| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Young (fresh) SG - Kevin Harjo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Samuel Anderson is called for the reach on Matthew Young - foul #3 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Holt - foul #1 on Donald Holt, team foul #2 | 19-25 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Richard Wilbert banks in the layup and the foul's on Clarence Cox - foul #3 on Clarence Cox, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams (PF) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:51 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lester Gibbons - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #3 | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 20-28 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Kevin Harjo swats the short shot by Samuel Anderson | 20-28 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Lester Gibbons takes the ball from Matthew Young | 20-28 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Samuel Anderson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 20-30 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses long on a shot from the right side | 22-30 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Lester Gibbons tips it home | 22-32 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gibbons - foul #2 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #4 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Alec Jones (SG), Peter Jordan (SF), Matthew Corbett (C) Matthew Young, Kevin Harjo, Douglas Edwards, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (C) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Mark Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alec Jones (fresh) SF - Peter Jordan (fresh) PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Wake Forest | Dennis Walker is called for the reach on Peter Jordan - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo (SG), Clarence Cox (PF) Alec Jones, Peter Jordan | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert | |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens buries a jumper from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on Donald Holt - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards (SF) Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:40 | NC State | Mark Lofgren can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Edwards - foul #2 on Douglas Edwards, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (PG), Gary Stanford (C) Paul Stephens, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Donald Holt | |
| 14:40 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Lester Gibbons drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Lofgren | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young travels in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker | |
| 13:46 | NC State | Richard Wilbert's layup is rejected by Gary Stanford | 24-37 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo loses the ball out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Alec Jones (SG), Johnny Williams (SF), Matthew Corbett (C) Matthew Young, Kevin Harjo, Douglas Edwards, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 12:26 | NC State | Richard Wilbert drills a runner near the basket | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox buries a jumper near the basket set up by Paul Stephens | 28-39 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Clarence Cox blocks the jumper by Joseph Crow | 28-39 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Lester Gibbons grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Richard Wilbert tips it in | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Jones (fresh) SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 11:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Wilbert | 28-41 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Joseph Crow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Holt | 28-44 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alec Jones | 31-44 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:15 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (PG), Kevin Harjo (SG), Douglas Edwards (SF), Gary Stanford (C) Paul Stephens, Alec Jones, Johnny Williams, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert | |
| 09:55 | NC State | Patrick Garner is hacked by Gary Stanford - foul #3 on Gary Stanford, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses the lay-in | 31-47 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Samuel Anderson banks in the layup set up by Patrick Garner and the foul's on Gary Stanford - foul #4 on Gary Stanford, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF) Dennis Walker | |
| 09:17 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Samuel Anderson blocks the short jumper by Matthew Corbett | 31-49 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett tips it in | 33-49 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Matthew Corbett swats the short shot by Adam Ayers | 33-49 |
| 08:41 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Clarence Cox is blocked by Mark Lofgren | 33-49 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Adam Ayers grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Patrick Garner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards connects on the floater from the left side | 35-49 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Adam Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Johnny Williams (SF), Gary Stanford (C) Matthew Young, Douglas Edwards, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harjo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams loses the dribble to Joseph Crow | 35-49 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Gary Stanford is called for the reach on Joseph Crow - foul #5 on Gary Stanford, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SG), Peter Jordan (C) Kevin Harjo, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alec Jones - foul #1 on Alec Jones, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Richard Wilbert picks off the pass by Alec Jones | 35-51 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is denied on a layup by Paul Stephens | 35-51 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Holt - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (PG), Kevin Harjo (SG), Clarence Cox (PF) Paul Stephens, Alec Jones, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker | |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Matthew Corbett - foul #2 on Matthew Corbett, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards (SF), Johnny Williams (C) Peter Jordan, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the free throw | 37-53 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 37-53 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Edwards | 39-53 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 39-53 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 39-53 |
| 04:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young misses the floater from the left side | 39-53 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox clanks a floater from the left side | 39-53 |
| 03:40 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Harjo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Cox (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Clarence Cox swats the layup by Lester Gibbons | 44-55 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Matthew Young | 44-55 |
| 02:09 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards misses the tip | 44-55 |
| 02:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 44-55 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Wilbert - foul #4 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Wilbert scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joseph Crow | 46-57 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Matthew Corbett - foul #3 on Matthew Corbett, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Samuel Anderson - foul #4 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Samuel Anderson buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 49-61 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards tips it home | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lester Gibbons runs out the clock | 51-61 |