| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) PF - David Thelen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Dejohn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Monte Ruff inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:15 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:00 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle drills a jump hook in the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | Jarek Zedian is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #2 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Brian Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Florida State | David Thelen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wendell Ray | 34-29 |
| 17:58 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn is fouled on the floor by David Thelen - foul #2 on David Thelen, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall is whistled for traveling | 34-29 |
| 17:09 | Florida State | William Randolph is fouled on the floor by Jarek Zedian - foul #3 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kang Fang (C) Jarek Zedian | |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Mark Dewall takes the ball from Monte Ruff | 34-29 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley lays it in set up by Mark Dewall | 34-31 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | David Thelen's pass is intercepted by Elmer Motley | 34-31 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Monte Ruff - foul #2 on Monte Ruff, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG) Raymond Wiener | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | David Thelen misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Dejohn - foul #2 on Brian Dejohn, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG) Gerard Rowe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman (C) Kang Fang | |
| 15:50 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (fairly fresh) PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Dejohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Waldman (fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 15:11 | Florida State | Brian Patterson is hacked by Elmer Motley - foul #2 on Elmer Motley, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | David Thelen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 36-32 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Wendell Ray tips it in | 38-32 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman tips it in | 38-34 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Brian Patterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Wendell Ray - foul #1 on Wendell Ray, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SG) Wendell Ray | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | David Thelen clanks a jump hook in the lane | 38-36 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall is fouled on the floor by Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG) Raymond Wiener | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) Matthew Zirkle | |
| 12:53 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall's floater is knocked away by William Randolph | 38-36 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Thelen - foul #3 on David Thelen, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), John Newcomb (C) Gerard Rowe, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SG), Matthew Zirkle (SF) Mark Dewall, Edwin Young | |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Newcomb | 38-37 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Wendell Ray knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Thelen and the foul's on Matthew Zirkle - foul #1 on Matthew Zirkle, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Victor Hightower (PF) Brian Patterson, David Thelen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (SG), Kang Fang (PF) Elmer Motley, Brian Dejohn | |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) C - John Newcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Fagan (fresh) SF - Matthew Zirkle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kang Fang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Victor Hightower | 41-37 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | John Newcomb knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wendell Ray and the foul's on Alan Waldman - foul #4 on Alan Waldman, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Randolph (C) Victor Hightower | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian (C) Alan Waldman | |
| 10:55 | Florida State | John Newcomb makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | William Randolph blocks the short jumper by Matthew Zirkle | 44-37 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Newcomb | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | William Randolph is hacked by Jarek Zedian - foul #4 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), David Thelen (PF) Raymond Wiener, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley (PG), Mark Dewall (SG), Edwin Young (SF), Brian Dejohn (PF) James Lawrence, Michael Fagan, Matthew Zirkle, Jarek Zedian | |
| 10:12 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Elmer Motley | 46-39 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Wendell Ray connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Patterson | 48-39 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | Brian Patterson snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Dejohn - foul #3 on Brian Dejohn, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Newcomb (C) William Randolph | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle (SF) Edwin Young | |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Motley | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | David Thelen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Elmer Motley | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Zirkle | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (tired) PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Newcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Dewall (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Dejohn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kang Fang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG), Thomas Reith (SF), Victor Hightower (PF), William Randolph (C) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff, David Thelen, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (PG), Michael Fagan (SG), Alan Waldman (C) Elmer Motley, Mark Dewall, Brian Dejohn | |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe is denied on a layup by Matthew Zirkle | 50-44 |
| 06:50 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 50-44 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:04 | Florida State | William Randolph is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Thelen (PF) Victor Hightower | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley (PG), Edwin Young (SF) Michael Fagan, Matthew Zirkle | |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elmer Motley and the foul's on David Thelen - foul #4 on David Thelen, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn (PF) Kang Fang | |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 05:20 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley double dribbles | 50-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Monte Ruff (SF) Raymond Wiener, Thomas Reith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall (SG) James Lawrence | |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | David Thelen tips it home | 52-46 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | David Thelen denies the turnaround by Mark Dewall | 52-46 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Dejohn | 52-46 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 03:41 | Florida State | David Thelen gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | David Thelen's floater is tipped away by Brian Dejohn | 52-46 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Brian Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Rowe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) PF - David Thelen (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Randolph (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Young (fresh) PF - Brian Dejohn (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Alan Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Edwin Young is called for the reach on Gerard Rowe - foul #2 on Edwin Young, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Victor Hightower (PF), John Newcomb (C) David Thelen, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (PG), Matthew Zirkle (SF), Kang Fang (PF) Elmer Motley, Edwin Young, Brian Dejohn | |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | John Newcomb steps in front of the Kang Fang pass | 53-46 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), David Thelen (PF), William Randolph (C) Gerard Rowe, Victor Hightower, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley (PG), Brian Dejohn (PF) James Lawrence, Kang Fang | |
| 02:27 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Patterson | 56-46 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Thelen - foul #5 on David Thelen, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG), Thomas Reith (SF), Victor Hightower (PF), John Newcomb (C) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff, David Thelen, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (PG), Edwin Young (SF), Kang Fang (PF), Jarek Zedian (C) Elmer Motley, Matthew Zirkle, Brian Dejohn, Alan Waldman | |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Rowe | 59-47 |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang loses the dribble to Victor Hightower | 59-47 |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Victor Hightower misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang is hacked by Victor Hightower - foul #1 on Victor Hightower, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (SG) Mark Dewall | |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Florida State | James Lawrence is called for the reach on Raymond Wiener in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lawrence, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Bybee (SG) Thomas Reith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Lawrence, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Joseph Bybee buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-49 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SF) Joseph Bybee | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener runs out the clock | 62-49 |