| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Colley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Don Colley inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Timothy Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Robert Clemons loses the ball out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 18:44 | Boston College | Eric Peters misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Timothy Baker snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Robert Clemons pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Robert Clemons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 17:41 | Boston College | David Byrd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Eric Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:22 | Boston College | Don Colley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 17:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Clemons | 28-25 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Robert Clemons is hacked by Eric Peters - foul #2 on Eric Peters, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Bryan Climer (PF) Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:37 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 16:35 | NC State | David Rolle snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Robert Clemons drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Rolle | 31-25 |
| 15:49 | Boston College | Eric Peters makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Williams | 31-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Colley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Duff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | NC State | Albert Williams steps in front of the Bryan Climer pass | 31-28 |
| 15:03 | Boston College | David Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Boston College | Sanford Walker (SF) Don Colley | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Robert Clemons gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Charles Harmon knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Rowlett | 33-28 |
| 14:06 | Boston College | Robert Clemons takes the ball from Albert Williams | 33-28 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Robert Clemons lays it in | 35-28 |
| 13:34 | Boston College | David Byrd drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lloyd Duff | 35-31 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Robert Clemons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:14 | Boston College | Lloyd Duff pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:47 | Boston College | Albert Williams misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 12:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bryan Climer | 35-31 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Erwin McCoy's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Williams | 35-31 |
| 12:40 | Boston College | Sanford Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:22 | Boston College | David Byrd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-31 |
| 12:21 | Boston College | Sanford Walker grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:05 | Boston College | Eric Peters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 12:04 | Boston College | Albert Williams hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 11:57 | Boston College | Albert Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 11:45 | Boston College | David Byrd scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Climer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Duff (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Bryan Climer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:14 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Sanford Walker | 35-36 |
| 11:01 | Boston College | Sanford Walker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Rowlett - foul #1 on Stephen Rowlett, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG), David Rolle (SF), Richard Hoffman (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Erwin McCoy, Stephen Rowlett, Charles Harmon, Bryan Climer | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brent Clarkson (PG), Don Colley (SF), Steven Hill (C) Eric Peters, Albert Williams, Lloyd Duff | |
| 10:41 | Boston College | David Byrd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Richard Hoffman grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Robert Clemons comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Steven Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:08 | Boston College | David Byrd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Don Colley | 35-39 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Bernard Barney drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 37-39 |
| 09:30 | Boston College | David Byrd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Hoffman - foul #1 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Bryan Climer (PF) Robert Clemons, Richard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG) Brent Clarkson | |
| 09:30 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:30 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:17 | NC State | 3 seconds is called on David Rolle | 37-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Bryan Climer | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Eric Peters buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sanford Walker | 37-44 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Bernard Barney scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erwin McCoy | 39-44 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Don Colley buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Byrd out of a doubleteam | 39-46 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Timothy Baker grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Eric Peters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Byrd (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Colley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sanford Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 07:24 | Boston College | Don Colley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Don Colley's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Baker | 39-46 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Bernard Barney is hacked by David Byrd - foul #1 on David Byrd, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Erwin McCoy, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brent Clarkson (SG), Albert Williams (PF), Lloyd Duff (C) David Byrd, Don Colley, Steven Hill | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett tips it home | 41-46 |
| 05:51 | Boston College | Sanford Walker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Clarkson | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:43 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Bryan Climer gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Robert Clemons connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 05:08 | Boston College | Richard Hoffman steals it from Sanford Walker | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 04:26 | Boston College | Albert Williams hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Bryan Climer - foul #1 on Bryan Climer, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), David Rolle (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Stephen Rowlett, Bryan Climer, Richard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (SG), Don Colley (SF) Eric Peters, Sanford Walker | |
| 04:26 | Boston College | Albert Williams makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Duff - foul #1 on Lloyd Duff, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:28 | Boston College | David Byrd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 03:26 | Boston College | Albert Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Brent Clarkson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Colley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Duff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | NC State | Lloyd Duff picks off the pass by Charles Harmon | 49-53 |
| 02:45 | Boston College | Don Colley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Byrd | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | NC State | Erwin McCoy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 02:31 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Don Colley | 49-56 |
| 02:05 | Boston College | Brent Clarkson's pass is intercepted by Robert Clemons | 49-56 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Robert Clemons slams it home | 51-56 |
| 01:39 | Boston College | Don Colley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Erwin McCoy gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 53-56 |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Don Colley is open and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Byrd out of the doubleteam | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | NC State | Timothy Baker's floater is tipped away by Don Colley | 53-59 |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Albert Williams snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Boston College | Albert Williams is hacked by Robert Clemons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Clemons, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Boston College | Eric Peters (PG), Sanford Walker (PF) Brent Clarkson, Albert Williams | |
| 00:32 | Boston College | Timothy Baker is called for the reach on Lloyd Duff - foul #2 on Timothy Baker, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Eric Peters is hacked by Charles Harmon - foul #2 on Charles Harmon, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Eric Peters is hacked by Bernard Barney - foul #1 on Bernard Barney, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Eric Peters misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Harmon | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:19 | NC State | David Rolle pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | Sanford Walker snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Sanford Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Barney - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Sanford Walker makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Sanford Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:03 | Boston College | Sanford Walker grabs the board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Eric Peters runs out the clock | 53-61 |