| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Small (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bill Herold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Herbert Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Ellis Scaife double dribbles | 28-34 |
| 19:32 | Miami (FL) | The jumper by Robert Grant is denied by Herbert Johnson | 28-34 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Ellis Scaife gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Ellis Scaife clanks a jumper in the lane | 28-34 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Ellis Scaife tips it home | 28-36 |
| 18:56 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 30-36 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the floater from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:26 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 30-36 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:30 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Ellis Scaife comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:58 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:57 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Luis Aguirre - foul #2 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG), Samuel Satterfield (PF) Kenneth Small, Bill Herold | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), David Clement (SF), Roy Palmer (C) Luis Aguirre, Herbert Johnson, Thomas Petersen | |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Michael Taylor picks off the pass by Ellis Scaife | 34-36 |
| 16:08 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wetzel - foul #2 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa (PF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF) Ellis Scaife | |
| 16:08 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:08 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Tommie Woolley is whistled for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG) Tommie Woolley | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernesto Sosa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ernesto Sosa | 37-36 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Herbert Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:48 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:23 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:17 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Thrush and he's fouled by Herbert Johnson - foul #2 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (PG), Bill Herold (PF) Edward Thrush, Ernesto Sosa | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Thomas Petersen (C) Herbert Johnson, Roy Palmer | |
| 14:17 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:17 | NC State | Luis Aguirre pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:54 | NC State | David Clement is hacked by Samuel Satterfield - foul #1 on Samuel Satterfield, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor (PG) Ward Ratliff | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF) David Clement | |
| 13:32 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Thomas Petersen grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 39-41 |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold is fouled on the floor by Robert Wetzel - foul #3 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG) Samuel Satterfield | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Marty Boerner (PF) Luis Aguirre, Robert Wetzel | |
| 12:33 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Small | 41-41 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Michael Taylor is called for the reach on Tommie Woolley - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Small | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF) Herbert Johnson | |
| 11:56 | NC State | Ellis Scaife scores on a jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 11:43 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Roy Palmer (C) Tommie Woolley, Thomas Petersen | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bill Herold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Grant (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Roy Palmer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-43 |
| 11:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Robert Grant | 41-43 |
| 11:11 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Taylor | 43-43 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Marty Boerner clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 10:53 | NC State | Ellis Scaife tips it in | 43-45 |
| 10:32 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marty Boerner - foul #2 on Marty Boerner, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF) Ward Ratliff, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Ellis Scaife, Marty Boerner, Roy Palmer | |
| 10:32 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:32 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Robert Wetzel loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa (PF) Bill Herold | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) David Clement | |
| 09:42 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Small | 47-45 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Robert Wetzel's layup is rejected by Ernesto Sosa | 47-45 |
| 09:13 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:52 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ernesto Sosa | 50-45 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Tommie Woolley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Herbert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Herbert Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Small | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), David Clement (SF), Roy Palmer (C) Luis Aguirre, Herbert Johnson, Thomas Petersen | |
| 08:10 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Thrush | 52-45 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Robert Wetzel lays it in on a nice dish by Ellis Scaife | 52-47 |
| 07:43 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield clanks a jumper from close range | 52-47 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Ellis Scaife gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernesto Sosa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Grant (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clement (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 07:17 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:13 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 07:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Roy Palmer | 52-47 |
| 06:53 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Bill Herold (PF), Ricky Collins (C) Edward Thrush, Samuel Satterfield, Ernesto Sosa, Robert Grant | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel, Roy Palmer | |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Petersen - foul #2 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:12 | NC State | David Clement hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:10 | NC State | David Clement tips it in | 53-49 |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:54 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ward Ratliff | 56-49 |
| 05:17 | NC State | The jump hook by David Clement is blocked by Bill Herold | 56-49 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Thomas Petersen tips it home | 56-51 |
| 05:01 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 05:00 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:46 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff loses the dribble to Marty Boerner | 56-51 |
| 04:46 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG), Robert Grant (C) Ward Ratliff, Ricky Collins | |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF) David Clement, Marty Boerner | |
| 04:23 | NC State | Luis Aguirre hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Bill Herold - foul #3 on Bill Herold, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:58 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush makes the shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Small | 58-52 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Herbert Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Small (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bill Herold (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Grant (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Thomas Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the finger roll set up by Luis Aguirre and the foul's on Robert Grant - foul #2 on Robert Grant, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Small | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Thomas Petersen | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:38 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 60-55 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Robert Wetzel drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Luis Aguirre and the foul's on Bill Herold - foul #4 on Bill Herold, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield (SF), Ernesto Sosa (PF) Michael Taylor, Bill Herold | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:21 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:21 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 02:21 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| 02:10 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff is hacked by Luis Aguirre - foul #3 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor (SF), Bill Herold (PF) Samuel Satterfield, Ernesto Sosa | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Petersen (C) Roy Palmer | |
| 02:10 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:10 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is hacked by Bill Herold - foul #5 on Bill Herold, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (SG), Samuel Satterfield (PF) Ward Ratliff, Bill Herold | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Satterfield - foul #2 on Samuel Satterfield, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:11 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 01:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 62-59 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Herbert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Grant - foul #3 on Robert Grant, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Herbert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Herbert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Robert Wetzel clanks a floater from the right block | 62-61 |
| 00:09 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Edward Thrush | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Scaife - foul #2 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is whistled for a carry | 64-61 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG) Edward Thrush | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small runs out the clock | 64-61 |