| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Rolle (fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Randall Reeves inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses badly on a shot from the left block | 28-26 |
| 19:36 | Utah | Randall Reeves tips it home | 28-28 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Robert Clemons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 19:11 | Utah | Randall Reeves gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:02 | Utah | Drew Phipps connects on the jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Robert Clemons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bernard Barney | 30-30 |
| 18:21 | Utah | Randall Reeves loses the ball out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Bernard Barney makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Clemons | 32-30 |
| 17:45 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the fadeaway in the paint | 32-32 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Bernard Barney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:53 | Utah | Drew Phipps throws it down | 35-34 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Bernard Barney can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 16:12 | Utah | Cruz Havener misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:10 | Utah | Drew Phipps tips it home | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 15:43 | Utah | Alexander Walker snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pryor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Utah | Drew Phipps connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Cruz Havener and the foul's on Timothy Baker - foul #2 on Timothy Baker, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Salvatore Garcia (SG), Jason Squires (SF), Edward Archer (C) Cruz Havener, Raymond Pryor, Randall Reeves, Alexander Walker | |
| 15:33 | Utah | Drew Phipps makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Drew Phipps steals it from Erwin McCoy | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Utah | Drew Phipps travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG) Donald Payne | |
| 14:03 | NC State | Bryan Climer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:02 | Utah | The rebound goes to Jason Squires | 37-39 |
| 13:57 | Utah | Cruz Havener can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Clemons - foul #3 on Robert Clemons, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Robert Clemons, Stephen Rowlett, Richard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (PF), Alexander Walker (C) Salvatore Garcia, Drew Phipps, Edward Archer | |
| 13:57 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:57 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:34 | NC State | David Rolle is hacked by Jason Squires - foul #4 on Jason Squires, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Bryan Climer | |
| Subs | Utah | Drew Phipps (PF) Jason Squires | |
| 13:13 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:12 | Utah | Raymond Pryor gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:49 | Utah | Alexander Walker makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Cruz Havener | 37-43 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is whistled for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Clemons (PG) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:03 | Utah | Randall Reeves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Rolle - foul #2 on David Rolle, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Salvatore Garcia (SG), Edward Archer (C) Raymond Pryor, Alexander Walker | |
| 12:03 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:03 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Robert Clemons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvatore Garcia (fresh) SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Archer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Utah | Cruz Havener misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Harmon - foul #1 on Charles Harmon, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (C) David Rolle, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 11:27 | Utah | Cruz Havener makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:27 | Utah | Cruz Havener misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:27 | NC State | Charles Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Robert Clemons drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 10:38 | Utah | Bryan Climer swats the layup by Drew Phipps | 43-46 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Bryan Climer pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett loses the dribble to Cruz Havener | 43-46 |
| 10:00 | Utah | Edward Archer loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Stephen Rowlett, Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Raymond Pryor (SG), Alexander Walker (C) Cruz Havener, Salvatore Garcia, Edward Archer | |
| 09:40 | NC State | Bryan Climer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Erwin McCoy | 46-46 |
| 09:18 | Utah | Alexander Walker buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Donald Payne | 46-48 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Bryan Climer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-48 |
| 08:51 | Utah | Drew Phipps gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:37 | Utah | Drew Phipps knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Bryan Climer - foul #2 on Bryan Climer, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG) Donald Payne | |
| 08:37 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:37 | NC State | Timothy Baker snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Bryan Climer buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Rolle and the foul's on Drew Phipps - foul #3 on Drew Phipps, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Bryan Climer makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:01 | Utah | Randall Reeves connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-52 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Bryan Climer misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 07:33 | Utah | Drew Phipps gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Climer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Utah | Cruz Havener clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 07:14 | Utah | Randall Reeves snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 06:57 | Utah | Alexander Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cruz Havener | 49-54 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Robert Clemons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Raymond Pryor gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Alexander Walker misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Climer - foul #3 on Bryan Climer, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Richard Hoffman (C) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Bryan Climer, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Salvatore Garcia (SG), Jason Squires (SF) Cruz Havener, Raymond Pryor, Drew Phipps | |
| 06:22 | Utah | Alexander Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Alexander Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:22 | NC State | Charles Harmon snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 06:10 | Utah | Randall Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:43 | Utah | A charge is called on Alexander Walker - foul #1 on Alexander Walker, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Drew Phipps (PF), Edward Archer (C) Randall Reeves, Alexander Walker | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:30 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 3 from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 05:08 | Utah | Drew Phipps's floater is tipped away by Richard Hoffman | 52-55 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Charles Harmon pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Harmon | 54-55 |
| 04:22 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Erwin McCoy buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 56-55 |
| 03:51 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (SG), David Rolle (SF), Timothy Baker (C) Erwin McCoy, Stephen Rowlett, Richard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (PF), Alexander Walker (C) Donald Payne, Salvatore Garcia, Drew Phipps, Edward Archer | |
| 03:39 | Utah | Jason Squires blows the layup | 56-55 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Timothy Baker pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Robert Clemons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolle (fresh) PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Squires (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Alexander Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Utah | Alexander Walker misses the floater in the paint | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Charles Harmon grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Robert Clemons scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Harmon | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Utah | Randall Reeves is fouled on the floor by Robert Clemons - foul #4 on Robert Clemons, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 02:42 | Utah | Randall Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:42 | Utah | Randall Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Charles Harmon snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:23 | NC State | Robert Clemons travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:15 | Utah | Timothy Baker swats the layup by Jason Squires | 61-56 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Timothy Baker snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Robert Clemons travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Drew Phipps (PF) Randall Reeves | |
| 01:37 | Utah | Jason Squires scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alexander Walker | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | NC State | Robert Clemons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Jason Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Timothy Baker gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Bernard Barney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Utah | Raymond Pryor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Bernard Barney pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Cruz Havener is called for the reach on Bernard Barney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cruz Havener, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Bryan Climer (PF) Bernard Barney, David Rolle, Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is hacked by Raymond Pryor - foul #2 on Raymond Pryor, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Raymond Pryor is called for the reach on Stephen Rowlett - foul #3 on Raymond Pryor, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons is fouled on the floor by Cruz Havener - foul #2 on Cruz Havener, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Robert Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Cruz Havener can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 65-58 |