| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Veasley (fresh) SG - Carlos Mickelson (fresh) SF - Robert Collier (fresh) PF - Arthur Ashmore (fresh) C - Francis McWhinnie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Micheal Fox (fresh) SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) C - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock's pass is intercepted by William Veasley | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Florida State | William Veasley hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Micheal Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Snow | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Steven Galiano pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Daniel Snow banks in the layup set up by Micheal Fox | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dustin Downey - foul #1 on Dustin Downey, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | Robert Collier pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Daniel Snow takes the ball from Arthur Ashmore | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Robert Collier is called for the reach on Steven Galiano - foul #1 on Robert Collier, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Adam Wiley (PF) Micheal Fox, Steven Galiano, Daniel Snow, Dustin Downey | |
| 16:40 | NC State | Harry Link is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harry Link, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | William Veasley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | William Veasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | William Veasley is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (SF) Adam Wiley | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Veasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Mickelson (fresh) SF - Robert Collier (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ashmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis McWhinnie (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) SG - Harry Link (fresh) SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Florida State | William Veasley is hacked by Nigel Ned - foul #1 on Nigel Ned, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (PF) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Edward Rottman | |
| 14:53 | Florida State | Robert Collier misses the shot from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 4-5 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Steven Galiano grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Steven Galiano scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Micheal Fox | 4-7 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Collier | 6-7 |
| 13:27 | NC State | A charge is called on Steven Galiano - foul #1 on Steven Galiano, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Daniel Snow, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:03 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie tips it home | 8-7 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Edward Rottman is hacked by Carlos Mickelson - foul #1 on Carlos Mickelson, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Micheal Fox | |
| 12:29 | NC State | Dustin Downey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-7 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:09 | Florida State | William Veasley connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Mickelson | 10-7 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Steven Galiano is fouled on the floor by Robert Collier - foul #2 on Robert Collier, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Joshua Schlegel (SF), Curt Chaplin (PF) William Veasley, Robert Collier, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (C) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Adam Wiley | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses the easy layup | 10-7 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Harry Link tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Cleveland (fresh) SG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schlegel (fresh) PF - Curt Chaplin (fresh) C - Francis McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) SG - Harry Link (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Whitlock | 10-9 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Harry Link tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | Harry Link is called for the reach on Carlos Mickelson - foul #2 on Harry Link, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore (PF) Francis McWhinnie | |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Steven Galiano (SG) Nigel Ned, Harry Link | |
| 10:13 | Florida State | John Cleveland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock lays it in set up by Micheal Fox | 10-13 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | John Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Veasley (PG), Francis McWhinnie (C) John Cleveland, Curt Chaplin | |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Edward Rottman, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 09:03 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 09:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joshua Schlegel | 10-13 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | William Veasley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Francis McWhinnie - foul #1 on Francis McWhinnie, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (SG) Carlos Mickelson | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF) Daniel Snow | |
| 08:33 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Joshua Schlegel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Micheal Fox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Veasley - foul #1 on William Veasley, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson (SG), Curt Chaplin (PF) John Cleveland, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (C) Steven Galiano, Adam Wiley | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie's floater is tipped away by Edward Rottman | 15-17 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Edward Rottman pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Veasley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schlegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curt Chaplin (fresh) C - Francis McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nigel Ned (fresh) SF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Nigel Ned drills a shot from the left block | 15-19 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie misses long on a shot from the left block | 15-19 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Joshua Schlegel grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | Joshua Schlegel makes the driving attempt in the paint | 17-19 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Dustin Downey tips it home | 17-21 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie's pass is intercepted by Micheal Fox | 17-21 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Nigel Ned slams it home on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 17-23 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Veasley | 20-23 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Edward Rottman is hacked by Joshua Schlegel - foul #1 on Joshua Schlegel, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Joseph Raymond (SG), Arthur Ashmore (PF) William Veasley, Carlos Mickelson, Francis McWhinnie | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Micheal Fox, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 04:35 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the shot from the left wing set up by Edward Rottman and the foul's on John Cleveland - foul #1 on John Cleveland, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Churchill (C) Curt Chaplin | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:35 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Joshua Schlegel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:34 | Florida State | Joseph Raymond clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Adam Wiley snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Steven Galiano scores on a runner in the lane | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Cleveland (fresh) SG - Joseph Raymond (fresh) SF - Joshua Schlegel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ashmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Churchill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rottman (fairly fresh) C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Florida State | Joshua Schlegel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 02:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Rottman | 20-28 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Nigel Ned | 20-30 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Ashmore is blocked by Adam Wiley | 20-30 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Daniel Snow is hacked by Joshua Schlegel - foul #2 on Joshua Schlegel, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Veasley (PG), Carlos Mickelson (SG), Robert Collier (SF), Francis McWhinnie (C) John Cleveland, Joseph Raymond, Joshua Schlegel, John Churchill | |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (PG), Dustin Downey (PF), Lawrence Whitlock (C) Nigel Ned, Edward Rottman, Adam Wiley | |
| 01:53 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | William Veasley drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Micheal Fox - foul #1 on Micheal Fox, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| 01:24 | Florida State | William Veasley makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Micheal Fox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Veasley - foul #2 on William Veasley, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Dustin Downey pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the easy layup but the foul's on Francis McWhinnie - foul #2 on Francis McWhinnie, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Curt Chaplin (PF) Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF) Daniel Snow | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Collier | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Harry Link comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-36 |