| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Herbert Johnson - foul #1 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Ray Ramsey (PF) Wes Hill, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Frank Rowland steps in front of the Robert Wetzel pass | 26-25 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Luis Aguirre steals it from David Cook | 26-25 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Robert Wetzel tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Johnson - foul #2 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Jonathon Woods (PF) Joshua Carstens, Ray Ramsey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Robert Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Luis Aguirre can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | David Cook snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Robert Wetzel swats the shot by Thomas Davis | 27-27 |
| 18:27 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 27-27 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Woods - foul #2 on Jonathon Woods, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dino Zenk (PF) David Cook | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:44 | NC State | Robert Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-27 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Thomas Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Luis Aguirre is fouled on the floor by Wes Hill - foul #1 on Wes Hill, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), David Cook (C) Wes Hill, Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF), Roy Palmer (C) Herbert Johnson, Thomas Petersen | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Luis Aguirre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ellis Scaife and he's hacked by Walter Stewart - foul #1 on Walter Stewart, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG) Walter Stewart | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Cook | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | David Cook misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Roy Palmer - foul #1 on Roy Palmer, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG) Luis Aguirre | |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Tommie Woolley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-29 |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Wes Hill | 28-29 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Cook is blocked by Robert Wetzel | 28-29 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Tommie Woolley knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 15:27 | NC State | Robert Wetzel gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Robert Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint | 28-31 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Ellis Scaife snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Tommie Woolley misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 28-31 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Wes Hill snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Robert Wetzel steps in front of the David Cook pass | 28-31 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Wes Hill - foul #2 on Wes Hill, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Dino Zenk (PF) Wes Hill, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Thomas Petersen (C) Tommie Woolley, David Clement, Roy Palmer | |
| 13:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Ellis Scaife picks off the pass by Thomas Davis | 28-32 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), Jonathon Woods (C) Joshua Carstens, David Cook | |
| Subs | NC State | Marty Boerner (PF) Robert Wetzel | |
| 13:09 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Herbert Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk scores on a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Luis Aguirre - foul #2 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), David Cook (C) Walter Stewart, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) Ellis Scaife | |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:47 | NC State | David Cook is called for the reach on Thomas Petersen - foul #2 on David Cook, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG), Jonathon Woods (C) Joshua Carstens, David Cook | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Robert Wetzel (PF) Tommie Woolley, Marty Boerner | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dino Zenk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-36 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dino Zenk | 35-36 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Robert Wetzel lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Petersen - foul #4 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Cody Stone (SG) Walter Stewart, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Roy Palmer (C) Luis Aguirre, Thomas Petersen | |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Robert Wetzel blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dino Zenk | 37-38 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 10:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Clement | 37-38 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Tommie Woolley's pass is intercepted by Frank Rowland | 37-38 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland lays it in | 39-38 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Tommie Woolley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Clement | 39-40 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the fadeaway near the basket | 41-40 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the contested turnaround from the right block set up by David Clement | 41-42 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk lays it in on a great pass from Cody Stone | 43-42 |
| 08:17 | NC State | David Clement lays it in on a great pass from Tommie Woolley | 43-44 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Herbert Johnson | 43-44 |
| 07:38 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Wetzel and the foul's on Cody Stone - foul #1 on Cody Stone, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), David Cook (C) Wes Hill, Cody Stone, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) David Clement, Robert Wetzel, Roy Palmer | |
| 07:38 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Joshua Carstens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommie Woolley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | David Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joshua Carstens | 45-47 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Ellis Scaife tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | David Cook grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk blows the dunk | 45-47 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Marty Boerner - foul #3 on Marty Boerner, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (PG) Joshua Carstens | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG) Tommie Woolley | |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 47-47 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | David Cook is hacked by Thomas Petersen - foul #5 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG) Walter Stewart | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Thomas Petersen | |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Roy Palmer pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:22 | NC State | The jumper by Ellis Scaife is denied by Frank Rowland | 48-47 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Roy Palmer tips it in | 48-49 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Ellis Scaife steps in front of the Joshua Carstens pass in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | David Cook knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Frank Rowland | 50-49 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Rowland - foul #1 on Frank Rowland, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG), Walter Stewart (SG) Joshua Carstens, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF) Herbert Johnson, Marty Boerner | |
| 04:31 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | David Cook grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Roy Palmer is called for the reach on David Cook - foul #2 on Roy Palmer, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | David Cook misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 50-50 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Luis Aguirre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Davis (SG) Walter Stewart | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-50 |
| 03:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Luis Aguirre | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wes Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rowland (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dino Zenk (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Clement (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is fouled on the floor by Dino Zenk - foul #4 on Dino Zenk, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stewart (SG), Jonathon Woods (C) Thomas Davis, David Cook | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) Ellis Scaife | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:20 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wetzel | 50-52 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Zenk | 50-52 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Clement - foul #2 on David Clement, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Carstens (PG), Thomas Davis (SG), David Cook (C) Wes Hill, Walter Stewart, Jonathon Woods | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Herbert Johnson (SF) Luis Aguirre, David Clement | |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Herbert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:39 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to David Cook | 51-52 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | David Cook can't connect on a floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | David Cook snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | David Cook blows the wide open dunk | 51-52 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | David Cook snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Davis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dino Zenk | 53-52 |
| 01:22 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wes Hill (PG) Joshua Carstens | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG) Tommie Woolley | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dino Zenk - foul #5 on Dino Zenk, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods (PF) Dino Zenk | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Wes Hill gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland's floater is tipped away by Robert Wetzel | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Cook | 53-54 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | David Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is fouled in the backcourt by Wes Hill - foul #3 on Wes Hill, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Wes Hill misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-56 |