| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leslie Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Prisco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gaylord Arguelles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilson Wimbush (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Imhoff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Demarcus Fazio (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Herbert Johnson inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:47 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 19:46 | NC State | Herbert Johnson can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 19:45 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Reser | 31-28 |
| 19:26 | Colorado | Samuel Holt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Imhoff | 31-31 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Roy Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio is fouled on the floor by Roy Palmer - foul #1 on Roy Palmer, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Roy Palmer grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Roy Palmer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 17:45 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Imhoff | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Paul Reser - foul #2 on Paul Reser, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Colorado | Herbert Johnson steps in front of the Joseph Imhoff pass | 35-33 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Herbert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Demarcus Fazio | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush makes the contested fadeaway from close range | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Reser - foul #3 on Paul Reser, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Adam McLucas (SF), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Ronnie Prisco, Herbert Johnson, Gaylord Arguelles, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Derek Pearsall (PG), Kevin Wiggins (SG), Bradley Carreras (PF), Willard Jones (C) Samuel Holt, Wilson Wimbush, Joseph Imhoff, Demarcus Fazio | |
| 16:19 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Marty Boerner gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Thomas Petersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) Leslie Baldwin | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam McLucas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Derek Pearsall (fresh) SG - Kevin Wiggins (fresh) SF - Paul Reser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Carreras (fresh) C - Willard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Bradley Carreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Adam McLucas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Bradley Carreras | 35-35 |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Willard Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Petersen - foul #1 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Ronnie Prisco (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF) Luis Aguirre, Adam McLucas | |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Holt (PG), Wilson Wimbush (SG), Demarcus Fazio (C) Derek Pearsall, Kevin Wiggins, Bradley Carreras | |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Willard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Willard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Ronnie Prisco is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Johnson out of a doubleteam | 37-36 |
| 14:22 | Colorado | Willard Jones misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 37-36 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Ronnie Prisco grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Ronnie Prisco loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Leslie Baldwin (PG), Gaylord Arguelles (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Tommie Woolley, Marty Boerner, Thomas Petersen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff (PF) Willard Jones | |
| 13:33 | Colorado | Gaylord Arguelles steps in front of the Samuel Holt pass | 37-36 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles misses the floater from the right block | 37-36 |
| 13:13 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush misses the turnaround near the basket | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles misses the dunk attempt | 37-36 |
| 12:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Demarcus Fazio | 37-36 |
| 12:10 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Herbert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Herbert Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Palmer | 40-36 |
| 11:51 | Colorado | Samuel Holt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Samuel Holt, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Adam McLucas (SF) Leslie Baldwin, Ronnie Prisco, Herbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Derek Pearsall (PG), Kevin Wiggins (SG), Anthony Guel (SF), Willard Jones (C) Samuel Holt, Wilson Wimbush, Paul Reser, Demarcus Fazio | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam McLucas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gaylord Arguelles (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Derek Pearsall (fresh) SG - Kevin Wiggins (fresh) SF - Anthony Guel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Imhoff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:22 | NC State | Tommie Woolley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Willard Jones grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:15 | Colorado | Anthony Guel comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 11:14 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff tips it in | 40-38 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Imhoff | 40-38 |
| 10:48 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:42 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff misses the fadeaway from the right block | 40-38 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Anthony Guel gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Anthony Guel misses the jump hook from the right block | 40-38 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Luis Aguirre gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Aguirre | 42-38 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Derek Pearsall misses the shot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Luis Aguirre pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 09:00 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Willard Jones | 42-38 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-41 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Tommie Woolley clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Guel - foul #2 on Anthony Guel, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Ronnie Prisco (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Luis Aguirre, Adam McLucas, Gaylord Arguelles, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Holt (PG), Wilson Wimbush (SG), Paul Reser (SF), Demarcus Fazio (C) Derek Pearsall, Kevin Wiggins, Anthony Guel, Joseph Imhoff | |
| 08:21 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:06 | Colorado | Samuel Holt is fouled on the floor by Tommie Woolley - foul #2 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Leslie Baldwin (PG) Tommie Woolley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Bradley Carreras (PF) Willard Jones | |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Holt and the foul's on Ronnie Prisco - foul #2 on Ronnie Prisco, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 44-43 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leslie Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Prisco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Wimbush (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Carreras (fresh) C - Demarcus Fazio (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio is hacked by Ronnie Prisco - foul #3 on Ronnie Prisco, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 44-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Willard Jones (PF) Bradley Carreras | |
| 06:38 | NC State | Willard Jones steals it from Leslie Baldwin | 44-43 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-43 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:56 | Colorado | Paul Reser misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Ronnie Prisco pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Demarcus Fazio | 44-43 |
| 05:18 | Colorado | Marty Boerner picks off the pass by Paul Reser | 44-43 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Paul Reser steals the ball from Ronnie Prisco | 44-43 |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Paul Reser misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 04:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 44-43 |
| 04:43 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Marty Boerner, Thomas Petersen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff (PF) Willard Jones | |
| 04:17 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Herbert Johnson snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leslie Baldwin | 46-43 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff double dribbles | 46-43 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Paul Reser blocks the short jumper by Gaylord Arguelles | 46-43 |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leslie Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Prisco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gaylord Arguelles (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Wimbush (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Imhoff (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Demarcus Fazio (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Samuel Holt misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 02:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Herbert Johnson | 46-43 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Demarcus Fazio - foul #2 on Demarcus Fazio, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (PG) Leslie Baldwin | |
| Subs | Colorado | Willard Jones (C) Demarcus Fazio | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:28 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Paul Reser hits a floater from the right wing set up by Wilson Wimbush and the foul's on Herbert Johnson - foul #3 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam McLucas (SF) Herbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Derek Pearsall (PG), Kevin Wiggins (SG) Samuel Holt, Wilson Wimbush | |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Paul Reser misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 02:09 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gaylord Arguelles, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Leslie Baldwin (PG), Herbert Johnson (SF) Tommie Woolley, Adam McLucas | |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Holt (PG), Wilson Wimbush (SG), Demarcus Fazio (C) Derek Pearsall, Kevin Wiggins, Willard Jones | |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Joseph Imhoff misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Johnson and the foul's on Samuel Holt - foul #3 on Samuel Holt, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Samuel Holt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Reser | 50-48 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leslie Baldwin | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronnie Prisco - foul #4 on Ronnie Prisco, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 00:40 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:40 | Colorado | Wilson Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Leslie Baldwin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Wilson Wimbush is called for the reach on Gaylord Arguelles - foul #2 on Wilson Wimbush, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Gaylord Arguelles misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Demarcus Fazio | 52-50 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Samuel Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Samuel Holt is called for the reach on Herbert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Holt, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:03 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Demarcus Fazio | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Demarcus Fazio comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-50 |