| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Johnson (fresh) C - Paul Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gary Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Costa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Pearlstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hu Chio (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | William Campbell inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge travels with the ball | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge double dribbles | 27-29 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Richard Nichols is called for the reach on Fred Slover - foul #2 on Richard Nichols, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Fred Slover splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | William Campbell tips it in | 29-29 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Johnson | 29-31 |
| 17:32 | Florida State | George Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Slover | 31-31 |
| 17:07 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | George Johnson scores on a floater from the right block | 33-33 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | William Campbell steals the ball from Richard Nichols | 33-33 |
| 15:56 | Florida State | William Campbell misses the lay-in | 33-33 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Pearlstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hu Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Wake Forest | Paul Burpo is called for the reach on Arthur Costa - foul #2 on Paul Burpo, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF), Robert O'Heron (PF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols lays it in | 33-35 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron buries a jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Hu Chio - foul #3 on Hu Chio, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Hodgdon (SF) Fred Slover | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols's pass is intercepted by Paul Burpo | 37-37 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Paul Burpo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron tips it home | 39-37 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein misses the shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Patton | 41-37 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Nichols - foul #3 on Richard Nichols, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG), Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF), George Johnson (PF) Robert Patton, James Fleischer, Peter Hodgdon, Robert O'Heron | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Register (SG), Nathan Penix (SF), Andre Arakaki (C) Arthur Costa, Bill Pearlstein, Richard Nichols | |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Burpo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Register (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Penix (fresh) PF - Hu Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Arakaki (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nathan Penix, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Morris (C) Paul Burpo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson (C) Hu Chio | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Fred Slover works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Steven Morris tips it home | 43-37 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix buries a driving attempt from the right block | 43-39 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | George Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert O'Heron (PF) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa (SG), Bill Pearlstein (SF), Hu Chio (PF), Richard Nichols (C) Brian Register, Nathan Penix, Andre Arakaki, Jason Hutchinson | |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Fred Slover - foul #3 on Fred Slover, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Burpo (C) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 3rd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | Florida State | Hu Chio is called for the reach on Howard Eldridge - foul #4 on Hu Chio, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki (PF) Hu Chio | |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Paul Burpo clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-41 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Johnson | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 43-47 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Paul Burpo blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Andre Arakaki | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Eldridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Burpo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gary Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Costa (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bill Pearlstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andre Arakaki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Campbell - foul #3 on William Campbell, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF), Steven Morris (C) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, Paul Burpo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix (SF), Hu Chio (PF), Jason Hutchinson (C) Bill Pearlstein, Andre Arakaki, Richard Nichols | |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:18 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Costa | 43-51 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Hutchinson | 43-51 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Hu Chio picks off the pass by Robert O'Heron | 43-51 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Robert Patton is hacked by Nathan Penix - foul #3 on Nathan Penix, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Hodgdon (SF), George Johnson (PF), Paul Burpo (C) Fred Slover, Robert O'Heron, Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Register (SG), Bill Pearlstein (SF), Richard Nichols (C) Arthur Costa, Nathan Penix, Jason Hutchinson | |
| 05:39 | Florida State | George Johnson loses the dribble to Hu Chio | 43-53 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF) James Fleischer, Peter Hodgdon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge drills a runner from the left block set up by George Johnson | 45-53 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Brian Register is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG), Robert O'Heron (PF) Robert Patton, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:14 | Florida State | William Campbell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 45-53 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols hits a floater from the right block set up by Gary Johnson | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Burpo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gary Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brian Register (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pearlstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hu Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Fred Slover works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Eldridge | 48-55 |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio makes the jump hook from the left block | 48-57 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | William Campbell misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 48-57 |
| 03:12 | Florida State | William Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF), George Johnson (PF), Steven Morris (C) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, Robert O'Heron, Paul Burpo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa (SG), Nathan Penix (SF), Andre Arakaki (C) Brian Register, Bill Pearlstein, Richard Nichols | |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), Robert O'Heron (PF) James Fleischer, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bill Pearlstein (SF) Nathan Penix | |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Slover | 50-57 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Steven Morris pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Campbell (SF), Paul Burpo (C) Robert Patton, Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Nichols (C) Andre Arakaki | |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron hits the finger roll | 52-57 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson is fouled on the floor by Fred Slover - foul #4 on Fred Slover, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa lays it in | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Paul Burpo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Eldridge | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Howard Eldridge is called for the reach on Arthur Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Howard Eldridge is called for the reach on Arthur Costa - foul #3 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Howard Eldridge is called for the reach on Arthur Costa - foul #4 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Arthur Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Fred Slover shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Fred Slover works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert O'Heron | 57-62 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Fred Slover is called for the reach on Gary Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Slover, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Patton (PG) Fred Slover | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Hu Chio | 57-64 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio is hacked by Howard Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG) Howard Eldridge | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Hu Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | James Fleischer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Burpo | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Patton is called for the reach on Gary Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Patton, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | James Fleischer misses the halfcourt shot | 60-68 |