| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory McClary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Grady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jacob Pack inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Jacob Pack double dribbles | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Ralph Shimp makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Slayden | 39-29 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Joshua Grady hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Bruce Slayden can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Bruce Slayden tips it in | 41-32 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Bernard Womack can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Cory McClary - foul #3 on Cory McClary, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Bruce Slayden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Joshua Grady is called for the reach on Ralph Shimp - foul #1 on Joshua Grady, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Bruce Slayden drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 43-33 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | The short jumper by Jacob Pack is denied by Robert Wetzel | 43-33 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis tips it but misses | 43-33 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Ralph Shimp snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Donald Gaddis is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #2 on Donald Gaddis, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF), Mark Terwilliger (C) Jacob Pack, Bernard Womack | |
| 17:00 | NC State | Robert Wetzel lays it up and in on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 45-33 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Omar Bennett (C) Goran Slusarski, Donald Gaddis | |
| 16:27 | NC State | Omar Bennett blocks the short jumper by Robert Wetzel | 45-33 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Joshua Grady grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Ralph Shimp grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Ralph Shimp clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-33 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Ralph Shimp gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Grady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) PF - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 7 reb. C - Omar Bennett (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | NC State | Robert Wetzel knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Slayden | 47-33 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | John Bonner is hacked by Bruce Slayden - foul #1 on Bruce Slayden, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Tommie Woolley (SG), Cory McClary (C) Ellis Scaife, Bruce Slayden, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Jacob Pack (SF), Donald Gaddis (PF), Bernard Womack (C) John Bonner, Joshua Grady, Mark Terwilliger, Omar Bennett | |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Jacob Pack clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 14:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Wetzel | 47-33 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jacob Pack - foul #3 on Jacob Pack, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Womack | 48-36 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Gaddis - foul #3 on Donald Gaddis, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Roy Palmer (C) David Clement, Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SG), Mark Terwilliger (PF) Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Jacob Pack misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-39 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Bruce Slayden gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Goran Slusarski is called for the reach on Cory McClary - foul #1 on Goran Slusarski, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Wetzel (PF) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Omar Bennett (C) Goran Slusarski, Jacob Pack, Bernard Womack | |
| 11:52 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #2 on Joshua Grady, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Gaddis (PF) Omar Bennett | |
| 11:52 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Bruce Slayden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Gaddis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is hacked by Mitchell Worthington - foul #3 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF) Ralph Shimp | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:14 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Wetzel | 51-39 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Joshua Grady comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Ellis Scaife takes the ball from John Bonner | 51-39 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Robert Wetzel snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Joshua Grady takes the ball from Robert Wetzel | 51-39 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Joshua Grady comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 08:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bruce Slayden | 51-39 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the dunk attempt | 51-39 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Grady | 51-41 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Robert Wetzel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ellis Scaife | 53-41 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | David Clement is called for the reach on Joshua Grady - foul #2 on David Clement, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Cory McClary (C) Bruce Slayden, David Clement, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Robert Savage (SG), Jacob Pack (SF), Omar Bennett (PF), Bernard Womack (C) John Bonner, Joshua Grady, Mitchell Worthington, Donald Gaddis, Mark Terwilliger | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Jacob Pack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 53-41 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Jacob Pack tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (tiring) 25 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Savage (fresh) SF - Jacob Pack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Omar Bennett (fresh) C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Ralph Shimp is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Jacob Pack buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Goran Slusarski | 53-46 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Jacob Pack is called for the reach on Ralph Shimp - foul #4 on Jacob Pack, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG) Ellis Scaife | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SG) Robert Savage | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Ralph Shimp makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Ralph Shimp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Bernard Womack clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Ralph Shimp snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Cory McClary misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Omar Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Worthington | 55-48 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Cory McClary scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Shimp | 57-48 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Cory McClary clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Worthington | 57-48 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Roy Palmer (C) David Clement, Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SG), Donald Gaddis (PF) Mitchell Worthington, Omar Bennett | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Donald Gaddis loses the dribble to Bruce Slayden | 57-48 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Bruce Slayden lays it in | 59-48 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Cory McClary takes the ball from Bernard Womack | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Ellis Scaife scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Ralph Shimp and the foul's on Jacob Pack - foul #5 on Jacob Pack, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), David Clement (SF) Bruce Slayden, Ralph Shimp | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bonner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SG), Omar Bennett (SF), Mark Terwilliger (PF), James Ames (C) Goran Slusarski, Joshua Grady, Jacob Pack, Donald Gaddis, Bernard Womack | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | James Ames pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clement (fresh) PF - Roy Palmer (fresh) C - Cory McClary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Omar Bennett (fresh) PF - Mark Terwilliger (fresh) 9 reb. C - James Ames (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | David Clement blocks the jumper by John Bonner | 61-48 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Omar Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | John Bonner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Mitchell Worthington picks off the pass by Roy Palmer | 61-48 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Cory McClary swats the short shot by James Ames | 61-48 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Tommie Woolley pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Cory McClary lays it in set up by Roy Palmer and the foul's on James Ames - foul #1 on James Ames, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF) Ellis Scaife | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:53 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | James Ames snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Omar Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Ralph Shimp gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses the easy layup | 63-48 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | James Ames gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Clement - foul #3 on David Clement, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Wetzel (PF) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | John Bonner steps in front of the David Clement pass | 63-50 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | John Bonner lays it in | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Clement runs out the clock | 63-52 |