| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wenger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Tolleson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Haynes - foul #1 on Kevin Haynes, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Claude Tolleson steals it from Bruce Slayden | 30-37 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Kevin Haynes swats the layup by Geoffrey Courville | 30-37 |
| 19:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Cory McClary | 30-37 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Darrell Alarcon steps in front of the Bruce Slayden pass | 30-37 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ralph Shimp - foul #3 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Guillen (SF) Ralph Shimp | |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Cory McClary | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Bruce Slayden can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy McCoy - foul #3 on Timothy McCoy, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Felix Lopez (PF) Timothy McCoy | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:10 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:57 | Florida State | William Wenger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Cory McClary | 31-37 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Bruce Slayden | 31-39 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Felix Lopez hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Claude Tolleson and he's fouled by Kevin Haynes - foul #2 on Kevin Haynes, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Mejorado (C) Cory McClary | |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Felix Lopez makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Robert Mejorado buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Johnson and the foul's on Darrell Alarcon - foul #1 on Darrell Alarcon, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (SG), Christopher Strayer (PF), Travis Gray (C) William Wenger, Claude Tolleson, Darrell Alarcon | |
| Subs | NC State | George Brinson (SG), Mark Farrar (PF) Bruce Slayden, Kevin Haynes | |
| 17:12 | NC State | Robert Mejorado misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Nathan Brewer | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Mark Farrar's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Courville | 36-41 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 16:04 | NC State | George Brinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Robert Mejorado tips it in | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Strayer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Florida State | Nathan Brewer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:28 | NC State | John Guillen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Felix Lopez grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Brewer and he's hacked by Mark Farrar - foul #2 on Mark Farrar, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Wenger (SG), Claude Tolleson (SF), Timothy McCoy (PF) Geoffrey Courville, Felix Lopez, Travis Gray | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF), Cory McClary (C) Kenneth Andrew, George Brinson, John Guillen, Mark Farrar, Robert Mejorado | |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Ralph Shimp misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Ralph Shimp snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Kevin Haynes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Wenger | 39-43 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Slayden - foul #2 on Bruce Slayden, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Garzon (PG), Darrell Alarcon (C) Nathan Brewer, Christopher Strayer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 13:52 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Timothy McCoy | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Christopher Garzon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cory McClary - foul #3 on Cory McClary, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Christopher Garzon misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Christopher Garzon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Cory McClary is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Cory McClary, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville (PG) Christopher Garzon | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Mejorado (C) Cory McClary | |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson is hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Kevin Haynes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Mejorado | 43-45 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Bruce Slayden picks off the pass by Geoffrey Courville in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (SG), Felix Lopez (SF), Christopher Strayer (PF) William Wenger, Claude Tolleson, Timothy McCoy | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (PG), George Brinson (SG), John Guillen (SF), Mark Farrar (PF) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Ralph Shimp, Kevin Haynes | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Strayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | NC State | Robert Mejorado lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Andrew | 43-47 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Mejorado - foul #2 on Robert Mejorado, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Travis Gray (C) Darrell Alarcon | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Mark Farrar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Travis Gray tips it home | 48-49 |
| 10:28 | NC State | John Guillen lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Farrar | 48-51 |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Kenneth Andrew - foul #1 on Kenneth Andrew, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Wenger (SG), Claude Tolleson (SF), Timothy McCoy (PF), Darrell Alarcon (C) Nathan Brewer, Felix Lopez, Christopher Strayer, Travis Gray | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF) Kenneth Andrew, George Brinson, John Guillen, Robert Mejorado | |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Mark Farrar grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:40 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Mark Farrar grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Kevin Haynes is fouled on the floor by Timothy McCoy - foul #4 on Timothy McCoy, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (PG), Felix Lopez (PF) Geoffrey Courville, Timothy McCoy | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Mejorado (C) Mark Farrar | |
| 08:51 | NC State | Bruce Slayden drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mejorado | 50-53 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | Robert Mejorado steals the ball from Darrell Alarcon | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Kevin Haynes misses the lay-in | 50-53 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Nathan Brewer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Kevin Haynes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Kevin Haynes misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | William Wenger grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | William Wenger scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Claude Tolleson | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathan Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wenger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Tolleson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Alarcon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Slayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mejorado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | NC State | Kevin Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Robert Mejorado tips it in | 56-55 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Bruce Slayden is hacked by William Wenger - foul #2 on William Wenger, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville (PG), Preston Fraher (SG), Timothy McCoy (PF), Christopher Strayer (C) Nathan Brewer, William Wenger, Felix Lopez, Darrell Alarcon | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (PG), George Brinson (SG), John Guillen (SF), Mark Farrar (PF), Cory McClary (C) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Ralph Shimp, Kevin Haynes, Robert Mejorado | |
| 06:15 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the fadeaway in the lane | 58-55 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Preston Fraher grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 06:04 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Strayer | 61-55 |
| 05:44 | NC State | John Guillen blows the dunk | 61-55 |
| 05:42 | NC State | George Brinson snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:18 | NC State | George Brinson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer misses the dunk | 61-55 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson hits the follow up shot | 63-55 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 63-55 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Mark Farrar snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Mark Farrar misses the fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cory McClary - foul #5 on Cory McClary, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Wenger (SG), Felix Lopez (SF) Preston Fraher, Claude Tolleson | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SG), Kevin Haynes (PF), Robert Mejorado (C) Kenneth Andrew, George Brinson, Mark Farrar, Cory McClary | |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Christopher Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:03 | NC State | Bruce Slayden knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Guillen | 65-57 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy is hacked by Robert Mejorado - foul #3 on Robert Mejorado, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon (C) Christopher Strayer | |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF) John Guillen | |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Kevin Haynes gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | William Wenger steals the ball from Kevin Haynes | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Geoffrey Courville (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wenger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McCoy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Darrell Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Shimp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 66-57 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Robert Mejorado grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Paul Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Slayden | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (PG), Christopher Strayer (PF) Geoffrey Courville, Timothy McCoy | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-60 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Bruce Slayden tips it back up and in | 66-62 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville (PG), Timothy McCoy (PF) Nathan Brewer, Christopher Strayer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:20 | Florida State | William Wenger is fouled on the floor by Bruce Slayden - foul #3 on Bruce Slayden, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Claude Tolleson (SF) Felix Lopez | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:20 | Florida State | William Wenger makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | William Wenger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Robert Mejorado misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Darrell Alarcon - foul #2 on Darrell Alarcon, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Robert Mejorado misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Robert Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | William Wenger misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Ralph Shimp snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Paul Johnson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Claude Tolleson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Robert Mejorado grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Kevin Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Timothy McCoy | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #14 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathan Brewer (SG) William Wenger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Timothy McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon is hacked by Bruce Slayden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Slayden, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Wenger (SG) Nathan Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Darrell Alarcon snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Geoffrey Courville runs out the clock | 72-65 |