| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fresh) SG - Albert Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) PF - Raymond Ferris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Cameron Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brian Falkner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bosley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd McCollum (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roger Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Joslin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Dick Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Raymond Ferris comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Roger Perkins grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner knocks in the floater from the right block | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Cameron Marsh can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Joslin - foul #2 on John Joslin, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Cameron Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Cameron Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:05 | Colorado State | Dick Johnson steps in front of the Brian Falkner pass in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Albert Glenn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 18:48 | Colorado State | Dick Johnson is called for the reach on Todd McCollum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dick Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:29 | Colorado State | John Joslin is open but misses the lay-in | 32-27 |
| 18:27 | Colorado State | John Joslin snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Cameron Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Cameron Marsh hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Besaw | 34-27 |
| 17:40 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Joslin | 34-30 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Cameron Marsh is hacked by John Joslin - foul #3 on John Joslin, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Edmund Terry (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Albert Glenn, Dick Johnson, Cameron Marsh | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo (SG), Kenneth Doyal (SF), Eric Greene (PF), Brian Smith (C) Fred Bosley, Todd McCollum, Roger Perkins, John Joslin | |
| 17:12 | NC State | Paul Sermons makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:07 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Willie Tucker (PF) Raymond Ferris | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman (SG) Brian Falkner | |
| 16:47 | NC State | Paul Sermons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:24 | Colorado State | Eric Greene hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Alfred Marsh misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Eric Greene is hacked by Alfred Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Cameron Marsh (C) Alfred Marsh, Willie Tucker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brian Falkner (PG), Fred Bosley (SG), Joe Aguila (SF), Roger Perkins (PF) Roger Dilorenzo, Thomas Heiman, Kenneth Doyal, Eric Greene | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edmund Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Cameron Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brian Falkner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bosley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Aguila (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | Joe Aguila hits a fadeaway near the basket | 37-34 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Chris Ancheta is fouled on the floor by Fred Bosley - foul #2 on Fred Bosley, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Dick Johnson (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF) Paul Sermons, Edmund Terry | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd McCollum (SF), John Joslin (C) Joe Aguila, Brian Smith | |
| 15:04 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:56 | Colorado State | Roger Perkins hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Raymond Ferris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Perkins - foul #2 on Roger Perkins, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Edmund Terry (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Dick Johnson, Cameron Marsh | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo (SG), Eric Greene (PF), Kenneth Doyal (C) Fred Bosley, Roger Perkins, John Joslin | |
| 14:27 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Raymond Ferris pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Paul Sermons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Ancheta | 41-36 |
| 13:25 | Colorado State | Edmund Terry swats the layup by Kenneth Doyal | 41-36 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Edmund Terry gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Paul Sermons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:56 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Dick Johnson (SF), Cameron Marsh (C) Albert Glenn, Paul Sermons, Raymond Ferris | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Bosley (SG), Joe Aguila (SF), Roger Perkins (PF), Brian Smith (C) Brian Falkner, Todd McCollum, Eric Greene, Kenneth Doyal | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Cameron Marsh travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Joe Aguila throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Willie Tucker (PF) Edmund Terry | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman (PG), John Joslin (C) Roger Dilorenzo, Brian Smith | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Cameron Marsh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Willie Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Ancheta (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) PF - Willie Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Thomas Heiman (fresh) SG - Fred Bosley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Aguila (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - John Joslin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Chris Ancheta is hacked by Roger Perkins - foul #3 on Roger Perkins, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG) Chris Ancheta | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brian Falkner (PG), Brian Smith (PF) Fred Bosley, Roger Perkins | |
| 11:15 | NC State | Alfred Marsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dick Johnson | 44-36 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | Albert Glenn steals it from Brian Smith | 44-36 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Alfred Marsh scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Albert Glenn | 47-36 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Edmund Terry (PF) Albert Glenn, Dick Johnson, Willie Tucker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo (SG), Todd McCollum (SF), Eric Greene (PF), Kenneth Doyal (C) Thomas Heiman, Joe Aguila, Brian Smith, John Joslin | |
| 10:12 | NC State | Alfred Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG) Alfred Marsh | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Bosley (SG) Roger Dilorenzo | |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 09:40 | NC State | Chris Ancheta connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 09:15 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Edmund Terry pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Paul Sermons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Paul Sermons can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Paul Sermons grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Cameron Marsh misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 07:50 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Ancheta (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Sermons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edmund Terry (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cameron Marsh (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brian Falkner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bosley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd McCollum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Doyal (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Colorado State | Todd McCollum is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Todd McCollum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Falkner and he's hacked by Jeffrey Besaw - foul #1 on Jeffrey Besaw, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Dick Johnson (SF), Willie Tucker (PF), Raymond Ferris (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Paul Sermons, Edmund Terry, Cameron Marsh | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo (PG), Thomas Heiman (SG), Roger Perkins (PF), John Joslin (C) Brian Falkner, Fred Bosley, Eric Greene, Kenneth Doyal | |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Todd McCollum makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the runner from the right block set up by Willie Tucker | 51-42 |
| 06:46 | Colorado State | Roger Perkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Albert Glenn grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Albert Glenn | 53-42 |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 06:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dick Johnson | 53-42 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Roger Perkins steals the ball from Raymond Ferris | 53-42 |
| 05:34 | Colorado State | Dick Johnson picks off the pass by Thomas Heiman in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Albert Glenn lays it up and in on a great pass from Dick Johnson | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | Todd McCollum misses the floater from the right side | 55-42 |
| 05:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Alfred Marsh | 55-42 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Raymond Ferris lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Tucker | 57-42 |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | John Joslin makes the wide open runner in the paint | 57-44 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Glenn | 59-44 |
| 04:34 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Edmund Terry (PF), Cameron Marsh (C) Alfred Marsh, Albert Glenn, Willie Tucker, Raymond Ferris | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brian Falkner (PG), Fred Bosley (SG), Kenneth Doyal (SF), Eric Greene (C) Roger Dilorenzo, Thomas Heiman, Todd McCollum, John Joslin | |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Roger Perkins can't tip it in | 59-44 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner tips it in | 59-46 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Cameron Marsh misses short on a runner from the right block | 59-46 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Kenneth Doyal gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:59 | Colorado State | Eric Greene misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Chris Ancheta pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Cameron Marsh connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Besaw | 61-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Ancheta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edmund Terry (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cameron Marsh (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Brian Falkner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Bosley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Doyal (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Roger Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Eric Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Doyal | 61-48 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 03:03 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Brian Falkner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 02:55 | Colorado State | Roger Perkins hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 02:55 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Willie Tucker (PF) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Edmund Terry | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Joslin (C) Roger Perkins | |
| 02:39 | NC State | Paul Sermons is hacked by Kenneth Doyal - foul #2 on Kenneth Doyal, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo (PG), Thomas Heiman (SG), Brian Smith (C) Brian Falkner, Fred Bosley, John Joslin | |
| 02:18 | NC State | Alfred Marsh scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Albert Glenn | 63-50 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 63-52 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Alfred Marsh connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Roger Dilorenzo loses the dribble to Alfred Marsh in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Alfred Marsh lays it in | 68-52 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Eric Greene's pass is intercepted by Alfred Marsh | 68-52 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Paul Sermons connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Glenn | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Eric Greene can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-52 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Brian Smith gets the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Brian Smith misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Paul Sermons - foul #1 on Paul Sermons, team foul #4 | 71-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Dick Johnson (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF) Alfred Marsh, Paul Sermons, Willie Tucker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Brian Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Cameron Marsh | 73-54 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw runs out the clock | 73-54 |