| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fresh) SG - Russell Stepp (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Barry Welborn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris White (fresh) PF - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Arizona | The jump hook by Russell Stepp is blocked by Edward Pruitt | 25-26 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Edward Pruitt snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Morris White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-26 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Kevin Toliver tips it in | 25-28 |
| 18:57 | Arizona | David Wininger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Barry Welborn gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Morris White makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ryan Parker | 25-30 |
| 18:18 | Arizona | Russell Stepp connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wininger | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Morris White loses the dribble to William Swanson | 27-30 |
| 17:51 | Arizona | Morris White swats the short shot by Ronnie Williams | 27-30 |
| 17:50 | Arizona | David Wininger tips it in | 29-30 |
| 17:34 | NC State | Ryan Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 17:15 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dennis Ruffin, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Wesley Lemos (C) William Swanson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:55 | NC State | Kevin Toliver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Pruitt | 29-32 |
| 16:39 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 16:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Toliver | 29-32 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Edward Pruitt misses the easy layup | 29-32 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Ryan Parker tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 15:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Toliver | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Stepp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Barry Welborn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Toliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Pruitt (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 15:23 | NC State | Barry Welborn is hacked by Russell Stepp - foul #1 on Russell Stepp, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), William Johnson (SG), Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) David Wininger, Russell Stepp, Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Alexander (PG), Michael Peralez (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), John Gaines (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Barry Welborn, Ryan Parker, Morris White, Kevin Toliver, Edward Pruitt | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Ronald Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 14:41 | Arizona | William Swanson lays it in set up by Ernest Dupras and he's hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG) Ronnie Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:41 | Arizona | William Swanson makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Michael Peralez buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Alexander | 32-36 |
| 14:13 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Gustavo Romano misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jarrod King - foul #1 on Jarrod King, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin (PF) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | NC State | Barry Welborn (PG) Michael Peralez | |
| 13:57 | NC State | Gustavo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Gustavo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:57 | Arizona | William Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Barry Welborn snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Russell Stepp steps in front of the Barry Welborn pass in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 13:34 | Arizona | Russell Stepp hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Ernest Dupras is called for the reach on Barry Welborn - foul #1 on Ernest Dupras, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Ronnie Williams (SF) Ernest Dupras, Russell Stepp | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Parker (SG), Morris White (SF), Kevin Toliver (PF), Edward Pruitt (C) Robert Alexander, Gustavo Romano, John Gaines, Ronald Roberts | |
| 13:05 | NC State | Ronnie Williams steps in front of the Ryan Parker pass | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | Arizona | David Wininger is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Wesley Lemos (C) William Swanson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:19 | NC State | Wesley Lemos swats the short shot by Edward Pruitt | 37-37 |
| 12:18 | Arizona | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 11:51 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Edward Pruitt - foul #2 on Edward Pruitt, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG), Jarrod King (PF) William Johnson, Dennis Ruffin | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Alexander (PG) Barry Welborn | |
| 11:51 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Kevin Toliver gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Stepp (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarrod King (fresh) C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Edward Pruitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Edward Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:27 | NC State | Ryan Parker buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Toliver | 39-39 |
| 11:05 | Arizona | David Wininger is fouled on the floor by Kevin Toliver - foul #2 on Kevin Toliver, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), William Swanson (C) David Wininger, Wesley Lemos | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Peralez (SG), Gustavo Romano (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Ryan Parker, Kevin Toliver, Edward Pruitt | |
| 10:37 | Arizona | Jarrod King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Ronald Roberts gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Robert Alexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 10:30 | Arizona | Jarrod King snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:16 | Arizona | Russell Stepp misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gustavo Romano - foul #2 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Johnson (SF), Dennis Ruffin (PF) Ronnie Williams, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | NC State | Barry Welborn (PG), John Gaines (PF) Michael Peralez, Morris White | |
| 10:16 | Arizona | Russell Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:16 | Arizona | Russell Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Barry Welborn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Pruitt (C) Ronald Roberts | |
| 10:05 | NC State | Barry Welborn misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Barry Welborn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:05 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 09:36 | Arizona | Ernest Dupras comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Edward Pruitt gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Robert Alexander knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Welborn | 41-42 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | Russell Stepp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Edward Pruitt grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Robert Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 08:44 | Arizona | Russell Stepp snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 08:23 | Arizona | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Romano - foul #3 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Ronnie Williams (SF), Wesley Lemos (C) Ernest Dupras, Russell Stepp, William Swanson | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Parker (SG), Morris White (SF), Kevin Toliver (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Robert Alexander, Gustavo Romano, John Gaines, Edward Pruitt | |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Roberts - foul #4 on Ronald Roberts, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Morris White is hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Wininger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Barry Welborn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | NC State | Kevin Toliver connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Barry Welborn | 43-44 |
| 07:21 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Morris White - foul #3 on Morris White, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Russell Stepp (SG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Pruitt (C) Ronald Roberts | |
| 07:21 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:21 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Pruitt | 43-44 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Ryan Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:28 | Arizona | Russell Stepp hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Wininger | 45-44 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Kevin Toliver works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Ruffin - foul #2 on Dennis Ruffin, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jarrod King (PF), William Swanson (C) Dennis Ruffin, Wesley Lemos | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Alexander (PG) Barry Welborn | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Kevin Toliver misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Kevin Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:41 | Arizona | Russell Stepp jams it | 47-45 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Ryan Parker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Alexander | 47-48 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | The jump hook by Ronnie Williams is blocked by Edward Pruitt | 47-48 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Edward Pruitt gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Ryan Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:47 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Morris White | 47-48 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Robert Alexander evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 04:13 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ernest Dupras (PG), William Johnson (SG), Dennis Ruffin (PF), Wesley Lemos (C) David Wininger, Russell Stepp, Jarrod King, William Swanson | |
| Subs | NC State | Barry Welborn (PG), Gustavo Romano (SF), John Gaines (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Ryan Parker, Morris White, Kevin Toliver, Edward Pruitt | |
| 03:46 | NC State | John Gaines banks in the layup set up by Gustavo Romano | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ernest Dupras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Wesley Lemos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Barry Welborn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Alexander (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:00 | Arizona | Wesley Lemos misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | William Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (PG), Russell Stepp (SG), William Swanson (C) Ernest Dupras, William Johnson, Wesley Lemos | |
| Subs | NC State | Ryan Parker (SG), Morris White (SF), Kevin Toliver (PF), Edward Pruitt (C) Robert Alexander, Gustavo Romano, John Gaines, Ronald Roberts | |
| 02:44 | Arizona | David Wininger buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Williams | 50-53 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Morris White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 02:22 | Arizona | Russell Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:01 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 02:00 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Ruffin | 50-53 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin lays it in on a nice dish by David Wininger | 52-53 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Barry Welborn buries a runner from the right block | 52-55 |
| 00:53 | Arizona | Ronnie Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Edward Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Ronnie Williams picks off the pass by Barry Welborn | 52-55 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | David Wininger lays it in on a nice dish by Ronnie Williams | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Morris White is hacked by David Wininger in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Wininger, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Morris White makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Morris White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | David Wininger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Stepp | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Alexander (PG) Barry Welborn | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Robert Alexander is hacked by David Wininger in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wininger, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Robert Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Robert Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin grabs the board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Dennis Ruffin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 54-58 |