| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn James (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd connects on the shot from the left side set up by Eric Anderson and he's fouled by Pili Mohd - foul #2 on Pili Mohd, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Shawn James | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Martin Beesley snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 19:05 | NC State | David Dallas lays it in | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Anderson and he's hacked by Martin Beesley - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG) Daniel Grace | |
| 18:41 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Robert Dunlop steals it from Pili Mohd | 24-33 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Fields - foul #2 on John Fields, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:24 | NC State | David Dallas can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jimmie Lynch - foul #2 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 17:24 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:24 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by John Fields - foul #3 on John Fields, team foul #4 | 26-34 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (PF) John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Shawn James | |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Pili Mohd hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Dallas | 29-37 |
| 16:13 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Grace | 29-39 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Pili Mohd is hacked by Randy Loyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Loyd, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SF) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Frederick Mackey (SF) Daniel Grace, Eric Anderson | |
| 15:48 | NC State | David Dallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (PF) David Dallas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Frederick Mackey | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) PF - John Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn James (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd's pass is intercepted by John Fields | 29-39 |
| 14:51 | NC State | James Cooley misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Dunlop - foul #1 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF) Russell Farmer, Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:51 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:51 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Pili Mohd drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | NC State | David Dallas (C) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Frederick Mackey (SF), Roy Morrison (C) Shawn James, Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 12:48 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Dunlop - foul #2 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Robert Dunlop, Roy Morrison | |
| 12:48 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Dallas snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | NC State | David Dallas makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Russell Farmer | 36-39 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Fields - foul #4 on John Fields, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SF), James Cooley (PF) Derrick Barker, John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF) Daniel Grace, Eric Anderson | |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:53 | NC State | David Dallas clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 36-41 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) PF - James Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Dallas (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn James (fresh) SF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 10:43 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 36-43 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | NC State | David Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Dunlop - foul #3 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (PF) Martin Beesley, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Roy Morrison (C) Shawn James, Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 10:17 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Derrick Barker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Randy Loyd | 38-43 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Pili Mohd grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Russell Farmer drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw | 40-43 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Shaw - foul #2 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey, Roy Morrison | |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Derrick Barker snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is fouled on the floor by Shawn James - foul #1 on Shawn James, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), James Cooley (PF) Lawrence Shaw, Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG) Daniel Grace | |
| 08:37 | NC State | David Dallas misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Randy Loyd | 40-44 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Cooley - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Shawn James | |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:12 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Martin Beesley hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Grace | 42-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Lynch (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 45-47 |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:48 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd hits a jumper in the lane set up by Daniel Grace | 45-49 |
| 05:27 | NC State | David Dallas makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-49 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Pili Mohd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 04:29 | NC State | David Dallas tips it in | 49-51 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 04:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Cooley | 49-51 |
| 03:44 | NC State | Pili Mohd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Martin Beesley and he's hacked by Jimmie Lynch - foul #3 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Russell Farmer (SF), John Fields (PF) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Randy Loyd, Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 03:44 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | John Fields is called for the reach on Eric Anderson - foul #5 on John Fields, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (PF) John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:26 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:05 | NC State | David Dallas clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Morrison - foul #2 on Roy Morrison, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF) Pili Mohd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:05 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:05 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dallas (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Shawn James (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Russell Farmer, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch (C) Roy Morrison | |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:42 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (PF) Eric Anderson | |
| 02:27 | NC State | David Dallas travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Eric Anderson (SF) Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop | |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Russell Farmer takes the ball from Shawn James | 54-53 |
| 02:07 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 01:48 | NC State | David Dallas lays it up and in | 56-53 |
| 01:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 01:19 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:56 | NC State | David Dallas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Shawn James snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Frederick Mackey, Roy Morrison | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Pili Mohd is called for the reach on Jimmie Lynch - foul #3 on Pili Mohd, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:26 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Shawn James is called for the reach on David Dallas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn James, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| 00:23 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |