| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) SG - Otis Ensign (fresh) SF - James Wozniak (fresh) PF - Warren Eckert (fresh) C - Tim Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Bernard Johnson picks off the pass by Warren Eckert | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Curtis Davis connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Mitchell | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | NC State | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Davis | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Bernard Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Watkins out of a doubleteam | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Wake Forest | John Brooks denies the turnaround by Warren Eckert | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | NC State | John Brooks misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Wozniak | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Curtis Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan tips it home | 4-6 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Bernard Johnson is hacked by Tim Morgan - foul #1 on Tim Morgan, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it in | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is hacked by Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Curtis Davis, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 6-6 |
| 13:52 | NC State | John Brooks buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Johnson | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Colby Ladd | 8-8 |
| 13:09 | NC State | James Wozniak is called for the reach on Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on James Wozniak, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Huber (PF) Warren Eckert | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Curtis Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tim Morgan, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Heilman (C) Tim Morgan | |
| 11:58 | NC State | Leonard Watkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Colby Ladd - foul #1 on Colby Ladd, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (PF) Joshua Heilman | |
| 11:58 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Andrew Huber grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 11:30 | NC State | John Brooks gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Huber (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Colby Ladd - foul #2 on Colby Ladd, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Bret Vaughn (SF) Colby Ladd, Otis Ensign, James Wozniak | |
| 10:44 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Leonard Watkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Gailey | 11-11 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Justin Arvin's pass is intercepted by Jesse Smith | 11-11 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Fred Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Leonard Watkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Warren Eckert | 11-11 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Davis - foul #2 on Curtis Davis, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF), William Nicklas (C) Curtis Davis, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), Joshua Heilman (C) Jesse Smith, Warren Eckert | |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:55 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leonard Watkins | 14-12 |
| 08:22 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Joshua Heilman misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 08:20 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Watkins out of the doubleteam | 17-12 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 17-12 |
| 07:34 | NC State | William Nicklas grabs the board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Nicklas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) SF - Bret Vaughn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Huber (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Heilman (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Huber - foul #1 on Andrew Huber, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wozniak (SF) Bret Vaughn | |
| 07:11 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:11 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wozniak | 19-15 |
| 06:34 | NC State | William Nicklas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Bernard Johnson (C) Leonard Watkins, William Nicklas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (PF) Joshua Heilman | |
| 06:16 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 06:15 | NC State | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Gailey | 19-18 |
| 05:14 | NC State | James Wozniak is called for the reach on John Brooks - foul #2 on James Wozniak, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jerome Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith (SF), Joshua Heilman (C) James Wozniak, Andrew Huber | |
| 05:14 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:14 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Eckert | 21-21 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Otis Ensign - foul #1 on Otis Ensign, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Curtis Davis picks off the pass by Otis Ensign | 22-21 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Heilman - foul #1 on Joshua Heilman, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | NC State | William Nicklas (C) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn (SF) Otis Ensign | |
| 04:03 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:45 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert clanks a floater in the paint | 24-21 |
| 03:44 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith loses the dribble to William Nicklas | 24-21 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fairly fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) C - William Nicklas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bret Vaughn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Warren Eckert (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Heilman (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Justin Arvin grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jay Gailey - foul #1 on Jay Gailey, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF), Bernard Johnson (C) Jon Pickles, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, William Nicklas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), Otis Ensign (SG), James Wozniak (SF), Andrew Huber (PF), Tim Morgan (C) Jay Gailey, Jesse Smith, Bret Vaughn, Warren Eckert, Joshua Heilman | |
| 02:47 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 02:11 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-21 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Wozniak | 26-21 |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Otis Ensign and the foul's on Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG) Curtis Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Leonard Watkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jon Pickles | 28-24 |
| 01:16 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is fouled on the floor by Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | Jerome Mitchell takes the ball from Colby Ladd | 28-24 |
| 00:38 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Huber - foul #2 on Andrew Huber, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (PF) Andrew Huber | |
| 00:38 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:38 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Mitchell - foul #2 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | NC State | William Nicklas (C) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Wozniak | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-26 |