| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) SG - Chris Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Arndt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Joe Moore inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Gregory Sawyer swats the layup by Thomas Arndt | 37-34 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Carl Black snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Thomas Arndt evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Rex Hayden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Thomas Arndt lays it in | 41-36 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith's pass is intercepted by Joe Moore | 41-36 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Joe Moore hits the finger roll | 43-36 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by Kevin Griffith | 43-38 |
| 17:22 | NC State | Thomas Arndt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Sampson (PG), Billie Edwards (SG), William Hatcher (SF), Woodrow Wolf (PF), Robert Hutto (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Joe Moore, Thomas Arndt, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Steven Berryman (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer, Martin Pinkston | |
| 17:19 | Florida State | William Hatcher takes the ball from Roy Harris in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Cambell - foul #1 on Paul Cambell, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Woodrow Wolf steps in front of the Steven Berryman pass | 44-38 |
| 16:41 | NC State | William Hatcher splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Wolf | 46-38 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 46-38 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 16:10 | NC State | Eddy Sampson loses the dribble to Matthew Henderson | 46-40 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Steven Berryman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Steven Berryman | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Rex Hayden gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billie Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Hutto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Paul Cambell's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Wolf in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Robert Hutto drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Billie Edwards | 48-40 |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Robert Hutto is called for the reach on Rex Hayden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hutto, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Ducote (PG) Eddy Sampson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF) Paul Cambell, John Lemay | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Griffith | 48-42 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Robert Hutto is fouled on the floor by Matthew Henderson - foul #2 on Matthew Henderson, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SG), Laurence Dressler (SF), Thomas Arndt (PF), Carl Black (C) Matthew Ducote, Billie Edwards, William Hatcher, Woodrow Wolf, Robert Hutto | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Steven Berryman (C) Rex Hayden, Matthew Henderson | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Laurence Dressler clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Thomas Arndt pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Thomas Arndt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-42 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Laurence Dressler tips it home | 50-42 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Paul Cambell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Arndt - foul #2 on Thomas Arndt, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (SF) Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), John Lemay (SF), Mark McClester (PF), Martin Pinkston (C) Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer, Steven Berryman | |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Rex Hayden clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Rex Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | John Lemay grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Mark McClester knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Martin Pinkston and he's hacked by Chris Gates - foul #2 on Chris Gates, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Ducote (PG), Billie Edwards (SG), William Hatcher (SF), Woodrow Wolf (PF), Robert Hutto (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Joe Moore, Thomas Arndt, Laurence Dressler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (SF) Paul Cambell | |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Mark McClester makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:47 | NC State | William Hatcher's pass is intercepted by Martin Pinkston | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Billie Edwards gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Robert Hutto can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-45 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Mark McClester gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Ducote (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billie Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Wolf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Hutto (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lemay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McClester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Florida State | William Hatcher steals the ball from John Lemay in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Mark McClester swats the layup by Woodrow Wolf | 50-45 |
| 11:37 | Florida State | John Lemay pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | Mark McClester misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Mark McClester snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Matthew Ducote steals it from Rex Hayden | 50-45 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Matthew Ducote misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 10:34 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rex Hayden | 50-45 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | Rex Hayden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 10:12 | NC State | William Hatcher evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Ducote | 52-48 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lemay | 52-50 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf is hacked by Roy Harris - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SG), Joe Moore (SF), Thomas Arndt (PF), Carl Black (C) Matthew Ducote, Billie Edwards, William Hatcher, Woodrow Wolf, Robert Hutto | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF), Matthew Henderson (C) Rex Hayden, John Lemay, Roy Harris, Mark McClester, Martin Pinkston | |
| 09:19 | NC State | Gregory Sawyer steals the ball from Thomas Arndt | 52-50 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Black | 52-50 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Thomas Arndt gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Thomas Arndt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 08:47 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Moore - foul #2 on Joe Moore, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Thomas Arndt pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Carl Black is fouled on the floor by Paul Cambell - foul #2 on Paul Cambell, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Thomas Arndt makes the contested floater in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Black | 54-50 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Paul Cambell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Black | 54-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) SG - Chris Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Arndt (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Thomas Arndt is hacked by Gregory Sawyer - foul #3 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Sampson (SG), Laurence Dressler (SF) Chris Gates, Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:41 | NC State | Thomas Arndt is hacked by Gregory Sawyer - foul #4 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Laurence Dressler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 07:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Black | 54-50 |
| 06:42 | NC State | The short jumper by Thomas Arndt is denied by Matthew Henderson | 54-50 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Perry Castle - foul #3 on Perry Castle, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Ducote (PG), Chris Gates (SG), William Hatcher (SF), Robert Hutto (C) Perry Castle, Eddy Sampson, Thomas Arndt, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), John Lemay (SF), Steven Berryman (C) Paul Cambell, Dennis Thoms, Matthew Henderson | |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Laurence Dressler grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Robert Hutto blows the dunk but he's hacked by Steven Berryman - foul #1 on Steven Berryman, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (SF) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG) Kevin Griffith | |
| 06:00 | NC State | Robert Hutto misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Robert Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lemay | 55-53 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Laurence Dressler clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sawyer | 55-53 |
| 04:57 | Florida State | John Lemay hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Laurence Dressler can't connect on a runner from close range | 55-56 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sawyer | 55-56 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Rex Hayden connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Laurence Dressler is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sawyer - foul #5 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Billie Edwards (SG), William Hatcher (SF), Woodrow Wolf (PF) Matthew Ducote, Chris Gates, Joe Moore, Robert Hutto | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Mark McClester (PF), Matthew Henderson (C) Rex Hayden, John Lemay, Roy Harris, Gregory Sawyer, Steven Berryman | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Laurence Dressler misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Mark McClester gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Mark McClester's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Wolf | 55-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Billie Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Hatcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Woodrow Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - Laurence Dressler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark McClester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | NC State | William Hatcher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Mark McClester grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Laurence Dressler blocks the short jumper by Matthew Henderson | 55-59 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Laurence Dressler pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Woodrow Wolf drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Hatcher | 57-59 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SG), Thomas Arndt (PF), Carl Black (C) Billie Edwards, Woodrow Wolf, Laurence Dressler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Martin Pinkston (C) Paul Cambell, Mark McClester | |
| 02:32 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 02:31 | Florida State | Rex Hayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Rex Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-59 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Thomas Arndt misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Rex Hayden grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 01:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Arndt | 57-59 |
| 01:20 | NC State | William Hatcher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Rex Hayden connects on the floater from the right side | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:43 | NC State | Thomas Arndt slams it home over the doubleteam set up by Perry Castle | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is hacked by William Hatcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hatcher, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (SF) William Hatcher | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Black - foul #1 on Carl Black, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Carl Black misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Perry Castle is called for the reach on Kevin Griffith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Perry Castle, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (SF) Dennis Thoms | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Arndt grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Arndt hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 59-64 |