| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Chad Peppers - foul #1 on Chad Peppers, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Charles Degree knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Fischer | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Henry Downey is whistled for traveling | 25-34 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Walter Colclough connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 27-34 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Chad Peppers scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Leonard Watkins | 27-37 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Walter Colclough hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 27-37 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 3 from straight away | 27-37 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner scores on a runner in the paint | 29-37 |
| 16:50 | NC State | The jumper by Henry Downey is denied by Walter Colclough | 29-37 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Dennis Bish - foul #1 on Dennis Bish, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Veal (PF) Billy Gaertner, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Henry Downey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Downey, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG) Charles Degree | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Mark Brizendine | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | NC State | Henry Downey knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-39 |
| 15:31 | Florida State | Christopher Clark buries a turnaround in the lane | 36-39 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Fischer - foul #1 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Walter Colclough (PF) Mark Brizendine, Christopher Veal | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:54 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 14:52 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | Christopher Clark buries a jump hook near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 38-41 |
| 13:56 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Bish | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Leonard Watkins is hacked by Raymond Fischer - foul #2 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Christopher Veal (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Clark, Walter Colclough, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Bernard Johnson | |
| 13:15 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Charles Degree comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:57 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Dennis Bish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Charles Degree shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Peppers | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Bish (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Florida State | John Brooks blocks the short jumper by Melvin Blakemore | 40-45 |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Christopher Veal tips it home | 42-45 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Brooks | 42-48 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | Charles Degree makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Gaertner | 45-48 |
| 10:41 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by John Brooks is blocked by Christopher Veal | 45-48 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Melvin Blakemore is called for the reach on Dennis Bish - foul #2 on Melvin Blakemore, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Walter Colclough (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Charles Degree, Billy Gaertner, Charles Cleveland, Christopher Veal, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jon Pickles (SF), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Curtis Davis, Henry Downey, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| 09:04 | NC State | Raymond Fischer blocks the short jumper by Fred Clark | 45-48 |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Christopher Clark snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 08:40 | Florida State | Walter Colclough comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | Walter Colclough tips it home | 47-48 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Chad Peppers scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #3 on Fred Clark, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF) Chad Peppers | |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) C - Fred Clark (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:53 | NC State | Mark Brizendine is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Brizendine, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Henry Downey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-51 |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Walter Colclough pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Mark Brizendine, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), John Brooks (PF) Jon Pickles, Fred Clark | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Walter Colclough snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | Charles Degree evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:47 | NC State | John Brooks banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Downey | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Charles Degree evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 05:31 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:02 | NC State | John Brooks clanks a jump hook in the lane | 49-53 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Walter Colclough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #3 on John Brooks, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Andrew Haubrich, Charles Cleveland, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF), Fred Clark (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Henry Downey, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Jon Pickles is hacked by Charles Degree - foul #3 on Charles Degree, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Veal (PF) Walter Colclough | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG) Curtis Davis | |
| 04:01 | NC State | Chad Peppers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 03:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Billy Gaertner | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Charles Degree evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Gaertner | 53-55 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Peppers | 53-57 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Christopher Clark and the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #4 on Fred Clark, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Charles Degree, Christopher Veal | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Henry Downey (SF), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jon Pickles, Fred Clark | |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers is fouled on the floor by Billy Gaertner - foul #2 on Billy Gaertner, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Fischer (C) Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Walter Colclough (PF) Mark Brizendine, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Curtis Davis | |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 56-59 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Dennis Bish grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:53 | NC State | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Charles Degree splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Billy Gaertner steps in front of the Dennis Bish pass | 58-59 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chad Peppers | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Chad Peppers knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 58-61 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner is whistled for a carry | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Charles Degree is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Degree, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Walter Colclough snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Charles Degree makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Walter Colclough | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | NC State | John Brooks is hacked by Billy Gaertner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Gaertner, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Fischer | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 61-62 |