| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle inbounds the ball | 17-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Hitch - foul #3 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Richard Antle steals the ball from Edward Simons | 17-31 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun is open and lays it up and in | 17-33 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Donald Wilson takes the ball from Edward Simons | 17-33 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Edward Simons steals the ball from Richard Antle | 17-33 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Kovach and the foul's on Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Ceaser (C) Roger Peterson | |
| 17:44 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 17:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun dunks the ball set up by Robert Brown | 19-35 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Edward Simons drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mathew Doby | 21-35 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Richard Calhoun is blocked by Dwayne Tart | 21-35 |
| 16:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Antle - foul #1 on Richard Antle, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG) Robert Brown, Donald Wilson | |
| 16:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Antle | 21-35 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Richard Antle out of the doubleteam | 21-37 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Donald Kenny - foul #1 on Donald Kenny, team foul #3 | 21-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) Richard Calhoun | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Ceaser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Kevin Hitch clanks a shot from the free throw line | 21-37 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski tips it home | 23-37 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Kevin Hitch - foul #4 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Donald Kenny, Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses badly on a floater from the left side | 23-39 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (PF) Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Richard Calhoun (PF) Richard Antle, Pavel Nogowski | |
| 13:55 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Calhoun - foul #3 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #4 | 23-39 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Tart | 23-39 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Joseph Kovach pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Joseph Kovach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is fouled on the floor by Mathew Doby - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #3 | 23-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), John Ceaser (C) Robert Brown, Roger Peterson | |
| 12:41 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Edward Simons blows the layup | 23-39 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Hassinger | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Dwayne Tart can't finish the layup | 23-41 |
| 11:49 | NC State | Edward Simons tips it but misses | 23-41 |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun snags the defensive board | 23-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun tips it but misses | 23-41 |
| 11:17 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Kevin Hitch banks in the layup | 25-43 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser's pass is intercepted by Dragan Ciesielski | 25-43 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Bobby Stanley lays it up and in set up by Dragan Ciesielski | 27-43 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 10:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Tart | 27-43 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Dwayne Tart comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-43 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Edward Simons gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Richard Antle (SF), Pavel Nogowski (PF), Roger Peterson (C) Donald Kenny, Richard Hassinger, Richard Calhoun, John Ceaser | |
| 09:07 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Joseph Kovach grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Charles Ross drills a jump hook in the paint | 29-43 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Wilson | 29-45 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Joseph Kovach loses the dribble to Donald Wilson | 29-45 |
| 07:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown slams it home on a great pass from Donald Wilson | 29-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Richard Calhoun (PF) Donald Wilson, Pavel Nogowski | |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Douglas Hopkins denies the turnaround by Roger Peterson | 29-47 |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun tips it back up and in | 29-49 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby drills a jumpshot from the left side | 31-49 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kovach | 31-49 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Joseph Kovach comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Joseph Kovach tips it but misses | 31-49 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Charles Ross tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF) Joseph Kovach, Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), John Ceaser (C) Robert Brown, Roger Peterson | |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 05:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Simons | 33-49 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Calhoun - foul #4 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-49 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle grabs the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SG) Richard Hassinger | |
| 04:23 | NC State | Dwayne Tart buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the easy dunk attempt | 37-49 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny tips it home | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Pavel Nogowski (PF) Donald Wilson, Richard Calhoun | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Antle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Joseph Kovach buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mathew Doby and he's fouled by Richard Antle - foul #2 on Richard Antle, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Roger Peterson (C) Donald Kenny, John Ceaser | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-51 |
| 02:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 42-51 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Dwayne Tart knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Hopkins | 45-51 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SF), Richard Calhoun (PF) Richard Antle, Pavel Nogowski | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hassinger | 45-53 |
| 02:20 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby is fouled on the floor by Richard Hassinger - foul #1 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Antle (SF) Richard Hassinger | |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Tart | 50-53 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle is called for 5 seconds | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | NC State | Joseph Kovach scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Dwayne Tart blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Peterson - foul #4 on Roger Peterson, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Edward Simons runs out the clock | 54-53 |