| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Malcom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Koch (fresh) PF - Stephen Grand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Florida State | Gregory Malcom picks off the pass by Rex Hayden in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is called for traveling | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Sawyer - foul #2 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Rex Hayden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Darrell Koch lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Malcom | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell dunks the ball set up by Stephen Grand | 29-34 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Griffith | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Martin Pinkston - foul #1 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is fouled on the floor by Gregory Malcom - foul #1 on Gregory Malcom, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Matthew Henderson is called for the reach on Gregory Malcom - foul #1 on Matthew Henderson, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Martin Pinkston (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lemay (fresh) PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Malcom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darrell Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Grand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gilman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand hits a wide open floater from the baseline set up by Darrell Koch | 31-38 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 15:18 | Wake Forest | Darrell Koch snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:51 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Paul Cambell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 14:28 | Wake Forest | Darrell Koch grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Matthew Henderson | 31-38 |
| 13:54 | Florida State | Ronald Gilman steals it from Matthew Henderson | 31-38 |
| 13:36 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell makes the shot from the right side set up by Gregory Malcom | 31-40 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF), Steven Berryman (C) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, John Lemay, Matthew Henderson, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | Dennis Thoms steps in front of the Darrell Koch pass | 31-40 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Thoms | 33-40 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | Rex Hayden steps in front of the Douglas Connell pass | 33-40 |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Steven Berryman tips it in | 35-40 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Gregory Sawyer picks off the pass by Stephen Grand | 35-40 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Steven Berryman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:46 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Connell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Malcom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darrell Koch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Grand (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gilman (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Grand | 38-43 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms's pass is intercepted by Douglas Connell | 38-43 |
| 11:10 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell dunks the ball | 38-45 |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Malcom - foul #2 on Gregory Malcom, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (C) Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Gregory Malcom is called for the reach on Martin Pinkston - foul #3 on Gregory Malcom, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 09:33 | Florida State | Ronald Gilman takes the ball from Dennis Thoms | 40-45 |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman slams it home | 40-47 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Ronald Gilman blocks the jumper by Kevin Griffith | 40-47 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:23 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lemay | 42-47 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Connell out of the doubleteam | 42-49 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Gilman - foul #2 on Ronald Gilman, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Stephen Grand | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roy Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Connell (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Malcom (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Koch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Grand (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Gilman (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom is fouled on the floor by Roy Harris - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer (PF) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Paul Cambell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman's floater is tipped away by Matthew Henderson | 43-49 |
| 06:41 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | John Lemay buries a floater near the basket set up by Roy Harris | 45-49 |
| 06:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Cambell - foul #2 on Paul Cambell, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, John Lemay | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Grand - foul #3 on Stephen Grand, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (C) Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Sergio Morales (SF) Darrell Koch | |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Rex Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | Sergio Morales comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Thoms - foul #1 on Dennis Thoms, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark McClester (PF) Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Sadler (C) Ronald Gilman | |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | Sergio Morales misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | Sergio Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:48 | Florida State | Douglas Connell is called for the reach on Rex Hayden - foul #1 on Douglas Connell, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer (PF) Mark McClester | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Rex Hayden | 48-51 |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand drills a turnaround from close range set up by Gregory Malcom | 48-53 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Manuel Sadler snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Connell (tiring) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Malcom (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sergio Morales (fresh) PF - Stephen Grand (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Rex Hayden can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 48-53 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Rex Hayden buries a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Darrell Koch (SF), Ronald Gilman (C) Sergio Morales, Manuel Sadler | |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 02:09 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Stephen Grand | 51-55 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Darrell Koch misses the jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Rex Hayden | 53-57 |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | Stephen Grand misses the dunk attempt | 53-57 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sawyer | 53-57 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | Douglas Connell tips it but misses | 53-57 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Thoms | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Kevin Griffith is called for the reach on Gregory Malcom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Griffith, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Gregory Malcom misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Rex Hayden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The clock runs out | 55-57 |