| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Albert Hopkins inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Albert Hopkins can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 23-26 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Duane Church snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 19:34 | Howard | William Riley is hacked by Michael Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Phillips, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Duane Church misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-26 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Peter Knapp grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Greg Muldoon throws it down and he's fouled by Michael Phillips - foul #3 on Michael Phillips, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:57 | Howard | Greg Muldoon makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:31 | NC State | William Riley steals it from Robert Stocker | 23-29 |
| 18:14 | Howard | Duane Church misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-29 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Harry Kerr gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Frederick Hadden can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 23-29 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 17:31 | Howard | Peter Knapp is denied on a layup by Harry Kerr | 23-29 |
| 17:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Albert Hopkins | 23-29 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Albert Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by Duane Church | 23-29 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Duane Church snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Albert Hopkins steps in front of the Mark Griggs pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Griggs - foul #1 on Mark Griggs, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (SG), Alan Dempsey (PF) Frederick Hadden, Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Willie Fowler (SG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Joshua Peachey (PF), Robert Zuehlke (C) Mark Griggs, William Riley, Greg Muldoon, Peter Knapp, Duane Church | |
| 16:33 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Willie Fowler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Albert Hopkins grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Robert Stocker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Harry Kerr tips it in | 27-29 |
| 15:50 | Howard | Willie Fowler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 15:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Kerr | 27-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Hopkins (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Dempsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Larimore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Fowler (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Zuehlke (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-29 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Joshua Peachey gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:52 | Howard | Nicholas Hale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Robert Stocker snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the shot near the basket set up by Jeffrey Frias | 29-29 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Michael Larimore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Dempsey - foul #2 on Alan Dempsey, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG), Frederick Hadden (SF), Leo Clark (PF) Jeffrey Frias, Albert Hopkins, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), Greg Muldoon (SF), Peter Knapp (PF), Duane Church (C) Willie Fowler, Nicholas Hale, Joshua Peachey, Robert Zuehlke | |
| 14:05 | Howard | Michael Larimore makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Michael Larimore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Leo Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Robert Stocker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Phillips | 31-30 |
| 13:22 | Howard | William Riley knocks in the shot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Robert Stocker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Leo Clark tips it in | 33-32 |
| 12:32 | Howard | Duane Church hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Greg Muldoon | 33-34 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Leo Clark buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Frederick Hadden | 35-34 |
| 11:57 | Howard | Leo Clark is called for the reach on Greg Muldoon - foul #2 on Leo Clark, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF), Harry Kerr (C) Robert Stocker, Leo Clark, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Joshua Peachey (C) Michael Larimore, Greg Muldoon, Duane Church | |
| 11:50 | Howard | William Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Zuehlke (C) Peter Knapp | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Frederick Hadden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Hopkins (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Kerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Zuehlke (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Albert Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 11:33 | Howard | Robert Zuehlke gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Mark Griggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 11:05 | Howard | Joshua Peachey tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 11:04 | Howard | Mark Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:48 | Howard | William Riley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Frederick Hadden can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Griggs - foul #2 on Mark Griggs, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Leo Clark (PF) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (SG), Greg Muldoon (SF), Peter Knapp (PF), Duane Church (C) William Riley, Nicholas Hale, Joshua Peachey, Robert Zuehlke | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Greg Muldoon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Phillips - foul #4 on Michael Phillips, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:12 | Howard | Duane Church lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Harry Kerr loses the dribble to Peter Knapp | 37-39 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Duane Church misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 37-39 |
| 09:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Frederick Hadden | 37-39 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Leo Clark is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (SG) Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), Robert Zuehlke (C) Mark Griggs, Duane Church | |
| 08:54 | Howard | Robert Zuehlke connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Riley | 37-41 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 08:08 | Howard | William Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Frederick Hadden grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Robert Stocker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Hadden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Willie Fowler (fairly fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Muldoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Howard | Greg Muldoon misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 42-41 |
| 07:34 | Howard | Willie Fowler grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 07:13 | Howard | Peter Knapp is fouled on the floor by Leo Clark - foul #3 on Leo Clark, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 07:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG), Albert Hopkins (SF), Alan Dempsey (C) Robert Stocker, Frederick Hadden, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Duane Church (C) Willie Fowler, Robert Zuehlke | |
| 07:08 | Howard | William Riley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Duane Church tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Peter Knapp hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Albert Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Alan Dempsey gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Larimore - foul #3 on Michael Larimore, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (PG) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Joshua Peachey (PF) Michael Larimore, Greg Muldoon, Peter Knapp | |
| 06:33 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Mark Griggs is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Phillips - foul #5 on Michael Phillips, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:26 | Howard | Mark Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Mark Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Peachey - foul #1 on Joshua Peachey, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Zuehlke (C) Duane Church | |
| 06:10 | NC State | Albert Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Albert Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Nicholas Hale is hacked by Frederick Hadden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Nicholas Hale makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Nicholas Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Joshua Peachey - foul #2 on Joshua Peachey, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Mark Griggs is hacked by Jeffrey Frias in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Mark Griggs misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Alan Dempsey gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 05:19 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Hopkins | 48-46 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Robert Zuehlke steps in front of the Albert Hopkins pass | 48-46 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Leo Clark (PF) Frederick Hadden | |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SF), Peter Knapp (PF), Duane Church (C) Nicholas Hale, Joshua Peachey, Robert Zuehlke | |
| 04:55 | Howard | Greg Muldoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:33 | NC State | Albert Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG) Mark Griggs | |
| 04:11 | Howard | William Riley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Leo Clark snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Leo Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 03:42 | Howard | William Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Frias (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Hopkins (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leo Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Larimore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Church (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Howard | William Riley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 02:55 | NC State | Albert Hopkins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Peter Knapp snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:51 | Howard | William Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Kerr - foul #2 on Harry Kerr, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG), Alan Dempsey (C) Jeffrey Frias, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), Joshua Peachey (C) Michael Larimore, Duane Church | |
| 02:51 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| 02:51 | Howard | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:51 | Howard | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Frederick Hadden scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Stocker | 50-51 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Peter Knapp is open and lays it up and in set up by Joshua Peachey | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Frederick Hadden knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert Hopkins | 53-53 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Peter Knapp is hacked by Albert Hopkins - foul #4 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Church (C) Joshua Peachey | |
| 01:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-53 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Kerr | 53-53 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Leo Clark gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Harry Kerr drills a jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Greg Muldoon misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Greg Muldoon tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 01:01 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 55-55 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Griggs - foul #3 on Mark Griggs, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Peter Knapp connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Greg Muldoon | 56-57 |
| 00:14 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Robert Stocker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Peter Knapp grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Peter Knapp runs out the clock | 56-57 |