| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bob Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Ellis inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Robinson - foul #2 on Joshua Robinson, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Jonathan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Jonathan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey scores on a jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Brian Ellis is fouled on the floor by Joshua Robinson - foul #3 on Joshua Robinson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | NC State | James Cooley makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Shaw | 36-31 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Shawn James misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Jonathan Wright makes the shot in the paint | 38-33 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Bob Page | 38-35 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Shawn James steals it from James Cooley | 38-35 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Shawn James banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Brian Ellis is hacked by Roy Hopson - foul #1 on Roy Hopson, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills (SF), Steven Morrison (C) Roy Hopson, Frederick Mackey | |
| 16:58 | NC State | James Cooley clanks a floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:51 | Wake Forest | Bob Page misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Jonathan Wright gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Mills - foul #1 on Nicholas Mills, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG) David Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SG), Henry Wallace (PF) Bob Page, Joshua Robinson | |
| 16:45 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:45 | Wake Forest | Steven Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:15 | NC State | James Cooley gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Shawn James picks off the pass by Martin Beesley in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 16:11 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn James | 39-39 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Brian Ellis tips it in | 41-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Slye (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Mills (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Shawn James buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Beesley | 43-42 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-42 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Steven Morrison gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Wake Forest | Shawn James scores on a jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 13:40 | NC State | James Cooley misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Jonathan Wright tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | Henry Wallace throws it down | 45-46 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Nicholas Mills steals it from Brian Ellis | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), John Fields (C) Martin Beesley, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis, Jonathan Wright, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bob Page (SG), Roy Hopson (SF), Joshua Robinson (PF), Frederick Mackey (C) Timothy Slye, Nicholas Mills, Henry Wallace, Steven Morrison | |
| 11:50 | NC State | Derrick Barker's pass is intercepted by Shawn James | 45-46 |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 45-46 |
| 11:23 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Anderson (fresh) PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bob Page (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:54 | NC State | Philip Taylor makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 47-48 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Roy Hopson and the foul's on Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Ellis (SF) Fred Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Chad Hopper (SG) Shawn James | |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Derrick Barker is fouled on the floor by Chad Hopper - foul #1 on Chad Hopper, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | NC State | John Fields can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Chad Hopper - foul #2 on Chad Hopper, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills (SG) Chad Hopper | |
| 09:46 | NC State | John Fields makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:46 | NC State | John Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Philip Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:37 | NC State | David Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Chad Hopper (SG), Henry Wallace (C) Roy Hopson, Frederick Mackey | |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SG) Chad Hopper | |
| 09:01 | NC State | David Reed is called for a backcourt violation | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Fred Anderson (PF) David Reed, Derrick Barker, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG), Frederick Mackey (C) Bob Page, Joshua Robinson | |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Shawn James misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:39 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Fred Anderson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Wallace - foul #3 on Henry Wallace, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Brian Ellis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson (SF) Nicholas Mills | |
| 08:25 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Hopson | 49-54 |
| 07:49 | NC State | James Cooley can't finish the layup | 49-54 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Shawn James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Slye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | NC State | Shawn James is called for the reach on Martin Beesley - foul #2 on Shawn James, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), John Fields (C) Lawrence Shaw, Fred Anderson, Jonathan Wright, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bob Page (PG), Nicholas Mills (SG), Joshua Robinson (PF), Steven Morrison (C) Shawn James, Timothy Slye, Henry Wallace, Frederick Mackey | |
| 07:02 | NC State | Martin Beesley makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Martin Beesley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson is fouled on the floor by Brian Ellis - foul #1 on Brian Ellis, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG) Martin Beesley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Chad Hopper (SG) Roy Hopson | |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson blows the dunk but the foul's on Philip Taylor - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG) Chad Hopper | |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Brian Ellis is whistled for a carry | 51-55 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Shawn James knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Mills | 51-58 |
| 05:19 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by David Reed is blocked by Nicholas Mills | 51-58 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Derrick Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Derrick Barker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Shawn James scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-61 |
| 04:40 | NC State | David Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Jonathan Wright (PF) Derrick Barker, Philip Taylor | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SG), Roy Hopson (SF), Frederick Mackey (C) Shawn James, Nicholas Mills, Steven Morrison | |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Wright steals the ball from Bob Page | 51-61 |
| 04:03 | NC State | David Reed misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 04:02 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 03:33 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bob Page | 51-63 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Robinson - foul #4 on Joshua Robinson, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Brian Ellis, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG), Henry Wallace (PF) Bob Page, Joshua Robinson | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Jonathan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Fields (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Slye (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey is denied on a layup by Derrick Barker | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Fields | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Brian Ellis (SF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, John Fields | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bob Page (SG), Joshua Robinson (PF) Timothy Slye, Henry Wallace | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:37 | NC State | James Cooley buries a shot in the paint | 54-63 |
| 02:11 | Wake Forest | Shawn James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Brian Ellis pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Shawn James picks off the pass by Lawrence Shaw | 54-63 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | James Cooley is called for the reach on Joshua Robinson - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Bob Page knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | NC State | David Reed misses long on a floater from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 00:56 | NC State | David Reed grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Bob Page is called for the reach on David Reed - foul #3 on Bob Page, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 00:52 | NC State | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:52 | NC State | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | David Reed is called for the reach on Shawn James in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SG), Nicholas Mills (SF) Bob Page, Roy Hopson | |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | James Cooley is called for the reach on Frederick Mackey - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson is hacked by Jonathan Wright - foul #2 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Brian Ellis snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | NC State | David Reed connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Cooley | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye is hacked by Lawrence Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits the finger roll set up by Brian Ellis | 60-68 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Shaw is called for the reach on Timothy Slye in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:26 | NC State | James Cooley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Reed | 62-70 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills is hacked by David Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Reed, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Shawn James pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills is hacked by David Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Reed, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG) David Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Shawn James steals the ball from Martin Beesley in the backcourt | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Shawn James runs out the clock | 62-72 |