| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Rolle inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor loses the dribble to Robert Clemons | 34-34 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Clemons is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Reilly and the foul's on Charles Harmon - foul #2 on Charles Harmon, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 18:30 | NC State | David Rolle is fouled on the floor by Robert McConaghy - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Charles Harmon is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| 17:33 | NC State | The jumper by Robert Clemons is denied by Kenneth Walker | 39-34 |
| 17:32 | NC State | David Rolle hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Defrancisco | 39-36 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 41-36 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Robert Clemons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Leon Stephenson (PF), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 15:50 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gowin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Robert Clemons steals it from Leon Stephenson | 44-36 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Erwin McCoy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 44-38 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:46 | NC State | William Gowin steps in front of the Erwin McCoy pass | 44-38 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | William Gowin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Benjamin Seymore, William Gowin | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:05 | NC State | Bryan Climer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 44-41 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Walker | 47-41 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 13:22 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Climer | 47-41 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Robert Clemons drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Climer | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Robert Clemons steals the ball from Eric Nellis | 47-44 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Manuel Sumner picks off the pass by Bryan Climer | 47-44 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Clemons - foul #1 on Robert Clemons, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF), William Gowin (C) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG), David Rolle (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Erwin McCoy, Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer, Richard Hoffman | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 3rd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Charles Harmon pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gowin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Timothy Baker is called for the reach on Benjamin Seymore - foul #3 on Timothy Baker, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 53-44 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 09:51 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Harmon | 53-44 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Robert Clemons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Barney | 53-47 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #3 on Bernard Barney, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Leon Stephenson (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Benjamin Seymore, Gary Defrancisco, William Gowin | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF) Robert Clemons, David Rolle, Charles Harmon | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert McConaghy | 55-47 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Bernard Barney tips it in | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis drills a 3 from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Eric Nellis - foul #3 on Eric Nellis, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, Timothy Baker | |
| 08:19 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Richard Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-51 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Bryan Climer steals it from Gary Defrancisco | 58-51 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Robert Clemons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-51 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Erwin McCoy snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Richard Hoffman misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-51 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Erwin McCoy clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Robert Clemons pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Todd Reilly | 61-54 |
| 05:52 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), David Rolle (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Robert Clemons, Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer, Richard Hoffman | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | NC State | Erwin McCoy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Harmon | 61-57 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 05:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Erwin McCoy | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:02 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker and the foul's on Charles Harmon - foul #3 on Charles Harmon, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG) Erwin McCoy | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:27 | NC State | Eric Nellis is called for the reach on Robert Clemons - foul #4 on Eric Nellis, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (PF) Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:19 | NC State | Robert Clemons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Charles Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Eric Nellis steals it from Robert Clemons | 64-57 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson clanks a floater near the basket | 64-57 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Robert Clemons buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #4 on Bernard Barney, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Robert McConaghy, Leon Stephenson, William Gowin | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Defrancisco | 68-60 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | NC State | David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Stephen Rowlett, Richard Hoffman | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Robert Clemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Bryan Climer | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker travels with the ball | 71-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 02:01 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Rowlett is called for the reach on Gary Defrancisco - foul #3 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Richard Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-60 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Erwin McCoy steals the ball from Robert McConaghy | 72-60 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Robert Clemons lays it in set up by Erwin McCoy | 72-62 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Richard Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Gary Defrancisco picks off the pass by Stephen Rowlett | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 72-62 |