| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Heffron (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Rolle inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Robert Clemons buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the floater from the right side | 31-23 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Robert Clemons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Timothy Baker tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Keith Park is fouled on the floor by Bernard Barney - foul #1 on Bernard Barney, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | David Rolle is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #1 on David Rolle, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 17:42 | NC State | David Rolle snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:19 | NC State | Robert Clemons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Arnold Petree buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sterling Berryman | 33-25 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Bernard Barney slams it home | 33-27 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by David Rolle - foul #2 on David Rolle, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Erwin McCoy steals the ball from Ervin Vaughn | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Heffron (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | NC State | Bryan Climer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Clemons | 33-30 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Richard Hoffman is called for the reach on Jason Steller - foul #3 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Carl Randolph (SF) Arnold Petree, David Heffron | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Erwin McCoy, Stephen Rowlett, Richard Hoffman | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | David Rolle is called for the reach on Carl Randolph - foul #3 on David Rolle, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Charles Harmon (PF) Robert Clemons, Bryan Climer | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Charles Harmon steals the ball from Carl Randolph | 33-30 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 13:55 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to David Rolle | 33-30 |
| 13:38 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Erwin McCoy is blocked by Anthony Birnbaum | 33-30 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jason Steller pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 13:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Harmon | 33-30 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Timothy Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Timothy Baker grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Timothy Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Bernard Barney clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-30 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Carl Randolph snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Timothy Baker snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 10:57 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Carl Randolph clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the tip | 33-30 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Jason Steller tips it in | 35-30 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sterling Berryman - foul #2 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), David Heffron (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Erwin McCoy, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 09:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | David Heffron hits a runner from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ervin Vaughn - foul #1 on Ervin Vaughn, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Arnold Petree scores on a jumper from the right side set up by David Heffron | 39-33 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Bryan Climer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SG) Keith Park | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Arnold Petree hits a runner from the left block set up by Larry Delatorre | 41-33 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Richard Hoffman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Delatorre | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Heffron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) C - Ervin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Carl Randolph comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 07:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Barney | 41-33 |
| 07:12 | NC State | David Heffron steals the ball from Bryan Climer | 41-33 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Carl Randolph, Larry Delatorre, Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), David Rolle (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer, Richard Hoffman | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Jason Steller knocks in the floater from the right wing | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Robert Clemons clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jason Steller grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 06:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Clemons | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:45 | NC State | Timothy Baker's pass is intercepted by Jason Steller | 43-33 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Jason Steller hits the finger roll | 45-33 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is fouled on the floor by Jason Steller - foul #1 on Jason Steller, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG) Jason Steller | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:23 | NC State | Erwin McCoy knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 45-35 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (PG), Carl Randolph (SF) Arnold Petree, David Heffron | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:51 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Keith Park is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Clemons | 47-39 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Robert Clemons steals it from Jason Steller | 47-39 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Robert Clemons can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Steller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Keith Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), David Heffron (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG), Bryan Climer (PF) Erwin McCoy, Charles Harmon | |
| 02:51 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-39 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Bryan Climer picks off the pass by Anthony Birnbaum | 47-39 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Bryan Climer is fouled on the floor by Ervin Vaughn - foul #2 on Ervin Vaughn, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sterling Berryman (C) Ervin Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Bryan Climer | |
| 02:13 | NC State | Bernard Barney scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Clemons | 47-41 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Keith Park | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David Heffron gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Bernard Barney is called for the reach on David Heffron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Barney, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Richard Hoffman grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Arnold Petree can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bryan Climer - foul #1 on Bryan Climer, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Arnold Petree takes the ball from Robert Clemons in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Arnold Petree lays it in | 56-41 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the shot from the right side | 56-41 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree runs out the clock | 56-41 |