NC State Wolfpack @ North Carolina Tar Heels

80–89Final · Feb 18, 2009
NCSU 80 UNC 89 Final
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NCSU14-10364480
UNC24-2395089
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  1. Brandon Costner made Two Point Jumper.

    2–0
  2. Ben McCauley made Two Point Jumper.

    4–0
  3. Ty Lawson made Three Point Jumper.

    4–3
  4. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    4–5
  5. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    4–6
  6. Tracy Smith made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    6–6
  7. Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper.

    9–6
  8. Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Courtney Fells.

    11–6
  9. Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup.

    11–8
  10. Danny Green made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson.

    11–10
  11. Wayne Ellington made Three Point Jumper.

    11–13
  12. Brandon Costner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand.

    14–13
  13. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.

    14–15
  14. Brandon Costner made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Farnold Degand.

    16–15
  15. Brandon Costner made Free Throw.

    17–15
  16. Ed Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    17–17
  17. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    17–18
  18. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    17–19
  19. Dennis Horner made Two Point Jumper.

    19–19
  20. Danny Green made Three Point Jumper.

    19–22
  21. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup.

    19–24
  22. Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben McCauley.

    22–24
  23. Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup.

    24–24
  24. Tracy Smith made Two Point Jumper.

    26–24
  25. Tyler Zeller made Two Point Jumper.

    26–26
  26. Danny Green made Two Point Tip Shot.

    26–28
  27. Danny Green made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    26–30
  28. Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben McCauley.

    29–30
  29. Deon Thompson made Two Point Layup.

    29–32
  30. Danny Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough.

    29–35
  31. Deon Thompson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Danny Green.

    29–37
  32. Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Jumper.

    31–37
  33. Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Horner.

    34–37
  34. Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup.

    34–39
  35. Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup.

    36–39
  36. Brandon Costner made Two Point Layup.

    38–39
  37. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.

    38–41
  38. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    38–42
  39. Danny Green made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough.

    38–44
  40. Danny Green made Free Throw.

    38–45
  41. Danny Green made Two Point Layup.

    38–47
  42. Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper.

    38–49
  43. Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup.

    38–51
  44. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Jumper.

    38–53
  45. Tracy Smith made Two Point Jumper.

    40–53
  46. Tracy Smith made Free Throw.

    41–53
  47. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ed Davis.

    41–55
  48. C.J. Williams made Three Point Jumper.

    44–55
  49. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.

    44–57
  50. Tracy Smith made Two Point Dunk Shot.

    46–57
  51. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.

    46–59
  52. Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup.

    48–59
  53. Ty Lawson made Free Throw.

    48–60
  54. Ty Lawson made Free Throw.

    48–61
  55. C.J. Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Horner.

    51–61
  56. Ben McCauley made Free Throw.

    52–61
  57. Danny Green made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson.

    52–63
  58. Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup.

    54–63
  59. Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand.

    57–63
  60. Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper.

    57–65
  61. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.

    57–67
  62. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    57–68
  63. Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup.

    59–68
  64. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough.

    59–70
  65. Wayne Ellington made Free Throw.

    59–71
  66. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup.

    59–73
  67. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Jumper.

    59–75
  68. Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson.

    59–77
  69. Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javier Gonzalez.

    62–77
  70. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.

    62–79
  71. Courtney Fells made Two Point Layup.

    64–79
  72. Deon Thompson made Free Throw.

    64–80
  73. Deon Thompson made Free Throw.

    64–81
  74. Courtney Fells made Two Point Jumper.

    66–81
  75. Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper.

    66–83
  76. Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup.

    68–83
  77. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.

    68–85
  78. Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup.

    68–87
  79. Dennis Horner made Two Point Jumper.

    70–87
  80. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    70–88
  81. Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.

    70–89
  82. Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Fells.

    73–89
  83. Brandon Costner made Two Point Jumper.

    75–89
  84. Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Courtney Fells.

    77–89
  85. Courtney Fells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand.

    80–89

Play-by-play

  1. P1 Brandon Costner made Two Point Jumper. 2–0
  2. P1 Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
  3. P1 Courtney Fells Defensive Rebound.
  4. P1 Ben McCauley made Two Point Jumper. 4–0
  5. P1 Ty Lawson made Three Point Jumper. 4–3
  6. P1 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Dunk Shot. 4–5
  7. P1 Foul on Courtney Fells
  8. P1 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 4–6
  9. P1 Tracy Smith made Two Point Dunk Shot. 6–6
  10. P1 Courtney Fells missed Three Point Jumper.
  11. P1 Ty Lawson Defensive Rebound.
  12. P1 Foul on Ty Lawson
  13. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. 9–6
  14. P1 Deon Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
  15. P1 Tracy Smith Defensive Rebound.
  16. P1 Courtney Fells missed Two Point Jumper.
  17. P1 Wayne Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  18. P1 Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Layup.
  19. P1 Courtney Fells Block.
  20. P1 Courtney Fells Defensive Rebound.
  21. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Courtney Fells. 11–6
  22. P1 Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup. 11–8
  23. P1 Danny Green made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson. 11–10
  24. P1 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Layup.
  25. P1 Wayne Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  26. P1 Wayne Ellington made Three Point Jumper. 11–13
  27. P1 North Carolina State 30 Second Timeout.
  28. P1 Tracy Smith missed Two Point Layup.
  29. P1 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  30. P1 Tracy Smith missed Two Point Layup.
  31. P1 Deon Thompson Block.
  32. P1 Ty Lawson Defensive Rebound.
  33. P1 Bobby Frasor missed Three Point Jumper.
  34. P1 North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  35. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  36. P1 Deon Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
  37. P1 Dennis Horner Defensive Rebound.
  38. P1 Brandon Costner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand. 14–13
  39. P1 Danny Green missed Two Point Layup.
  40. P1 Brandon Costner Block.
  41. P1 Dennis Horner Defensive Rebound.
  42. P1 Foul on C.J. Williams
  43. P1 Foul on Tracy Smith
  44. P1 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper. 14–15
  45. P1 Brandon Costner made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Farnold Degand. 16–15
  46. P1 Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
  47. P1 Brandon Costner made Free Throw. 17–15
  48. P1 Ed Davis missed Two Point Layup.
  49. P1 Ed Davis Offensive Rebound.
  50. P1 Ed Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot. 17–17
  51. P1 C.J. Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
  52. P1 Ed Davis Defensive Rebound.
  53. P1 Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
  54. P1 Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.
  55. P1 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Layup.
  56. P1 Ed Davis Block.
  57. P1 Ben McCauley Offensive Rebound.
  58. P1 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.
  59. P1 Ed Davis Defensive Rebound.
  60. P1 Foul on C.J. Williams
  61. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  62. P1 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 17–18
  63. P1 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 17–19
  64. P1 Dennis Horner made Two Point Jumper. 19–19
  65. P1 Dennis Horner missed Three Point Jumper.
  66. P1 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  67. P1 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.
  68. P1 Larry Drew II Defensive Rebound.
  69. P1 Courtney Fells missed Two Point Layup.
  70. P1 Wayne Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  71. P1 Foul on Dennis Horner
  72. P1 Danny Green made Three Point Jumper. 19–22
  73. P1 Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
  74. P1 Wayne Ellington Offensive Rebound.
  75. P1 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. 19–24
  76. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben McCauley. 22–24
  77. P1 Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup. 24–24
  78. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  79. P1 Tracy Smith made Two Point Jumper. 26–24
  80. P1 Tyler Zeller made Two Point Jumper. 26–26
  81. P1 Courtney Fells missed Two Point Jumper.
  82. P1 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  83. P1 Tyler Zeller missed Two Point Jumper.
  84. P1 Danny Green Offensive Rebound.
  85. P1 Danny Green made Two Point Tip Shot. 26–28
  86. P1 Brandon Costner missed Three Point Jumper.
  87. P1 Deon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  88. P1 Danny Green made Two Point Dunk Shot. 26–30
  89. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben McCauley. 29–30
  90. P1 Foul on Tyler Zeller
  91. P1 Foul on Tyler Zeller
  92. P1 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.
  93. P1 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  94. P1 Tracy Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
  95. P1 Tyler Zeller Defensive Rebound.
  96. P1 Foul on Tracy Smith
  97. P1 Wayne Ellington missed Three Point Jumper.
  98. P1 Deon Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  99. P1 Deon Thompson made Two Point Layup. 29–32
  100. P1 Farnold Degand missed Three Point Jumper.
  101. P1 Danny Green Defensive Rebound.
  102. P1 Danny Green missed Two Point Layup.
  103. P1 Courtney Fells Block.
  104. P1 North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  105. P1 Official TV Timeout.
  106. P1 Danny Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough. 29–35
  107. P1 Deon Thompson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Danny Green. 29–37
  108. P1 Foul on Deon Thompson
  109. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Jumper. 31–37
  110. P1 Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Layup.
  111. P1 Courtney Fells Block.
  112. P1 North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  113. P1 Ty Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  114. P1 Wayne Ellington Offensive Rebound.
  115. P1 Deon Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.
  116. P1 Ben McCauley Defensive Rebound.
  117. P1 Javier Gonzalez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Horner. 34–37
  118. P1 Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup. 34–39
  119. P1 C.J. Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  120. P1 Dennis Horner Offensive Rebound.
  121. P1 Dennis Horner missed Two Point Layup.
  122. P1 Deon Thompson Block.
  123. P1 Ben McCauley Offensive Rebound.
  124. P1 Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Layup.
  125. P1 Courtney Fells Defensive Rebound.
  126. P1 Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup. 36–39
  127. P1 Tyler Hansbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
  128. P1 Deon Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  129. P1 Foul on Javier Gonzalez
  130. P1 Deon Thompson missed Free Throw.
  131. P1 Ben McCauley Defensive Rebound.
  132. P2 Wayne Ellington missed Three Point Jumper.
  133. P2 North Carolina State Defensive R.
  134. P2 Brandon Costner made Two Point Layup. 38–39
  135. P2 Danny Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  136. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Offensive Rebound.
  137. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 38–41
  138. P2 Foul on Brandon Costner
  139. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 38–42
  140. P2 Danny Green made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough. 38–44
  141. P2 Foul on Courtney Fells
  142. P2 Danny Green made Free Throw. 38–45
  143. P2 Javier Gonzalez missed Two Point Jumper.
  144. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  145. P2 Danny Green made Two Point Layup. 38–47
  146. P2 North Carolina State Full Timeout.
  147. P2 Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper. 38–49
  148. P2 Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
  149. P2 Ty Lawson made Two Point Layup. 38–51
  150. P2 Dennis Horner missed Three Point Jumper.
  151. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  152. P2 Foul on Ben McCauley
  153. P2 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Jumper. 38–53
  154. P2 Tracy Smith made Two Point Jumper. 40–53
  155. P2 Foul on Deon Thompson
  156. P2 Tracy Smith made Free Throw. 41–53
  157. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ed Davis. 41–55
  158. P2 C.J. Williams made Three Point Jumper. 44–55
  159. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper. 44–57
  160. P2 Foul on Ty Lawson
  161. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  162. P2 Tracy Smith made Two Point Dunk Shot. 46–57
  163. P2 Ed Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
  164. P2 Bobby Frasor Offensive Rebound.
  165. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper. 46–59
  166. P2 Foul on Ed Davis
  167. P2 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.
  168. P2 Ed Davis Block.
  169. P2 North Carolina State Offensive R.
  170. P2 Foul on Tyler Zeller
  171. P2 Foul on Bobby Frasor
  172. P2 Ben McCauley made Two Point Layup. 48–59
  173. P2 Foul on Farnold Degand
  174. P2 Ty Lawson made Free Throw. 48–60
  175. P2 Ty Lawson made Free Throw. 48–61
  176. P2 C.J. Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Horner. 51–61
  177. P2 Tyler Zeller missed Two Point Jumper.
  178. P2 Ben McCauley Defensive Rebound.
  179. P2 Foul on Ed Davis
  180. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  181. P2 Ben McCauley made Free Throw. 52–61
  182. P2 Ben McCauley missed Free Throw.
  183. P2 Tyler Zeller Defensive Rebound.
  184. P2 Danny Green made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson. 52–63
  185. P2 Tracy Smith missed Two Point Layup.
  186. P2 Danny Green Block.
  187. P2 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  188. P2 Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup. 54–63
  189. P2 Tyler Zeller missed Two Point Jumper.
  190. P2 Ben McCauley Defensive Rebound.
  191. P2 Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand. 57–63
  192. P2 Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper. 57–65
  193. P2 Tracy Smith missed Two Point Layup.
  194. P2 North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
  195. P2 Ty Lawson missed Two Point Jumper.
  196. P2 C.J. Williams Defensive Rebound.
  197. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper. 57–67
  198. P2 Foul on Brandon Costner
  199. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 57–68
  200. P2 Javier Gonzalez made Two Point Layup. 59–68
  201. P2 Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.
  202. P2 Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.
  203. P2 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough. 59–70
  204. P2 Foul on Dennis Horner
  205. P2 Wayne Ellington made Free Throw. 59–71
  206. P2 Farnold Degand missed Two Point Jumper.
  207. P2 Wayne Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  208. P2 Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Jumper.
  209. P2 Tracy Smith Defensive Rebound.
  210. P2 C.J. Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  211. P2 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  212. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  213. P2 Brandon Costner missed Three Point Jumper.
  214. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  215. P2 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. 59–73
  216. P2 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Jumper. 59–75
  217. P2 Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson. 59–77
  218. P2 North Carolina State 30 Second Timeout.
  219. P2 Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javier Gonzalez. 62–77
  220. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 62–79
  221. P2 Courtney Fells made Two Point Layup. 64–79
  222. P2 Foul on Courtney Fells
  223. P2 Deon Thompson made Free Throw. 64–80
  224. P2 Deon Thompson made Free Throw. 64–81
  225. P2 Courtney Fells made Two Point Jumper. 66–81
  226. P2 Ty Lawson made Two Point Jumper. 66–83
  227. P2 Courtney Fells missed Three Point Jumper.
  228. P2 Tracy Smith Offensive Rebound.
  229. P2 Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup. 68–83
  230. P2 Foul on Ed Davis
  231. P2 Tracy Smith missed Free Throw.
  232. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  233. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 68–85
  234. P2 Ben McCauley missed Two Point Jumper.
  235. P2 Ed Davis Defensive Rebound.
  236. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. 68–87
  237. P2 North Carolina State Full Timeout.
  238. P2 Dennis Horner made Two Point Jumper. 70–87
  239. P2 Foul on Dennis Horner
  240. P2 Official TV Timeout.
  241. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 70–88
  242. P2 Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw. 70–89
  243. P2 Dennis Horner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Fells. 73–89
  244. P2 Danny Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  245. P2 North Carolina State Defensive R.
  246. P2 Foul on Ed Davis
  247. P2 Tracy Smith missed Free Throw.
  248. P2 Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.
  249. P2 Ed Davis missed Two Point Jumper.
  250. P2 Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.
  251. P2 Brandon Costner made Two Point Jumper. 75–89
  252. P2 Foul on Brandon Costner
  253. P2 Ed Davis missed Free Throw.
  254. P2 Courtney Fells Defensive Rebound.
  255. P2 Tracy Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Courtney Fells. 77–89
  256. P2 Foul on Tyler Zeller
  257. P2 Tracy Smith missed Free Throw.
  258. P2 Tyler Zeller Defensive Rebound.
  259. P2 Larry Drew II missed Two Point Layup.
  260. P2 Tracy Smith Block.
  261. P2 Mike Copeland Offensive Rebound.
  262. P2 Mike Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
  263. P2 Brandon Costner Defensive Rebound.
  264. P2 Courtney Fells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Farnold Degand. 80–89

Box score

NCSU

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Tracy SmithF31157-120-01-481001622
Brandon CostnerF23125-71-31-141511043
Courtney FellsG-F2673-81-30-044103043
Ben McCauleyF-C3694-110-01-264200241
Javier GonzalezG26187-84-40-003500001
Dennis HornerF26135-83-50-033010123
C.J. WilliamsG-F1762-52-40-010000012
Farnold DegandG1500-20-10-004200001
Kaycee Obi-GwachamF
Kendall SmithF
Johnny ThomasF
Simon HarrisF
Enrico KufuorG
Spencer GreenwayG
Julius MaysG
Trevor FergusonG

UNC

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Deon ThompsonF2162-50-02-331032212
Tyler HansbroughF332710-150-17-774120162
Danny GreenG-F32198-122-41-122331110
Ty LawsonG35177-91-22-229120022
Wayne EllingtonG36167-131-31-160110240
Tyler ZellerF821-40-00-030100034
Ed DavisF1721-40-00-141002134
Mike CopelandF100-10-10-010000100
Justin WattsG100-00-00-000000000
Larry Drew IIG500-10-00-010200010
Bobby FrasorG1100-10-10-011010101
Patrick MoodyF
Will GravesG-F
Marcus GinyardG-F
Jack WootenG
J.B. TannerG
Marc CampbellG

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