| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thyberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Eric Lowery inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Florida State | Paul Younkin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Thyberg | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs lays it up and in set up by Daniel Hamilton | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Paul Younkin and he's hacked by Dale Brown - foul #3 on Dale Brown, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Gehring | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon double dribbles | 31-33 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs clanks a runner from close range | 31-33 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 31-35 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hamilton | 34-35 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Eric Lowery clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | John Thyberg gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 34-38 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Norman Gagnon - foul #3 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Dale Brown, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Perry Bollin (SF), John Wix (PF) Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon | |
| 15:59 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Bollin (fresh) PF - John Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Thyberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Florida State | John Thyberg is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:25 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:23 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Brown | 35-38 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Jimmy Cammack picks off the pass by Paul Younkin | 37-38 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Dale Brown is called for the reach on John Wix - foul #4 on Dale Brown, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Spencer Hobbs (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF) Paul Younkin, Benny Fitzpatrick, Perry Bollin, John Wix | |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon scores on a shot from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Norman Gagnon steals the ball from David Gehring | 37-40 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-40 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Michael Fetterman snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack blows the dunk | 37-40 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Jimmy Cammack steps in front of the Norman Gagnon pass | 37-40 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Fetterman and the foul's on John Thyberg - foul #3 on John Thyberg, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF), Dale Brown (PF) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), John Wix (PF) William Draeger, Norman Gagnon | |
| 11:49 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Thyberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Daniel Hamilton is called for the reach on John Wix - foul #2 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Spencer Hobbs steals it from John Wix | 40-40 |
| 10:47 | NC State | John Wix takes the ball from Daniel Hamilton | 40-40 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | John Wix connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Paul Younkin | 40-42 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | John Wix clanks a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | John Wix hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Eric Lowery is called for the reach on Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Eric Lowery, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Michael Fetterman, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Perry Bollin (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF) Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, John Wix | |
| 08:54 | NC State | Benny Fitzpatrick picks off the pass by Jeffrey Puente | 42-44 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Jimmy Cammack blocks the short jumper by Norman Gagnon | 42-44 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Perry Bollin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Paul Younkin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Benny Fitzpatrick takes the ball from Jeffrey Puente | 42-44 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Younkin and the foul's on Dale Brown - foul #5 on Dale Brown, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), John Wix (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Perry Bollin, John Thyberg | |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wix (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Eric Lowery pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | The jumper by Paul Younkin is denied by Matthew Jarrett | 42-47 |
| 06:45 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Fetterman | 44-47 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | Paul Younkin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | John Wix pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Younkin | 44-49 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Gagnon | 44-49 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | John Wix snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon banks in the wide open layup | 44-51 |
| 04:44 | NC State | David Gehring hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Michael Fetterman pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Paul Younkin grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 04:01 | Florida State | John Wix can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:35 | NC State | David Gehring drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Jarrett | 47-51 |
| 03:23 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 47-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hamilton (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Wix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett loses the ball out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Spencer Hobbs (C) David Gehring, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Perry Bollin (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), John Thyberg (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon, John Wix | |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG) Benny Fitzpatrick | |
| 02:43 | Florida State | William Draeger drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 47-56 |
| 02:43 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), John Wix (PF) William Draeger, Perry Bollin, Alonzo Garza | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Michael Fetterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Eric Lowery can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the tip | 47-56 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | NC State | Michael Fetterman's pass is intercepted by John Wix | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-56 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Michael Fetterman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Jarrett | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-56 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 01:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Spencer Hobbs | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:08 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs blows the layup | 50-56 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 50-56 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is hacked by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (PF) John Wix | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (C) John Thyberg | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hamilton - foul #3 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 00:33 | NC State | David Gehring scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Fetterman | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Michael Fetterman is called for the reach on Eric Lowery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:19 | NC State | David Gehring misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Hobbs | 53-60 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Alonzo Garza is called for the reach on Spencer Hobbs - foul #1 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), John Thyberg (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Alonzo Garza | |
| 00:11 | NC State | David Gehring's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Aldi | 53-60 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi banks in the layup | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | David Gehring buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Paul Younkin runs out the clock | 56-62 |