| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Mead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Carroll (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Travis Judd inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | John Carroll scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 31-28 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | David Godby is hacked by James Kerner in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Kerner, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | David Godby clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | NC State | John Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Dennis Samuels is called for the reach on Robert Petty - foul #2 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | NC State | John Carroll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | John Carroll is called for the reach on David Godby - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | John Mead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Travis Judd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by John Carroll - foul #2 on John Carroll, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cardoza | 33-28 |
| 17:17 | NC State | James Kerner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (C) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Willie Winters (SF) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels | |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Travis Judd | |
| 16:45 | NC State | James Kerner clanks a floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Nicholas Garner tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Garner - foul #2 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG) John Carroll | |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a floater near the basket | 35-30 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 15:45 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) SF - Willie Winters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 15:39 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:31 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Winters | 38-30 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Robert Petty is hacked by Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Paul Adams (C) Nicholas Farrell, Lawrence Draper, Todd Ringo, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | NC State | John Carroll (PG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (PF) James Kerner, Nicholas Garner, Robert Petty | |
| 15:12 | NC State | Travis Judd is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses the fadeaway from the right block | 38-30 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:36 | Wake Forest | John Mead is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Robert Uhl gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:29 | NC State | John Carroll shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by David Godby - foul #1 on David Godby, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (PF) Willie Winters | |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 14:29 | NC State | John Carroll misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Travis Judd snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:10 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 14:08 | Wake Forest | David Godby grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Mead and he's fouled by Robert Uhl - foul #3 on Robert Uhl, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), Robert Petty (PF) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner | |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Petty | 40-32 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Robert Uhl drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Kerner | 40-34 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | John Mead can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 40-34 |
| 13:23 | NC State | James Kerner gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:18 | NC State | John Carroll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Travis Judd tips it in | 40-36 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Mead scores on a jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Travis Judd can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Robert Petty tips it home | 42-38 |
| 12:05 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Willie Winters (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) John Carroll, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| 11:52 | NC State | James Amidon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Petty swats the short shot by Todd Ringo | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) SF - Willie Winters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Garner - foul #3 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (SG) James Kerner | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Robert Petty pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Petty | 43-41 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Farrell | 43-41 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 09:57 | NC State | The jumper by Jonathan Cardoza is denied by Kenneth Britton | 45-41 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Cardoza | 45-41 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Nicholas Garner drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Cardoza denies the turnaround by Willie Winters | 45-43 |
| 08:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Cardoza | 45-43 |
| 08:37 | NC State | James Amidon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (C) Nicholas Farrell, Lawrence Draper, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), John Carroll (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters is fouled on the floor by Robert Uhl - foul #4 on Robert Uhl, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Robert Petty scores on a jumper near the basket | 47-45 |
| 07:44 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams throws it down on a nice dish by David Godby | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Kerner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Travis Judd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Travis Judd grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:32 | NC State | James Kerner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Travis Judd grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF) Willie Winters | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Robert Petty | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Uhl steals the ball from Paul Adams | 49-46 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Dennis Samuels is called for the reach on Travis Judd - foul #5 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF) Dennis Samuels, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 06:45 | NC State | Travis Judd makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Travis Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:29 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Nicholas Garner gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Britton - foul #3 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:49 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton hits a jumper from the right block set up by Lawrence Draper | 51-50 |
| 05:32 | NC State | John Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Todd Ringo (PF) David Godby, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Travis Judd | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Carroll - foul #3 on John Carroll, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Stephen Pollitt (SG), Travis Judd (SF) James Kerner, John Carroll, Nicholas Garner | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Robert Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 04:55 | NC State | James Amidon gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:38 | NC State | James Amidon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Pollitt | 53-53 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 04:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Travis Judd | 53-53 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Britton | 53-53 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 53-53 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. C - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | NC State | James Amidon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Pollitt | 53-56 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell is hacked by James Amidon - foul #1 on James Amidon, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Willie Winters (SF), Paul Adams (C) John Mead, Lawrence Draper, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | NC State | James Kerner (PG), John Carroll (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) James Amidon, Stephen Pollitt, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Robert Petty banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by John Carroll | 54-58 |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Kerner - foul #2 on James Kerner, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG) Nicholas Farrell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:45 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (PF) Robert Petty | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza drills a floater from the right block set up by James Kerner | 56-60 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | John Mead hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Kerner - foul #3 on James Kerner, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (PF) Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Nicholas Garner | |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is whistled for a carry | 57-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Jonathan Cardoza | |
| 01:32 | Wake Forest | John Mead is fouled on the floor by Robert Uhl - foul #5 on Robert Uhl, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| 01:32 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:32 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Robert Petty is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Paul Adams | 59-60 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 59-60 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Robert Petty snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | John Carroll evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 59-60 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | David Godby clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams tips it home | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is hacked by David Godby in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Godby, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | David Godby is fouled on the floor by James Kerner - foul #4 on James Kerner, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza is fouled in the backcourt by John Mead - foul #2 on John Mead, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-65 |