| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) SF - Travis Jackson (fresh) PF - Matthew Yerkes (fresh) C - George Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Stephan Wilde (fresh) SF - Kevin Kwon (fresh) PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) C - Ronald Blades (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | George Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | George Scott clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | George Scott tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Brian Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Brian Wilson blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Ronald Blades snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Brian Wilson drills a jumper from the right block set up by David Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Travis Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Timothy Primo | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Brian Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Travis Jackson comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Kwon - foul #1 on Kevin Kwon, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Travis Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Travis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Brian Wilson buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Jones and he's hacked by Matthew Yerkes - foul #1 on Matthew Yerkes, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Travis Jackson is hacked by Stephan Wilde - foul #1 on Stephan Wilde, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (SF) Travis Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Kevin Kwon takes the ball from Timothy Primo | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Brian Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF) Timothy Primo, Matthew Yerkes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:51 | Columbia | David Jones steals it from George Scott | 3-5 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Melvin Johnson is called for the reach on Stephan Wilde - foul #1 on Melvin Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Travis Jackson (SF), Jeffery Schade (C) Ricky Becraft, George Scott | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Brian Wilson | |
| 16:15 | NC State | Kevin Jones can't finish the layup | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Kevin Jones grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Kevin Jones hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Kwon | 3-7 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Travis Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Matthew Yerkes (PF) Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Michael Morgan (C) David Jones, Stephan Wilde, Kevin Kwon, Ronald Blades | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Steele (fresh) SF - Travis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Yerkes (fresh) C - Jeffrey Schmidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Matthew Yerkes clanks a shot from the right block | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | William Steele misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 14:59 | Columbia | Matthew Yerkes misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller can't connect on a runner from the right block | 3-7 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:20 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Yerkes | 5-7 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Jeffrey Schmidt takes the ball from Kevin Jones | 5-7 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | David Penney steals the ball from Timothy Primo | 5-7 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Michael Morgan can't throw it down but he's fouled by Travis Jackson - foul #1 on Travis Jackson, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Ricky Becraft (SG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Jeffery Schade (PF), George Scott (C) Timothy Primo, William Steele, Travis Jackson, Matthew Yerkes, Jeffrey Schmidt | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Stephan Wilde (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF), Brian Wilson (PF) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, Wesley Neumiller, Kevin Jones | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Zerbel | 8-9 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronald Blades (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 13:09 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | George Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Kevin Kwon grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the turnaround in the lane | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | George Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Blades - foul #1 on Ronald Blades, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), William Steele (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF) Charles Zerbel, Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:01 | Columbia | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:36 | NC State | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) SF - William Steele (fresh) PF - Matthew Yerkes (fresh) C - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephan Wilde (fresh) SF - Kevin Kwon (fresh) PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Blades (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Columbia | George Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Kevin Kwon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Travis Jackson (SF) William Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (SG) Stephan Wilde | |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Timothy Primo is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Kevin Jones (PF) David Jones, Kevin Kwon, Brian Wilson | |
| 10:33 | NC State | Kevin Jones lays it in and he's fouled by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt (C) George Scott | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:33 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Ronald Blades steals it from Travis Jackson | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Matthew Yerkes swats the layup by Kevin Jones | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:00 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft is hacked by Wesley Neumiller - foul #1 on Wesley Neumiller, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (PG), Melvin Johnson (SG), Jeffery Schade (C) Timothy Primo, Ricky Becraft, Matthew Yerkes | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (C) Ronald Blades | |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Travis Jackson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schade | 12-15 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG) Travis Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Stephan Wilde (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF), Brian Wilson (PF) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, Wesley Neumiller, Kevin Jones | |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Brian Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Kevin Kwon takes the ball from Jeffery Schade | 14-17 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Michael Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Charles Zerbel - foul #1 on Charles Zerbel, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Ricky Becraft (SG), Matthew Yerkes (PF) Charles Zerbel, Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:16 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:53 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Timothy Primo | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Brian Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Yerkes - foul #2 on Matthew Yerkes, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffery Schade (PF), Aaron Jones (C) Matthew Yerkes, Jeffrey Schmidt | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronald Blades (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 07:42 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | William Steele lays it in | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Schade (fresh) 5 pts. C - Aaron Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephan Wilde (fresh) SF - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Ronald Blades (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | NC State | Brian Wilson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:35 | Columbia | Aaron Jones is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Travis Jackson (SF) Timothy Primo, William Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Kevin Jones (PF) David Jones, Stephan Wilde, Kevin Kwon, Brian Wilson | |
| 06:18 | NC State | David Penney is hacked by Aaron Jones - foul #1 on Aaron Jones, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| 06:18 | NC State | David Penney makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | NC State | David Penney misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Aaron Jones | 19-21 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Travis Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:47 | NC State | Kevin Jones hits a runner from the right block set up by Wesley Neumiller | 19-23 |
| 05:31 | Columbia | Charles Zerbel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Penney | 19-23 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Kevin Jones is hacked by Jeffery Schade - foul #1 on Jeffery Schade, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (PG), Melvin Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF) Charles Zerbel, Ricky Becraft, Aaron Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Stephan Wilde (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, Wesley Neumiller | |
| 05:20 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schade | 19-24 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt misses short on a runner in the paint | 19-24 |
| 05:10 | NC State | David Jones snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Kevin Kwon is fouled on the floor by Travis Jackson - foul #2 on Travis Jackson, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG) Travis Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Wilson (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Kevin Jones, Ronald Blades | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Kevin Kwon makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Kevin Kwon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Schmidt | 19-25 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Jeffery Schade knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 21-25 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses long on a shot in the lane | 21-25 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Jeffrey Schmidt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:02 | NC State | David Jones is hacked by Timothy Primo - foul #1 on Timothy Primo, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG), Aaron Jones (C) Melvin Johnson, Jeffery Schade | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (SG) Stephan Wilde | |
| 04:02 | NC State | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:02 | NC State | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Brian Wilson snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy Primo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Becraft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Kwon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft travels with the ball | 21-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Travis Jackson (SF), Matthew Yerkes (PF), George Scott (C) Timothy Primo, Jeffrey Schmidt, Aaron Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), Ronald Blades (C) David Jones, Kevin Kwon, Brian Wilson, Michael Morgan | |
| 02:50 | NC State | The jump hook by Kevin Jones is blocked by George Scott | 21-29 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Travis Jackson - foul #3 on Travis Jackson, team foul #12 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Melvin Johnson (SF) Ricky Becraft, Travis Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephan Wilde (SG) Roland Kiedrowski | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:17 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Kevin Jones is hacked by Matthew Yerkes - foul #3 on Matthew Yerkes, team foul #13 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky Becraft (SG), Jeffery Schade (PF) William Steele, Matthew Yerkes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:10 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Johnson | 24-32 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Jeffery Schade is called for the reach on Stephan Wilde - foul #2 on Jeffery Schade, team foul #14 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Primo (PG), Jeffrey Schmidt (PF) Charles Zerbel, Jeffery Schade | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Wilson (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| 01:44 | NC State | Stephan Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Stephan Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Ricky Becraft lays it up and in set up by Melvin Johnson | 26-34 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Brian Wilson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jeffrey Schmidt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schmidt, team foul #15 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steele (SG) Ricky Becraft | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Stephan Wilde, Wesley Neumiller, Ronald Blades | |
| 01:08 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | William Steele drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Johnson | 28-36 |
| 00:41 | NC State | The short jumper by Brian Wilson is denied by Jeffrey Schmidt | 28-36 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Melvin Johnson grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | George Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Kwon - foul #2 on Kevin Kwon, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Zerbel (PG), Ricky Becraft (SG), Jeffery Schade (PF) Timothy Primo, Melvin Johnson, Jeffrey Schmidt | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | George Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | George Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Roland Kiedrowski | 29-36 |
| 00:04 | NC State | William Steele steals the ball from Kevin Kwon | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | William Steele comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-36 |