| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) SG - John Silvers (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) PF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) C - Ernest Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Ernest Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | NC State | David Howard misses long on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | NC State | Johnny Ickes hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | John Silvers hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Comer | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Ernest Wood denies the turnaround by Maurice Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Karl Blackmore drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Comer | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Aaron Robertson (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) Maurice Smith, John Silvers, Robert Comer, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Johnny Ickes, Ernest Wood | |
| 17:07 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Thomas Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| 16:51 | Florida State | Kerry Lewandowski is alone and drills a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Lewis | 6-7 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Kirkpatrick | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Michael Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Roy Harris (fresh) PF - Aaron Robertson (fresh) C - Kerry Lewandowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) SF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | Robert Andrews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Aaron Robertson | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Florida State | Thomas Lewis is fouled on the floor by Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Gary Lee (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Michael Lee, Aaron Robertson, Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Johnny Ickes (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Roy Harris can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF) Louis Willbanks | |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Charles Lajoie drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Troy Wildenberg | 7-11 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Karl Blackmore steals the ball from Maurice Smith in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Roy Harris - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) Maurice Smith, Roy Harris, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Johnny Ickes | |
| 14:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | NC State | David Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Karl Blackmore travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Gary Lee (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Thomas Lewis, John Silvers, Aaron Robertson, Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Troy Wildenberg, Charles Lajoie | |
| 13:54 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the fadeaway from close range | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Cherry | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the finger roll and the foul's on Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), John Silvers (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Aaron Robertson (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) Maurice Smith, Michael Lee, Robert Comer, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 13:24 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Thomas Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kerry Lewandowski - foul #1 on Kerry Lewandowski, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Robert Comer (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Thomas Lewis, Roy Harris, Aaron Robertson, Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Charles Lajoie (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Ernest Wood | |
| 12:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | John Silvers drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Smith | 10-15 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Gary Lee picks off the pass by Charles Lajoie | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Robert Comer is hacked by Troy Wildenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Aaron Robertson (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) Maurice Smith, Robert Comer, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:28 | Florida State | John Silvers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Kerry Lewandowski grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Florida State | John Silvers clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 10-15 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Roy Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roy Harris, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Robert Comer (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Clayton Rhoton (C) John Silvers, Roy Harris, Aaron Robertson, Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Johnny Ickes | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Karl Blackmore can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Thomas Lewis snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Maurice Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (SG) Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Troy Wildenberg, Charles Lajoie | |
| 11:05 | NC State | Robert Andrews jams it | 10-17 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | Robert Comer is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Maurice Smith | 12-17 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Robert Andrews scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Aaron Robertson (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) Maurice Smith, John Silvers, Robert Comer, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Ernest Wood | |
| 10:35 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses the free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Michael Lee snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Andrews - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG) Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Johnny Ickes (PF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Robert Andrews | |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Lajoie | 13-19 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Karl Blackmore knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 13-21 |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Johnny Ickes can't tip it in | 13-21 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie tips it in | 13-23 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Maurice Smith's pass is intercepted by Karl Blackmore in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Johnny Ickes's layup is rejected by Clayton Rhoton | 13-23 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:32 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Maurice Smith | 15-23 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Charles Lajoie loses the ball out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), John Silvers (SG), Robert Comer (SF) Maurice Smith, Michael Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Thomas Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Kerry Lewandowski tips it in | 17-23 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Howard and he's fouled by Aaron Robertson - foul #1 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton (C) Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Silvers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clayton Rhoton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ickes (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Robertson | 20-26 |
| 06:58 | NC State | David Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Wildenberg | 20-29 |
| 06:53 | Florida State | John Silvers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-29 |
| 06:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Troy Wildenberg | 20-29 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the turnaround from the baseline | 20-29 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Robert Comer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:35 | NC State | David Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:34 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton is fouled on the floor by Troy Wildenberg - foul #2 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Kerry Lewandowski (C) John Silvers, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (SF), Charles Lajoie (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, David Howard, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Maurice Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Charles Lajoie is hacked by Kerry Lewandowski - foul #2 on Kerry Lewandowski, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton (C) Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton is fouled on the floor by Karl Blackmore - foul #1 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:12 | NC State | David Cherry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (SG) Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:12 | NC State | David Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:12 | NC State | David Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | John Silvers is hacked by David Cherry in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) David Cherry | |
| 04:09 | Florida State | John Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Karl Blackmore clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the board | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Silvers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Comer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Robertson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Clayton Rhoton (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Ickes (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Robert Comer is hacked by Louis Willbanks - foul #2 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SG), Gary Lee (PF), Kerry Lewandowski (C) John Silvers, Aaron Robertson, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF) Johnny Ickes | |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kerry Lewandowski - foul #3 on Kerry Lewandowski, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Michael Lee, Robert Comer, Kerry Lewandowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (SF) Louis Willbanks | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Karl Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Robert Andrews swats the short shot by Clayton Rhoton | 24-35 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Roy Harris is called for the reach on Troy Wildenberg - foul #3 on Roy Harris, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) John Silvers, Roy Harris, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Ernest Wood (C) David Howard, Charles Lajoie | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Robert Comer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (SG), Clayton Rhoton (C) Michael Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (SF) Troy Wildenberg | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Gary Lee steps in front of the Louis Willbanks pass | 24-37 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | Maurice Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (SG), Aaron Robertson (C) Thomas Lewis, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| 01:22 | NC State | Ernest Wood comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 24-37 |
| 01:20 | Florida State | Robert Comer gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Louis Willbanks steals it from Robert Comer | 24-37 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the finger roll | 24-39 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | John Silvers clanks a floater near the basket | 24-39 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Robert Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:13 | NC State | David Cherry is hacked by John Silvers - foul #1 on John Silvers, team foul #12 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Lewis (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Clayton Rhoton (C) Maurice Smith, John Silvers, Robert Comer | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Troy Wildenberg (SF), Charles Lajoie (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Louis Willbanks, Ernest Wood | |
| 00:13 | NC State | David Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:13 | NC State | David Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the halfcourt shot | 24-40 |