| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Sera (fresh) PF - Dale Hurst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Patel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kuykendall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel White inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Jake Bechtol takes the ball from Robert Patel | 22-35 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-35 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Daniel White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Robert Patel tips it back up and in | 24-37 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Robert Patel grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Robert Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-37 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Dale Hurst pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 24-37 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy tips it home | 26-37 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Dale Hurst is called for the reach on Robert Corey - foul #3 on Dale Hurst, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Dale Hurst | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:15 | NC State | David Kuykendall tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Kuykendall, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Scott Franklin - foul #3 on Scott Franklin, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Stephen Sera | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), Steven Row (C) Scott Franklin, David Kuykendall | |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Daniel White scores on a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young's floater is knocked away by Robert Corey | 28-40 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:39 | NC State | James Phelps clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-40 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - Terry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) C - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Row (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Corey - foul #1 on Robert Corey, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (PG), Donald Hamann (SF), Dale Hurst (PF) Jake Bechtol, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG), David Kuykendall (PF) Daniel White, Robert Corey | |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:44 | NC State | A charge is called on David Kuykendall - foul #3 on David Kuykendall, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel White (SF) Robert Patel | |
| 14:01 | NC State | Daniel White scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Kuykendall | 30-43 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | David Kuykendall swats the short shot by Thomas Kinard | 30-43 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Hurst | 30-43 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard tips it home | 32-43 |
| 12:53 | NC State | David Kuykendall makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel White | 32-45 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Donald Hamann is blocked by Steven Row | 32-45 |
| 12:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Phelps | 32-45 |
| 11:56 | NC State | Daniel White can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 11:55 | NC State | David Kuykendall tips it but misses | 32-45 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann loses the ball out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Terry Kennedy (SG), Stephen Sera (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Dennis Love, Jeffrey Young, Donald Hamann, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Patel (SG), Robert Corey (PF) James Phelps, Steven Row | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Sera (fresh) PF - Dale Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Patel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kuykendall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:04 | NC State | Robert Patel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Hurst | 35-45 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Robert Patel is hacked by Jake Bechtol - foul #2 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (PF) Dale Hurst | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:00 | NC State | Scott Franklin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Corey | 35-48 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 09:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Kuykendall | 35-48 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Scott Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jermaine Scarborough | 35-48 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | David Kuykendall steps in front of the Terry Kennedy pass | 35-48 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Daniel White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-48 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Daniel White gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Robert Patel makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Franklin | 35-51 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann misses the turnaround in the lane | 35-51 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol snags the offensive board | 35-51 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Patel steals it from Terry Kennedy | 35-51 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Scott Franklin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Patel | 35-53 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Donald Hamann is blocked by Daniel White | 35-53 |
| 07:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Kuykendall | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Sera (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Hamann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Patel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daniel White (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Corey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kuykendall (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | NC State | David Kuykendall buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Patel | 35-55 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann blows the layup | 35-55 |
| 06:25 | NC State | David Kuykendall snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Robert Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Robert Corey tips it in | 35-57 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel White is called for the reach on Stephen Sera - foul #3 on Daniel White, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Dale Hurst (PF), Thomas Kinard (C) Jake Bechtol, Terry Kennedy, Stephen Sera, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), Steven Row (C) Scott Franklin, David Kuykendall | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 37-57 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Dennis Love picks off the pass by Robert Patel | 37-57 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel White is called for the reach on Donald Hamann - foul #4 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG) Daniel White | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Love | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | NC State | Robert Patel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Steven Row can't tip it in | 39-57 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Robert Corey grabs the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Scott Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young's pass is intercepted by Scott Franklin | 39-57 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Robert Patel is called for traveling | 39-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Donald Hamann | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel White (SF) Scott Franklin | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Patel (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daniel White (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Corey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Row (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Daniel White swats the layup by Thomas Kinard | 39-57 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Daniel White gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Robert Corey is hacked by Dale Hurst - foul #4 on Dale Hurst, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Jeffrey Young, Dale Hurst | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:27 | NC State | James Phelps clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-57 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Daniel White grabs the offensive board | 39-57 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Steven Row misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-57 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Daniel White scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Corey | 39-60 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera is fouled on the floor by Robert Patel - foul #2 on Robert Patel, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Hurst (PF) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Robert Corey pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Daniel White clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-60 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Corey picks off the pass by Thomas Kinard out of a doubleteam | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Robert Patel connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Phelps | 39-62 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the jumper from the right side | 39-62 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Dale Hurst grabs the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Steven Row gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 00:00 | NC State | James Phelps runs out the clock | 39-62 |