| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Peterson (fresh) C - Carl Ebel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Herald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 2 stl. C - Marcos Martin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:38 | NC State | William Padua grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Lewis Smith is hacked by Swietomierz Symanski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Symanski, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), David Henderson (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Swietomierz Symanski, Darrell Steves, Marcos Martin | |
| 19:09 | NC State | Lewis Smith buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Padua | 31-29 |
| 18:50 | Miami (FL) | William Padua takes the ball from Ricardo Lopez | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:17 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by David Peterson - foul #1 on David Peterson, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (PF), John Nieves (C) William Padua, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves (PF) Mark Herald | |
| 18:17 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:17 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Steves | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:59 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Mendez | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Darrell Steves - foul #3 on Darrell Steves, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | NC State | William Padua (SG), Bernard Zwigart (PF) Stephen McLean, Matthew Randle | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Darrell Steves, Ricardo Lopez | |
| 17:15 | NC State | Lewis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Lewis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:52 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald clanks a floater from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Nieves | 33-33 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Lewis Smith, Jeffrey Durr, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang (SG), Ricardo Lopez (C) Oscar Mendez, Marcos Martin | |
| 16:09 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 16:07 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Carl Ebel tips it home | 35-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Padua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Zwigart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Peterson (fresh) C - Carl Ebel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lin Tang (fresh) SF - Mark Herald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Voris | 35-35 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Ricardo Lopez is called for the reach on William Voris - foul #1 on Ricardo Lopez, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen McLean (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Jeffrey Durr (PF), John Nieves (C) William Padua, Bernard Zwigart, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (PG), Oscar Mendez (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Darrell Steves (PF), Marcos Martin (C) Jose Castillo, Lin Tang, Mark Herald, David Henderson, Ricardo Lopez | |
| 14:31 | NC State | Stephen McLean misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 14:01 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Stephen McLean snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | NC State | William Voris misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 13:30 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:28 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Durr takes the ball from Swietomierz Symanski in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Marcos Martin steps in front of the William Voris pass | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Randle is called for the reach on Lawrence Rinaldi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Randle, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Jeffrey Durr, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), Mark Herald (SF), David Henderson (C) Oscar Mendez, Lawrence Rinaldi, Marcos Martin | |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Carl Ebel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Carl Ebel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 12:17 | NC State | David Peterson tips it in | 37-35 |
| 11:56 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Peterson - foul #2 on David Peterson, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | NC State | William Padua (SG), Bernard Zwigart (SF), Louis Helton (PF), John Nieves (C) Stephen McLean, Matthew Randle, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez (C) Mark Herald | |
| 11:56 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:56 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:56 | NC State | John Nieves pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Swietomierz Symanski is called for the reach on Lewis Smith - foul #4 on Swietomierz Symanski, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Mark Herald (SF) Swietomierz Symanski, David Henderson | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Zwigart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Helton (fresh) C - John Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Mendez (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Herald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Steves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | NC State | William Padua misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 11:14 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:49 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Oscar Mendez | 37-39 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Louis Helton is hacked by Jose Castillo - foul #1 on Jose Castillo, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Matthew Randle (SF), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Lewis Smith, Bernard Zwigart, Louis Helton, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang (SG), David Henderson (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Oscar Mendez, Mark Herald, Ricardo Lopez | |
| 09:57 | NC State | William Padua jams it | 39-39 |
| 09:51 | Miami (FL) | William Voris steals the ball from David Henderson | 39-39 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Carl Ebel can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 09:37 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 09:15 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Darrell Steves blocks the jumper by William Voris | 39-41 |
| 08:54 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:52 | Miami (FL) | William Voris is called for the reach on Jose Castillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Voris, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), Bernard Zwigart (PF), John Nieves (C) William Voris, William Padua, Matthew Randle, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Mark Herald (SF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Lin Tang, Darrell Steves, Marcos Martin | |
| 08:36 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Zwigart swats the shot by Oscar Mendez | 39-41 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Lewis Smith gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:16 | NC State | David Henderson steals the ball from Lewis Smith | 39-41 |
| 07:54 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Stephen McLean scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Nieves | 42-41 |
| 07:45 | Miami (FL) | Lewis Smith picks off the pass by Jose Castillo in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Lewis Smith banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 07:17 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McLean (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Durr (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Zwigart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Mendez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Herald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Henderson (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 06:50 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:36 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Ricardo Lopez is called for the reach on John Nieves - foul #2 on Ricardo Lopez, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Lewis Smith, Stephen McLean, Jeffrey Durr, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Darrell Steves (PF), Marcos Martin (C) Oscar Mendez, Mark Herald, David Henderson, Ricardo Lopez | |
| 05:53 | NC State | Carl Ebel misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Rinaldi - foul #1 on Lawrence Rinaldi, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | William Padua is called for the reach on Swietomierz Symanski in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Padua, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin misses long on a shot from the right block | 46-44 |
| 05:38 | NC State | David Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:18 | NC State | David Peterson's layup is rejected by Marcos Martin | 46-44 |
| 05:16 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Marcos Martin | 46-44 |
| 04:59 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo drills a 3 from straight away set up by Swietomierz Symanski | 46-47 |
| 04:43 | NC State | William Voris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 04:42 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen McLean (SG), Louis Helton (PF) William Padua, David Peterson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald (SF), David Henderson (C) Lawrence Rinaldi, Marcos Martin | |
| 04:27 | NC State | William Voris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 04:06 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo's floater is knocked away by Louis Helton | 46-47 |
| 04:05 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Stephen McLean clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Louis Helton pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Carl Ebel misses the floater from the right side | 46-49 |
| 03:21 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo loses the dribble to Carl Ebel in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Stephen McLean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 02:54 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McLean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Randle (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Louis Helton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Herald (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Steves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Henderson (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 02:29 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves tips it in | 46-51 |
| 02:29 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), David Peterson (PF), John Nieves (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Matthew Randle, Louis Helton, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Jose Castillo, Mark Herald, David Henderson | |
| 02:05 | NC State | William Padua is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Symanski - foul #5 on Swietomierz Symanski, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), Lin Tang (SG), David Henderson (SF) Swietomierz Symanski, Oscar Mendez, Lawrence Rinaldi | |
| 02:05 | NC State | William Padua makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:05 | NC State | William Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:45 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-51 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Lewis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:44 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Randle (SF), Carl Ebel (C) Jeffrey Durr, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Mark Herald (SF) Lin Tang, David Henderson | |
| 01:26 | NC State | William Padua misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Oscar Mendez - foul #1 on Oscar Mendez, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 01:26 | NC State | William Padua makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:26 | NC State | William Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:03 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 50-51 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Lewis Smith grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Lewis Smith connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | William Padua misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Oscar Mendez - foul #2 on Oscar Mendez, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 00:15 | NC State | William Padua makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | NC State | William Padua misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Darrell Steves | 53-51 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Marcos Martin and the foul's on William Padua - foul #2 on William Padua, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:08 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Lewis Smith makes the runner from close range | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-54 |