| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chester Chidester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Ferris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Dick Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Chester Chidester picks off the pass by Raymond Ferris | 24-46 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks is hacked by Christopher Allen - foul #2 on Christopher Allen, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Dominic Romano buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Hicks | 26-46 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Raymond Ferris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Marsh | 26-48 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-48 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Charles Hampton tips it but misses | 26-48 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks tips it but misses | 26-48 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Romano | 26-48 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Dean Werner misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Ferris - foul #2 on Raymond Ferris, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (SF), Augustus Kruszewski (C) Chester Chidester, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Paul Sermons (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Ernest Rieder (C) Alfred Marsh, Dick Johnson, Raymond Ferris, Christopher Allen | |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Dean Werner misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Dean Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Aaron Mead double dribbles | 27-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (PG), Raymond Steffen (C) Dominic Romano, Dean Werner | |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG) Chris Ancheta | |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Aaron Mead - foul #1 on Aaron Mead, team foul #3 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SF) Bradley Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski misses the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Ernest Rieder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-48 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Raymond Steffen | 28-48 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Aaron Mead is called for the reach on Charles Trotter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Mead, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG) Jeffrey Besaw | |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Christopher Green is hacked by Aaron Mead - foul #3 on Aaron Mead, team foul #5 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dick Johnson (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF) Paul Sermons, Aaron Mead | |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Augustus Kruszewski, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG) Albert Glenn | |
| 16:53 | NC State | Chris Ancheta buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Ferris | 28-50 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Curtis Smith comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Rieder - foul #1 on Ernest Rieder, team foul #6 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG), Chester Chidester (SF), Dean Werner (PF), Charles Hampton (C) Charles Trotter, Christopher Green, Augustus Kruszewski, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Christopher Allen (C) Alfred Marsh, Ernest Rieder | |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Raymond Ferris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-50 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Chris Ancheta connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Besaw | 28-52 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Charles Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG) Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Raymond Ferris, Christopher Allen | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Chidester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mead (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Edmund Terry misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dean Werner - foul #2 on Dean Werner, team foul #2 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Steffen (C) Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG) Jeffrey Besaw | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Edmund Terry misses the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Edmund Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Dean Werner lays it in | 30-53 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Alfred Marsh hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Glenn | 30-56 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Dean Werner misses the easy layup | 30-56 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Albert Glenn pulls down the rebound | 30-56 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Paul Sermons makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Marsh | 30-59 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Albert Glenn pulls down the rebound | 30-59 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Alfred Marsh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chester Chidester - foul #1 on Chester Chidester, team foul #3 | 30-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (SG), Christopher Green (SF), Augustus Kruszewski (PF), Charles Hampton (C) Bradley Hicks, Chester Chidester, Dean Werner, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Dick Johnson (SF), Ernest Rieder (PF), Christopher Allen (C) Albert Glenn, Paul Sermons, Aaron Mead, Edmund Terry | |
| 14:32 | NC State | Alfred Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 30-59 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Alfred Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 30-60 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Alfred Marsh is called for the reach on Dominic Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #7 | 30-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG) Alfred Marsh | |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Chris Ancheta can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Trotter - foul #3 on Charles Trotter, team foul #4 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG) Dominic Romano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Chris Ancheta makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Charles Trotter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-61 |
| 13:53 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Besaw | 32-61 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-61 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Ernest Rieder grabs the offensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Dick Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-61 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Augustus Kruszewski | 32-61 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Besaw | 32-61 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Chris Ancheta's pass is intercepted by Curtis Smith | 32-61 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Christopher Green misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-61 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Christopher Allen gets the rebound | 32-61 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-61 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski snags the defensive board | 32-61 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Charles Trotter is fouled in the backcourt by Dick Johnson - foul #1 on Dick Johnson, team foul #8 | 32-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG), Chester Chidester (SF), Dean Werner (PF), Raymond Steffen (C) Curtis Smith, Christopher Green, Augustus Kruszewski, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Ernest Rieder, Christopher Allen | |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Charles Trotter makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Charles Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Paul Sermons misses the 3 from straight away | 34-61 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Charles Trotter grabs the board | 34-61 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Charles Trotter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG) Charles Trotter | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:13 | NC State | Paul Sermons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-61 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Dean Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-61 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Dean Werner knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dominic Romano | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Chidester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Werner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mead (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Paul Sermons connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Marsh and he's fouled by Chester Chidester - foul #2 on Chester Chidester, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Hampton (C) Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Ferris (PF) Aaron Mead | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Paul Sermons makes the free throw | 36-64 |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Edmund Terry blocks the short jumper by Dean Werner | 36-64 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Dean Werner gets the offensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Dean Werner makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Edmund Terry - foul #4 on Edmund Terry, team foul #9 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski (C) Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Ernest Rieder (C) Albert Glenn, Edmund Terry | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Dean Werner misses the free throw | 38-64 |
| 11:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ernest Rieder | 38-64 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-64 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Raymond Ferris hits the follow up shot | 38-66 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Alfred Marsh is called for the reach on Dominic Romano - foul #3 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #10 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (SF) Chester Chidester | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Ray (PG), Dick Johnson (SF) Alfred Marsh, Paul Sermons | |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Ernest Rieder is fouled on the floor by Augustus Kruszewski - foul #2 on Augustus Kruszewski, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Keith Swinney (PG), Charles Hampton (C) Dominic Romano, Dean Werner | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Aaron Mead (PF) Timothy Ray, Raymond Ferris | |
| 10:27 | NC State | Chris Ancheta is fouled on the floor by Charles Hampton - foul #1 on Charles Hampton, team foul #7 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Steffen (C) Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:27 | NC State | Chris Ancheta makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Chris Ancheta picks off the pass by Keith Swinney in the backcourt | 40-67 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Chris Ancheta can't throw it down | 40-67 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Hampton (C) Augustus Kruszewski | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Allen (C) Ernest Rieder | |
| 10:00 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Aaron Mead pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-67 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Christopher Allen snags the offensive board | 40-67 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-67 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dick Johnson - foul #2 on Dick Johnson, team foul #11 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Charles Trotter (SG), Dean Werner (PF), Augustus Kruszewski (C) Keith Swinney, Bradley Hicks, Raymond Steffen, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF), Ernest Rieder (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Aaron Mead, Christopher Allen | |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Curtis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Paul Sermons knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-70 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | Curtis Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dominic Romano | 45-70 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Dean Werner picks off the pass by Paul Sermons | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Trotter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Werner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Augustus Kruszewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Ferris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Charles Trotter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-70 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski tips it home | 47-70 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Paul Sermons makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Marsh | 47-73 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Alfred Marsh is called for the reach on Dominic Romano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #12 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SG), Chester Chidester (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Charles Trotter, Curtis Smith, Augustus Kruszewski | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Timothy Ray (SF), Edmund Terry (C) Albert Glenn, Paul Sermons, Ernest Rieder | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Timothy Ray is hacked by Charles Hampton - foul #2 on Charles Hampton, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Keith Swinney (PG), Raymond Steffen (PF) Dominic Romano, Dean Werner | |
| Subs | NC State | Dick Johnson (SF) Alfred Marsh | |
| 06:47 | NC State | Timothy Ray misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Hampton | 49-73 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Edmund Terry takes the ball from Chester Chidester | 49-73 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Chester Chidester - foul #3 on Chester Chidester, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG) Chester Chidester | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:20 | NC State | Raymond Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 06:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Hampton | 49-74 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Steffen, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Mead (PF) Raymond Ferris | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Dick Johnson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Green - foul #1 on Christopher Green, team foul #11 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG) Chris Ancheta | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Dick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-75 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Edmund Terry gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| 05:26 | NC State | Timothy Ray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-75 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Aaron Mead grabs the offensive rebound | 49-75 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Dick Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Besaw | 49-78 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Ray - foul #1 on Timothy Ray, team foul #13 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (PG), Curtis Smith (SF), Augustus Kruszewski (PF) Keith Swinney, Christopher Green, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Ernest Rieder (PF), Christopher Allen (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Timothy Ray, Dick Johnson, Aaron Mead, Edmund Terry | |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Curtis Smith is called for the reach on Alfred Marsh - foul #3 on Curtis Smith, team foul #12 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Marquette | Keith Swinney (PG) Bradley Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Alfred Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Alfred Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen snags the defensive board | 51-79 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Chris Ancheta picks off the pass by Charles Trotter in the backcourt | 51-79 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses the easy layup | 51-79 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Keith Swinney gets the rebound | 51-79 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Keith Swinney loses the dribble to Chris Ancheta | 51-79 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Paul Sermons connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Marsh | 51-81 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Curtis Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Sermons - foul #1 on Paul Sermons, team foul #14 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG) Chris Ancheta | |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Curtis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-81 |
| 04:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ernest Rieder | 52-81 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Paul Sermons misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-81 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen grabs the board | 52-81 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Trotter | 54-81 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Keith Swinney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Trotter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Kruszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Raymond Steffen (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Rieder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Allen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Charles Trotter is called for the reach on Albert Glenn - foul #4 on Charles Trotter, team foul #13 | 54-81 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SF) Keith Swinney | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Dick Johnson (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Alfred Marsh, Paul Sermons, Ernest Rieder, Christopher Allen | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Albert Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Albert Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 56-83 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Albert Glenn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-83 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Christopher Green | 56-83 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | Christopher Green misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-83 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Charles Trotter hits the follow up shot | 58-83 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Edmund Terry is hacked by Raymond Steffen - foul #3 on Raymond Steffen, team foul #14 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Raymond Ferris (PF) Jeffrey Besaw, Albert Glenn, Aaron Mead | |
| 01:59 | NC State | Edmund Terry makes the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Edmund Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski gets the rebound | 58-84 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Chris Ancheta steals the ball from Charles Trotter in the backcourt | 58-84 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Chris Ancheta lays it up and in | 58-86 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Charles Trotter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-86 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Raymond Ferris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-86 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Raymond Ferris knocks in the shot from close range set up by Dick Johnson | 58-88 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Christopher Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Smith | 61-88 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses long on a floater from the baseline | 61-88 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 61-88 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Raymond Ferris pulls down the rebound | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Chris Ancheta can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 61-88 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Chris Ancheta can't tip it in | 61-88 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Raymond Steffen | 61-88 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Curtis Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-88 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Raymond Ferris gets the rebound | 61-88 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Alfred Marsh runs out the clock | 61-88 |