| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Curtis Coe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quincy Murray (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cedeno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Charles Daniell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Joseph Hurst inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Charles Daniell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-28 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Charles Daniell misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 19:15 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli can't finish the layup | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Joseph Hurst is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| 18:21 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 18:19 | NC State | John Cedeno snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Joseph Hurst comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Umana | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 17:37 | NC State | John Cedeno snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:11 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willis Brown | 29-31 |
| 16:59 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe loses the dribble to John Cedeno | 29-31 |
| 16:35 | NC State | John Cedeno misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Umana, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Brian Castello (PF), Glenn Vaughn (C) Quincy Murray, Joseph Hurst, John Cedeno, Charles Daniell | |
| 15:53 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Maselli | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Curtis Coe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Bolton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Courtney (fresh) PF - Brian Castello (fresh) C - Glenn Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Willis Brown - foul #1 on Willis Brown, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Brian Castello tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Mike Bolton | 34-33 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Joseph Hurst (SF), John Cedeno (PF), Charles Daniell (C) Willis Brown, Stanley Courtney, Brian Castello, Glenn Vaughn | |
| 13:14 | NC State | Kenneth Maselli denies the turnaround by Patrick Lucchesi | 34-33 |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli is fouled on the floor by John Cedeno - foul #1 on John Cedeno, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 34-33 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 12:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Daniell | 34-33 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Charles Daniell hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Quincy Murray | 34-35 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Coe | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Curtis Coe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Bolton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cedeno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. C - Charles Daniell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Quincy Murray - foul #4 on Quincy Murray, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Walters (PF), Ron Roth (C) Mike Bolton, Kenneth Maselli | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:53 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Hurst | 38-37 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Curtis Coe | 40-37 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Joseph Hurst connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Patrick Lucchesi | 40-39 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Umana - foul #2 on Jeffrey Umana, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SG), Christopher Chenoweth (SF), Kenneth Maselli (C) Curtis Coe, Thomas Hayes, Jeffrey Umana, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Brian Castello (PF), Glenn Vaughn (C) Quincy Murray, Joseph Hurst, John Cedeno, Charles Daniell | |
| 09:23 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Andrew Walters travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton (PF) Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Chenoweth - foul #1 on Christopher Chenoweth, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe (PG), Thomas Hayes (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, Christopher Chenoweth | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hayes and he's fouled by Willis Brown - foul #2 on Willis Brown, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Daniell (C) Glenn Vaughn | |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Brian Castello splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-41 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Brian Castello tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Stanley Courtney tips it in | 46-43 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (SG), Joseph Hurst (SF), John Cedeno (PF) Patrick Lucchesi, Stanley Courtney, Brian Castello | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Curtis Coe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mike Bolton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quincy Murray (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cedeno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. C - Charles Daniell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | NC State | A charge is called on Quincy Murray - foul #5 on Quincy Murray, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG) Quincy Murray | |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Willis Brown steals it from Leroy Pasillas | 46-43 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Willis Brown lays it up and in | 46-45 |
| 06:19 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli misses long on a runner from the left block | 46-45 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes tips it home | 48-45 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Charles Daniell lays it in despite the doubleteam and he's fouled by Mike Bolton - foul #2 on Mike Bolton, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Jeffrey Umana (SF), Andrew Walters (PF), Ron Roth (C) Curtis Coe, Thomas Hayes, Mike Bolton, Kenneth Maselli | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG) Willis Brown | |
| 05:48 | NC State | Charles Daniell makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:22 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Joseph Hurst is fouled on the floor by Ron Roth - foul #1 on Ron Roth, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Glenn Vaughn (C) Joseph Hurst, Charles Daniell | |
| 04:58 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Willis Brown | 48-51 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Ron Roth snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana is hacked by Stanley Courtney - foul #1 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe (PG), Thomas Hayes (SG), Kenneth Maselli (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Leroy Pasillas, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Castello (PF) John Cedeno | |
| 04:12 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe loses the dribble to Glenn Vaughn | 48-51 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Kenneth Maselli steps in front of the Patrick Lucchesi pass | 48-51 |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Andrew Walters connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Coe | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Curtis Coe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Walters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Courtney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Castello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton (PF) Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Hurst (SF), John Cedeno (PF), Charles Daniell (C) Stanley Courtney, Brian Castello, Glenn Vaughn | |
| 03:03 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Patrick Lucchesi is called for the reach on Kenneth Maselli - foul #1 on Patrick Lucchesi, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Charles Daniell misses the turnaround in the paint | 52-51 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Umana | 52-51 |
| 01:59 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kenneth Maselli | 54-51 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Charles Daniell is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Charles Daniell, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Willis Brown is called for the reach on Curtis Coe - foul #3 on Willis Brown, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:00 | NC State | Curtis Coe takes the ball from Willis Brown in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lucchesi - foul #2 on Patrick Lucchesi, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Chenoweth (SF) Jeffrey Umana | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Thomas Hayes steals it from Patrick Lucchesi | 57-51 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Christopher Chenoweth lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Hayes | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | John Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe is fouled in the backcourt by Willis Brown - foul #4 on Willis Brown, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi misses the shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Curtis Coe runs out the clock | 61-51 |