| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits a jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Calhoun - foul #1 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Simons - foul #2 on Edward Simons, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Calhoun - foul #2 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Ceaser (C) Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Ross (PF) Edward Simons | |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Charles Ross hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Calhoun - foul #3 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Richard Antle, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Kevin Hitch | |
| 17:03 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:36 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Tart | 31-33 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Dwayne Tart pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Tart | 31-35 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Charles Ross can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Pavel Nogowski | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson is fouled on the floor by Dragan Ciesielski - foul #1 on Dragan Ciesielski, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Richard Antle (SF), Richard Calhoun (PF), Roger Peterson (C) Donald Kenny, Donald Wilson, Pavel Nogowski, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger connects on the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Mathew Doby, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Simons | 34-38 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF) Dwayne Tart | |
| 14:00 | NC State | Kevin Hitch can't connect on a floater from the right block | 34-38 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:36 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 36-38 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Douglas Hopkins | 36-38 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown banks in the layup | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Joseph Kovach knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 38-41 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), John Ceaser (C) Robert Brown, Richard Hassinger, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| 12:13 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is fouled on the floor by John Ceaser - foul #2 on John Ceaser, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Kevin Hitch connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Stanley and he's hacked by John Ceaser - foul #3 on John Ceaser, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Kevin Hitch knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 40-46 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Dwayne Tart takes the ball from Richard Antle | 40-46 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Dwayne Tart clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 10:44 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Bobby Stanley | 40-46 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Bobby Stanley lays it up and in | 40-48 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dragan Ciesielski - foul #2 on Dragan Ciesielski, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF), Roger Peterson (C) Richard Antle, Richard Calhoun, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Kenny | 44-48 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Charles Ross is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG) Donald Kenny | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Hassinger - foul #1 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Antle (SF), Richard Calhoun (PF) Donald Wilson, Pavel Nogowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:12 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), John Ceaser (C) Robert Brown, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Douglas Hopkins picks off the pass by Richard Hassinger | 44-48 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Mathew Doby lays it up and in set up by Douglas Hopkins | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is fouled on the floor by Mathew Doby - foul #3 on Mathew Doby, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (PF), Charles Ross (C) Edward Simons, Kevin Hitch | |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Charles Ross buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 45-52 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Calhoun | 45-52 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Richard Hassinger is blocked by Charles Ross | 45-52 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser tips it home | 47-52 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Joseph Kovach comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Richard Antle, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-52 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Calhoun | 47-52 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Donald Kenny | 49-52 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Joseph Kovach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Kevin Hitch scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Hopkins and he's hacked by Richard Calhoun - foul #4 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Antle (SF) Richard Hassinger | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 03:55 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:55 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Calhoun | 49-54 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block | 49-54 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | NC State | Richard Antle takes the ball from Edward Simons | 49-54 |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Dwayne Tart's pass is intercepted by Richard Antle | 51-54 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:34 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart | |
| 02:22 | NC State | Edward Simons clanks a floater in the lane | 51-54 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Hitch - foul #4 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Kevin Hitch blows the layup | 53-54 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle is denied on a layup by Kevin Hitch | 53-54 |
| 01:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 53-54 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Edward Simons hits a runner in the paint | 53-56 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Edward Simons pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Edward Simons is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Kenny - foul #2 on Donald Kenny, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #5 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (C) Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Donald Kenny is called for the reach on Charles Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Kenny, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:17 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Joseph Kovach grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Donald Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Wilson, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-59 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 53-59 |