| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Vernon Lotts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Berthold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Bucknell | David Ball clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 19:47 | Bucknell | Mathew Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Ball | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Bernard Barney scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Hepworth | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Vernon Lotts hits a floater from close range | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth's layup is rejected by Jason Childress | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold tips it home | 34-37 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Bernard Barney is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Barney, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 17:59 | Bucknell | David Ball's pass is intercepted by Erwin McCoy | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Jason Childress is hacked by Mathew Williams - foul #3 on Mathew Williams, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Hadley (PF) Mathew Williams | |
| 17:01 | NC State | Bernard Barney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 16:59 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:31 | Bucknell | David Ball misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-37 |
| 16:29 | Bucknell | David Ball tips it home | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Vernon Lotts's pass is intercepted by David Ball | 34-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cherry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hepworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Berthold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Hepworth and he's fouled by Samuel Curry - foul #3 on Samuel Curry, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF) Bernard Barney, Erwin McCoy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Vincent Telford (SG), David Geise (SF), Mathew Williams (PF), Ian Bowden (C) Brian Hepworth, Earl Berthold, Michael Hadley, David Ball | |
| 15:43 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:23 | NC State | Curtis Everett hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Mathew Williams - foul #4 on Mathew Williams, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jon Niles (PG), Matthew Burkley (PF) Thomas Cherry, Mathew Williams | |
| 15:23 | NC State | Curtis Everett makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:11 | Bucknell | Jon Niles clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Samuel Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Vernon Lotts buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Rowlett | 39-42 |
| 14:44 | Bucknell | Matthew Burkley is hacked by Samuel Curry - foul #4 on Samuel Curry, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Samuel Curry | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Hadley (PF) Matthew Burkley | |
| 14:29 | Bucknell | Ian Bowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Charles Harmon misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hadley - foul #1 on Michael Hadley, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG) Curtis Everett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Earl Berthold (SF) David Geise | |
| 14:04 | NC State | Charles Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Charles Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:37 | Bucknell | Ian Bowden clanks a runner from the left block | 41-42 |
| 13:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Rowlett | 41-42 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Bernard Barney's floater is knocked away by Michael Hadley | 41-42 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Charles Harmon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hadley - foul #2 on Michael Hadley, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG), Edward Rand (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Vernon Lotts, Stephen Rowlett, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry (PG), Brian Hepworth (SG), Matthew Burkley (PF), David Ball (C) Jon Niles, Vincent Telford, Michael Hadley, Ian Bowden | |
| 12:43 | NC State | Charles Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Charles Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Bucknell | David Ball makes the floater in the paint set up by Brian Hepworth | 43-44 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Charles Harmon's fadeaway is rejected by David Ball | 43-44 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Erwin McCoy can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 12:08 | NC State | Timothy Baker hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 11:51 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Erwin McCoy grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erwin McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Rand (fresh) C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cherry (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Earl Berthold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Burkley (fresh) C - David Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | NC State | Earl Berthold is called for the reach on Erwin McCoy - foul #1 on Earl Berthold, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Stephen Rowlett (SF) Bernard Barney, Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Geise (SF) Earl Berthold | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Erwin McCoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 11:14 | Bucknell | David Geise pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:56 | Bucknell | Matthew Burkley loses the dribble to Timothy Baker | 45-44 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Timothy Baker misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Curtis Everett snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Erwin McCoy | 48-44 |
| 10:09 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry's pass is intercepted by Erwin McCoy in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Erwin McCoy lays it up and in | 50-44 |
| 09:54 | Bucknell | David Ball knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Hepworth | 50-46 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Timothy Baker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Erwin McCoy | 52-46 |
| 09:23 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:22 | Bucknell | David Ball snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:11 | Bucknell | David Geise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Vernon Lotts (SF), Charles Harmon (PF), Jason Childress (C) Erwin McCoy, Stephen Rowlett, Edward Rand, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jon Niles (PG), Vincent Telford (SG), Earl Berthold (SF), Michael Hadley (PF), Ian Bowden (C) Thomas Cherry, Brian Hepworth, David Geise, Matthew Burkley, David Ball | |
| 08:54 | NC State | Charles Harmon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Barney | 54-46 |
| 08:28 | Bucknell | Michael Hadley clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 54-46 |
| 08:27 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Earl Berthold is called for the reach on Vernon Lotts - foul #2 on Earl Berthold, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Curry (PF) Charles Harmon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Williams (PF) Michael Hadley | |
| 07:31 | NC State | Vernon Lotts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 07:30 | Bucknell | Ian Bowden snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bernard Barney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Everett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Lotts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Childress (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jon Niles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Telford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Berthold (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Williams (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ian Bowden (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jon Niles | 54-51 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Vernon Lotts misses the 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 06:46 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Vincent Telford | 54-51 |
| 06:41 | Bucknell | Bernard Barney is called for the reach on Jon Niles - foul #2 on Bernard Barney, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Erwin McCoy (SG) Curtis Everett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry (PG), Brian Hepworth (SG), David Ball (C) Jon Niles, Vincent Telford, Ian Bowden | |
| 06:21 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth hits a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Cherry | 54-53 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses long on a shot near the basket | 54-53 |
| 05:58 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Mathew Williams | 54-53 |
| 05:47 | Bucknell | Bernard Barney picks off the pass by Thomas Cherry out of a doubleteam | 54-53 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Jason Childress drills a jump hook near the basket | 56-53 |
| 05:18 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Berthold | 56-55 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Erwin McCoy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 04:48 | Bucknell | David Ball is hacked by Jason Childress - foul #2 on Jason Childress, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Everett (PG), Timothy Baker (C) Bernard Barney, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jon Niles (PG), David Geise (SF) Thomas Cherry, Earl Berthold | |
| 04:36 | Bucknell | David Geise makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Niles | 58-57 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Erwin McCoy | 60-57 |
| 04:05 | Bucknell | Samuel Curry blocks the jumper by David Geise | 60-57 |
| 04:04 | Bucknell | Mathew Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Bucknell | David Ball comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:52 | Bucknell | Mathew Williams tips it home | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | NC State | David Geise swats the short shot by Timothy Baker | 60-59 |
| 03:33 | Bucknell | David Geise gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Everett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin McCoy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vernon Lotts (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Timothy Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jon Niles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Hepworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Geise (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - David Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Bucknell | David Geise is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 60-59 |
| 03:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Timothy Baker | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Curtis Everett's pass is intercepted by Mathew Williams | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Barney (PG), Jason Childress (C) Curtis Everett, Timothy Baker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry (PG), Earl Berthold (SF) Jon Niles, David Geise | |
| 02:44 | Bucknell | Vernon Lotts is called for the reach on Brian Hepworth - foul #1 on Vernon Lotts, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Vernon Lotts | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:33 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Mathew Williams hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the dunk attempt | 60-61 |
| 02:01 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:47 | Bucknell | David Ball's layup is rejected by Stephen Rowlett | 60-61 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Jason Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Earl Berthold - foul #3 on Earl Berthold, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Stephen Rowlett misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | Bucknell | Mathew Williams gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Bucknell | Earl Berthold is whistled for traveling | 62-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Vernon Lotts (SF) Stephen Rowlett | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy is hacked by Brian Hepworth - foul #2 on Brian Hepworth, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:46 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Jason Childress grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Vernon Lotts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Ball - foul #2 on David Ball, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Harmon (PF) Samuel Curry | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Vernon Lotts makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Vernon Lotts misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:22 | Bucknell | David Ball gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | Bernard Barney steals it from Thomas Cherry | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Brian Hepworth is called for the reach on Erwin McCoy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Hepworth, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Rowlett (SF) Vernon Lotts | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Erwin McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | David Ball gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Bernard Barney pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Curry (PF), Timothy Baker (C) Charles Harmon, Jason Childress | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Thomas Cherry is called for the reach on Erwin McCoy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Cherry, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Erwin McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |