| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Payne (fresh) C - Peter Ward (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Whiteman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) PF - Jason Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker inbounds the ball | 12-17 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | John Liddell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 19:35 | NC State | James Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Harold Stough hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Liddell | 14-20 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Peter Ward misses the shot from close range but the foul's on William Whiteman - foul #1 on William Whiteman, team foul #1 | 14-20 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (SG), Jesse Bridges (SF), Matthew Pereda (PF), Sam Williams (C) William Whiteman, Ronald Tucker, Jason Atkins, Lanny Taylor | |
| 18:34 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | John Liddell comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 16-20 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Jesse Bridges grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Jeremy Price takes the ball from Matthew Pereda | 16-20 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Harold Stough double dribbles | 16-20 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG), Ronald Tucker (SF) John Liddell, Jesse Bridges | |
| 16:54 | DePaul | Peter Ward picks off the pass by William Whiteman out of a doubleteam | 16-20 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Charles Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | William Whiteman grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Harrison and the foul's on James Payne - foul #1 on James Payne, team foul #1 | 16-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF), Salvador Perez (PF) Charles Hamilton, James Payne | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG), Jason Atkins (PF), Lanny Taylor (C) Eric Harrison, Ronald Tucker, Sam Williams | |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Peter Ward snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Arturo Martinez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #2 | 16-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (SG), Jesse Bridges (SF) William Whiteman, Matthew Pereda | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Bridges (fresh) PF - Jason Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | DePaul | Eric Harrison is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 15:34 | NC State | Salvador Perez pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Harold Stough comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-22 |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Jesse Bridges blows the layup | 16-22 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Arturo Martinez gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Salvador Perez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Lanny Taylor | 16-22 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | John Liddell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-22 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Harold Stough grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Jason Atkins pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Jeremy Price steps in front of the John Liddell pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 16-22 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Salvador Perez can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Jeremy Price snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Jason Atkins steps in front of the Harold Stough pass | 16-22 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | John Liddell buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Harrison | 16-24 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Salvador Perez is denied on a layup by Lanny Taylor | 16-24 |
| 11:36 | DePaul | Jason Atkins grabs the board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeremy Price (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Bridges (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Atkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Lanny Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | John Liddell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Arturo Martinez - foul #3 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SF), James Payne (PF), James Gibson (C) Arturo Martinez, Salvador Perez, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG), Ronald Tucker (SF), Matthew Pereda (PF), Sam Williams (C) Eric Harrison, Jesse Bridges, Jason Atkins, Lanny Taylor | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | John Liddell makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 11:16 | DePaul | John Liddell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Harold Stough comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 10:53 | DePaul | John Liddell gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | John Liddell buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Whiteman and he's fouled by Jeremy Price - foul #4 on Jeremy Price, team foul #4 | 16-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SG) Harold Stough | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:31 | DePaul | John Liddell makes the free throw | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:09 | NC State | Jeremy Price hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Arturo Martinez | 19-29 |
| 09:48 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Liddell | 19-31 |
| 09:34 | NC State | James Gibson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 19-31 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Sam Williams gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | William Whiteman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker can't tip it in | 19-31 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Jeremy Price pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Arturo Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Attwood (PG), Lanny Taylor (C) John Liddell, Sam Williams | |
| 08:42 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-31 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Arturo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 08:30 | NC State | The jump hook by James Gibson is blocked by Lanny Taylor | 19-31 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | William Whiteman is hacked by Jeremy Price during a doubleteam - foul #5 on Jeremy Price, team foul #5 | 19-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Stough (SG), Peter Ward (C) Jeremy Price, James Gibson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker tips it home | 19-33 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Peter Ward hits a turnaround from the right block | 21-33 |
| 07:29 | DePaul | William Whiteman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Attwood | 21-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arturo Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Payne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Attwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Whiteman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Pereda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Harold Stough hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 06:49 | DePaul | John Attwood is hacked by James Payne - foul #2 on James Payne, team foul #6 | 24-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Perez (PF) James Payne | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (PG), Jason Atkins (PF), Sam Williams (C) John Attwood, Matthew Pereda, Lanny Taylor | |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Sam Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Ward - foul #2 on Peter Ward, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG) Eric Harrison | |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Sam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Sam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:02 | NC State | Harold Stough knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Hamilton | 27-37 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | John Liddell connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Atkins | 27-39 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Charles Hamilton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (PG), Matthew Pereda (SF), Lanny Taylor (C) John Liddell, Ronald Tucker, Sam Williams | |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda loses the ball out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | NC State | James Gibson (C) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 05:18 | NC State | Arturo Martinez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 30-39 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-41 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Jason Atkins is called for the reach on James Gibson - foul #1 on Jason Atkins, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | NC State | James Payne (PF), Peter Ward (C) Salvador Perez, James Gibson | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG), Ronald Tucker (SF) Eric Harrison, Jason Atkins | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Arturo Martinez hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Harold Stough | 32-41 |
| 04:02 | DePaul | William Whiteman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Pereda | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Harold Stough misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | John Liddell gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | William Whiteman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 03:23 | NC State | James Payne gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arturo Martinez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Whiteman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Pereda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Peter Ward hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Payne | 34-44 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Peter Ward is called for the reach on Lanny Taylor - foul #3 on Peter Ward, team foul #8 | 34-44 |
| Subs | NC State | James Gibson (C) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (PG), Jason Atkins (PF) John Liddell, Matthew Pereda | |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | NC State | James Gibson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lanny Taylor - foul #2 on Lanny Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Perez (PF) James Payne | |
| Subs | DePaul | Sam Williams (C) Lanny Taylor | |
| 02:23 | NC State | James Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:23 | NC State | James Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:23 | DePaul | Sam Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Charles Hamilton is called for the reach on Eric Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #9 | 34-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG) William Whiteman | |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Eric Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Eric Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Sam Williams steals the ball from Salvador Perez | 34-48 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Salvador Perez is called for the reach on Jason Atkins - foul #1 on Salvador Perez, team foul #10 | 34-48 |
| Subs | NC State | James Payne (PF), Peter Ward (C) Salvador Perez, James Gibson | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG), Lanny Taylor (C) Eric Harrison, Sam Williams | |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Jason Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Jason Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 01:27 | NC State | James Payne loses the ball out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | DePaul | John Liddell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Jason Atkins tips it in | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Harold Stough knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | DePaul | William Whiteman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Harold Stough makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | John Liddell runs out the clock | 40-52 |