| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darin Bowie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Koenig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Lillie (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Darin Bowie grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Leon Clark evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 19:09 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Raul Rodriguez | 20-26 |
| 18:44 | Miami (FL) | Earl Lillie can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Danny Walker - foul #2 on Danny Walker, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Rick Musselman (SF) Roland Battle, Oscar Mercado | |
| 18:44 | Miami (FL) | Earl Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:44 | Miami (FL) | Earl Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Michael Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Lomanto | 23-28 |
| 18:10 | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman is fouled on the floor by Darin Bowie - foul #2 on Darin Bowie, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF), Thomas Ballard (C) Rick Musselman, Earl Lillie | |
| 17:47 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Leon Clark | 23-28 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Michael Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:53 | Miami (FL) | Leon Clark steals the ball from Richard Koenig | 23-28 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Michael Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Ballard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Lomanto - foul #2 on Eric Lomanto, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Devin Stimson (SG), Albert Johnson (SF), Monty Wilson (PF) Eric Lomanto, Michael Smith, Darin Bowie, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG) Leroy Stone | |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Albert Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carson Jones and he's fouled by Oscar Mercado - foul #2 on Oscar Mercado, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | NC State | James Major (C) Danny Walker | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SF) Thomas Ballard | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Albert Johnson misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:01 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig grabs the board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Carson Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devin Stimson (fresh) SF - Albert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Monty Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Major (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Miami (FL) | Albert Johnson steps in front of the Oscar Mercado pass | 27-29 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Albert Johnson jams it | 29-29 |
| 15:08 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Stone | 29-31 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Monty Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Koenig - foul #3 on Richard Koenig, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Darin Bowie (SF), Danny Walker (C) Carson Jones, Devin Stimson, Albert Johnson, James Major | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman (SF), Matthew Sollars (C) Leroy Stone, Oscar Mercado | |
| 14:54 | NC State | Monty Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Monty Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Monty Wilson - foul #3 on Monty Wilson, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Leon Clark (PF) Monty Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Roland Battle | |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Michael Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Darin Bowie | 34-33 |
| 13:59 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Danny Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Eric Lomanto knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:31 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Eric Lomanto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:18 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:58 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG), Leroy Stone (SF) Rick Musselman, Oscar Mercado | |
| 12:41 | NC State | Michael Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Lomanto | 40-36 |
| 12:26 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Danny Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Raul Rodriguez is called for the reach on Eric Lomanto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Raul Rodriguez | |
| 12:11 | NC State | Leon Clark makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Walker | 42-36 |
| 12:07 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lomanto - foul #3 on Eric Lomanto, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roland Battle | 42-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Devin Stimson (fresh) SF - Darin Bowie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Leroy Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Koenig (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sollars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | NC State | Eric Lomanto hits a floater from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:09 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado is hacked by Leon Clark - foul #3 on Leon Clark, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Albert Johnson (SF), Monty Wilson (PF), James Major (C) Eric Lomanto, Devin Stimson, Darin Bowie, Leon Clark, Danny Walker | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez (PG) Leroy Stone | |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:51 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:27 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado is called for 5 seconds | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Rick Musselman (SF) Roland Battle, Oscar Mercado | |
| 10:11 | NC State | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 10:09 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 09:42 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-39 |
| 09:41 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:12 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig is hacked by Monty Wilson during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Monty Wilson, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), Devin Stimson (SG), Darin Bowie (SF), Leon Clark (PF), Danny Walker (C) Carson Jones, Michael Smith, Albert Johnson, Monty Wilson, James Major | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG), Oscar Mercado (SF) Leroy Stone, Rick Musselman | |
| 09:12 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:12 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Darin Bowie can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 44-41 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Eric Lomanto tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Devin Stimson tips it home | 46-41 |
| 08:34 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Roland Battle | 46-43 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Eric Lomanto can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Koenig out of a doubleteam | 46-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Devin Stimson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darin Bowie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Danny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Koenig (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sollars (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Darin Bowie scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leon Clark | 48-45 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roland Battle and he's fouled by Danny Walker - foul #3 on Danny Walker, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Smith (SG) Devin Stimson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG) Roland Battle | |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Leon Clark evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Darin Bowie | 51-48 |
| 06:38 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 06:36 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Michael Smith makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Clark out of a doubleteam | 54-50 |
| 05:50 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Darin Bowie snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Michael Smith misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Stone - foul #1 on Leroy Stone, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Carson Jones (PG), Albert Johnson (SF), Monty Wilson (PF) Eric Lomanto, Darin Bowie, Leon Clark | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG) Leroy Stone | |
| 05:39 | NC State | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Matthew Sollars | 54-50 |
| 05:14 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Mercado | 54-52 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:41 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:13 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Lomanto (PG), Darin Bowie (SF), Leon Clark (PF), James Major (C) Carson Jones, Albert Johnson, Monty Wilson, Danny Walker | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Rick Musselman (SF), Thomas Ballard (PF) Roland Battle, Oscar Mercado, Richard Koenig | |
| 04:05 | NC State | Darin Bowie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Devin Stimson (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Rick Musselman | |
| 03:44 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Leon Clark grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Devin Stimson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darin Bowie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leon Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Major (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Mercado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Sollars (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | NC State | Leon Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:20 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Matthew Sollars | 54-52 |
| 02:51 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 02:51 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Smith (SG), Danny Walker (C) Devin Stimson, James Major | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG), Richard Koenig (PF) Oscar Mercado, Thomas Ballard | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Darin Bowie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Stone - foul #2 on Leroy Stone, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Leroy Stone | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Darin Bowie misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Darin Bowie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:15 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Eric Lomanto pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Leon Clark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:54 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Darin Bowie | 55-54 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Danny Walker is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sollars - foul #4 on Matthew Sollars, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Eric Lomanto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Leon Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 01:04 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Roland Battle - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Danny Walker gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Roland Battle | 55-55 |
| 00:26 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle throws it down | 55-57 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Leon Clark is whistled for traveling | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle is hacked by Eric Lomanto in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Lomanto, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Danny Walker snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Darin Bowie buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Darin Bowie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leon Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Danny Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Koenig (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sollars (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Leon Clark wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Eric Lomanto hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 04:21 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Darin Bowie | 60-57 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Eric Lomanto misses long on a floater in the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:12 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Matthew Sollars | 60-57 |
| 03:52 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Battle | 60-60 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Darin Bowie double dribbles | 60-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Rick Musselman (SF), Thomas Ballard (PF), Earl Lillie (C) Roland Battle, Oscar Mercado, Richard Koenig, Matthew Sollars | |
| 03:05 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Ballard loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Eric Lomanto comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raul Rodriguez - foul #3 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars (C) Earl Lillie | |
| 02:49 | NC State | Eric Lomanto makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Eric Lomanto makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Darin Bowie gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Danny Walker lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Darin Bowie | 64-60 |
| 01:46 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG), Oscar Mercado (SF), Richard Koenig (PF) Leroy Stone, Rick Musselman, Thomas Ballard | |
| 01:21 | NC State | Oscar Mercado is called for the reach on Eric Lomanto - foul #3 on Oscar Mercado, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Eric Lomanto misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:55 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roland Battle | 64-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eric Lomanto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Darin Bowie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leon Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Danny Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Koenig (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Sollars (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Leon Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 00:26 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado blows the layup but the foul's on Leon Clark - foul #4 on Leon Clark, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Eric Lomanto misses short on a halfcourt shot | 64-65 |