| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Climer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 19:47 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Barney Townsend splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block | 22-24 |
| 19:00 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Barney Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-24 |
| 18:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Clemons | 22-24 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Bryan Climer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Clemons | 22-27 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Clifford Taylor double dribbles | 22-27 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 22-27 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Barney Townsend is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Robert Clemons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Timothy Bonds gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Clifford Taylor drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Cancel | 24-27 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Robert Clemons comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 15:46 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Climer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Clifford Taylor is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Bryan Climer - foul #1 on Bryan Climer, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Paul Lassiter (SG), Like Yin (PF) Barney Townsend, Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| 15:34 | UConn | Clifford Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 15:34 | UConn | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Harold Weisgerber picks off the pass by Daniel Ballesteros | 25-27 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber banks in the layup | 27-27 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Allan Foster pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 14:20 | UConn | Paul Lassiter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Like Yin gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Paul Lassiter double dribbles | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Richard Cancel (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF) Harold Weisgerber, Paul Lassiter, Like Yin | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits the finger roll and the foul's on Clifford Taylor - foul #2 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Erwin McCoy | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Bryan Climer makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Barney Townsend works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 30-30 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Barney Townsend shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros clanks a fadeaway from close range | 33-32 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Bryan Climer tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Barney Townsend's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Guy Hunt | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Cancel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 7 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Guy Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Climer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | NC State | Bryan Climer is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #3 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Like Yin (PF) Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Guy Hunt | |
| 10:53 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Clifford Taylor grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Barney Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-32 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Like Yin gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 09:41 | UConn | Barney Townsend can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 09:40 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 09:22 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Rowlett | 33-34 |
| 09:10 | UConn | Barney Townsend works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allan Foster and he's hacked by Stephen Rowlett - foul #3 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (SG), Timothy Bonds (PF) Richard Cancel, Like Yin | |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| 09:10 | UConn | Barney Townsend makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Bryan Climer comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Bryan Climer grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Guy Hunt is fouled on the floor by Allan Foster - foul #2 on Allan Foster, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG) Barney Townsend | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:02 | NC State | Erwin McCoy double dribbles | 36-34 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Robert Clemons grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allan Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 7 reb. C - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Hunt (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Climer (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Ballesteros | 36-36 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Allan Foster is hacked by Guy Hunt - foul #1 on Guy Hunt, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:47 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Clifford Taylor tips it home | 38-36 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Erwin McCoy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Timothy Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Guy Hunt gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 05:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Bonds | 38-36 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons is hacked by Allan Foster - foul #3 on Allan Foster, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Barney Townsend (PG), Paul Lassiter (SF), Like Yin (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Harold Weisgerber, Allan Foster, Timothy Bonds, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Guy Hunt | |
| 04:41 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Climer | 41-39 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Paul Lassiter blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Gerald Dunn grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Paul Lassiter lays it up and in set up by Barney Townsend | 43-39 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the floater near the basket | 43-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Barney Townsend (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Like Yin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Ballesteros (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Climer (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UConn | Barney Townsend shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-43 |
| 02:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), Clifford Taylor (C) Paul Lassiter, Like Yin, Gerald Dunn | |
| Subs | NC State | Guy Hunt (SG) Erwin McCoy | |
| 02:24 | UConn | Barney Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Timothy Bonds tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Clifford Taylor gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 01:30 | UConn | Clifford Taylor hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:19 | NC State | Robert Clemons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Robert Clemons can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 01:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 50-43 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Barney Townsend double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Guy Hunt | |
| 01:05 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett's layup is rejected by Clifford Taylor | 50-43 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Allan Foster pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | Richard Cancel is fouled on the floor by Bryan Climer - foul #2 on Bryan Climer, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (SF), Like Yin (PF) Allan Foster, Timothy Bonds | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is hacked by Bryan Climer - foul #3 on Bryan Climer, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ballesteros - foul #3 on Daniel Ballesteros, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Barney Townsend is hacked by Stephen Rowlett - foul #4 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:50 | UConn | Barney Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Barney Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Robert Clemons is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 00:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Paul Lassiter is hacked by Robert Clemons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Clemons, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Like Yin grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Daniel Ballesteros is called for the reach on Like Yin - foul #4 on Daniel Ballesteros, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Like Yin misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Bryan Climer gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Daniel Ballesteros misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Clemons grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Robert Clemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Erwin McCoy is called for the reach on Paul Lassiter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin McCoy, team foul #10 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 00:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Like Yin | 55-46 |
| 00:21 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SG) Allan Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Robert Clemons is called for the reach on Paul Lassiter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Clemons, team foul #11 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF) Richard Cancel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:18 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Barney Townsend runs out the clock | 56-46 |