| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Randall (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fresh) SF - Jared Rainer (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) C - Dan Craven (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) SF - William Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Russell (fresh) C - Wayne Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven makes the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Randall - foul #1 on John Randall, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Randall and he's hacked by Michael Russell - foul #1 on Michael Russell, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett gets the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the shot from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Charles Patel gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:59 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:31 | Wake Forest | John Randall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-1 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jarrett | 4-1 |
| 17:12 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Thomas Wilson | 6-1 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Patel | 6-3 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | John Randall is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Patel - foul #1 on Charles Patel, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG), Kenneth Turner (C) John Randall, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wayne Daniels | 6-3 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Thomas Wilson is called for the reach on Todd Sheckler - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky (SF) Jared Rainer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Harney (SF), Joseph Blair (C) William Moore, Wayne Daniels | |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Charles Patel double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Craven (C) Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sheldon Compton (PF) Michael Russell | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cameron Garmon (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Pertsovsky (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Craven (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Harney (fresh) PF - Sheldon Compton (fresh) C - Joseph Blair (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Wake Forest | Todd Sheckler steps in front of the Cameron Garmon pass in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Michael Harney tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler tips it in | 6-5 |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Cameron Garmon | 8-5 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Charles Patel comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harney | 8-5 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG), Jared Rainer (SF), Kenneth Turner (C) Cameron Garmon, Glenn Pertsovsky, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG), James Whitney (SG), William Moore (SF), Michael Russell (PF), Wayne Daniels (C) Charles Patel, Todd Sheckler, Michael Harney, Sheldon Compton, Joseph Blair | |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Michael Russell clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (SG), Manuel Cornelius (PF) Jeffrey Jarrett, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Michael Russell misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Michael Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:00 | Wake Forest | John Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Dale Pablo hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Moore | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cornelius misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dale Pablo - foul #1 on Dale Pablo, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cornelius misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Michael Russell gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | Florida State | James Whitney throws it down on a nice dish by Dale Pablo and the foul's on Kenneth Turner - foul #1 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (SG), Glenn Pertsovsky (PF), Dan Craven (C) Robert Groover, Manuel Cornelius, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG) Dale Pablo | |
| 13:01 | Florida State | James Whitney makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Russell - foul #2 on Michael Russell, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett (SG) Cameron Garmon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sheldon Compton (PF), Joseph Blair (C) Michael Russell, Wayne Daniels | |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | James Whitney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jared Rainer | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG) John Randall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Michael Harney (SF) James Whitney, William Moore | |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Dan Craven steals the ball from Sheldon Compton | 9-11 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky clanks a floater from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Joseph Blair pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cameron Garmon (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (tiring) SF - Jared Rainer (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Pertsovsky (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dan Craven (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Harney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sheldon Compton (fresh) C - Joseph Blair (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler loses the dribble to Dan Craven | 9-11 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Sheckler - foul #1 on Todd Sheckler, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (SG), Manuel Cornelius (PF), Kenneth Turner (C) Jeffrey Jarrett, Jared Rainer, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG), Wayne Daniels (C) Charles Patel, Sheldon Compton | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 11:18 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Blair denies the turnaround by Kenneth Turner | 9-11 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | Dale Pablo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Harney - foul #1 on Michael Harney, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG), Dan Craven (C) Cameron Garmon, Glenn Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), James Whitney (SG), William Moore (SF), Sheldon Compton (PF) Dale Pablo, Todd Sheckler, Michael Harney, Wayne Daniels | |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Charles Patel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Groover - foul #1 on Robert Groover, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett (SG), Jared Rainer (SF) Robert Groover, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Charles Patel makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Charles Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:41 | Wake Forest | John Randall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Henry Begay (C) Joseph Blair | |
| 09:23 | Florida State | Henry Begay connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Whitney out of a doubleteam | 10-15 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky (PF) Manuel Cornelius | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Daniels (C) Sheldon Compton | |
| 09:12 | Florida State | James Whitney is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 10-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner (C) Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | John Randall misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Henry Begay drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Patel | 12-17 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | John Randall double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG), Robert Groover (SG), Manuel Cornelius (PF), Dan Craven (C) John Randall, Jeffrey Jarrett, Jared Rainer, Glenn Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG), Todd Sheckler (SG), Michael Harney (SF), Sheldon Compton (PF), Joseph Blair (C) Charles Patel, James Whitney, William Moore, Henry Begay, Wayne Daniels | |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton is hacked by Manuel Cornelius - foul #1 on Manuel Cornelius, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 07:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton is hacked by Cameron Garmon - foul #1 on Cameron Garmon, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| 07:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:41 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cameron Garmon (fresh) SG - Robert Groover (fresh) SF - Kenneth Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Cornelius (fresh) C - Dan Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dale Pablo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Harney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sheldon Compton (fresh) C - Joseph Blair (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Sheldon Compton blocks the short jumper by Manuel Cornelius | 12-17 |
| 07:10 | Florida State | Joseph Blair gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses the floater from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cornelius pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dale Pablo - foul #2 on Dale Pablo, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett (SG), Jared Rainer (SF), Glenn Pertsovsky (PF) Robert Groover, Manuel Cornelius, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), James Whitney (SG), Michael Russell (PF), Henry Begay (C) Dale Pablo, Todd Sheckler, Sheldon Compton, Joseph Blair | |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Henry Begay can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Turner - foul #2 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG), Dan Craven (C) Cameron Garmon, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Aaron Farris (SF) Michael Harney | |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Henry Begay makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Henry Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven is called for traveling | 14-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Moore (SF), Wayne Daniels (C) Aaron Farris, Henry Begay | |
| 05:32 | Florida State | William Moore misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 05:30 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Russell - foul #3 on Michael Russell, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (SG), Manuel Cornelius (C) Jeffrey Jarrett, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Henry Begay (PF) James Whitney, Michael Russell | |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | William Moore grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses long on a runner from the left block | 16-19 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cornelius grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Henry Begay is called for the reach on Jared Rainer - foul #1 on Henry Begay, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG) John Randall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Harney (SF) William Moore | |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Henry Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Charles Patel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-22 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover is hacked by Henry Begay - foul #2 on Henry Begay, team foul #10 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Kenneth Turner (C) Jared Rainer, Glenn Pertsovsky, Manuel Cornelius | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG), Sheldon Compton (PF), Joseph Blair (C) Charles Patel, Henry Begay, Wayne Daniels | |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Groover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Cameron Garmon (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dale Pablo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Harney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sheldon Compton (fresh) C - Joseph Blair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Dale Pablo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Michael Harney tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harney - foul #2 on Michael Harney, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG) Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Whitney (SG) Todd Sheckler | |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:08 | Florida State | James Whitney misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 22-24 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Michael Harney tips it in | 22-26 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon misses long on a jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | James Whitney pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:32 | Florida State | Michael Harney blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Turner - foul #3 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer (SF), Dan Craven (C) Cameron Garmon, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), Henry Begay (PF), Wayne Daniels (C) Dale Pablo, Sheldon Compton, Joseph Blair | |
| 02:32 | Florida State | Michael Harney makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:32 | Florida State | Michael Harney makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Daniels - foul #1 on Wayne Daniels, team foul #12 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky (SG) Jeffrey Jarrett | |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), William Moore (SF) James Whitney, Michael Harney | |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Henry Begay snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Henry Begay | 22-30 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Glenn Pertsovsky | 24-30 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Henry Begay is denied on a layup by Dan Craven | 24-30 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky's pass is intercepted by Wayne Daniels | 24-30 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Patel makes the contested jumper from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 24-32 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Henry Begay misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 24-32 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | John Randall pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | William Moore is called for the reach on John Randall in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #13 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (SG), Cameron Garmon (SF), Manuel Cornelius (C) Glenn Pertsovsky, Jared Rainer, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG), James Whitney (SG), Michael Harney (SF), Sheldon Compton (PF), Joseph Blair (C) Charles Patel, Todd Sheckler, William Moore, Henry Begay, Wayne Daniels | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | John Randall makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | John Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | James Whitney misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Dale Pablo can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Michael Harney tips it home | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-34 |