| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) C - Carl Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) SG - Corey Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Martin Pinkston (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Corey Robinson loses the dribble to Perry Castle | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Carl Black hits the finger roll on a great pass from Perry Castle | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Robert Comer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Chris Gates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Corey Robinson is whistled for a carry | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a floater from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Carl Black tips it home | 7-0 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston is hacked by Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maurice Smith | 7-2 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Chris Gates is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chris Gates, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (PF) Robert Comer | |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Smith | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | NC State | Maurice Smith is called for the reach on Carl Black - foul #1 on Maurice Smith, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:02 | NC State | Sam Greene is denied on a dunk by Clayton Rhoton | 7-5 |
| 17:00 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Maurice Smith is hacked by Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Aaron Robertson (C) Clayton Rhoton | |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Maurice Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Gary Lee hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Robert Andrews knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 9-7 |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Charles Lajoie pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) SG - Sam Greene (fresh) SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Corey Robinson (tiring) SF - Martin Pinkston (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Corey Robinson is called for the reach on Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Corey Robinson, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Gary Lee | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Aaron Robertson - foul #1 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | John Silvers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Carl Black connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:02 | Florida State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton tips it in | 12-9 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Robertson - foul #2 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG) David Howard | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (PF) Aaron Robertson | |
| 14:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Carl Black - foul #1 on Carl Black, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Charles Lajoie (PF) Perry Castle, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Gary Lee (PF) John Silvers, Martin Pinkston | |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Moore and he's hacked by Robert Comer - foul #1 on Robert Comer, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Corey Robinson (SG) Michael Lee | |
| 13:56 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Corey Robinson misses long on a shot from close range | 16-11 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Charles Lajoie gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Joe Moore is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 16-11 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 13:18 | Florida State | Charles Lajoie steals it from Robert Comer in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Robert Andrews buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Clayton Rhoton - foul #1 on Clayton Rhoton, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Martin Pinkston (PF) Maurice Smith, Gary Lee | |
| 13:09 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Corey Robinson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 12:45 | NC State | Robert Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Carl Black misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-11 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | John Silvers grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Perry Castle - foul #1 on Perry Castle, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SG) Corey Robinson | |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Silvers - foul #1 on John Silvers, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (C) David Cherry, Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Gary Lee (PF) John Silvers, Martin Pinkston | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | Chris Gates picks off the pass by Maurice Smith in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Chris Gates scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Greene | 24-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Rhoton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the shot from just outside the lane | 24-12 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-12 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Michael Lee grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Gary Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Lee | 24-14 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the wide open shot in the paint | 24-14 |
| 09:33 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 09:11 | Florida State | Maurice Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Sam Greene can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Comer - foul #2 on Robert Comer, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Martin Pinkston (SF) Maurice Smith, Michael Lee, Robert Comer | |
| 09:00 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Andrews - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Sam Greene, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Joe Moore is hacked by John Silvers - foul #2 on John Silvers, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG) John Silvers | |
| 08:30 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Corey Robinson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | Gary Lee tips it in | 28-20 |
| 08:05 | NC State | David Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Black | 31-20 |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Louis Willbanks steals it from Maurice Smith in the backcourt | 31-20 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:39 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | David Howard is called for the reach on Maurice Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 07:25 | NC State | David Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the offensive board | 32-20 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Pinkston (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gary Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Rhoton (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Carl Black comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-20 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-20 |
| 06:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Cherry | 32-20 |
| 06:33 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carl Black | 34-20 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #8 | 34-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Chris Gates (SF) Joe Moore, David Howard, David Cherry | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SF) Gary Lee | |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Martin Pinkston - foul #1 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #11 | 34-20 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:25 | NC State | Chris Gates shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-20 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Carl Black tips it in | 38-20 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton's dunk attempt is rejected by Louis Willbanks | 38-20 |
| 05:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Gates | 38-20 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Chris Gates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-20 |
| 05:02 | NC State | Sam Greene tips it home | 40-20 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | The short jumper by Clayton Rhoton is denied by Carl Black | 40-20 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Carl Black pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Carl Black dunks the ball | 42-20 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Charles Lajoie (PF) Perry Castle, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-20 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Sam Greene grabs the board | 42-20 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Chris Gates knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Moore | 44-20 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-20 |
| 03:16 | NC State | Sam Greene grabs the board | 44-20 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Robinson (tiring) SF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Pinkston (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Rhoton (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Carl Black knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joe Moore and he's hacked by Clayton Rhoton - foul #2 on Clayton Rhoton, team foul #12 | 46-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Chris Gates | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| 03:02 | NC State | Carl Black makes the free throw | 47-20 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | John Silvers loses the ball out of bounds | 47-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:32 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-20 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Robert Andrews tips it in | 49-20 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-20 |
| 02:15 | NC State | David Cherry gets the rebound | 49-20 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Perry Castle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-20 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Robert Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-20 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-20 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | Michael Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-20 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson can't tip it in | 51-20 |
| 01:56 | NC State | David Cherry gets the rebound | 51-20 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Charles Lajoie jams it | 53-20 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | John Silvers is hacked by Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Castle, team foul #9 | 53-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Perry Castle, David Howard, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie | |
| Subs | Florida State | Corey Robinson (SG), Gary Lee (PF) Michael Lee, Martin Pinkston | |
| 01:40 | Florida State | John Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 53-21 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | John Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-22 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-22 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 53-22 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Robert Comer is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Greene - foul #1 on Sam Greene, team foul #10 | 53-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 1st free throw | 53-23 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Robert Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-24 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Chris Gates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-24 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson grabs the board | 53-24 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson scores on a jumper near the basket | 53-26 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Sam Greene's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Lee | 53-26 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Carl Black misses the tip | 53-26 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson pulls down the rebound | 53-26 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Corey Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-26 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Gates | 53-26 |