Pender - foul #1 on Anthony Pender, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Leonard Moore (SG), Charles Hebert (SF), Robert Jensen (PF), Jeremy Gayhart (C) Marc Frary, William Clark, Howard Hale, Anthony Pender | |
| 08:17 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:55 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 07:53 | NC State | Charles Hamilton snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Charles Hamilton hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Price | 53-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Stough (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Payne (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Stephen Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hebert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jensen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gayhart (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Coppin State | Charles Hebert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:08 | Coppin State | Leonard Moore snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:57 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Hebert and the foul's on Harold Stough - foul #2 on Harold Stough, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SG), James Gibson (C) Harold Stough, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marc Frary (SG), William Clark (SF), Howard Hale (PF), Anthony Pender (C) Leonard Moore, Charles Hebert, Robert Jensen, Jeremy Gayhart | |
| 06:57 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:57 | NC State | James Gibson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:37 | NC State | James Gibson buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 55-55 |
| 06:20 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Frary and he's fouled by James Payne - foul #2 on James Payne, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Perez (PF) James Payne | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 06:20 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Arturo Martinez is fouled on the floor by Howard Hale - foul #4 on Howard Hale, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Stough (SG), Peter Ward (C) Jeremy Price, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Craig Flynn (PG) Stephen Harris | |
| 05:25 | NC State | Harold Stough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| 05:11 | Coppin State | William Clark is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 05:09 | Coppin State | Howard Hale can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Peter Ward gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 57-58 |
| 04:30 | Coppin State | Howard Hale misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-58 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Peter Ward pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Harold Stough hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | Coppin State | William Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (PG), James Payne (PF), James Gibson (C) Charles Hamilton, Salvador Perez, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Harris (PG), Leonard Moore (SG), Robert Jensen (PF), Jeremy Gayhart (C) Marc Frary, William Clark, Howard Hale, Anthony Pender | |
| 03:20 | NC State | James Payne buries a floater in the paint | 61-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Stough (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Stephen Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Flynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jensen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gayhart (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Coppin State | Arturo Martinez blocks the jumper by Robert Jensen | 61-58 |
| 02:54 | NC State | James Gibson grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Coppin State | Craig Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:31 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Ward (C) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marc Frary (SG), William Clark (SF), Howard Hale (PF), Anthony Pender (C) Leonard Moore, Craig Flynn, Robert Jensen, Jeremy Gayhart | |
| 02:15 | Coppin State | Marc Frary is hacked by Harold Stough - foul #3 on Harold Stough, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 02:15 | Coppin State | Marc Frary makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:15 | Coppin State | Marc Frary makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:49 | NC State | William Clark is called for the reach on Peter Ward - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SF) Arturo Martinez | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 01:33 | NC State | Jeremy Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:32 | Coppin State | Howard Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:25 | Coppin State | William Clark knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Harris | 61-63 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:07 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Stough | 61-63 |
| 00:46 | NC State | William Clark takes the ball from Peter Ward | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Coppin State | Stephen Harris connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Clark | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Harold Stough comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:09 | Coppin State | William Clark grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Coppin State | Harold Stough is called for the reach on William Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Stough, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 00:08 | Coppin State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:08 | Coppin State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Harold Stough clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to William Clark | 61-67 |