| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) C - Carl Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) SF - Tony Ricks (fresh) PF - Thomas Woodall (fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Watts | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Chris Gates works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is fouled in the backcourt by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | David Howard denies the turnaround by Tony Ricks | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Perry Castle misses the floater from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Woodall | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Montgomery | 0-7 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Chris Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Carl Black gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Tony Ricks denies the turnaround by Carl Black | 0-7 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Carl Black gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Carl Black is called for traveling | 0-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:49 | Wake Forest | Charles Lajoie steals the ball from Thomas Woodall | 0-7 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Sam Greene misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shaun Foret - foul #1 on Shaun Foret, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Chris Gates - foul #1 on Chris Gates, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the free throw | 2-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Joe Moore is hacked by Tony Ricks - foul #1 on Tony Ricks, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Charles Lajoie can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 2-10 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| 15:19 | NC State | David Cherry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Woodall - foul #1 on Thomas Woodall, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) David Cherry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Sam Greene connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Lajoie | 4-10 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joe Moore - foul #1 on Joe Moore, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF) Tony Ricks, Thomas Woodall | |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Chris Gates misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Steven Montgomery | 4-13 |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Perry Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Chris Gates splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Perry Castle | 6-13 |
| 13:37 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 6-13 |
| 13:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Lajoie | 6-13 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Perry Castle misses the dunk | 6-13 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses long on a runner near the basket | 6-13 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret tips it but misses | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Black | 6-13 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), George Vincent (SG), Tony Ricks (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, Shaun Foret, Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer, Steven Montgomery | |
| 11:58 | NC State | Sam Greene loses the dribble to George Vincent | 9-13 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall misses the lay-in | 9-13 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | George Vincent tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 9-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) C - Robert Andrews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) SG - George Vincent (fresh) SF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the fadeaway in the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 11:36 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 9-15 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Sam Greene misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Steven Montgomery (C) John Paul, Corey Denison | |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 09:32 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Louis Willbanks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) Sam Greene, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF), Andrew Boer (C) Tony Ricks, Thomas Woodall, Steven Montgomery | |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) David Howard | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, Andrew Boer | |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Carl Black hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 11-19 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | George Vincent can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chris Gates - foul #2 on Chris Gates, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG) Perry Castle, Chris Gates | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Andrew Boer (PF) John Paul, Michael Nakamura | |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | George Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Jerry Whitworth picks off the pass by David Howard | 11-20 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth lays it up and in | 11-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) SF - David Cherry (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - George Vincent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | NC State | David Cherry is called for 5 seconds | 11-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SF), Robert Andrews (C) David Cherry, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), David Carter (SF), Steven Montgomery (C) George Vincent, Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | John Paul is fouled on the floor by Robert Andrews - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Charles Lajoie, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF) David Carter, Andrew Boer | |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | John Paul misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 11-22 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Carl Black misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Montgomery - foul #1 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), George Vincent (SG) John Paul, Shaun Foret | |
| 06:46 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is hacked by Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Castle, team foul #9 | 11-22 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Black | 11-23 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Sam Greene clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 11-23 |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Carl Black swats the short shot by Tony Ricks | 11-23 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Carl Black can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-23 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | George Vincent double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF) Thomas Woodall | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Carl Black hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-23 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie tips it but misses | 11-23 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Sam Greene picks off the pass by Andrew Watts in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| 05:16 | NC State | David Howard misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-23 |
| 05:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura grabs the defensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 04:46 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Carl Black pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Sam Greene connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Perry Castle | 13-23 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 13-23 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Carl Black scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Greene | 15-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Howard (tired) SF - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Black (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Vincent (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Tony Ricks (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nakamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Montgomery (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Carl Black denies the turnaround by Steven Montgomery | 15-23 |
| 03:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Lajoie | 15-23 |
| 03:07 | NC State | David Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | George Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | George Vincent is fouled on the floor by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, Tony Ricks, Michael Nakamura, Steven Montgomery | |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | George Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | George Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Robert Andrews buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Chris Gates and the foul's on Corey Denison - foul #1 on Corey Denison, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG) George Vincent | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | David Cherry is called for the reach on Shaun Foret in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #11 | 18-25 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Corey Denison is called for the reach on Chris Gates - foul #2 on Corey Denison, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Chris Gates is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Whitworth - foul #1 on Jerry Whitworth, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Chris Gates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Shaun Foret | 20-27 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shaun Foret | 20-29 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Louis Willbanks is whistled for traveling | 20-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), David Carter (SF), Andrew Boer (C) John Paul, Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall gets the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 20-29 |