| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Bernard Barney is fouled on the floor by Robert Shannon - foul #1 on Robert Shannon, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Harmon denies the turnaround by Robert Shannon | 25-29 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer tips it but misses | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Jason Wright takes the ball from Timothy Baker | 25-29 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Timothy Baker connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Harmon | 27-31 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Harmon - foul #2 on Charles Harmon, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Robert Clemons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer is whistled for traveling | 29-33 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Jason Wright is called for the reach on Robert Clemons - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Climer (PF) Charles Harmon | |
| 16:54 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Bryan Climer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 29-35 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | David Rolle steals it from Quinton Majors | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Springer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Bryan Climer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 15:34 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Bryan Climer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wade Springer | 29-35 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Bernard Barney steps in front of the Joe Jones pass | 29-35 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Climer | 29-37 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-37 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Springer | 29-37 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #3 on Bernard Barney, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Timothy Baker | |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | George Lewis scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Nicholas Bullock | 32-37 |
| 13:27 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett blows the layup | 32-37 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Bryan Climer gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is denied on a layup by Robert Clemons | 32-37 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Bryan Climer gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Bryan Climer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Robert Clemons tips it in | 32-39 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Bryan Climer is called for the reach on Robert Haun - foul #1 on Bryan Climer, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Wade Springer (C) George Lewis, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Hoffman (C) Bryan Climer | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Richard Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Robert Clemons, Stephen Rowlett, Richard Hoffman | |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Wright | 35-39 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Timothy Baker is hacked by Joe Jones - foul #1 on Joe Jones, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Richard Hoffman (PF) Erwin McCoy, Charles Harmon | |
| 10:47 | NC State | Robert Clemons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 10:46 | NC State | David Rolle grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Robert Clemons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Clemons steals the ball from Robert Shannon | 35-39 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Quinton Majors | 37-41 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses short on a runner from close range | 37-41 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Hoffman swats the layup by Wade Springer | 37-41 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Bernard Barney snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Bernard Barney drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Clemons out of the doubleteam | 37-43 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Robert Clemons grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Timothy Baker's pass is intercepted by Robert Shannon | 37-43 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer is hacked by Timothy Baker - foul #2 on Timothy Baker, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Bryan Climer (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Richard Hoffman, Timothy Baker | |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is hacked by Charles Harmon - foul #3 on Charles Harmon, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) SG - George Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Climer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Robert Clemons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Bryan Climer snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 07:12 | NC State | Freddy Hensen picks off the pass by Erwin McCoy | 37-43 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 39-45 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Freddy Hensen | 41-45 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Erwin McCoy banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Rowlett | 41-47 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | George Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Freddy Hensen | 44-47 |
| 05:32 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Robert Shannon (PF), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Robert Clemons, Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer | |
| 05:13 | NC State | Bernard Barney buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jason Wright | 46-49 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Harmon and he's hacked by Joe Jones - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is fouled on the floor by Bernard Barney - foul #4 on Bernard Barney, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 04:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Timothy Baker | 48-52 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #2 on Quinton Majors, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Erwin McCoy knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Baker | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 48-56 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Charles Harmon pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Wright - foul #2 on Jason Wright, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Bryan Climer (PF) Bernard Barney, Charles Harmon | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer tips it home | 50-57 |
| 02:41 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF) Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG) Erwin McCoy | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | NC State | Bernard Barney can't throw it down | 50-57 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-57 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Bryan Climer is whistled for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Bryan Climer | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Clemons steps in front of the Joe Jones pass | 50-57 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Robert Clemons connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bernard Barney | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | David Rolle takes the ball from Joe Jones | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Quinton Majors is called for the reach on Robert Clemons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Quinton Majors, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Bernard Barney | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Charles Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Charles Harmon is hacked by Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (C) David Rolle, Timothy Baker | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Charles Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Jones | 52-60 |
| 00:46 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is fouled in the backcourt by Quinton Majors - foul #4 on Quinton Majors, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Timothy Baker grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Jones - foul #3 on Joe Jones, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Timothy Baker gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Robert Clemons runs out the clock | 52-62 |