| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Vernon Lotts inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Bernard Barney connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vernon Lotts and he's hacked by Daryl Labelle - foul #3 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG) Daryl Labelle | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Samuel Curry grabs the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Erwin McCoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Angel Romano misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Curry | 23-26 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Bernard Barney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Lotts | 26-26 |
| 18:10 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Federico Gallegos | 26-26 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Bernard Barney is hacked by Federico Gallegos - foul #2 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Erwin McCoy buries a fadeaway from the right side | 28-26 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Erwin McCoy is called for the reach on Federico Gallegos - foul #2 on Erwin McCoy, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Jason Childress swats the short shot by James Tellis | 28-26 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Vernon Lotts grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Jason Childress snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vernon Lotts | 31-26 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cleveland Sweat (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Angel Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 15:26 | Denver | James Tellis tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Bernard Barney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Federico Gallegos pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 14:48 | Denver | Joseph Harris's pass is intercepted by Vernon Lotts | 31-28 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Joseph Harris takes the ball from Bernard Barney | 31-28 |
| 14:03 | Denver | James Tellis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Bernard Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Vernon Lotts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Barney | 34-28 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Joseph Harris misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-28 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Jason Childress gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Bernard Barney pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Bernard Barney misses the shot from the left side | 34-28 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Jason Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Erwin McCoy buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Samuel Curry and he's hacked by Federico Gallegos - foul #3 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Edward Rand (C) Bernard Barney, Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG), Bradley Blair (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Federico Gallegos, Cleveland Sweat, Joseph Harris, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| 12:11 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-28 |
| 11:56 | NC State | Charles Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Everett (fresh) SG - Erwin McCoy (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Rand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) SF - Bradley Blair (fresh) PF - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Jorgenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Curtis Everett | 38-28 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Daryl Labelle is called for the reach on Curtis Everett - foul #4 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Vernon Lotts (SG), Samuel Curry (PF) Erwin McCoy, Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gilmore (PF) Daryl Labelle | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Vernon Lotts hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Amendola - foul #1 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Childress (C) Edward Rand | |
| Subs | Denver | James Tellis (PF) Kenneth Gilmore | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Samuel Curry gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett's pass is intercepted by Bradley Blair | 40-30 |
| 09:31 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Angel Romano (C) Jimmy Neff | |
| 09:04 | NC State | Jason Childress is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG) Vernon Lotts | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Scott Field (SG), Joseph Harris (SF) Nicholas Jorgenson, Dikembe Amendola, Bradley Blair | |
| 08:41 | Denver | Angel Romano knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Harris | 40-32 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Bernard Barney knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Curtis Everett | 42-32 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Scott Field hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Harris | 42-34 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-34 |
| 07:27 | Denver | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Everett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Samuel Curry (tiring) 6 reb. C - Jason Childress (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Scott Field (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Tellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Denver | Angel Romano misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Childress - foul #1 on Jason Childress, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Vernon Lotts (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Edward Rand (C) Stephen Rowlett, Samuel Curry, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Cleveland Sweat (SG), Jimmy Neff (PF) Federico Gallegos, Scott Field, James Tellis | |
| 07:07 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 07:07 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 07:07 | Denver | Jimmy Neff gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Curtis Everett steals the ball from Jimmy Neff | 42-34 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Bernard Barney slams it home on a nice dish by Curtis Everett | 44-34 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Jimmy Neff grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Joseph Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Vernon Lotts - foul #1 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Bernard Barney | |
| Subs | Denver | James Tellis (PF) Angel Romano | |
| 06:14 | Denver | Joseph Harris makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Vernon Lotts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Everett | 47-37 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Curtis Everett takes the ball from Daryl Labelle | 47-37 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Vernon Lotts banks in the layup on a great pass from Curtis Everett | 49-37 |
| 05:26 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Rand - foul #3 on Edward Rand, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Curry (PF) Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (SF) Joseph Harris | |
| 05:26 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 05:26 | Denver | Jimmy Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Curtis Everett hits a jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Denver | James Tellis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Edward Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Curtis Everett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Neff - foul #1 on Jimmy Neff, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jason Childress (C) Edward Rand | |
| Subs | Denver | Angel Romano (C) Jimmy Neff | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Curtis Everett makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Curtis Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jason Childress grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 04:16 | NC State | The jump hook by Erwin McCoy is blocked by James Tellis | 52-38 |
| 04:14 | Denver | James Tellis snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Daryl Labelle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-38 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Samuel Curry snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Jason Childress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Edward Rand (C) Erwin McCoy, Vernon Lotts, Samuel Curry, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Federico Gallegos clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Edward Rand gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Everett (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Rowlett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Rand (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Blair (fresh) PF - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Jorgenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett lays it in on a nice dish by Bernard Barney | 54-38 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Federico Gallegos is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Bernard Barney hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Harmon | 57-38 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Bradley Blair blows the layup | 57-38 |
| 02:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Rand | 57-38 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Nicholas Jorgenson is called for the reach on Edward Rand - foul #3 on Nicholas Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 57-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Field (SG) Bradley Blair | |
| 02:13 | NC State | Edward Rand makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Edward Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola travels with the ball | 59-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (SF) Scott Field | |
| 01:32 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 59-38 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Federico Gallegos grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson lays it up and in | 59-40 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett is hacked by Nicholas Jorgenson - foul #4 on Nicholas Jorgenson, team foul #9 | 59-40 |
| Subs | NC State | David Rolle (SF) Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:03 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Charles Harmon grabs the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Everett | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Bradley Blair clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett grabs the board | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-40 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Charles Harmon grabs the offensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Curtis Everett runs out the clock | 61-40 |