| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Broadwater (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Callender (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Benjamin Broadwater inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | Ryan Parker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Ariel Conti pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:25 | NC State | James Callender grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Ryan Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Endo | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Jamie Walker makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Gaudreau | 34-30 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Ariel Conti is called for the reach on Joe Endo - foul #1 on Ariel Conti, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | NC State | James Callender misses the jump hook from the right block | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Jamie Walker snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Jamie Walker throws it down on a nice dish by Christopher Dominy | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | NC State | The short jumper by James Callender is denied by George McCalpane | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Houston | George McCalpane grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:34 | NC State | James Callender grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Joe Endo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Corey Gaudreau - foul #3 on Corey Gaudreau, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (PG), Akim Zutell (PF) Ariel Conti, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 17:29 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Akim Zutell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Kevin Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Kevin Toliver misses long on a runner from close range | 36-32 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Jamie Walker pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Akim Zutell double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Peralez (PG), David Auger (SG), Maurice Lehman (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF), Andrew Whitaker (C) Joe Endo, Ryan Parker, Benjamin Broadwater, James Callender, Kevin Toliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (SF) Christopher Dominy | |
| 16:12 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George McCalpane - foul #1 on George McCalpane, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Maurice Lehman steals it from Jamie Walker | 38-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Peralez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Auger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lehman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Wysocki (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | NC State | Maurice Lehman scores on a jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Michael Peralez steals the ball from Akim Zutell | 40-32 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses the easy layup | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Jamie Walker snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Jamie Walker buries a turnaround from the left block | 40-34 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jamie Walker - foul #2 on Jamie Walker, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), Ryan Parker (SG), Benjamin Broadwater (SF), James Callender (PF) Michael Peralez, David Auger, Maurice Lehman, Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), Christopher Dominy (SG), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Robert Wysocki, Ronald Hargrove, Akim Zutell | |
| 14:39 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Ryan Parker is called for the reach on Olin Wesolowski - foul #1 on Ryan Parker, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Toliver (C) Andrew Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:04 | Houston | George McCalpane's layup is rejected by Benjamin Broadwater | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | NC State | James Callender grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:36 | NC State | James Callender buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Parker | 43-34 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Kevin Toliver snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Ryan Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Toliver | 46-34 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:31 | Houston | James Callender swats the shot by Corey Gaudreau | 46-34 |
| 12:30 | NC State | James Callender grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Ryan Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Ryan Parker snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Ryan Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Broadwater (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Callender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McCalpane (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | George McCalpane lays it in and he's hacked by Ryan Parker - foul #2 on Ryan Parker, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Auger (SG), Maurice Lehman (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF), Andrew Whitaker (C) Ryan Parker, Benjamin Broadwater, James Callender, Kevin Toliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (SG) Christopher Dominy | |
| 11:38 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Edward Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Auger | 51-36 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski and he's fouled by Edward Pruitt - foul #1 on Edward Pruitt, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Peralez (PG) Joe Endo | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (SF) George McCalpane | |
| 11:06 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Corey Gaudreau steps in front of the Maurice Lehman pass | 51-39 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Edward Pruitt denies the turnaround by Corey Gaudreau | 51-39 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Maurice Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Edward Pruitt's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hargrove | 51-39 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 09:56 | NC State | Maurice Lehman grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jamie Walker - foul #3 on Jamie Walker, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), Benjamin Broadwater (SF), James Callender (PF) Michael Peralez, Maurice Lehman, Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG) Robert Wysocki | |
| 09:35 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 53-39 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Endo | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:31 | Houston | Christopher Dominy clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 08:30 | NC State | James Callender grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-39 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hargrove and he's hacked by Joe Endo - foul #1 on Joe Endo, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Parker (SG), Kevin Toliver (C) David Auger, Andrew Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | George McCalpane (SF) Ronald Hargrove | |
| 08:12 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Kevin Toliver grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 07:56 | NC State | James Callender buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Ryan Parker and he's fouled by Jamie Walker - foul #4 on Jamie Walker, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| 07:56 | NC State | James Callender makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Broadwater (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Callender (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 07:38 | NC State | James Callender misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Ryan Parker gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 07:07 | NC State | James Callender is called for a backcourt violation | 58-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Peralez (PG), Maurice Lehman (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF) Joe Endo, Benjamin Broadwater, James Callender | |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), Akim Zutell (PF) Olin Wesolowski, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 06:48 | Houston | A charge is called on George McCalpane - foul #2 on George McCalpane, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Ryan Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Edward Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 60-43 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Christopher Dominy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jamie Walker - foul #5 on Jamie Walker, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | NC State | James Callender (PF) Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Corey Gaudreau (PF), Eddie Gray (C) Christopher Dominy, George McCalpane, Akim Zutell, Jamie Walker | |
| 06:06 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:49 | Houston | James Callender steals it from Ronald Hargrove | 62-43 |
| 05:35 | NC State | James Callender misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Corey Gaudreau - foul #4 on Corey Gaudreau, team foul #9 | 62-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), David Auger (SG), Benjamin Broadwater (SF) Michael Peralez, Ryan Parker, Maurice Lehman | |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG) Ariel Conti | |
| 05:35 | NC State | James Callender makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:35 | NC State | James Callender misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the shot from close range set up by Ronald Hargrove | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Joe Endo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Benjamin Broadwater grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:44 | NC State | David Auger misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Robert Wysocki pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Kevin Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Benjamin Broadwater misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 04:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Gray | 63-45 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 03:52 | NC State | David Auger gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Auger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Broadwater (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Callender (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Toliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wysocki (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Corey Gaudreau (tiring) 13 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) | |
| 03:46 | NC State | Joe Endo misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wysocki - foul #1 on Robert Wysocki, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Maurice Lehman (SF), Edward Pruitt (PF), Andrew Whitaker (C) Benjamin Broadwater, James Callender, Kevin Toliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), Akim Zutell (PF) Olin Wesolowski, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 03:46 | NC State | Joe Endo misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Joe Endo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Akim Zutell snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Andrew Whitaker steps in front of the Ariel Conti pass | 63-45 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Auger | 65-45 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Peralez (PG) Joe Endo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:43 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker is hacked by Robert Wysocki - foul #2 on Robert Wysocki, team foul #11 | 65-45 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Eddie Gray misses the easy layup | 67-45 |
| 02:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Auger | 67-45 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman makes the runner near the basket | 69-45 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Robert Wysocki hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Akim Zutell | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Eddie Gray - foul #1 on Eddie Gray, team foul #12 | 71-47 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker makes the free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Houston | Akim Zutell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Pruitt - foul #2 on Edward Pruitt, team foul #5 | 72-47 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove grabs the offensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Ariel Conti makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hargrove | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Maurice Lehman hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Auger | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-49 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Andrew Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Peralez runs out the clock | 74-49 |